PALESTINE VICTORY
EFFECT ON EASTERN OPINION
ALLENBY'S ARMY FREE FOR NEW USES. (AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLB ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 26th September. General Liman yon Sanders fled from Nazareth only six hours before the arrival of our cavalry. The completeness of the victory was due principally to the skilful work of a large mass of cavalry. It was a remarkable achievement, almost without parallel in history. Its effect in the Near East will probably be very great. Syria is now open to invasion, and the Turkish communications with Mesopotamia cannot be considered too secure,- and that fact is- likely to pavalyee their efforts in Persia, and, with the Balkan victory, increase the fears of the Turks for their security' in Europe. It must be.remembered, however, 1 that, although the battle was decisive as regards Palestine, it cannot in any larger sense be called decisive. Even if we captured Aleppo, this would only effect the evacuation of Upper Mesopotamia, and would not affect the main Turkish army in the Caucasus and Persia, which is based on the Black Sea ports. The most important result is that it frees our Palestine army for whatever vise we likeX
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 78, 28 September 1918, Page 5
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