No*l hy9>M». AirliinistryNo*4-953 JARLJNISTRY-TOMNISTRYOF,HOIASECURITYCOMIUNIQUE , Duringth©nightveryfewenemyaircraftflowoverthis country# BombsweredroppedatpointsinN#E»England>causingno casualtiesandonlyveryslightdamage* ,-No,5 MLILSLOSTBYEM'IYACTION PostmasterGeneralregretstoannouncethattheundermentionednails havebeenlost"byenemyaction:- FromtheUnitedKingdomDistrictsandapproximatedates ofposting SurfaceMails Lettersfor:- Azores,CanaryIslands,CapeVerdeIslandsLondonandProvinces: France(Unoccupied),Madeira,Portugal,28July2August- PortugueseWestAfrica(exceptLoandaandtheand8August ProvinceofAngola),Spain,Switzerlandand theVaticanCityState. Algeria,MoroccoandTunisLondonandProvinces: 2- 3August BahreinIsland,IranandIraqLondonandProvinces: 25May- 29June Camcroons.(FrenchSphere),Dahomey,French EquatorialIvoryCoast,Liberia,LondonandProvinces: SpanishGuineaandTogo(FrenchSphere).11- 15June. Camcroons(BritishSphere),GoldCoastColony,London:13- 17June Nigeria,SierraLeoneandTogo(BritishSphere)Provinces:16- 18June GibraltarandMaltaLondonandProvinces: 5-6August PrisonersofWarItaly,and inGermanyandLondonandProvinces: civilianinterneesinFrance,GermanyandItaly,2627July- PrintedPapersforI- BahreinIsland,IranandIraqLondonandProvinces: 14May-1July Cameroons(BritishSphere),GoldCoastColony,London:13- 17June Nigeria,SierraLeoneand Togo(BritishSphere)Provinces;16-18June Cameroons(FrenchSphere)andLiberiaLondonandProvinces: 11-16June, GibraltarLondonandProvinces: 5-6August SaudiArabiaLondonandProvinces: 21June-1July Parcelsfor:- Cameroons(BritishandFrenchSpheres),GoldLondonandProvinces: CoastColony,NigeriaandSierraLeone14-17June GibraltarLondonandProvinces: 5-6August IraqLondonandProvinces: 25June-1July Morocco(Tangieronly),LondonandProvinces: 2-4August PortugalandPortugueseWestAfricaLondonandProvinces: 24July- 4August, /continued -2- ‘ AirMails» Correspondencefor;- Adon,Cyprus,Palestine,Sudan(AngloLondonandProvinces: Egyptian)andTransjordan13-17Juno BelgianCongo,EgyptandTurkeyLondonandProvinces: 12-16June PortheUnitedKingdom ourfaceMails LettersandPrintedPapersfrom;- Kenya1-3Muy Uganda26-30April Parcelsfrom:- KenyaNairobiarea;12April-2May Mombasaarea;18April3May- TanganyikaDar-es-Salaamarea:15-26April Tangaarea:15April- 1May Zansibar10-19April GENERALPOSTOFFICE Notforpublioationbefore lCaiP£cmin^S?-X™P*ffl*i)- ■■' •;'SPEECHBYTHERT.HON.U.L.MACKENZIEKING,M.P. ’ '■''*'‘ PRIMElINKEEOFCANADA * •-'v ; ".AtJfeJ?2P-£e..*.".ri ?le£ —T,. theCityof -'■ ;/Tthankyou,myLordMayorandmembersoftheCorporationof Londonforaffordingmethisoccasiontospeak,onbehalfofthepeoplesof Canada,tothepeopleofBritain.’