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200 Division IV Strictly confidential! Radio group Only for personal radio and light service use! on/i6 In own responsibility to Test. - No. /E § Reports of October 30, 1940. 0neely SENDER LONDON /English/: The American Department of Commerce announced that in the year that ended September 1, 44% of American exports to the countries of the British Empire went. In August, after the collapse of France, this number rose to 65%. In August 95% of American aircraft exports and 90% of exports of firearms, ammunition and explosives went to Great Britain, Canada nnit brit. India and South Africa. In Canada, in the province of Quebeck, a new factory is being built to produce 250 kg bombs. The production capacity will exceed loo.oo bombs per year. The Chinese offensive will continue successfully. Besides Nanking, the Chinese have reclaimed a number of other cities. These successes and the resumption of the supply of war material have strengthened the fighting spirit of the people. The Japanese are quickly retreating to the French territory of Indochina. In Greece, the Italians are said to have established their positions about 1 0 km from the border. They have not yet used armored divisions, which suggests that they have not been pushed to the Greek fortifications. In the Italian reports: the unfavourable weather conditions are repeatedly pointed out Die brit. Fleet has laid 2 extensive minefields off the Greek coast. The one minefield is located seaward on the western coast and includes the port of Corinth. The 2nd minefield includes the bay southeast of Athens. Brit. Seaplanes bomb one on the Italian island Stampa lying the airfield and the airbases on the islands Rhodes and Scarpanto. Barracks, oil warehouses, planes and sheds were destroyed. The Italian attack starts from the Albanian border and extends along the coast. It is said that there are 2 Italian infantry divisions in the attack. On this line yesterday the Greek outposts were withdrawn. From other battle sections only local fights are reported. Details about the extent of the Italian. Vorstosse are not available. In Cairo yesterday the ambassadors of the Balkans met to discuss the situation. Turkey is interested in the outcome of the struggle and the sympathies of the people belong to Greece.