-2- OPTEL No. 24 (V) AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES in operations over and from the British Isles - German 1. (VI) The transfer from the Baltic States to FINLAND of broad gauge locomotives and rolling stock, including tank wagons, will help to relieve the transport situation and assist German economic exploitation. It confirms previous reports that the whole railway system in the Baltic States has been or will shortly be converted to standard gauge and also the opinion that GERMANY intends to convert the gauge of all railways in occupied RUSSIA. (VII) Both empty and full oil trains to and from ITALY have regular military escorts on the Roumanian - Hungarian section of the route which indicates the degree of unrest in HUNGARY and ROUMANIA. OPTEL No. 25 7 December, 1941 Report time 1740 G.M.T. today from C. in C. CHINA that Japanese were attempting to land from 5 ships at KOTA BHARU (on East Coast of MALAYA immediately south of SIAM MALAYA frontier.) |