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at Wilhlemshaven, Hamburg and Kiel, an oil plant, Krupps works 
      at Essen and two ships near Ters Conditions over Channel ports 
      were more favorable and successful attacks made a %gainst Boulogne, 
      Havre, Calais, Dunkirk, 0stend and Flushing.
 
      During October 14th twelve Blenheims were dispatched to attack 
      targets in Germany and occupied territory, but owing to adverse 
      weather conditions only two located and bombed their targets, 
      results being unobserved. One Blenheim missing.
 
      During the night of October 14th-15th 74 heavy bombers dispatched 
      to attack docks and shipping at Havre, synthetic oil plants in 
      Germany, and targets in Berlin. Reports not yet received.
 
      
 
 
3. German Air Force.
 
      Full production has been resumed at the ammunition works reported 
      damaged in paragraph of my immediately preceding telegram.
 
      Further reports of damage caused by enemy attacks on night of 
      October 13th-14th show that certain damage was done to railways 
      in London area and some lines are temporarily blocked. Provisional 
      casualty figures far London region during this night are lY5 
      killed and ?438 wounded, exclusive of casualties at block of 
      flats referred to in my immediately preceding telegram which 
      are not yet assessed. A fire was caused in the docks at Birkenhead, 
      and bombing also took place in Rent and Surrey, but no military 
      damage occurred.
 
      During October 14th enemy air activity was an a relatively small 
      scale and starting at about midday, Single aircraft operated 
      over London and southern counties. Later 50 enemy aircraft crossed
 
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