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...that the British Government has discontinued his fat subsidy. Months later, Geoffrey reaps the reward of his good turn. When the Khan's tribesmen have surrounded the military outpost at Chukoti, Geoffrey and the girl (Olivia de Havilland) who loves his brother are the only members of the garrison who survive cold-blooded massacre. To avenge the slaughter at Chukoti becomes the sole purpose of Vickers' 27th Lancers. Its chance comes at the siege of Sebastopol where Surat Khan, now allied with Russia, is holding the heights of Balaklava opposite the Lancers, stationed in the valley. When Headquarters...
Meanwhile White Generalissimo Franco arrived at the Alcazar Fortress which his Whites relieved after 71 days of heroic siege (TIME, Oct. 5). Haggard, tattered and bearded, the cadets and soldiers of Spain's West Point garrison, who have written one of the most exciting pages in their country's modern history, lined up in front of the Generalissimo, a dumpy little chief in a tasseled forage cap. Down the line he went, kissing each man and clasping him hard. Then out stepped the Alcázar's heroic Commandant, bearded, emaciated Colonel José Moscard...
...Consuls beware that when that moment comes the walls are in such condition and the garrison is so well armed that it can withstand a long and desperate siege...
...Perpetual Military Alliance. Under its terms the British Royal Air Force may at all times operate over Egypt. The British Navy will have a permanent base at Alexandria for which it will pay rent to Egypt. And the Egyptians agree to build strategic roads fanning out from the British Garrison in the Suez Canal Zone so that British troops may rapidly reach any part of Egypt...
...Seville, to ferry about 300 soldiers a day by plane to the mainland. But he was unable to march against Madrid, and fiery-eyed Communist militia still kept him out of Málaga. Government forces, on the other hand, were still unable to capture Zaragoza, strongest military garrison...