/■ Ithankyou.also, tmyLord.Mayor,forthehonouryouhavedonemein proposingmyhealth,andparticularlyforthesentimentswhichyouhaveso graciouslyexpressed.ThepeopleCanadawillbequicktorecognisethatthe of honourwhich,isbeingdone me,today,ismeantasanhonourtoallCanada,This theCanadianpeoplewilldeeply'appreciate.Thisthey■/■'..dllneverforget. . Itis.,-truly,ahighprivilegetospeakin.thisancientcitywhichhas sufferedso.grievousamartyrdomforthecauseof"freedom,.hatLondonhas alreadyendured’,withundauntedcourage,hasadded.toherstoryachapterso illustrioushistoricgloriespalebycomparison. thatherdays,Inthese revivingmemoriesoftheassertionandthepreservationoffreedom,yourcitizens stilldefend,withalltheirancestralstrength,therightsofplain,ordinary men women,,notofLondononly,butoftheworld; andresisting,asofold, ■with.indomitableandunbrokenwill,theonsetoftyranny., '..d■Throughoutpasttwoyears,thepeopleofBritain,inthemidstof the v horrorandsuffering,,have;givenanexampleofhumanendurance,unparalleled,I believe,intheannalsof-fortitude.OfLondon,itwillbewrittenandspoken, inproudmemory,thatwhenskiesraineddestructionuponher,shestoodamidst theruinsof.herancientnotnotdespairing,but monuments,nowbowed,,weeping, 'erect,resoluteandunafraid.Thiscityisheldinhighhonouraboveall today thecitiesof.theearth.Theveryname.ofLondonreverberatesaroundthe worldlikethesound'wavesofagreatbellcallingtogetherallwholoveand cherishfreedom.lamhere,today,totellthebravemenand.womenofBritain thatthatcalJ.is-beinganswered,andwil?.continuetobeanswered,inever largermeasure,fromacrossthesea. world1 Inthiystruggletothwartaggressionandtoendoppression,Canadaisat Britain1 sside.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaislendingpowerfulsupport.Side oftheworld,standinyourdefence,whichbelievetobe byside,we,newwe ourowndefence;Each,attheother’sside,eachinheramway,butboth,in unfailingandineverincreasingmeasure,willcontinuetosupplymateria?,and vita?,meansofultimateandcertainvictory. WBUTETOCHURCHILL Ithankyou,PrimeMinister,forhonouringthisoccasionbyyourpresence. ..r To me,itisindeed,asourceofpridethat,behindourrelationshipinthe affairsofStateatthistimeofwar,thereliesanunbrokenfriendshipextending evermorethanathirdofacentury- afriendshipkeptwarmbypersonalvisits ofoneortheothertoBritainorCanada.Wehavenot,atal?,times,seeneye toButinthewhich,itseemedwisesttotake,wehave eye.viewingcourse to seldomhaddifficultyinreconcilingourviews,andhaveneverhadreason questiontheirsincerity.Today,Istandatyourside,onewithyouinthought andpurposeanddetermination,nevermorehonoured’thanthatlongyearsof publicserviceshouldhaveaffordedmetheopportunitysotorepresent,before thdworld,theproudpositionofCanadaatthesideofBritain. /Perhaps - 2- ,T ■ ■. ~ .L.\:'■> '■- * "'■■■'■ '■ ■■/:'Xr^1 i—.: Perhapsyouwillpermitmetointhe'presenceofyourfellow- countrymen,somethingoneofthe andall,cherishfeelingswhichCanadians, towardsyourself.-Inthehour greatestneed,wehaveseenyouofBritain? s personifythe'unbendingdetermination,"the''doggedcourage,andtheunyielding perseveranceoftheBritishpeople..:--'We.have-seenyoudomorethanthis.By thepowerofyoureloquence,bytheenergyofyour-conduct.,,andbythegeniusof yourleadership,'youhave,galvanized-great'people-intoheroicaction,rarely a- equalledandneverexcelledinthehistoryofwarfare. 