6/7/40 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION .!i...1t~Y_S_ _!Lg._&)~--~-T I N No. 20 Pl§~Q§~_QE'_~~? FRUIT The Ministry of Food is making arrangements to avoid wn.ste of surplus fruit grown in allotments and private gardens. Local organisations are being set up to enable this surplus to be passed into general consumption either in its raw state or in the form of jam or bottled i.'ruit o; As already announca'J ~ the National Federation of Women1's Institutes has set up, and will operate, local presexving depots in rural areas in England and Wales. In Scotland the Ylomen's Rural Institutes are making similar arrangements. In town and suburban areas Surplus Fruit Disposal Committees will be set up by the Chairmen of the Lo~al Focd Control Cormnittees with the assistance of local voluntary organisationso Where possible these Connnittees will make preserving arrangements eimilar to those of ·c:ie Women1 s Institutes. If suoh arrangements are not considered suitable to 'che circumstances of any particular district, the Surplus. Fruit Disposal Conunittee may~·· 1. Arrange for the surplus f'I".1it to be sent to local hospitals, orphanages, schools 7 comm~;:ial feeding centres, or similar institutions to be p.;:>oeessed as jam or bottled fruit for the benefit of the i?:IDJates o 2. Arrange for the surplus p:-od.uo e to be colle¢ted and sold to the wholesale or retail t rade f or the benefit of the grower. 3. Arrange for the surplus f~.:-t,lit to be sold or given to private. persons who will under-calm to p:::-eserv-e it in their own homes; a special allowance of 2 lbo sugar per ration book wili be available after 8th July, as already ann amced. 4. Where none of the foregoing methods is practicable, arrange with the owner of the fruit for it to be preserved on his O"tl.n premises, on thG understanding that the Ministry rray purchase the product at a prioe which will cover the value of the fruit and the cost of preserving. Where additional sugar is r equired. for purposes(l) and (4) a'bove, permits will be issued by the Local Food. Office on the recommendation of the Surplus F:rui t Dlisposal Committee on the basis of three-quarters of a lb. of sugar per lb. of fruit for jam making or one-fifth 0£' a l bo of sugar per lb. of fruit for bottling. Additional sugar where necessa:r·y will. also be made available on the same basis for processing conducted at co-operativ.9 depots by the Women's Institutes or Surplus Fruit Disposal Committeesc In all cases a written undertaking to carry out the work of preserving 'rl.11 have to be gi ven by the recipient before any permit for additional sugar t;e issued. -Minis~ry-2£..!'22.£ M.o.I. l Merchants and farmers are not ified that the prices of home-grown wheat and oats recently announced by the i\'T.:i.~1ister of Agriculture are those which will operate in the coming season. They are not at present effective, and until Orders are made to bring them into operation all sales are subject to the conditions of the existing orders, namely the Home Grown Oats (Con~rol and Maximum Prices) Order (s.R.O. 117 of 1L940) and the Wheat (Prices) Order (S.R.O. 1527 of 1939). The prices laid down in these orders must not bE; exoeeded,. When any new orders are made which affect the price of home-grown cereals they will be publicly announced. Ministry of Food. M.o.I. 2 / M.o.r. NEWS BUIJ.ETIN No;,20. -Page 2. DAPORT OF ONIONS. Importers of onions with established businesses in the ports of London, Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, L1verpool, Newcastle or Hull who wish to be considered for inclusion in the panel of agents appointed to sell shipments of these vegetables consigned to the Ministry of Food are invited to make immediate application to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Branch, Ministry of Food, St, John's College, Oxford. Applicants should submit particulars of their onion imports from Spain during the year ended 31st December, 1935, and from all other countries during the year ended 31st August, 1939. These particulars should include quantity in hundredweights and country of origin, Before appointment, applicants will be required to satisfy the Ministry that they have been importers in accordance with the following definition: "The importer is deemed to be the firm in whose name the entry for clearance through customs has been made, unless the firm passing the entry does so in its capacity as forwarding or other agent on behalf of the actual purchaser or salesman, in the first instance after landing, when such a purchaser or salesman may be deemed to be the importer." Ministry of Food, M:,O,I. 3. NEWFOUNDLAND GUNNERS. Men of the Heavy Newfoundland Artillery, arrived to-day and were welcomed by the Mayor of the port at which they landed and by the Newfoundland Trade Commissioner, Mr. D.J. Davies, --Dominions and Colonial Offices, Press Section. M.O.I. 4, 6/7/J+O M I N I S T R Y; ,0 If I N F 0 R M A -T :i; .