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. |