10. During these operations estimated from ground and air reports that enemy tank strength in forward area 100/200 German/Italian all types. Total enemy medium tank strength as estimated by Intelligence Staf 50/60 German 50 Italian. This does NOT rpt NOT include Italian Littoric Armd Div whose HQ now identified TRIPOLI and whose 140 Medium tanks may have reached LIBYA or be coming shortly. 11. Casualties to date CYRENAICAN campaign round figures Officers Men British 780 and 7500. Indian 60 and 1200. New Zealand 310 nd 4200. Union Defense Force 220 and 4300. Polish 20 and 300. Australia 9 and 100. By categories killed 3300 wounded 7700 missing 8100 total 19100. Above NOT rpt NOT for publication in any form. Enemy prisioners to date passed through ALEXANDRIA or in Base Hospital German 260 and 9100 Italian 1080 and 22000. Total 32500. 12. Situation 9th and 10th Army fronts unchanged. Defensive areas finally settled and work proceeding well. 13. Political situation EGYPT improving though some soreness over recent events persists among officers of Army. 14. Relations with Free French good and improving. 15. No immediate prospect arrival Polish contingent from Russian TURKISTAN. 16. Internal condition Greek and Yugoslav contingents throughly unsatisfactory owing internal dissension but hope may improve soon. 17. Political situation SYRIA PALESTINE IRAQ reasonable satisfactory but food shortage may complicate matters. 18. Position in IRAN NOT so good but Minister of State has this in hand. |