U.S.A. TROOPS IN EGYPT ?

Grey River Argus, 26 July 1941, Page 5

U.S.A. TROOPS IN EGYPT ?

War Secretary’s Delay

IN ANSWERING QUERY.

(Rec. 11.41). NEW YOK. July 25. The New York “Herald-Tribune” states: Senator Wheeier 1 has written to Mr Stimson (Secretary for Wav' demanding to know whether it. is true that there have been American troops already landed in Egypt. This question involves a large number of troops. Mr Stimson probably received Senator Whee er’s inquiry on the morning of Thursday. He has not yet answered.

German Troop Transfer LIBYA TO EAST FRONT.

(Rec. 11.10). LONDON, July 24. The Stockholm correspondent of the London “Daily Telegraph” says: “It is believed that the greater part of the German troops in Libya (North Africa), have been transferred to the Eastern Front.” The Reuter News Agency’s Lisbon correspondent says: “According to trustworthy sources, two German Divisions have left Libya. It has been announced at Berlin that Colonel Rottenburg has been killed on the Eastern Front. He formerly commanded a German Panzer Regiment in Cyrenaica. Hitler’s Plans FOR BAKU AND DARDANNELLES ATTACK UN TURKEY SUGGESTED (Rec. 1 s'. LGNLON. July 25. A belief is strongly h.-kl that Hitler intends to attack Turkey, as part of a scheme to seize the oilfields of Baku, and also to use th e Dardanhelles, wherewith to l.nk the German operations in the Black Sea with those in the Mediterranean. The Government at Ankara is at present, being subjected to intense political “blitzkreig” by Herr Von Papen (German Ambassador). He makes military demands, which are accompanied bv oilers of economic concessions. The demands are far beyond anything the Turks expected TURKS DOWN A GERMAN PLANE. ISTANBUL, July 24. After firing several warning shots. Turkish anti-aircraft batteries shot down a German plane which had repeatedly flown over the fortifications on the Thracian border. The plane fell into the sea and the crew were drowned. GERMAN PROVOCATION. REPORTED IN IRAN. (Rec, J 5). LONDON, July 25. According to a “New York Times’ correspondent, German agents in Teheran arc atternptine to foment disorder-; and t.o inflame the Armenian papulation to sabotage and revolt against the Govt run:ent

NORTH AFRICA

BRITISH REPORTS.

8.0.W.. RUGBY, July 24.. A Cairo headquarters communique states: Heavy duststorms at Tobruk yesterciav caused a temporary lull in our offensive patrolling activities. On the frontier area, however, aavanced elements of our mechanised units were again aggressive, ejecting the enemy from several observation posts Units of .our artillery cooperated with effective fir? upon the retreating enemy patrols. _ In Abyssinia and Syria all was quiet. A R.A.F. Middle East report states: Heavv bombers of the R.A.F. again attacked Benghazi on the night of July 22/23, and caused a number of explosions on the moles. The harbour was also attacked on the previous night, with a similar result. All our aircraft returned safely. NEW INFORMATION MINISTER’S COMMENT. REPORTS OF GERMAN PERSECUTION. LONDON, July 24. In the House of Commons, to-day, the Miniliter for Information (Mr. Brendan Bracken), was asked whether the falsity of Herr Hitler’s claims to be “fighting a crusade against Russia,” was not exposed as false by such reports as a Catholic one, which is being widely disseminated, as to Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Poland. Mr. Bracken said this Catholic report was part of a continual stream of information about the persecution of churches in Germany and occupied countries which was being distributed all over the world through many channels.

SOVIET AND CHRISTIANITY. A NGLICAN ARCHBISHOP’S HOPE. RUGBY, July 23. The misgiving of many Christians on the question of the alliance with Soviet Russia is described as misplaced by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Lang) in the Diocesan Gazette” “It may seem strange,” he writes, “to reconcile the alliance with Bolshevist Russia with the claim that we are contending tor Christian civilisation, but in the first place an essential aim of the whole widespread struggle is the overthrow cf the tyranny of evil embodied in the rulers of Germany, and all who are engaged in the cause must need be our allies. Second, the victory of Nazi power over the world would destroy any kind of tolerable form of human government. Third. Russia is but the latest country suffering an unprovoked attack by Nazi Germany. It is contending for the principles of national freedom and independence for which the British Commonwealth and the United States are. standing. Fourth, it may well De that Russia’s defence of her own land and the new unity which this will bring may lead to a new tolerance of religion by the Soviet Government and a new resurgence of the interests of religion always deep seated in the heart of the Russian people It is significant that on the outbreak of war, thousands flocked to the churches for prayer in Moscow and elsewhere. “We must, therefore. wish every success to the valiant Russian armies and people in their struggle, and be ready to give them every possible help.”