7 Youhaveconsistentlyupheldtherightofmenandnationsfreelyto.order theirownaffairs,intheirownwaywithinthe.frameworkofinternational friendshipandgoodwill. To-dayNaziGermany,ledbyamanpossessed'by.the.pewerofevil,and corruptedbytheevilofpower,seeksto.crushallfreepeoples.Mankindmay wellbegratefulthat,hereBritain,afreeman,whobelievesintheultimate in poweroffreemen,hasbecome,the championofthehostsoffreedom. Itisahighdestinywhich,intherealmofeithercivilorinternational strife,linksthenameofanypublicmanwiththe.savingofhiscountry..Ofyou, MruChurchill,historywillrecordthat,.by.yourexampleand yourleadership,you helpedtosavethefreedomoftheworld,r- --■If.’ . ''.‘’CANADA’SENTRYINTO'WAR." IN. CanadaisproudofherpositioninthesisterhoodoftheBritishCommon- * wealthsButthatpositionandthathadotherbeenlacking, association,reasons wouldnothavesufficedtoCanadaintoEuropeanOurswasauto- bringawar..-no matic.responsetosomemechanicalorganisationofEmpire./Canada’sentryinto ’warwasthedeliberate.decisionofafreepeople,bytheirownrepresentatives, inafreeparliament.1■ ’ •" Canadais.anationofthenowworld*As.a.nationof-the.newworld,we . placedourselves freelyat.Britain’ssidebecauseBritain’scausewasthecause offreedom,notinthisislandalone,notintheBritishEmpirealone,.notinthe oldworldalone,buteverywhereintheworld.Lincoln,inhisday,sawthatthe UnitedStatescouldnotsurvivehalfslaveandhalffree.Like-wise,the Canadianpeoplehaveclearlyseenthatthe.world'ofto-daycan-notlong-continue halfslaveandhalffree.ErePolandwasinvaded,wehadcome-toas see,you hadcometosee,thatNaziGermanybepnhadmaddenedbythepoisonoftheevil doctrinesofraceandofforce;thatthelustandpassionofherrulerscouldbe satisfiedonlybythebloodandsoilandtreasureofherneighbours.■Wewerewell awarethat,ambitionfeedingop,.ptselfwouldsteadilygrow.We-sawthatifHitler WasSuccessful'inhisimmediateaims,thewhole'worldwouldsoonbethreatenedby theunlimitedambitionofevilmen,-and'bythemightof;thegreatestmilitary machine*he-worldhaseverknown. Whenyou,inBritain,'determined'to.opposethisgrowingdanger,we,in Canada,werewithyoufromthestart.Likeyou,wesawthefollyofwaiting passivelyforourturntocome.Wewillbe-with'youtotheend. WearefightingtodefenddemocraticandChristianideals.Webelieve thateverythingwhichfreemenvalueandcherish,,onthisside,ofthegrave,is inperilinthiswar.Therightofrichand.tibetreatedasmen; *.men.,poor, therightofmentomakethelawsbywhichtheyshallbegoverned;therightof mentoworkwhere theywill,theywill;rightat-whattheofwomankindto.the serenityandsanctityofthehome;theright-ofchildrentoplayinsafetyunder peacefulheavens;therightofoldimenandwomentothetranquillityoftheir sunset;therighttospeakthetruthinourhearts.;,therighttoworship,in ourown way,theGodinwhomwebelievec /When -3- Whenwar cane,Canadadidnothesitate*ButIamboundtosaythatour resolveandourdeterminationhavebeenstrengthenedbyyourmagnificent endurance*WehavebeendeeplymovedbytheexampleoftheKingandQueen sharingthedangersandsorrowsoftheirpeople.Wehavebeenstirredbyyour voice,PrimeMinister,soundingthebattleoxyofhumanity.But,aboveall,we havebeeninspiredbytheundauntedcourageandunshakenfaithwithwhich millionsof-ordinarymenandwomenhavefaceddestructionanddeath.We,in Canada,cannotallshareyourdangers,butweareproudtoshareyourburdens. Wearedeterminedtosharethemtotheutmostofourstrength. ' ' ..