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BRITISH LINE IN BURMA ENEMY MARCHING ON THATON j ißec. 12.15 p.m.) London, Feb. 16. | Japanese motorised units, tanks j and infantry are pouring over the j marshy ricefields on the coast in an all-out drive to eapture the i key railway town of Thaton, says the Rangoon correspondent of the ‘‘Daily Express.” If the Japanese capture Thaton they will cut rail- ! way communication between Rangoon and the Allied troops driven, out oT Martaban. It was officially admitted at Rangoon to-night that the British lines were broken at several points. While American promises of reinforcements are noted at Rangoon with satisfaction, there is a tendency to point out that Washington and London have only just discovered the importance of the defence of Burma, whereas the Burmese have always suspected that the Japanese would be able to attack Burma, and have not made the mistake of un- , derestimating their strength. The Burmese Press criticised army communiques which cloak the operations in obscure language.—P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 17 February 1942, Page 5
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