STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 34 · 34 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
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8 - 2 - fast progress. - Officially, it is explained that 5o.ooo men of American troops are in the zone of the Panama Canal. Tokyo: Jn Japan reigns strong lack of charcoal and demand increases. Japan. Newspapers report that in the distribution of most household items for maps a great chaos reigns. It was decided to check the distribution system. London - English. The headquarters of the RAF in Cairo reported: Fighters attacked the Italian forces in return on the coastal road between lardia and Tobruk. reconnaissance aircraft could determine how the Italian troops retreat towards Derna. This important ital. Port and aircraft base is 2oo km west of Tobruk. Derna was subjected to a violent air raid last night. All bombs were dropped on the airfield. Airffe supports the Nile army in their attacks on Bardia. Last night an effective attack on Bar Dia was also carried out. Jm military camp broke out numerous fires. Motorized Brit. Units encircle the city. Eimheiteh of the British and the Dominion troops have carried out successful attacks in Italian Somali land. Jn iral. East Africa was attacked by Assab last night by the airarm. A large military transport camp was bombed. Over the city itself, leaflets were dropped, which contained the description of the case of Sollum and Fort Kapruzzo. State Secretary Butler said today in the House of Commons that the uprising in Abyssinia is making successful progress against the Jtalians. The Greek army report announces that in Central Albania the Jtaliians were driven towards Plissura. The heavy fighting in the Tepelini and Plissura areas continues. Operations in the other sections are also successful. Numerous prisoners have been taken again and much war material has been captured. The Greek pressure on Chimara continues on the coast. The RAF carried out an attack against an ital, transport column on the road between Santi Quarante and Valona. The success could not be clearly determined due to the bad weather, but it was observed that several bombs exploded near the column. The column was then also called in low flight under Mcfire. All British machines returned. The grievh, tactic at Tepelini seems to be the same as in Koritza, it is the conquest of important points by unhung attacks. From Athens is reported: The Jtaliens prevent from every retreat true destruction orgies from trying to stop the Greek inexorable advance. Report of the b it. Ministry of Aviation: In spite of the unfavourable weather, the British Air Force attacked the Jndustrie area of Mannheim again last night. Some of the fires, - 3 -