-0 NI N E W S B U L L E T I N No. 21. L.D.V. UNIFORMS. The War Office announces that one 3uit of denim overalls will be issued to each Local Defence Volunteer. The issue will be made through A:rmy Ordnance as and when available. Cases have been noted recently of clothing finns advertising offers to provide these unifoms. No local arrangements for their supply through private finns will be permitted. War Office. M. ocL ~.z. FIELD GLASSES -NOT LETTERS -WANTED. Members of the public who a.re responding to the Minister of Supply's appeal for field-glasses are asked not to write letters about offers they are able to make. They can give valuable help by sending their glasses to the Chief Inspector or .Armaments, Garland Road, Plumstead, S.E.18, securely attaching a label stating the owner's name and address and whether the glasses ~re offered as a gift or for sale~ For those that are sent for sale, a fair price will be offered. The field-glasses are required to meet "a special and urgent need for service use". They should be of 628 magnification and by reputable makers. Ministry of Supply. M.o.h..2..;._ THE ARANDORA STAR It was learned in London today that there is no truth whatever in the report that there were any Class C. internees on board the .Arandora Star. War Office (Not to be quoted) M.o.b~­ NOTICE TO IMPORTERS No. 81. --CO'ETON YARN. In future import licences for cotton yarn vdll be issued on the advice of the Cotton Control. i\pplications for licences should be completed in duplicate and should be addressed to the Cotton Control, Blackfriars H0use, Parsonage, Iv.fanchester,3. (notwithstanding the direction at the top of the fonn, :that it should be sent to the Import Licensing Department). Forms of application may be obtained from the Import Licensing Department or from the office of any Collector of Customs and Excise. Import Licensing Department, Board of Trade. M.o.I. 7~ GIFTS FROM .AFRICA Appreciation has been expressed by the Imperial Govern~ent of a gift of £65 to the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund from the native employees of the Globe and Phoenix Gold Mining Company, Northern Rhodesia, and for £300 given by three West Indian residents of the Gold C0ast for the prosec~tion of the war Dominions and Colonial Offices. Moo.~§.!.._ RE-REQISTRATION FOR RATIONED FOODS. There are great numbers of careless and thoughtless people who received their new ration books many days ago but who have not yet registered \vith their retailers for the new rationing period beginning on Monday next, July 8th. They should register at the very first opportunity. If they leave it until the end of the week, they will only have themselves to blame if they have to wait a long time for the shopkeepers to attend to them. They must fill in all details on the coupon pages and the inside front cover of the ration book before talcing it to the shops. All housewives should remember that theyoan help to save 450 tons of paper if they put aside the old ration book for collection with clean waste paper. Old ration books must no:r-be burnt or thrown in the dustbin. --Ministry of Food~ ~b..JJ~. £!· O. I. NEWS BULLETJN NO. 21-Page 2 :INCREASED PRICES FOR EGGS The Minister of Food has made an Order increasing the maximum price of each category of home produced eggs by 3d. per dozen f·rom July 8th. The net maximum prices will be:­ Category I A-. Eggs graded so that no egg shall s. d weigh less than 2.3/16 ounces ..... 2. 9 per dozen Category I B. Eggs graded so that no egg shall ti ti weigh less than 1.7/8 ounces .. . .. :r • 6 Category I C. Eggs graded so that no egg shall 11 ti weigh less than 1.5/8 ounces •• • • • 2 • 3 II 11 Category I D. Ungraded ......•.....•..... (.. ...•••• 2. 0 The Order also provides that in any proceedings under the main Order in respect of an alleged deficiency of weight the Court may disregard any incon­siderable deficiency in the weight of a single egg, and may take into consideration whether there is a deficiency in the weight of other eggs forming part of the same lot sold or delivered by the defendant (or in his possession for the purpose of sale or delivery) on the same occasion. A consequential increase has also been made in the maximum prices for Eire eggs by an Amendment of the Eggs (Maxim'lIDl Prices) (No.4) Order. From July 8th the ninximum prices for these eggs will be:­ Eire Fresh Eggs Maximum ..Prices on a S1:~-1 e bl an ~porte_E. s. d Minimum weight 15 lb. per 120 eggs 18. 6 per 120 eggs s ••• 0 ••••••••••• II 11 11 Minimum weight 12 lb. per 120 eggs 9••••• 4 ••••••e•• 16. 0 Maximum Wholesale Prices 11 II II ~ .Minimum weight 15 lb. per 120 eggs ............... 19. 6 II II II 'I} ••••••••••••••• Minimum weight 12 lb. per 120 eggs 17. 0 Maximum Retail Prices Minimum weight 22t ounces per 12 eggs ••••••••••••• 2. 3 per doz. 0 11 II Minimum weight 112 oUhces per 12 eggs ••••••.•.