•CAMPA?SWAREFFORT•.*cverthecabin. "Finally,therewasaloud,bangbelowus.Apuffofsmokewhisked fromunderneaththestarboardwingintotheslip- streamandvanished. Ifeared,thehad enginehadbeenhit.Butthebangafamiliarsound,and. afteramomentIplaced,itasbeing verylikethenoiseofabursttyre. SoIguessedawheel-tyrehadgone,whichwasnotseriousatthatmoment. "Ourpilotisfamousforhisevasivewhichhe action,practiceson iverypossibleoccasion.Hegotachanceto carryitoutinearnestwhen theHunmadelastefforttodoun.TheHudsondid adesperatebringus everythingbutloop-the-loop.Allarticlesthatwerenotclampeddown ’ ’took-offbythemselvesand.begantofloataroundthecabin. "Acamera,abonofdiscuitsandabottleofmilkweresuspend.edon alevelwithmyhead.Thisphenomenonofevasiveactionisastounding. Itiscausedwhentheaircrafthurtlesdowntothe’deck’soswiftly thatarticleswhichhavebeenthrowntowardstheroofneverhavetimeto reachthefloor,butcontinuetofallwiththeaircraftuntilitsspeed ischecked.Thentheyhitthefloorwithawallop. "Thecamerawasthecraziestofthe.’floating’articles.Iwatched itwallowaboutuntilithitthegunneracrackonthehead.Hegota ;adshock,ashethoughthehadbeenstruckbyabullet. "TheHunhadhad.enough.Therewerebitsshotoffallpartsofhis aircraft.Hefledintoacloudand.wecould,notfinishhimoff.Afterwards heardhimdoubt weovertheradioappealingtohisbaseforhelp,butwe ifhelprea.chedhimintime. "Webroughttheday’sproceedingstoaclosewhenthepilotmadea ■vizardlandinginspiteofthebursttyre,andwewereabletowaveaway ” thewaitingfire-engineandtheambulance. I+/V/L&-fro,11 NOTFORPUBLICATION,BROADCAST,ORUSEONCLUB TAPESBEFORE003.08.5.T.,ONFRIDAY,sthSEPTEMBER1941 EXPENDITUREONMILITIACAMPS w TheReportofthePublicAccountsCommitteejustpublishedshouldbethefinal chapterinthehistoryoftheMilitiaAccommodationtowhichconsiderableattention hasbeenpaidintheHouseandinthepressforthepasttwoyears. Criticismhastakentwomainlines.Firsttherehavebeenspecificallegations ofparticularmalpracticesonthepartofcontractorsandothers.Thosespecific allegationshavebeeninvestigatedfromtimetotime,andrecentlywerereviewedby Mr.JusticeGavinSimondswhoinhisreporttothePrimeMinisterstated:- "Myfirstconclusioninregardtoallthesechargesisthatthe Departmentpromptlymadetheproperenquiriesandobtainedexplanations whichappearedtothemsatisfactory.Iwasimpressed,asIthinknoone whoreadsallthedepartmentalfilescouldfail tobeimpressed,bytheway ininthe which,even exactingconditionsof1939and1940,allegationsre- flectingonthehonestyofcontractorsorofficialsweretakenupandprobed. MysecondconclusionisthattheDepartmentwerewelljustifiedindetermining thatnofurtheractionshouldbetakeninregardtothechargesinquestion,'’ Secondlytherehavebeenallegationsofextravaganceandwasteandofestimates grosslyexceededcontractsplacedthe primarilyduetothefactthatthewereon basisofcostplusfee.TheSelectCommitteeonNationalExpenditureissueda reportonthisquestioninFebruary,1941andasaresultofamisreadingofthat