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- 2 - continuous. Only 31,546 men were counted in the camps until now, of which l.626 are Italian officers. Many thousands more prisoners are made just from the Sahlacht area after the stage. Brit. troops have again at Casalla at the Sudanese-abyssinish border to sew successes. The enemy suffered here strong losses. At the Kenyan front the situation is unchanged. Communication of the British Ministry of Aviation: Last night, the British air raids were again directed against Mannheim, where fenced fires were caused again. Furthermore, factories in Milan Docks in Genoa and the German submarine base Lorient were bombed. All British machines returned. Ministry of Aviation: During the last 2 nights no flying activity over England. The tuginess during the day in the air is still low. An enemy fighter plane was shot down this morning off the southwest coast. Three Me destroyers today undertook an unsuccessful attack on a escort train off the British south-east coast. None of the ships suffered damage. The British Air Force carried out a very successful attack yesterday against the seaplane base, the Doeks and warehouses of Valona. It is assumed that an enemy fighter aircraft was shot down. A British aircraft had to make an emergency landing on the way back, the other machines returned unscathed to their base. The last Greek army report reports: Our operations continue successfully at the various front sections. Numerous Italian prisoners were made, including some officers. British Prime Minister Winston G h u r c h i l l today declared in the House of Commons: We are about to attack the fortress and town of Bardia with strong and constantly growing forces. About this battle, this memorable sight laugh, which extends over huge desert stretches, in which slightly mobile motorized forces wind through the enemy masses and positions, one cannot at the moment tell about these struggles of course closer details. It is certain, however, that the number of 3o.ooo prisoners has already reached for an inconvenient too low. Excessive loo usable guns, 50 tanks and a large amount of most valuable Vorrlite have been exploited. Vir can look at these events with the greatest satisfaction. Their effects will be favourable after every direction and will allow us to look bolder into the future than we have been able to do so so far. It cannot be said that the Italian armed forces have demonstrated a great spirit of struggle in the excavation of Sollum. However, we do not want to prejudge. We know that the Italians have often shown great courage in the congeniality, and it is far from mine to charge a people with whom we have never had a quarrel and have not yet sought one. Perhaps they are not so completely with the heart of the matter today. Perhaps they have been masqueraded for so long, and have been subjected to strict discipline that they are not inspired by the manrish feelings from which the action of a brave army - 3-