•••• 2. -Ministry of Food M.o.r. io 6/7/40 ,-No.1. Surprise has been expressed at a statem~nt alleged to have been made to the press today by M. Baudouin, Foreign Minister of the Bordeaux Government. \Vhen, contrary to the solemn undertaking given by the Republic of France to her ally, Great Britain, the Bordeaux Government capitulated to Germany and Italy, it became from that moment the servant of those two powers. It has now become difficult to discover whether any statement issued either by M. Baudouin or by any other member of his Government is genuine or no~; but even assuming that this dishonourable statement emanates from him, it must be remembered that it can only have been made public by consent of the Bordeamc Government's German and Italian masters. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. Air Ministry Bull~tin No.1036 6/7/40. -No. 2•' AIR MINISTRY. COMMUNIQUE Enemy aircraft crossed the coast during the night. Anti-aircraft defences went into action. AIR AFFAIRS. 6/7L4oq·~ No~-3~ AIR MINISTRY BULLETIN 1037. AIR MINISTRY AND MI NISTRY OF HOME SECURITY COI\fiEUNI°QUE; . The enemy -aircraft which crossed the .coast during last night only penetrated a few miles in one district in the north-east. No damage or casualties are reportedo Early this .morning enemy aircraft dropped bombs on a town on the . south-east coast~ Damage was done to some nou~es. Only one . minor casualty is reported~ Our ,fighter aircraft engaged and shot down an enemy bomber. +++++++ AIR AFFAIRSe AIR MINISTRY BULLETIN No.1038. 6.7.40 No. 5~ Air Ministry News Service. ENEMY BOMBER SHOT DOWN. When bombs flashed past the nose of a Spitfire early .this morning the pilot knew where to look for a Heinkel 111 he had lost in a running fight. Lookirgup, he saw the enemy just above him. Pulling back his stick, he climbed into position and fired an 8-second burst. The Heinkel lurched sideways and disappeared into the cloud. Two Heinkels had been sighted by a section of Spitfires off the south~·sho:rtly after five a,m. they were doagin.g in and out of cloud 7,000 feet above the sea. The second Hcinkel was attacked and after several bursts the fighter pilot saw it dive into the sea. AIR MINISTRY. §LJL4o No. 7. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE JJmOUNCEMENT. - ~·-· LIFTING OF POT/~TOES. In view of the importance of ensuring that the potato crop for the current season nttains the maximum possible weight the Minister of !i.griculture nnd Fisheries has issued nn Order prohibiting the liftingof the variety Great Scot and nll main crop varieties (other than Doon Star) before 1st August, 19400 For Doon Star the date fixed is July 15th. Provision is made in the Order for the issue of licences by the appropriate County War Agricultural Executive Con~aittee in such cases as they think fit to allow the lifting of any of the varieties concerned before the specified dates. Although for practical reasons, it has been necessary to fix 1st August (for Doon Star 15th July) a.s the date for the purposes of the Order, it is hoped that. in order to create as large a reserve as possible of this essential food for the Winter, growers will; in fact, defer the lifting of their potato crops until the tubers attain their maximum weight. J The Order does not 'affect potatoes grown on allotments or in private gardens. The Secretary of State for Scotland is issuing an Order in similar terms with regard to potatoes grovm in Scotlando MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. AIR MINISTRY No. 1040 6/7/40 -No. 8 AIR MINISTRY COI:ii.HJTjIQUE. An enemy aircraft which crossed the North-East Coast of Scotland early this afternoon was shot into the sea by R.A.F. Fighters• .AIR i ilNISTRY. §il./_4_o___No_._9. BRITJlIN PLACES BIG ORDERS IN U.S. AND CAN.ADJl. It is announced by the Ministry of' Supply that big new orders fo~ war materials l~ave just been placed with the United States and C~1adian Governments. The orders amount to many millions of poundsand are by far the largest ever sent to America and Canada by the Ministry. They are for a wide variety of materials. The orders for Canada have been placed direct with the Canadian Government. The United States orders will be dealt with by the British Purchasing Mission in that country. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY. 6/J/40. -N,o. 10, P R E $..J?__JL..Q.-1..l. C :Bl, Reg1strat~,O}l un~e_r_the JL~tional Servi'ces (Armed Forces) Acts. The Ministry of Labour and Natio'nal Service announces:­ The provisional figures of those who registered to-day,Saturday, 6th Jul~r, 1940 ~ at the Local Offices of the Ministry of Labour and National Service were:­ England 264~609 Scotland 30;692Wales 15·,38I Total 310,688 Of the total the numbers provisionally registered as conscientious objectors were:­ England · 1,443Scotland 231 Wal~s .102 Total 1,779 This figu~e represents .57 percent of all those registering,and is the lowest so far recorded. The men required to register were those who reached the age of 30 during 1939, i.e. the 1909 class# The figures do not include (a) those who, because or. the distance of their homes from the Local Offi'Qe_, will be registering by post, (b) seamen and fishermen who may h.ave registered at Mercantile Marine Offices, and (c) :Persons unavoidably prevented f'rom :oo.gistering owing, :t'or example, to siolmeas or being at sea. The next I'egistri;ition under the National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1 will be held on Saturday, 13th July, 1940 when the 1908 class \i.e. men born in the year 1908) will be reQuired to register.. 