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Scottish coasts.
 
      
 
 
4. Summary of air casualties day of August 1st: enemy confirmed, 
      two, unconfirmed three. British, confirmed, one fighter, four 
      medium bombers. Total, enemy two, British five.
 
      
 
 
5. Shipping casualties. By U-boats: on July 30th British ship 
      5500 tons sunk off Hebrides. Early this morning three British 
      tankers 8000 tons, 6500 tons and ll,000 tons sunk off northern 
      Ireland during dispersal of outbound convoy. Late reports indicate 
      sinking of Norwegian ship 1500 tone, Swedish ship 2000 tons off 
      northern Ireland 18th, and Greek ship 5500 tons in the western 
      approaches 17th. By mine: British ship 7500 tons mined Orfordness 
      Yesterday. Ship did not sink, tugs sent to assist.
 
      
 
 
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Italy.
 
      
 
 
Considerable air transport activity last three days on the 
      routes Italy - Libya, Dodecanese - Italy and Dodecanese - Libya.
 
      
 
 
One hundred German dive bombers previously reported Pola have 
      now moved to southern Italy. Also reported 38 German dive bombers 
      have gone to Libya via Austria and Italy.
 
      
 
 
7. 
Middle East.
 On July 29th five of our heavy bombers 
      attacked munitions dump at Massawa. Results unobserved. Four 
      of our aircraft damaged. On July 50th attacks by 
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