reportithasbeenwidelyassertedthatMilitiaCampsestimatedtocostsome £20,000,000actuallycost £80,000,000. ThiswasnotthecaseandwasnotstatedtobethecaseintheSelectCommittee’s Report.ThePublicAccountsCommittee’sReportpointsoutthatanestimateof £20,000,000waspresentedtotheHouseinJuly,1939forthecostofMilitiaaccom- modationnecessarytocarryouttheprovisionoftheMilitiaTrainingAct1939;and thatagainstthatEstimatetheactualexpenditurechargedinthe1939accountsandto bechargedinthe1949accountswas £22,730,860,andthatonlyacomparativelysmall amountremainedforfinalsettlemente TheEstimateof£20,000,000andtheexpenditureofmillioncoveredaccom- modationof(whether allkinds speciallycampsinandbuiltorextensionstobarracks) ancillaryservicesrequiredformilitiamencalledupundertheMilitaryTrainingAct, Withinthesetotalfigurestheexpenditureonspeciallybuiltcampswassome £16,000,000againstanestimate,calculatedonaroughbasisof£l5Oahead ? of £7,500,000.Thedifferenceof£8,500,000wasduetovariouscausesincluding additionalworksandbuildingsnotincludedintheoriginalestimate,toextracosts oflabourandmaterialandgenerallytotheurgentneedforspeed. thewholethePublicAccountsCommitteeconcludes:"Your Reviewingposition, Committeeopinion areofexpenditurethat Militiacampstheonwasnotexceptional whencomparedwithothercasestheyhavereviewedofworksservices where urgencywas thedominantfactor"1desirethattheseoccasionsshouldbeasfewas , thoughthey possible,andaregladtolearnthatinthelightoftheexperienceofthemilitia forimprovedsupervisionandhaveadopted camps,theWarOfficerecognisedtheneed variousrecommendationsmadeaccordingly. ItshouldbeaddedthatthePublicAccountsCommitteeconsiderthatunderthe innotavailabletoplacethese conditionsofurgencyprevailing1939therewastime contractson anyotherthanoncostplusfixedfeebasis. ——oob- WAROFFICE .No#16 MIDDLEEAST.WARCOmqUB ThefollowingOfficialCommuniqueissuedfrom wa.sCairo,today, Thursday,September4,1941:-•" . LIBYA.AtTobruk,theenemycarriedouttwoair-bombingandonemachine- gunningattacksduringtheday.Nodamageisreported#Severalfires observedintheenemypositionsarebelievedtohavebeencausedby ourownbombers# IntheFrontierareaattemptedlow-flyingmachine-gunningattacks resultedinlosstotheenemyandnodamageorcasualtiestoourselves# WAROFFICE • 4/9/41 >» - «-Ti,»l No*17 *1*1•■■-»W . (NOTtobepublishedorbroadcastorusedonclubtapes UNTIL0050B.S.T.ERIDATSHISEEEEffIER,1941; ■■ TheKinghasBeenpleasedtoapiorovethatSirSidnejrAbrahamsbe swornofHisMajesty’smosthonourablePrivyCouncil.SirSidneywill beeligibletositontheJudicialCommitteeoftheCouncil. 10,DowningStreet,5.’7.1» note. SirSidneyAbrahamswasChiefJusticeofUgandaProtectorate,1935-34; ofTanganyikaTerritory,1954-36;andofCeylon,193&untilhis retirementin1939* - X A.9.U.