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In Damascus, General Georges Catroux proclaimed Syrian independence on Sept. 27, citing the June 8 British-Free French manifesto, effective via republic restoration, with sovereign rights limited by wartime conditions.
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DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 27 - (Delayed) - (AP) - General Georges Catroux, commander of the Free French armies in the Levant, today formally proclaimed the independence of Syria in a ceremony at the government house.
Referring to the British and Free French manifesto of June 8 guaranteeing Syrian independence under a treaty to be concluded later, he said the declaration was rendered effective by restoration of the republic.
He declared the Syrian state enjoys from now on duties and prerogatives "attached to an independent sovereign state but these rights are subjected to restrictions imposed by the present state of war and the security of the territory."
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Damascus, Syria
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Sept. 27
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independence proclaimed with rights subjected to wartime restrictions and territory security
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General Georges Catroux, commander of the Free French armies in the Levant, formally proclaimed Syrian independence in a ceremony at the government house, referencing the British and Free French manifesto of June 8 guaranteeing independence under a future treaty, effective by restoration of the republic.