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AXIS IN LIBYA BRITISH RESISTANCE GAINS IN ABYSSINIA MORE ITALIANS CAPTIVE (Elec. To], Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless ) ReccV 3 p.m. RUGBY, May 27. A Cairo communique states: "There is no change in the Tobruk situation. “In the Solium area a number of small enemy columns again crossed the frontier and advanced several miles eastwards. Although temporarily giving ground, our forward troops are successfully harassing and slowing down the advance of these columns.
“In Abyssinia our troops in the lakes area are engaged in clearing the battlefield and rounding up the scattered remnants of the Italian forces in this region. In other sectors heavy rain is temporarily impeding the progress of our operations. “There is no change in the situation in Iraq.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20567, 29 May 1941, Page 11
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