General Impressions- Seven months of war had made veterans of Russians.  Russians
started war with relatively untained staffs but their officers are neither uneducated nor
unintelligent.  No signs of bragging or of under-estimating Germans but healthy confidence that
tide has turned.  Under present climatic conditions Red Army is definitely superior to Germans. 
Their equiptment apparently still adequate and not shortage of man power.  Possiblity of German
comeback realized but High Command intends giving them no respite.  Definite deterioration of
German fighting ability since beginning of campaign.  Danger exists that Red Army may outrun its
transportation but leaders intend to keep contact with enemy and not let him disengage to refit
and regroup.  Russian staff work and administration typically Russian and gets progressively
worse higher up but end is usually achieved.  Red Army in bad way in autumn but its tail is now
up.  
 
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Field Marshal Sir John Dill (2)
Admiral Little
General Wemyss
Air Marshal Evill
Secretarist
Admiral Stark
General Marshall
Admiral King
General ARnold