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      8. Photographic reconnaissance recently showed Admiral Scheer 
      in floating dock Hamburg. She may be damaged or suffering mechanical 
                             defects.                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            9.                              
                           R.A.F.                           
 9th/10th 
      October. In Hudson attack off Norway reported October 1Oth, one 
      hit made on 2000 ton merchant vessel, and another by 25 pound 
      incendiary on 3000 ton ship. Believed two hits made on an 8-10,000 
      ton vessel, l0th, off the Hague a supply ship of 2,000 tons was 
                   twice hit and probably sunk.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            10.                             
                           Libya.                           
 8th/9th 
      october, 18 Wellingtons bombed aerodrome near Benghazi, damaging 
                Hangers, buildings and oil stores.          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            11.                             
                    Aircraft casualties.                    
      In the last seven days over and from British Isles: ours, one 
      fighter twelve bombers: Germans, two certain one probable. Middle 
      East: ours, two bombers. Germans, one certain two probable, one 
      damaged. North Russia: Germans, four certain, six damaged, ours 
                               nil.                         
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            12.                             
                           Russia                           
. Germans 
 continuing drives on IvIoscow from directions of Vyasma and
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
13. Acute shortage of textiles 
      in German Europe has resulted in at least 20% reduction in German 
      clothes rations and embargo in Italy of sale of clothes pendilg 
      inventory of stocks and even wardrobes. Germany is making intensive 
      efforts to get cotton from Turkey, wool and manufactured goods 
                           from Spain.                      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
14. German anxiety over 
      food supplies for the winter is shown in rationing of potatoes 
                        in some provinces.