The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-22
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thony Eden, advising Parliament
on the possibility Of open hostili-
ties between tlas Allies Of les
than = year ago., declared the
Vichy government had "em-
barked on . courss which must
place the resources and terri
tories Of France Increasingly 1t
the disposal Of Germany"
NAZI SHIPS SUNK
In the frightening 3-day-old
battle Of Crete, the British said
two German transports and .
number of Greek boats headed
for the British defended island
were sunk by British wsrshipa
Empire headquarters In Cairo
said losses among Mani "chute
and air-borne troops were "even
heavier than before"
German gains were described
as only isolated successes.
by nightfall, the situation
was satisfactory in every area
except Malemi," the communi-
que said.
In that sector, it declared, op-
erations to. deal with the Ger
mans "are now in progress"
German reports previously IN
dictated that the British fleet had
swung into action in the defense
of Crete. asserting that air Mar
shall Hermann Goering's luft-
waite, aided by Fascist torpedo
planes, damaged q British bat
tleship, six cruisers and . de-
stroyer in the eastern Mediter-
ranean.
The British radio said the
Germans might now be drawing
on q second air-borne division
making $4,000 Nazi air troops
involved in the momentous.
struggle-and admitted the pos
sibility also that the Germans
might be attempting to land
tanks from boats.
1.-THE invasion attempt appears
to be in hand" a British spokes-
man said briefly.
IRAQ'S SURPRISE BOLT
The Berlin radio broadcast q
Baghdad report that Iraq planes
now said to be heavily rein
forced by the German Luftwaffe
had executed surprise attacks
on a British airdrome at Amman,
the capital of British-mandated
Transjordan, which adjoins both
Syria and Iraq.
This was the first Iraq air At
tack against q British stronghold
outside Iraq," the German
broadcast said.
Meanwhile, officially uncon-
firmed reports said Gen. Charles
De Gaulle's British-aided Free
French" troops were advancing
into Syria from Palestine.
If true, this would mean that
the Allies had seized the initia-
tive on land, striking into the
French-ruled colony next door to
Iraq before the expected arrival
of German troops. Nazi military
supplies-and possibly troops -
were reported rolling by train
through Turkey en- route to the
developing middle east war the
ater.
AS a further indication that
Great Britain intends to make q
desperate fight to halt Ger
many's march to the east, BIC
reported that contingents of Aus
'tralian and New Zealand troops
had strongly reinforced the Brit
ish garrison on the Island of
Cyprus, off Syria, $50 miles east
of Crete.
CYPRUS NEXT?
As viewed by the British, If
the Germans take Crete, their
next attack will fall on Cyprus
in a drive to establish q bridge"
across the eastern Mediterranean
to Syria.
Reuters, British news agency,
and a d i O Brazzaville, Free
French" station in French equa-
torial Africa, both reported that
Free French" troops were driv-
ing into Syria from Palestine
and that q full regiment OF
French regulars in Syria was be-
lieved to have deserted to join
the De Gaullists.
Countering British maneuvers,
French troops were reported on
the march in Syria and adjacent
French-mandated Lebanon, and
long-idle French warships began
exercises in the harbor at Beirut
pointing up a warning by
French High Commissioner Gen
Henri Dentz that Syria's army
was ready Ito meet force with
force"
SEAL" FRANCE
Two other developments, tax.
en- together, stirred speculation
that Germany may be preparing
to seal up" occupied France
against foreign eyes - possibly
with q view to making Ana