SINGAPORE. 
Japanese combined operations tactics. The 
      landing at KOTA BHARU on 8th December was 
 
      made from three transports between midnight and 2 A.M. at high 
      tide. The sea was very rough 
 
      and Japanese losses from drowning were heavy. Prior to the operations, 
      two boats landed small 
 
      parties of engineers to fix two guiding lights. These craft were 
      not heard owing to the noise 
 
      of the surf. There was no supporting fire during the initial 
      landing, Japanese aircraft 
 
      arrived about 5 A.M. The first main landings were made up-creek. 
      Supporting fire from ships 
 
      was directed against pill boxes which were situated near the 
      top of the beach. The M,G, fire 
 
      from these pill boxes, combined with the barbed wire defences 
      caused heavy casualties among 
 
      the Japanese. Before the KOTA BHARU landing, practice landings 
      had been carried out off 
 
      HAINAN. The landing party carried rice for five days and emergency 
      rations for one day.
 
      
 
 
WESTERN FRONT
. Our night bombers met with better weather 
      and some attacks took place in 
 
      excellent visibility, a total of 530 tons of high explosive bombs 
      were released, in the 
 
      principal operations, 228 tons were dropped on occupied territory 
      and 192 tons on GERMANY. 
 
      Enemy activity insignificant.
 
      
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN
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LIBYA
. Our bombers and fighters carried out a series of 
      continuous and highly successful 
 
      operations, inflicting heavy casualties on troops and vehicles. 
      Shipping in TRIPOLI HARBOUR 
 
      was heavily attacked by Wellingtons. Much activity by enemy fighters 
      in form of sweeps over 
 
      the battle area and dive bomber escorts, the majority of German 
      long range bombers operated 
 
      from GREECE against our coastal sea and land communications.
 
      
MALTA
. Heavy raids continued, in three days, 165 aircraft 
      attacked the island particularly the 
 
      aerodromes. Our fighters were hampered by weather and water-logged 
      aerodromes  %but made some 
 
      interceptions.
 
      
BURMA
. Japanese aircraft attempting to bomb the RANGOON 
      aerodrome were severely dealt with by 
 
      our fighters and those of the American Volunteer Group.
 
      
MALAYA
. Our air operations were directed chiefly against 
      Japanese troops, their 
 
      communications, concentration areas and bases. A landing force 
      escorted by naval units was 
 
      attacked off ENDAU. The Japanese heavily bombed our aerodromes 
      on SINAPORE ISLAND, putting two 
 
      of them temporarily out of action, destroying 13 aircraft on 
      the ground and damaging 38. Our 
 
      fighters intercepted and on some occasions forced the enemy to 
      jettison their bombs, But on 
 
      the whole, Japanese air losses in these raids were not heavy.