(Col. Contingent
Dagostino). (Col. Piepape).
Staff Officer. Two Staff Officers. Staff Officer.
(Ten paces.)
M. Picot (Head of French Mission).
French Mil. Brig.-Gen. Italian Mil. Att. American
Att. (Capt. Clayton. (Major Caccia). Mil. Att.
St. Quentin). (Col. Davis).
(Five paces.)
Chief of General Staff (Maj.-Gen. Sir L.J. Bols).
Brig.-General General Staff (Brig.-Gen. G. Dawnay).
(Five paces.)
G.O.C. XXth Corps, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Philip W. Chetwode,
Bart., D.S.O.
Staff Officer. Brig.-Gen. Bartholomew.
(Ten paces.)
British Guard.
Australian and New Zealand Guard.
French Guard.
Italian Guard.
2. GUARDS.--The following guards will be found by XXth Corps:
Outside the Gate--
British Guard: Fifty of all ranks, including English, Scottish,
Irish, and Welsh troops.
Australian and New Zealand Guard: Fifty of all ranks, including
twenty New Zealand troops.
These guards will be drawn up facing each other, the right
flank of the British guard and the left flank Australian guard
resting on the City Wall. The O.C. British guard will be in
command of both guards and will give the words of command.
Inside the Gate--
French Guard: Twenty of all ranks.
Italian Guard: Twenty of all ranks.
These guards will be drawn up facing each other, the left flank
of the French guard and the right flank of the Italian guard
resting on the City Wall.
3. SALUTE.--On the approach of the Commander-in-Chief, guards will
come to the Salute and present arms.
4. The Military Governor of the City will meet the Commander-in-Chief
at the Gate at 12 noon.
5. ROUTE.--The procession will proceed _via_ Sueikat Allah and El
Maukaf Streets to the steps of El Kala (Citadel), where the notables
of the City under the guidance of a Staff Officer of the Governor will
meet the Commander-in-Chief and the Proclamation will be read to the
citizens. The British, Australian and New Zealand, French and Italian
guards will, when the procession has passed them, take their place in
column of fours in the rear of the procession in that order.
On arrival at El Kala the gua
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