6/7/40 -No 11 NEW CONTROL OF COMMUN..._ ICATIO_ .,. _i:-TS O:tillE...--R _ .. __.,... __ _.._._.......,~ Under a Statutory Rule and Order which h:::..s been in force for some time, the despatch by post of nevmpapers, books, documents, cuttings, maps, plans, sketches, drawings, blue prints , photographs, stamps and any goods or commodities· to certain countries has bee~ prohibited, except under a Censoreb!pPermit, . The Defence Regulations huve recently been run.ended (S.R. & o. 1940/1134 dated 2nd July) so as to impose contr ol over conununications between ·· ·· Great Britain. n:nd Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man and to increase the:. · · powers of the officials at the ports to deal with documents and similar ·ri.rtieles carried by tro.vellers on -their persons or in their baggD.ge. . · · .~. <.... The ·Minister of Information has now made ri. ncw·coritroiof Comnrunications Order to give effect to the above and extending the list of countries affected, It will now be necessary to be in possession of a Permit to despatch by post . .. o.ny· of the acove-mentioned articles from Great Britain to Northern Ireland or from Great Britain or Northern Irel and .to Eire .or to the following countries :­ ". Afghanistan · Persia~ Cuif Ports of Bahrein, Andorra · Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat & Sharja .... Bulgn.ria· Portugal · China Rum..'mia Ruthenia Estonia Sn.n lfarino ..­ Finland Saudi Arn.bia ,-"I' ... France ....... ' " · Spain Greece Sweden Hungn.ry Svritzerland Iceland Tangier Iran Thai land (S.iam) Japan Tibet· Latvia Turkey Liberia Uni6ri t':if S'oviet Socialist Republics Lichtenstein Vatici:tn City .. ... L:i,thuania Yemen · ·'· Monaco Yogoslavia, or DXly dependencies of such territories or of Belgium, Denmark, Holland or Norway... ·This means that parcels, samples or packets. posted by any kind of post to any of 'these countries without a Censorship Permit will be refused if..hnnded over the counter at Post Offices, or vrill be returned to senders by the Censorship authorities if posted in letter boxes~ Ordinary letters, trn.de catalogues, trade oirculars, bills of account and receipts, and similar trade documents ar.e .ex~luded from the Order and.may be posted in1he ordinary way {except by' parcel post). Censorship Permits for postal matter will only be issued to the general public in .very exceptional circumstances when it is established th~t a · refusai would cause undue hardship. Censorship Fermits hmre: however 1 b.een issued to a large number of publishers, newsagents, stores n.nd shops throughout the country and additional Permits will be issued to meet requirements. All members of the public therefore, desiring to send newspapers &c. , goods and commodities to the affected countries should place an order with a newsagent or a shop or store in possession of the necessary Perrnit, and nrrange ;,i th them to despn.tch the articles in question on their behalfo -2­ The despat.M..or oon?eyann-e to the . :a:f'ieoted ~ountrie.s of psi.n.1*\ .. or.piotorial matt.er of any desoripti.an. inrlluding letters or memoranda · otherwise than by post, that is to say as freight or-on the per~ 'is also pl."O.bibited (with certain exceptions not applicable to the General. Public) unless a Cenaorship Fermit has been obtained or, in the case of documents oarrl..ed .. on the person,. they.a.re. approved by th.e offic~ at the Parts . after exami na ti.on. · · · In the ~ase of non-postal matter~ despa:tr,h or &-onveya.noe is also prohibited. from Great Britain or Northern Ireland ~o th~ Isle of Man. .. The above prohibition also applies as regards conveyanoe on the .person ~r in baggage into Greet Britain from NOrthern rre.J.B.na. am into ... Great Brita.in or Nartlier:n ...Ireland ·from Eire or i'roni the Isle of Man. '.. .. ' The new Ord.er is now in .operation for the despatoh to all · eountti.ea, e~ept Northern Ireland and Eire and the Isle of Ma.ri. As · · regards Northern Ireland,.Eire and the Isle of Man the Order will operate as from the..J5th July. Appli~.atian for Fermits .should be made by business hquses and. (in e;r:geptional cases) by members of the Public, to:-· ... The Chief Of'ficex-1 Pennit Branch, Aintree, Liveryoo11 9. In order to save themselves delay and inconvenience at .tbe Ports, intending travellers are strongly advised to apply for a Oensor;:ihip Permit for articles which they will carry on their person, or in their baggage, to any of the under-mentioned Travellers' Pennit Bureau:­ London: 80, Pall Mall, s.w. Liverpool: North House, North John Street. Glasgow: 10~, Hope Street~ The Statu '.;ory Rule a!1.d Order referred t.o above may be :pu:mha.sed from H.M.. Stationery Office, price 2d. ll{INISTRY OF INFORMATI_Qlh AIR MINISTRY -No. 1042. §iJ./40 No. 12. AIR MINISTRY AND MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY COMMUNIQUE. Several enemy aircraft flew over a toYm in South Devon to-day. A high explosive bomb caused a few casualties. Our fighter ~ir­craft and anti-aircraft guns engaged the enemy and drove them off. · AIR MINISTJlY J~QJJ.JJ~t~}-. _J_..'