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6 
Shipping casualties.
 By U-boat, on August 14th, British 
      ship 2,300 tons, inward bound carrying rice, not in convoy torpeaoed 
      and sunk Northwest approaches; on August 15th British ship 5,700 
      tons inward bound torpedoed and sunk same area. Early yesterday 
      morning British ship 4,500 tons outward bound torpedoed same 
      area.
 
      
 
 
7. Aden area. On August 17th 2 1/2 tons of bombs were dropped 
      on enemy troop billets at Hargeisa and five heavy bombers registered 
      hits on suspected petrol dump in Ethiopia.
 
      
 
 
8. Enemy losses by types during period August 8th to August 
      16th inclusive were as follows Long range bombers 124 confirmed, 
      61 probably destroyed, 81 damaged; short range bombers 88, 20, 
      25 respectively;
 
      
 
 
fighters 248, 127, 69 respectively; other types 41, 23, 19 
      respectively: totals 501 confirmed 231 probably destroyed,194 
      damaged.