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                           NAVAL                            
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                     Nothing to report.                     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           LIBYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> Our troops remain in contact with 
                the enemy in the AGHEILA position.          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          MALAYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 20th. MERSING Area, no change. 
            GEMAS area, no increase in enemy pressure.      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Strong enemy pressure during 
      the 19th along road MUAR-YONG PENG, where situation is confused. 
      Small parties also reported working up the River five miles south 
                          of BATU PAHAT.                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
BURMA. Our reinforcements 
      have reached YE, 80 miles south of MOOHAISK and in the North 
      Chinese Forces have been ordered to take up positions. Onemy 
              strength in MESOD area reported 5,000.        
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          BORNEO.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> Governor of Straits Settlements 
      reported 20th that all telegraphic communication with SANDAKAN 
                       has ceased. .......                  
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
RUSSIA. The Russians have 
      announced the capture of MOOHAISK and are attacking North of 
      TAGANROG, In the CRIMEA, the Germans have made further progress 
                   towards the KERCH Peninsula.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                     3. AIR OPERATIONS                      
 
      WESTERN FRONT. 20th/2Ist, 25 aircraft were sent to attack EMDEN. 
                        Four are missing.                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
19th/20th. Eleven Wellington 
      dropped 14 tons of bombs on CANTINA aerodrome. 20 fires from 
      burning aircraft were seen, and one Junker-88 and possibly others 
                  were destroyed whilst landing.            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
MALTA/ Between 19th and 
      20th inclusive, a total of 93 enemy air craft attacked. No aerodromes 
           were hit. Other details not yet av %ailable.     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
LIBYA. Bad weather and 
   water logged landing grounds again restricted our operati
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           MALAYA                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. 18th. SINGAPORE. Civilian air 
      raid casualties 41 killed all Asiatics. 19th. Our aircraft bombed 
      shipping, mechanical transport and troops in the MUAR area and 
      the aerodrome at KUALA LUMPUR. Enemy aircraft attacked our troops 
      near MERSING and bombed roads south of SEGAMAT without serious 
      effect. We lost seven aircraft, including three Dutch. Two enemy 
  aircraft were destroy, one probably destroyed and one dama