..'."___,__ )p_L}.~!: _6/7/40 No . 1_3-. Air ~A-~g__~_t_r1,T £Ts:_'Yfl~ _(J..~.;:~~:-~-~~? FOR SUNDAY PA}!;.;B.8 P'LJE.LICATION. NOT '1'0 BE BROADCAST BE-FORE 9 a omc 7/7/40 On th.; cp0ning u.f the 1'i°OJ.'·l'fer.;i2n campaigns the Admiralty stated that minefielc1s haC:: ber:-;n ·J. e.~_.J. wi t>:i. ·11 spnej :'.:'j_ ea. o.reas in the Baltic and the Belts. S~Lncc t.llst declc-:.:.ratiou~ i1tysteI'y ha s curPounded these mining operations , and, in partiu~lar, the methods employed. With the exception of :J:'j:•~.::;r;:~snt :.."'~;f():rer:.~::es ~n the ncmt:caJ. press to German shipping losses 'n these a~ess, tl.le 2ame rnystGry has (to-a great extent) obscured the r esul ts o1.:-cain13tL Part of the ~tor~ can n0~ b~ ta~d. This wining in the Baltic has .been carried. cut -b;/ o~_ :ccJ.:·2.f't uf the Bornber Command 9 and the results, both in shij?pine:i J.ocsr::s n~:l :n tho gcm~;r•aJ. disorganj_sation to enemy seaborne tr8.ffi.c tn ttlosr; 2..-;_"'0ac; hn.ve been m.:tstar1d.in0 j }:11or cxamp~.FJ ;· :i.n tY1("J l)egj_nning of the N1rwegian campaign, our minelayins; a:Lrcraft ::-ia-r(~ bec::J. dc:Lng their worko As the size, numbep ana c.ensi t y of the: :Cie:i_r..'L:o inc:r·t.:as-.;d, the enemy's seafaring activities in those rc2:io:~1s were fac'.r.:; d wJ_ th wila t was at first a nuisance and rapicL:.y bec;"-:me a ·3::;:;_i:;_ o-:_rn per>).l against which the enemy is forced to exert a des~crate con~irmous effort. Minefields ~11ch Lhe o~emy have discovered by the loss of ships are heavily protcctc.~c. a,_;C::tinot f\~rthe:i:• v:LsLl;H of minelaying aircraft by anti-aircraft gu8.Pd. sh:!..ps 9 by s0ar-chlj_ghts 9 ba:!..loons 9 units of the Fleet and fast motor cra~t . Al) the effort he has been forced to make is however of li..ttlc~ .·nra:LL T:1·33C wntcrs lend themselves admirably to mining of this descr•iptiun~ am'\. as fast 2s he finds a way through any field, it is built up nsM~n. All t~e time varied and additional fields are l aid en uvcry main ~aviga~le route he can use. 'rhe distanc0s flowri h a•r:; ber.m enormous. One unit alone has exceeded a quarter of a mil:!.ion mllee. f1;;ring on this ta.slc, Naviga­tional and piloting skill of the :l:.;;;hcst ordeP have been callec1. for and the crews lrnve often haci to £'2.y to the extreme rangeG of thei:.• aircraft in order to conrolctc their task" Tc all this must be added the hazal.>ds c1 f wca-~her and the most concentratea. anc~ determined enemy defences. (over The results have naturally not been achiovet without loss to r:\Jrselves, but tho damage actual imc1 potential, matorial nnc1 moral, which has boon c1ono to the enemy by those operations is out of all proportion to such losses as we have incurred, In aciil.i tion to sus­taininJ; heavy shippinc~ losses, the enemy have boon compelled to provide defensive and mineswoeping forces on an over increasinJ · Scale: nnd perhaps most important of aJl the2;1G is tho incnlculnblc effect upon morale which this widc;ispro8.d ancl :.c.nccssant rnonaco must on0onder, So much for the Balt ic and the Bolts. Nearer homo, aircrai't of the Bomber Command, Fleet Air Arm, nnd Coastnl Command. have r1.calt as faithfully with the enemy's North Sea ports, estuaries nncl harbours. AIR AFFAIRS. t 6/7/49 -NO,. J.!t PRESS NO'l'IOE The following telegrrun y1as received by the Prime Minister on June 28th from Senor Jos~ Serrato, President of the Pro-Allies Oommittee in Uruguay: "In the name of Uruguay the Pro-Allies Committee wish to convey to you their profound faith in the destinies of demooraoy of which the British Empire is to-day the prine:lpo.l bulwnrk. To the lllc..'UlY glorious titles vr.i.th \'vhioh history has end.owed the Britis}\ nation we wish to add at this critical moment the most honourable of all: Hope of humanity and trustee of the faith of the civilized world•. Josb Serra.to, G.O.B., President. B. Superv:ielle and C.H. Hughes, Secretaireso" The following message vvn.s sent in reply by the Prime Minister: 11 Thank you so much for your kinO. message. Please tell the Pro-Allies Committee how touched I bD.ve been by its noble and heartening terms and how greatly I appreciate the spirit which inspired them to send it.. 11 FOREIGN OFFICE NEifS DEPARTlVIEN'.L' AIR MINISTRY No. 1043. 