-No*18 NOTTOBEPUBLISHEDOHBROADCASTORUSEDONCLUBWESUNTIL r«l.aO»■*■--Mfc*■*—l»I*fcr*W•»T*.Wi'.ri—W*i»i'«i--*lW«=—•* i.I*■■»Wl„*.i>i- OOojO,B.S.T*FRIDAY,sthSEPTEMBER,1941. TheKinghasbeenpleasedtoapprovethenominationoftheRight Reverend.RichardGoddreyParsons,D.D.,Lord.BishopofSouthwark,tothe BishopricofHereford,inplo.eeoftheRightReverendCharlesLisleCarr,D.D,, whoisresigningonSeptember30;oftheReverendWilliamWilsonCash, O.B.E<>,DcSvOc,D.D.,GeneralSecretarytotheChurchMissionarySociety, f PrebendaryofWeldlandinSt.Paul’sCathedralandChaplaintoHisMajesty, totheBishopricofWorcesterinplaceoftheRightReverendArthurWilliam Thcr.isonDD<>,whoisresigningSeptember50;oftheReverend Percwne,feon FrankRussellBarry,D.5.0.,D.D.,CanonandSub-DeanofWestminster,Rector ofSt*JohntheEvangelist,Westminster,ChaplaintoHisMajesty,to’the and. BishopricofSouthwellinpla.eeoftheRightReverendHenryMosley,D.D.,who resigned,onSeptember2;andoftheRightReverendNoelBoringHudson,D.5.0., M.C.,M*A.,SecretarytotheSocietyforthePropagationoftheGospelin ForeignParts,AssistantBishopofSt.AlbansordHonoraryCanonof St.OswininSt.AlbansCathedral,totheBishopricofNewcastleinplaceof theRightReverendHaroldErnestBilbrough,D.D.,whoisresigningon OctoberI<. ThesenameswillcomebeforetherespectiveChaptersinduecoursein •accordancewiththeusualprocedure* TheKinghasalsobeenpleased,toapprovetheappointmentofthe ReverendEricMilnerMilner-Wlutc,D.5.0.,M.A.,Chaplain,FellowandDean ofKing’sCollege,Cambridge?and.CanonandPrebendaryofBiggleswadein LincolnCathedral,totheDeanexyofYork,vacantbythedeathoftheVery ReverendHerbertNewellBate,D.D. 10r DOWNING-STREET,S.W.I >:l9 ROYALAIRFORCEAWARDSNo;2&0 k*M>Bulletin4933(issued4/9/41)* Correctiontopage1♦ -ActingFlightLieutenantB.FIWCANE,D.F.C., N0:452(R,»A«A.Fe )Squadron,andnotR,C,AF. e asissued. 4..9AVr..2.V TheMinisterofInformationwasasked,ataPress Conferenceheld,todaywiththeAssociationofAmerican CorrespondentsinLondonwhethercriticsoftheusemade ofthematerialprovidedtoGreatBritainbytheLeaseand J,icndBillcouldconetoEnglandtoseeforthemselveswhat ishappening. Thequestion'wasalsoaskedwhetherLeadersofthe IsolationistMovementwouldbegivenfacilitiestoconeto England* TheMinisterreplied;- ”1gladlyacceptthesuggestionthatMembersofthe CongressoftheUnitedStatesof/meric?.shouldcometo Englandandmaketheirownenquiriesintotheusethatis beingmadeofmaterialprovidedundertheLeaseandLendAct. "TheindependenceofCongressmenoftheUnitedStates cannotbeceiledintoquestionbythefactthattheBritish Governmentwillprovidethemwithfacilitiestoseeallthey wanttosee,shortofmilitary,navalendairsecrets,ofwhat ishappeninginEngland.Theywillcomeherewithoutthe slightestobligationtotheBritishGovernment. "Weandthey,thankGod,liveinfreecountries,and\reall wanttoliveinaworldwherefreedomofexpressionisnot onlyallowed,butencouraged.ForthisreasonIparticularly welcomeavisittoEnglandbyMembersoftheCongressofthe UnitedStatesofAmerica.whoaredoubtfuloftheusewehave madeofhelpgivenusbytheUnitedStates,ordoubtthe sincerenessofourdesiretofreetheWorldfromwarand'want* /’’American -2- ” AmericanCongressmenareparticularlyentitled,toseewhatis happeninginEngland.TheirarrangementsforhospitalitytoEnglish MembersofParliamentarefargreaterthananyhithertoconferred,by GreatBritain.Icar. provethisfrommyownexperience.Afewyears