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PHILIPPINES
. Activity continues with further landings 
      in the North of LUOON.
 
      
 
 
RUSSIA
. The Russian counter offensive is continuing 
      on the whole MOSCOW front and is particularly effective in the 
      KLIN and TULA Sectors. The Russian claims to have encircled KLIN 
      and to have recaptured YAKHROMA, VENEV, MIKLAILOV and STALINGORSK 
      are likely to be substantially correct.
 
      
 
 
(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      12th/13th. 15 R.N.O.A.F. Aircraft took part without casualties. 
      BREST. 22 tons of bombs were aimed at the German ships but owing 
      to cloud and ground defences bursts could not be accurately located, 
      23 tons were dropped on searchlights and anti-aircraft positions, 
      some heavy guns being silenced.
 
      
 
 
DUNKIRK
. Visibility was good and 16 tons of bombs were 
      dropped in the docks area starting fires. 13th. 16 Hampdens were 
      sent to the BREST area. Four of them laid mines, ten abandoned 
      task and two are missing. Spitfires damaged a Distillery in Northern 
      FRANCE. 13th/14th. Operations cancelled.
 
      
 
 
LIBYA.
 12th. 14 Marylands and six Beaufighters patrolled 
      North of DERNA on the supply route from CRETE and destroyed four 
      transport aircraft and damaged twelve. Five Marylands are missing. 
      Of five Blenheims which unsuccessfully searched for shipping 
      North-East of BENGHAOI two were shot down by Messerschmidts 110. 
      Two squadrons of Blenheims with fighter escort attacked vehicles 
      in the TMIMI area.
 
      
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN.
 13th. 11 Blenheims attacked a tanker 
      and two destroyers in ARGOSTOLION HARBOUR with unobserved results. 
      Three Blenheims are missing and one Messerschmidt 109 was shot 
      down.
 
      
 
 
CRETE.
 11th/12th. 20 Wellingtons bombed PALEME aerodrome 
      causing large fires and igniting a petrol dump.
 
      
 
 
(IV) 
ENEMY ACTIVITY
 
      13th/14th. About 25 aircraft operated off the East Coast.
 
      BURMA. 11th. 23 Japanese aircraft renewed the attack on TAVOY 
      aerodrome. The aerodrome at VICTORIA POINT is prepared for demolition.
 
      
 
 
(V) 
AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES
 in Operations Over and from 
      the British Isles: British - two bombers missing.
 
      
 
 
(VI) 
RUSSIA.
 Our Mission reports 8/12 our Valentine 
      tanks have done well in the MOSCOW sector. It is reported that 
      90 had been in action and only three knocked out to date. The 
      Ger %mans on the MOSKOW Front appear to have no lack of ammunition. 
      More and more evidence is accumulating of the great difficulties 
      experienced by the Germans in mechanical transport maintenance.