6/7/40 No. 15. AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE. Yesterday, bombers of the R. A.F. made daylight attacks on the Ge:rman aircraft factory at Deichshausen and the Dutch aerodromes of Waalhaven and Flushing. Two of our aircraft are missing. Last night our bombers again attncked the naval bases of Kiel ~nd Wilhelmshaven. Mnny bombs were dropped on the docks; on the construction basin at Kiel and the no.val storehouses at Wilhelmshaven. The docks atCllx:haven and Hamburg were also attacked and several fires were started. At Cologne, the railway junction was bombed. The Dutch aerodromes at Sch!l.pol and Texel were also attacked. One of our aircraft is missing. ------oOo------­ 6/U4o. -No. 16. EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ORDER. OY On July 5th the Miri.ister of Transport made an Ordor giving powor to Regional Cornmissioner__s to forbid the use of any class of vehicle on any road in their areas. The primaryobject of this Order is to prevent roads urgently required for military movements being blocked by non-essential traffic. The Government have to-day announced that, if there is an invasion, no private cars or motor bicycles will be allowed on the roads in the districts affected. Once this Order has been given, only private cars or motor bicycles which are engaged on services essential for the prosecution of the war, or the life of the community, may use roads within the forbidden districts. All other private cars or motor bicycles in the districts affected by invasion must be put out of action, and the parts removed nrust be handed over to authorities at placeswhich will be stated. If this Order is disobeyed drastic measures will be taken to enforce it. • MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. THE SOUTH COAST D:CFENC:-; AREA. -....-~·--~..-~-::.--..-..----------....--.--c-...-.;...­ 1'he Regional Commissioner of the Southern Rec:1on issuec"l.. the follovnn.:ri; statement to-d.ay: ­ Some misuncterstanc.ino; apJ?eo.rs to ho.ve arisen on account of the order made iJr escri11inc; a defence area on the South Coast. This ord..er was only made to facilitate the military precautions being taken. As an obvious measure of' security, steps a re beinc taken to prevent tourists ano. holid..ay-makers gatherinG in pl aces in VIhich a..efence measures are in ~orog1"ess. But these ste]1s ci.o not im11l;y that there is any intention ot evacuating the resident J)Opulation nor is it c-::.esired that resi c1.ents should. avacuo.te South Coast towns. On the contrar•y /1 the Government is anxious that i1eo"!)le should.. remain in their homes, 1_1articularly in a.efende a .. ports such as Por>tsrnouth anc:. Southam:pton. PeoDle in the defence apea can best nssist the def ence o:r the country b~l carryin.r~ on with their ordinary occupation. MINISTRY OF INFOPJvIATION. ~-..........,,.._.:.m...-..x:·--, ... ._... .... ._......-.... ~.-...........,,,___ ._._,, ""'~ . • .. 6/7/4o· -. No. 18• . i.~ •• IRAQ PETROLEUM CO.MP.ANY S'.l'AmMENT. ••' '• -' '"' • '' ,-I ,( '. 'The following stntcment was issued today by the Iraq:eetroleum Coritpuny~­ The :attention of' the II'aq Petroleum Company has been drawn to recent reports in the Press about the Company's operations. The Iraq Petro1eum Company wish to mnke it clear that the facts are as follows: Imrnediately after the entI'y of Italyinto the war the Company decided that it was necessary to restrict .their output. This decision was due to the difficulties o:t marketing crude 011,-_ having regard to the f'act that, owing to •transport and refining difficulties, a substantial part of the markets previously supplied were no longer available. -----..-----­ FO}@IGN OFFICE NEWS -DEPARTMENT. . . -. ~= . . . .~ ~j/_7f..4.~ -No. 19. \ I As a result of the British naval action against units of the French navy at Oran on July 3rd, the French Battlecruiser DUNICERQUE was damaged and driven ashore. The extent of the damage to this ship was not knmm, but it was considered essential that the ship should be in no condition to take· part in the War, in case she should fall under enemy control. After the engagement on Jul;y 3rd, Admiral Gensoul, Commanding the French naval forces at Oran, signalled that his warships were "hors de combat11 and that he was ordering the personnel to evacuate the shipso In view of this statement by the French Comnander, it was not considered necessary to give warning before carrying out further operations against the DUNKER0,UE. The French Battlecruiser was attacked this morning by aircraft of the Fleet Air Armo Six hits vre!'e obtained on the DUNKERQ,UE. Two of our aircraft failed to return. As this script is issued i '.1 c.dvance it should be checked by the actual. broadoasto THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN., Last Thursday in thA H0 UBe of' Conuuons the Prime H:i.nister in a mov-in.g and eloquent speech d.escr·ibr.:;1 the action which was ta.ken to prevent the French Fleet passing into the hn....,.ds of ou:.." euemies. It was a tragic necessity which compelled us when all persu~siorl. hacl proved una.va.iling to open fire on those who had so ""~tely been our comrades 5.n a.rmso '­ Every one of those who had to take this grievous decision felt the most intense reluctanoe but every one realised where their duty lay~ not only to our own people, but to the French also, and to all those who are now under the yoke of the Nms. If France is to r:i.s e again Britain must not fail. If Europe 'is to be free Nazism must be defeated" If the ornc\ :::·emaining citadel of liberty in Europe i'S to · be preserved~ its defen-lers mwJt not ~:,hriri!.