agowhenIwasinWashington,Iasked.SenatorByrneswhetherIcould, have'aplaceinthe’GallerytolistentoaDebateintheSenate.He said,”oh,No.EnglishMemberofParliamenthavearight You,asan tositwiththeSenators.”Ivzas,tomyinfinitegratification,placed inthemiddlethe ofSenators,whocertainlyunderstoodcutandthrust oftheDebate*TheSenatorswereengagedinabriskcontroversy. Nonequestionedmyrighttobeamongthem.NorwillanyoneinEngland questiontherightofcriticsofEngland,whoareMembersofthe CongressoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,cominghereinordertogive theirfrankopinionofhowwearemakinguseofthematerialsentus bytheUnitedStatesofAmerica.” MINISTRYORIWOKLITTON **No,23. Thefollowingnewsitemshavebeentakenfromthe DieZcitung(theAntiNazinewspaperprintedinLondon) of September4,1941• Oslo’semptyCattleMarket AsignificantpictureofthemeatshortageinNorwaycausedbythe GermanoccupationisgivenbythesalesinOslo’sCattleMarketinduly thisyear,comparedwithJuly1940 •(FiguresinbracketsareforJuly 1940)cattle257(744),calves259(3602),pigs358(2493),sheep1(13&4)» TheSwedishpaperHandelsfrom TidningreportsNorwaythatthefood problemisgrowingworsedaily.Itiscalculatedthatthisyear’sharvest willbehalfthenormal* GreekBanksunderGermanInfluence AccordingtotheBerlinBank-Archiv,theBerlinBankshavefollowed theGermantanksintoGreecejustastheydidintotheothersubjugated countries.TheDeutscheBankhassecuredadecisiveinfluenceoverthe BanquoNationaledeGroce,whichisthelargestbankingconcerninGreece. Theagreementbetweenthesetwobankshasbeenmadeintheformofakindof ’TreatyofFriendship’,thisenablestheDeutscheBanktoparticipatein everybankingtransactioninwhichtheGreekbankisconcerned, ThesecondlargestbankinGreece,theBanqued’Atheneshascomeunder theinfluenceoftheDresdnerBank,Themajorityofthecapitalofthisbank isinthehandsofGreekswhoresideabroad. EvenItalycollectssheepskins AsinRumaniaadecreehasbeenissuedinItalyconfiscatingallsheep andgoatskinsformilitarypurposes*Theownersofsuchskinsarcobliged togivethemupwithinamonth. TheintensiveinteresttakenbytheAxisinsheepskinsshowsthata wintercampaigninRussiaisnowthoughtunavoidable* Raciallyinferiormusic The’DeutscheZeitung’intheNetherlands publishesanarticlebythe GermanpianistEllyNey.She protestsagainstputtingmusicofGerman composersonthesame programmeasthatof’raciallydifferent’music. TheoonductorwhoconductsonthesameeveningMozartandTschaikowski thathedoesnotunderstandthegenuinelyGermanmusicofMozart. proves FinallyEllyNeyviolentlyattackssuchconductorswho"withpompousSlav musicstriveforpersonalsuccess*Suchamusiciantherebyshowsthathedoes notunderstandhisprofession*” I.iINISTRXOFINFOmTION ++++++++++++ 4-2*M.- ~No.24*. AirMinistryBulletinNo.4957 AirMinistryNewsService TWOIN30SECONDS r»->afc.T»91■■iiW.—IXJ«UW-«W-ii ■<*■-Will.i■ A25year-oldSouthAfricanspitfirepilotshotdovmtwo outofthreeMe.109B’swithinahalfminuteofeachotherover theChannelatlunchtimetoday.Thenheflewbacktohis basetolandonly20minutesafterhehadtakenoff. 