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      battle now depends largely on our ability to transport and maintain 
      our supplies in sufficient volume.
 
      
 
 
RUSSIA
. The German retreat is continuing on the whole 
      MOSCOW front from KALININ to OREL, and Russian pressure is preventing 
      the enemy from executing a planned withdrawal. There is no immediate 
      prospect of the Germans succeeding in stopping the Russian advance 
      and in stabilising the front.
 
      
 
 
JAPAN.
 In the CHANGSHA area, on the CANTON-HANKOU railway, 
      a strong Japanese force is attacking the Chinese positions. In 
      MALAYA, the Japanese advance has for the moment slackened, but 
      reinforcements are reported to be arriving by sea and land in 
      the Kra Isthmus. Present Japanese strength is estimated at Four 
      Divisions and one Tank Regiment.
 
      
 
 
SPAIN.
 No German troop movements have been reported 
      to substantiate the numerous rumours of an imminent attack on 
      SPAIN.
 
      
 
 
BALKANS
. The German rumour campaign is as active in 
      TURKEY as it is in the Iberian Peninsula. There have been several 
      reports of German preparations for future military action based 
      on BULGARIA.
 
      
 
 
(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      UNITED KINGDOM.
 The principal operation was the daylight 
      raid upon the German warships at BREST. Night bombing was carried 
      out on four occasions, during which a total of about 200 tons 
      of high explosive and 15,000 incendiaries were dropped. Our aircraft 
      damaged with bombs or torpedoes about 25,000 tons of enemy shipping.
 
      
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN.
 
      CYRENAICA.
 Relentless attacks by bombers and fighters upon 
      retreating enemy columns contributed to their disorganization. 
      Enemy aerodromes and landing grounds were also heavily bombed, 
      several aircraft being either destroyed or damaged on the ground.
 
      
 
 
TRIPOLITANIA.
 OOUARA was attacked by day and TRIPOLI 
      (L) was bombed on five nights of the week. Our aircraft sank 
      or damaged about 16,000 tons of enemy shipping. Apart from one 
      heavy but ineffective night raid on TOBRUK  %little was seen of 
      Axis bombers in LIBYA.
 
      
 
 
MALTA.
 Enemy activity increased both by day and night.
 
      
 
 
FAR EAST.
 Our fighters carried out one successful attack 
      on an enemy aerodrome in SIAM, and Dutch light bombers were in 
      action against Japanese Naval forces off N.W. BORNEO. Enemy bombers 
      raided RANGOON, made several attacks on IPOH in MALAYA and twice 
      visited KUALA LUMPUR aerodrome without causing much damage. In 
      BORNEO they heavily bombed PONTIANAK and made sharp attacks on 
      KULHING and SINGKAWANG aerodromes.