<: from taking those actions which the­situation dem!l.nds. There was no doubt or h0sitn.tion -~)y DilY member of the Cabinet· cm:·this crucial decision. There was no doubt or hesitation in the response of the House .. of Commons to the Prime Minister: s .speechG The spontaneous demonstration ·or ·all.. the members howed more eloquently thon speeches could haV"e don'3 that the nation· ;is united and resolute in the support of the Government in its action, ~mor~ than thiso . It is resolved, as the Prime Minister sa:i.:1., to prosecute the war with the ·utmost vigour until the righteous purposes~ fo~· which vre have entered upon ::i.t, have been fulfilled. I am certain that .the Hous::; of' Commons truly reflected the spirit of ~he nation at this c"!':Ltico.1 -time. YTe .know that the British Commonwealth an.:'1_ Empire is now . standing alone and tba:t we :i.n trie hAa1·t of it shall soon be facing the full onslaught of our enemies~ I believe that we shall meet it with courage and defeat it in whatever form it may come. I ·.vas glad the other day to meet n..m from o·.,rerseas who are fighting alongside vri. th·us -i.n our hour of needo . I ain full 'of' confiderne in the men of the Navy~. the Army and the Air }'orce.. · Yesterday I was visiting some of our defences in a s0otor which is held by the men of the regimen-t; in which I se::·ved in the last.war~ I vras greatly encouraged. by seeing the work wh:.ch had been done and. by the bearing of our men• 1J:'hey will not fail us. Naturally, my thoughts turned to the last war. I recalled how when one was about to go into actions one had a certain calm of mind, a dedication to the immediate t2.sk~ In the vraiting time before zero hour, one1 s thoughts might ttirn. to the kind of world one hoped to see after the war1 but it was not worth while · · · '-'linking ·much of one..? .s .ovm part in ito Today it is not the f:igLting men alone but the whole nation which is viaiting for zero hour. We are engaged in total warfare against an enemy who will neglect no means of attaining his aim~ an enemy who in utterly ~thless in his methods9 He will fix the zero hour to suit himselfo I vn:mt us all to use the waiting time, be it long or short1 to the best possible advantage to our cause. I stress the point that all of us have to play our p2t:-;;, It is not easy for us in this country, which has been so long immune f:co::i :i.r.LVo:sion, to realise that we are all in it. · It hDs not been .easy to fit e-.,erybody .into the kind of service vrhich they wish, although much has been done} but there are duties which can be performed by all whatever '-w!leir occupation. \le have recently witnessea. the overthrow of a great nation -France. This was not brought about only by force of arms. It was caused very largely by the use of Hitler's other weapon, the destruction of the unity, confidence and morale of the people resulting in the Jlaralysis cf its will p0\7er at the critical time. This has always been his most cffectj:vo ·weapon. Nation after nation has been overrun because they were beguiled into a refusal to face facts. '.I'hey refused to understand the nature of the thing againdt wrdch they were fighting. Neutral States hoped that they would not be brought into the struggleo /A 2 A short-sighted idea. of seJ f v•pr eservo.tion prevented the essential unity of spirit of the civilised nations of 1:urope f :com being tro.nslated into aotion. That is why Y1e now face the barbarians a~one., But the sap~)ing of the un:i.ty of the \'lestern nations had its parallel in the disunity vr.i.thin the various States. Seotional interests were stimulated in order to destroy the power of resistance. Skilful i.ise mas ma.de of national differences by the Nazi propagandists, but not only of national differences. The Nazis were able to persuade some well-to-vdo people that they were the saviours of society ~gainst red revolution. They novi-seek.9 without the slightest possibility of success, to persuade the workers that they ara the frienas of the poor against the ruling classes. British workers are far too well informed as to the actual facts of Nazi rule to be deceived by this. They are well aware that the Nazis seek to impose on the . world a new ruling class themselves~ more brutal and more oppressive than a.n.y of which they have had experie1~e. Everyone of us is a fighter against this Hitler weapon. There is a phrase used a great deal now "Fifth columnists". I don't like it. I prefer the old­Cashioned word traitors. I do not think that there are many active traitors in this country. There are a few Bri.tish who have accepted the Nazi doctrine or the Nazi pay. There are no doubt a few foreigners who are pro-Nazi, though the vast majority of those in this ccuntry are here just because ·they have stood up against Nazi oppression~ · ' But there are people in this cO\ntry who unconsciously play the game of the fifth column -the gane of the traitorso Men and vmmen who talk defeatism, who sow distrust an:l clisunity, people v1ho believe that whatever happens they vr.i.11 be all right and will be