ATLANTIC FLEET 072107 PRIORITY THE PRESIDENT AT SEA X MORRIS REPORTS FROM BERLIN THAT A RESPONSIBLE SOURCE HITHERTO QUITE ACCURATELY INFORMED ADVISES THAT HITLER HAVING TURNED OVER CAMPAIGN CONDUCT IN THE EAST TO THE HIGH COMMAND HAS LEFT FOR OBERSALZBERG TO PLAN NEXT GERMAN OPERATIONS X INFORMANT ADDS THAT GERMAN TIME TABLE CALLING FOR DEFEAT OF RED ARMY BY AUGUST 15TH AND OCCUPATION OF EUROPEAN RUSSIA BY SEPTEMBER 30TH HAS NECESSARILY BEEN MODIFIED OWING TO UNFORESEEN STUBBORN SOVIET RESISTANCE X HE CLAIMS DISCOVERY OF 2ND SOVIET DEFENSE LINE OF MORE THAN 100 FRESH DIVISIONS EAST OF STALIN LINE PARTICULARLY DISCONCERTING TO GERMANS AND THAT NEW TIME TABLE PRESCRIBES ONLY TERRITORY WEST OF VOLGA TO BE OCCUPIED THIS WIN |