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      10. The enemy has abandoned Southern column progressing towards 
      Arresa in difficult country where some mechanical transport and 
      armored fighting vehicles.
 
      
 
 
11 %. Lybia. Italian forces remaining are estimated at about 
      70,000. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Italian Somaliland. The present location 
      of Italian Forces is obscure owing to withdrawal From the western 
      and southwestern frontier. The total forces estimated at 105,000 
      white and 190,000 native troops.
 
      
 
 
12. Royal Air Force. Night of February 14th/ 15th. 88 heavy 
      and medium bombers attacked oil plants at Hamburg and Gelsenkirchen; 
      in addition 6 mediums attacked the docks at 0stend and ll heavies 
      laid mines. One aircraft is missing.
 
      
 
 
13. German Air Force. Night of February 14th/15th. About 140 
      enemy aircraft were operating of which 38 were mine laying. Bombing 
      was widely spread over the Eastern half of England and London 
      area. No important damage and few casualties.
 
      
 
 
l4. On February 12th and 13th, German aircraft dropped mines 
      on Benghazi and bombed Benina and Berka.
 
      
 
 
15. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from British 
      Isles.
 
      German: one destroyed, one damaged.
 
      British: one Fighter lost one bomber missing.