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                            (b)                             
                       Central sector                       
. 
      Virtually no change except for minor Russian advance in area 
                         west of Kaluga.                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            (c)                             
                          Ukraine.                          
 In 
      Oboyan area Russian attacks have been followed by German counter-attacks. 
    Russian offensive in Farkov sector still appears probabl
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            (d)                             
                           Crimea                           
. Germans 
      are making great efforts against Russian forces in Feodosia area. 
      Additional Russian landings have been made west of Feodosia and 
      north of Sevastopol. Little is known of their progress except 
      that landing at Eupatoria has been repulsed. No change in situation 
                          at Sevastopol.                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            (e)                             
                        Conclusion.                         
      In central sector Russian advance has been on nothing approaching 
      sane scale as in previous weeks. Although Russian Staff are very 
      confident (vide para. l) too early to estimate whether slowing 
                          down is due to                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
(i) Increased German resistance. 
                                                            
 
    (ii) Inability of Russians to maintain effective pressur
 
      (iii) Voluntary pause by Russians to permit regrouping necessary 
      to mount further offensive. Any withdrawal to Polish frontier 
                     seems highly unlikely.                 
 
                               3.                           
                      AIR OPERATIONS.                       
                                                            
 
                         Western Front.                     
 
      10th/llth. Wilhelms haven and over 5,000 incendiaries dropped. 
      but the railway station is believed to have been hit, 'and many 
    large and small fires were seen in the town and docks ar
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Emden.31 tons and over 
      2,000 incendiaries, some large fires reported. Eleven R.C.A.F. 
      and 12 R.A.A.F. aircraft took part. One Australian among those 
                             missing.                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
11th. One German bomber 
      was destroyed and another damaged off our coast. One Spitfire 
      is missing. A Liberator attacked a sh %ip with depth charges and 
                  damaged two Heinkel seaplanes.            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
11th/12th. 26 bombers were 
      sent to Brest. All returned No reports yet. 39 enemy aircraft 
         were plotted, 35 of them in the Thames Estuary.    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
Mediterranean. Libya. 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
 
      9th/lOth. Three Wellingtons started large fires among dumps at 
      Buerat E1 Hsun, Single Wellington bombed dumps at Sirte and attacked 
                         Tripoli Harbor.                    
 
    10th. Severe sandstorms considerably restricted operatio