SUDAN FRONTIER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24420, 4 October 1940, Page 7

SUDAN FRONTIER

ITALIANS MASSING EGYPT'S VIEWS CHANGING MAY DECLARE WAR (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON. Oct. 3. (Received Oct. 3, at 10 p.m.) It is authoritatively stated in London 'that Italian troops are concentrated at points in the region, of the Sudan frontier. The most important concentration is at. Kassala. The Italians on tie Kenya front are still in the neighbourhood of Buna. Enemy patrols are active there, also in the neighbourhood of Lake Rudolf. - There is no confirmation of reports of German troop movements to North Africa across Italy, but they may well be true Even i the Italians are in nominal charge of the North African operations there is little doubt that the German masters, distrusting Fascist military prowess, are issuing commands to Mussolini and also taking de facto charge of the operations. The Cairo correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that Britain’s repulse of the German air attack has caused a striking change in Egyptian views on the war. Whereas previously Egyptians asked, “Will England be able to withstand Germany’s great air attack? ” they now ask, “ Can Germany withstand the British onslaught?’’ Opinion is growing " in favour of an Egyptian declaration of war against Italy.