131 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence — [Extract]
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131
General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
[Extract]
15 February 1942
Further to my telegram of 9 February.3 The 5th Brigade Group is now in the Western Desert in Eighth Army Reserve.
I am leaving for Syria by air tomorrow with the principal members of my staff to reconnoitre administrative areas and defensive positions prior to the arrival of the Division. I will not be back for some days, and there may therefore be a time-lag in any cables. All are well….4
4 A personal message has been omitted.
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