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North Africa: GAF fighter awaiting good weather at Munich, Nov 28. Russian Front:...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/272
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 Nov 28
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North Africa: GAF fighter awaiting good weather at Munich, Nov 28.
Russian Front: German report, Nov 27.
Moscow Front: incomplete GAF operations report, Nov 27; German ground situation, Nov 28.
Central Russian Front: Spanish fighter squadron to join GAF at Klin, Nov 28: German ground forces positions, Nov 27.
Southern Russian Front: 2 Army sitrep, Nov 27.
France: Vichy denial of rumour of Franco-German-Spanish joint defence scheme for Morocco, Nov 19.
Italian minister, Bangkok on Thai diplomatic situation, Nov 24.
Japan: ambassador, Bangkok reports on talk with premier Pibul about Thailand's situation, Nov 21.
Naval Headlines: report on German and Italian activity.
Japan: Tokyo informs Consul Hong Kong of amendment to measures to be taken in China in an emergency, Nov 21.
Med: assembly of fleet at Navarino to supply Benghazi, Nov 26, 1SL reply to PM on above, Nov 28.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- c/8188
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