SYRIAN FRONTIER
CLOSING BY THE ALLIES
SAFEGUARD AGAINST LEAKAGE
OF NEWS.
FROM AREA OF NINTH & TENTH
ARMIES.
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright)
(Received This Day, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 15
The Allied authorities closed the frontier between Syria and Turkey at 6 p.m. today. The British Military Attache at Ankara, General Arnold, officially informed the Turkish Government of the Allies' decision. The Turkish authorities state that they do not know why the frontier was closed, or how • long it will remain closed. The British United Press correspondent at Ankara states that it is understood that the closing is designed to prevent a leakage of information from Syria and Palestine to Turkey, where it could be passed on to German agents. The British Ninth and Tenth armies are stationed in Palestine and Syria. The Berlin radio stated that British Consulates in Turkey had been instructed not to issue visas for Syria until further notice.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 June 1943, Page 4
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