Aachen, Bremen, Hamburg and Kiel. The damage to date in Berlin has been slight, however. Should this bombing by the English continue to increase, the inhabitants in some of the above enumerated cities may not be able to stand it much longer, and will decamp. It is obvious that German workmen, to say nothing of indentured work- men, will not continue indefinitely to produce under the present high pressure conditions. This fact is evidenced by the noisy protest meetings held in numerous factories last month, in addition to serious revolt at the Junkers works at Dessau and Leipzig, and at the shipyards in Hamburg and Bremen. Such grumblings cannot be curtailed without placing a substantial percentage of available work, hen in prison camps, which would result in a serious stoppage of production. Even though serious consequences might follow if such a step were taken, it would not mean that German morale would crack. The German rulers try to avoid shooting those who interfere with the production schedule, but would not hesitate to do so if they felt conditions warranted such steps. IV. Intelligence information on Italy. (Source - Adelchi Serena) Italian people no longer believe in German victory, but cannot get out of Germangrip. The morale is low and there is a longing for peace, but nevertheless there have been no strikes or sabotage in factories. Hitler asked for ten more Italian divisions for Russia, but I1 Duce re- fused on the grounds that Italian soldiers were not inured to the Russian climate. The Axis is training many Germans and Italians in Sicily, while at the German Colonial School in Rome, there are being brained 2,200 young Germans for colonial police. Bombardment of Naples toward the end of August hit a big munitions train of 98 cars which all exploded. Missed, however, were two large cruisers and three destroyers in the harbor. These were protected by a smoke screen. The ships mentioned were still there about the tenth of September. The Italians are working hard on fortification of the Italo-Austrian frontier. The Italian government no longer believes that Japan can be relied on as an axis partner. V. Military Intelligence. Germany has great need of manganese, rubber, cotton, and nickel. Their supply of copper seems to be sufficient for about one year, and they have enough gasoline for the time being. During the past six months some twenty auxiliary cruisers have been completed and equipped. In part, these cruisers have been converted from large freighters seized from Holland, Belgium, and Norway, and bought from Denmark. Four 18,000 ton cruisers of a new secret type are now under |