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Show Madagascar Today f 1 , -J ( i t j tjj ' ( 1 m . " ' ' " s j A BRITISH "TOMMY" stands guard at Madagascar's Diego Suarez naval base, while a small Malagasy looks on with approval. Coveted by the Japanese because of its strategic location on United Nations supply lanes through the Indian Ocean, Madagascar was occupied by; British troops last month. President Roosevelt has pledged that thej .island will be held in trust for France. This photograph, which was) flown to Cairo then cabled to London and New York, is one of thei first pictures of the occupation to reach the U. S. The scene typified; the friendly welcome which the natives gave the British. |