BURMA
. 3rd. 20 bombers and 9 Fighters carried out a
raid on TOUNGOO. No damage is reported.
MALAYA
. 2nd/3rd. 47 heavy bombers attacked SINGAPORE,
warehouses at the docks and an oil
cistern were set on fire. Considerable material damage was caused
and there were some military
casualties. Civilian labour has disappeared. One bomber was shot
down by anti-aircraft guns.
Attacks were also made on shipping south of SINGAPORE ISLAND.
4. Reference my OPTEL No. 34, paragraph 4.
The abnormal movements of oil from GERMANY to ITALY through BASLE
have evidently been less
than was stated. It is now reliably estimated that the total
transported by this route between
December 12th and January 18th was 50-80,000 tons.