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249 Division Strictly confidential! Cultural policy matters Only for the personal radio and light service. Use of services! Use of personal responsibility.4.40. to destroy! (§ 353 c RSTGB ). Reports of 9 October 1940. 5.a.d 0n0s/i Lo n d on- englisch. The UK's decision to reopen the Strait of Burma led to a lively diplomatic activity in Washington yesterday. Roosevelt had a two-hour meeting with the commander-in-chief of the American fleet, Admiral Richardson, who is about to go to the Stile Ocean. In addition, Roosevelt also had a meeting with the American war minister Stimpson and later with the British ambassador, who had to give up his intention to fly to London because of the seriousness of the situation. Churchill explained in his speech yesterday: At the present pace of the attacks, it took lo years until only half of London's buildings were destroyed. But for this we would become stronger and stronger at this time and Hitler would be beaten before they were finished. Hitler and Mussolini are facing some unpleasant experiences. These will be far more unpleasant than the act of falling into the back of a collapsing France. What we are doing now is to continue to attack with ever increasing armed forces every single point in Germany, which we regard as important for militants, in order to bring heavy blows to the German and to reduce their ability to strike at us. I believe that these are reprisals ... The great successes of our Air Force enable the fleet, which, apart from the American destroyers, has received and continues to receive significant reinforcements, to maintain the proven safety and rule over the seas. Air Force has carried out numerous and successful attacks on Germany and the occupied territories in the last 24 hours. Boulogne, Rotterdam, Lorian, öiraffineria in Hamburg, Kraftwerk in Gelsenkirchen, Kruppwerke in Essen, Fokkerflugzeugwerke at Amsterdam, Güterbahnhofe in Mannheim and several enemy airfields were attacked. Aile British machines returned. The attacks of the German Air Force during the last night were again directed particularly against London and its suburbs. Also in the south-east of England bombs were dropped in various directions. Other parts of the country akm it only to sporadic attacks. During yesterday's day 8 German and 2 British machines were destroyed. -2-