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8.8.40 [George Orwell]

August 8, 2010 in Belgians, Bolshevik, Churchill, Egypt, H G Wells, Italy, Lord Swinton, Perim, Political, Red Sea, War Office, War-time, Zouaves, british somaliland, french, lecture, refugees by orwelldiaries

The Italian attack on Egypt, or rather on British Somaliland, has begun. No real news yet, but the papers hint that Somaliland can’t be held with the troops we have there. The important point is Perim, loss of which would practically close the Red Sea.

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