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1. Military.
 
      Libya.
 
      The enemy column referred to in the summary of September 28th 
      reached Giarabub in the early morning of September 28th; on September 
 %      27th our garrison opposite Madalena withdrew to a line about 
      25 miles to the south east.
 
      
 
      
 
 
2. Royal Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Our bombing attacks on enemy shipping were very effective 
      on the night of the 27th -28th. Considerable damage was caused 
      at Lorient where weather was clear; dockyard, wharves and buildings 
      were hit and large fires started. At Le Havre large fires and 
      explosions were started in the docks and damage caused to warehouses. 
      0stend, Boulogne and Calais were also bombed on a lighter scale. 
      An enemy seaplane base was attacked from a very low altitude 
      and 2 large fires were started. Fires were also caused at 2 railway 
      targets. Weather prevented mine laying operations. During September 
      28th all our medium bombers/ 
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