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North Africa: German report of British attack on Italians, Nov 27; Italian report,...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/284
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HW 1/284
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1941 Dec 1
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North Africa: German report of British attack on Italians, Nov 27; Italian report, Nov 27, failure of Italian and German attacks North Africa: GAF fuel stocks, Nov 30; GAF report salvaging of fuel barrels from sea at Derna, Nov 30; anti-aircraft ammunition sunk in ship at Benghazi, Nov 28, more urgently needed by Germans; GAF Fieldmarshal Kesselring cancelled visit, Nov 30; transport aircraft fly Crete to Bernina and return, Nov 30.
Italian destroyers to dump barrels of petrol outside Derna harbour, Dec 2; transfer of GAF fighter unit to Africa cancelled, Nov 30.
Mediterranean: GAF report on movement of ships with cargoes for Africa, Nov 30; Italian aircraft ordered to protect convoys, ship sunk near Benghazi, Dec 1.
1 Panzer Army retreating, 5 Air Corps to withdraw to Brussels, Dec 1.
Russian fronts; reports for Nov 30; transfer of GAF 3 Group Kg 55 from Ukraine to Nantes, Dec 1; GAF unit transferred to Brussels, Dec 1; GAF operations report, Nov 30.
China: Chungking to London on US assurances re Japanese-US negotiations, Nov 27.
Japanese ambassador, Hanoi, seeks instructions on action in event of hostilities, Nov 25 and Tokyo's soothing reply on Nov 28.
Mexico: minister Berlin reports on German propaganda especially against US, Nov 28.
Turkey: situation on Moscow Front, Nov 26.
Turkish ambassador reports on London's views on war in Soviet Union and North Africa, Nov 27.
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466/T4 with CAS's reply to PM's further comment not included
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- The National Archives, Kew
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c/8213
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Open Document, Open Description
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