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GENERAL
. The general direction of Japanese troop movements 
      continues to be towards the MALAY Peninsula. The main features 
      of enemy tactics experienced so far are rapid infiltration and 
      immediate outflanking of any defences. Attacks are supported 
      by co-operating aircraft giving accurate direction to quick firing 
      artillery lighter than our 3.7 How. Medium machine gun, and mortar 
      fire described as very accurate. Marked ability to push on even 
      over most difficult country. Enemy well supplied with tommy guns.
 
      
 
 
BURMA. 
Japanese attack against VICTORIA POINT reported 
      impending.
 
      
 
 
SARAWAK
. Demolition of MIRI aerodrome and oilfield 
      installations completed.
 
      
 
 
U.S. TERRITORIES.
 Fighting continues at GUAM and on 
      WAKE ISLAND. The Japanese landings on LUOON are reported to have 
      been repulsed on the West Coast but to have succeeded on the 
      North Coast.
 
      
 
 
RUSSIA
. The Russians are believed to have retaken YELETS.
 
      
 
 
(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      11th. Six Hampdens dropped bombs at EMDEN, on a Dutch aerodrome 
      where hangars were hit and on a town in the FRISIAN ISLANDS. 
      11th/12th. 124 aircraft operated as follows - COLOGNE, sixty, 
      BREST, twenty-six, LE HAVRE, thirty-three, Sea mining, five. 
      Three are missing.
 
      
 
 
LIBYA.
 9th. Eight Hurricanes destroyed eight motor 
      vehicles including three petrol lorries and damaged a further 
      twenty-two on the JEDABYA - EL AGHEILA road. 9th/10th. Wellingtons 
      bombed DERNA causing fire and large explosion, M.T. near BOMBA 
      and the aerodrome at GAOALA. 10th. Bad weather prevented bombing 
      operations. 10th/11th. Eight Wellingtons dropped fourteen tons 
      of bombs on BENG HAOI harbour.
 
      
 
 
SICILY.
 11th. Blenheims hit two 5,000 ton merchant 
      ships in CATANIA Harbour and set one of them on fire.
 
      
 
 
(IV) 
ENEMY ACTIVITY
 
      
 
 
MALTA.
 10th/11th. Sixteen aircraft operated against 
      the Island but caused no damage.
 
      
 
 
HONG KONG.
 11th. Frequen %t attacks were made on our 
      patrol vessels by enemy dive-bombers one of which alighted in 
      the sea.
 
      
 
 
MALAYA.
 11th. PENANG was bombed fairly heavily. Civilian 
      casualties about 100 killed, no military damage or casualties, 
      A.R.P. reported good.
 
      
 
 
(V) 
AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONS OVER AND FROM BRITISH 
      ISLES
 
      British - three missing.