1 ThepilothadgoneuponpatrolandsawthreeMos flyingbelowhim.Here,inhisownwords,iswhathepponed next. "Idivedandfiredatoneofthem.Withinasecondhe belcheda.cloudofblacksmokeandthenjustwenttopieces- blewupinfrontofme. "Asfragmentsfelltowardsthesea,Iswungroundto the attackothers,buttheleaderhalfrolledanddivedaway the intothehazeandthethirdMeclxibodasthoughtotryto attackme. "IopenedfireasIturnedtowardshim,andrightaway histailflewoff.Heflickedoverand.startedspinningdown outof.controltowardsthehaze. "Ifollowedhimdowntoabout5,000feetand,asitwas obviousthathecoulddonothingtosavehimself,Idecided tocomehome* "Iradio-telephonedtoba.sewhathad.happened*Iwas'very excited.Thecontroller’svoicecamebackatme- ’that’s ” allright,laddie,comehomeand.buymehalfapintofbeer.’ 4/9/41- No.34. AirMinistryNo.4962. AIRMINISTRYCOM.UNIQUE TheRoyalAirForcerenewedtheoffensiveoverNorthernFrancetoday inmorefavourableweather. Blenheimbomberswerestronglyescortedbyfightersinattackson anindustrialplantatMazingarbe,nearBethune,andonthedocksat Cherbourg.Atbothplacesbombswereseentohitthetargets. Ourfightershadmanycombatsanddestroyednineenemyfighters;two otherswereshotdownbyoneofouraircraftonpatrol,makingatotalof 11enemyaircraftdestroyedduringtheday. AFortressaircraftbombedthedocksatRotterdam. IntheseoperationsourlossesweresevenfightersandoneBlenheim bomber. WAROFFICEORDERS No.36issuedon4thSeptember,1941 PART111 HOMEGUARD TheundermentionedmembersoftheHomeGuardtobeappointedasfollows: TobeLt.-Col.andSecondinComd.toZoneComdr.: JohnLeslieWeston,C.8.E.,D.5.0.,(Hon.Brig.,ret.pay),(Col.,Res.ofOff.), 17thJuly1941. TobeCols,andGroupComdrs.: Lt.-Col.E.F.DuSautoy,T.D.,fromBn.Comdr.,istMay1941. Maj.G.Elwell,M.C.,T.D.,fromCoy.Comdr.,24thJune1941. TobeLt.-Col.andSecondinComd.toGroupComdr.: Lt.-Col.D.G.Kydd,M.C.,fromBn.Comdr.,7thMay1941. TobeLt.-Cols,andZoneMedicalAdvisers: SirErnestWilliamCharlesBradfield,K.C.1.E.,0.8.E.,(Maj.-Gen.,ret.Ind.Medical Service),June1941. ist JamesMacpherson,(2ndLt.,lateGordons),istJune1941. GeorgeMackie,D.5.0.,T.D.,M.D.(Edin.),(Lt.-Col.,lateT.A.Res.),4thJuly1941. TobeLt.-Cols.andBn.Comdrs.: ArthurRiggEdwards,(Maj.,lateR.A.),21stJune1941. Lt.-Col.B.Montgomery,fromSecondinComd.Zone,17thJuly1941. Maj.F.P.Martin,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,istFeb.1941. Maj.J.T.James,T.D.,from.Coy.Comdr.,istMay1941. Maj.M.H.Davies,M.C.,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,7thMay1941. Maj.J.E.Cruickshank,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,istJuly1941. Maj.S.J.McAdden,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,16thJuly1941. Maj.W.G.K.Broome,D.5.0.,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,17thJuly1941. Maj.J.B.Park,M.C.,fromCoy.Comdr.,istAug.1941. Maj.K.W.H.Baker,fromSecondinComd.Bn.,7thAug.1941. Capt.N.J.Wenger,10thJune1941. Theundermentionedmembersresigntheircommns.intheHomeGuard Lt.-Col.andBn.Comdr.A.H.D.West,D.5.0.,17thJuly1941. Lt.-Col.andBn.Comdr.H.S.Martin,T.D.,7thAug.1941. A.N.FLOYER-ACLAND, Lieutenant-General, MilitarySecretary. EGjWt9893/8i66/gS2S25004/9/41C.P.C.1367 Thursday> MINISTRYOFINFORMTI0N*- au.ff