BRITISH IN PERSIA AND IRAQ
INFLUX OF MUCH WAR MATERIAL London, Oct. 21. The men of General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson’s new command are changing the face of Persia and Iraq. They are opening new roads and enlarging the old ones, says the correspondent of the “Daily Express.” “This is a moment for all-out work, not for talking,” said General Wilson in an interview. “There is not a man among us who would not like to be fighting alongside the Russians with the shortest possible delay. We still have a great deal of work before us in overcoming the vast distances in question.” The correspondent say that during a week’s tour, he saw great convoys of lorries, heavy guns, and up-to-date tanks rolling across the Persian highways. “It is the best propaganda for Britain's war effort this country has seen for many a day.” he said—P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 23 October 1942, Page 2
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