allowed to carr y on their businesses.g people who are disloyal to~ the principles of freedom and democracy for which vie are fighting. Just as we have organ:i.sed the Local Defence Volunteers to deal vdth attacks from parachutists and the likej so every individual in ·the community ought to see to it that he strengthens the fortress of his soul against: the attack on morale, which is Hitler's great weapono Tilere is one particular phase of Nazi propagandawhlch I ·must mention. It e.ndeavours to represent Nazism as s omethiiig new·, young and vigorous, standing for the future against the past. It is nothing .of the kind. It is a reversion to the past, a reversion to ba.rbarism. Europe .has had to stand such attacks before. The battle of Britain will take its pl aoe in history with the battle of Ohalons when the Huns were defeated. In this battle of Britain we ~e fighting for our very existence, but we are fighting for something more. It has been the endeavour .of the Nazis to exalt and foster the lowest instincts of human nature, cruelty, greed and intolerance. We are fighting the battle of man's higher nature. . We shall not be unworthy of our cause. In the realm of the spirit we do not stand alone• . Everywhere the hearts c;_ all who care for liberty are with us. YTe are now holding the bridgehead of freedom. \I/hen we have defeated this attack ths rising forces of freedom in all lands will bring about the downfall of Hitler and the Nazi system. We know that the fight will be hard am the sacrifices great. . When the victory is won, it will be the duty of those who have to take up the task of reconstruction to be wo~thy of these sa.grifioes and to establish a free and peaceful Europe wherein all may enjoy those decencies and liberties which Naz~sm everywhere destroys. I.DRD PRIVY SEAL 1 S OFFICE"'­ Combined No, ~ WITH THE OBJECT OF ECOIJOl>IISil'ifG PAPER THE AIR l\.ITNISTRY EOREil'1G Mill EVENING ittfs L.i;;T'i'iIBS.ARE No-;; cm.J3J.1'3D. IT IS HEQ,u.i:STED TF..AT KOI>i'E OF THESE ITEMS Stl01JLD BE PUBLISHED BEFORE TI-ii: DATES IHDICATED nr THE RESPECTI VE SECTIONS. AIR Jv"illUSTRY 1VEEKLY l{E~vs LETTER. Note:-The information contained in this News Lotter may be used by the Press without acknowledgment.' If it is desired to refer to the Air NJ:inistry as the source of the information, the expression ar;1e Air l\~inistry announces is NOT to be used. ­ CONTENTS. SGction A. Items in this section are available for first publication in EVENING newspapers of Wednesday, July 10th, and in WEEIIT.Y newsJ?a:pers published on Wednesday and Thursday, July 10th and 11th. BALLOONS SAIL HOME FROM FRANCE. SHOT DO~TI'if, BOMBED, THEN TORPEDOED. A CONCRETE STAT~MENT. Section B. Items in this section are available for first _:ublication in MORl\J""ING newspapers of Friday, July 12th1 and in WEEKLY newspapers :published on Friday, July 12th. WATCHING AND WAIT ING IN SPACE. LIGHTNING AIR FIGHT. V.C.s OF THE AIR. \.,) A HEIJ\TKEL FIGHTS FOR ITS LIFE. AIR FORCE NEWS IN BRIEF• . Press and Publicity Branch, Air Ministry~ King Charles Street, Whitehall1 S.W.l. July 10th; 1940. BAI.J,OONS SAIL HOME FROM FRANCE. , b.i.JC i.Jtl...lJ..Uv!i~ i.i:um th~ fOI°.ll.lt:r nuUlOe:,i.J.6 balloon harI·age are t10.-hack in service in England, having drifted home across th&English Channel and made a safe landing in Kent. Witl'J sea trans:Port inevitably congested, the C .O. of the-barrage noted with relief that the wind was blowing from the south-east from France to England. Since an airborne p~ssage seemed the bal.l;oons' only chance of escape he gave the order for \.../their cab~s t~M cut. · The balloons accordingly drifted across the Channel. After being examined and given necessary treatment they are now again ready for service. Meantime the Boulogne balloon crew had been evacuated by sea. They, too, are safe. Many of the crew of thi s and other balloon squadrons operating in France had, however , narrow esca~es. The corporal of a balloon crew in the Havre barrage moved uis men one night to a dug-out belonging to a neighbouring Flight. Before morning his own dug-out had caved in. He could not explain why he had moved his men on that particular night. Another cor~oral reported 14 bomb craters within a radius of 30 yards of his balloon winch. Yet both balloon and winch survived. On the night before, the balloon had flown = 1 surrounded by six fires" which had been started within 400 yards of the balloon site by enemy incendiary bori1bs. When the Boulogne barrage was evacuated machine guns were left already firing in the at the last moment pos streets. sible. The Havre barrage also SHOT DO"im2 BOKBED, THEN TORPEDOED . A Pilot Officer of the R.A.F. Fighter Corm:nand has richly earned a rest as well as the D.F.C. just awarded to him. Having destroyed several enemy aircraft while patrolling over nath-west France, he was shot down himself and landed by parachute near a French coast resort. When he first saw the town it was intact. After his two days' stay there ­it dodging bombs and bullets;' -it was completely -w-recked. He then managed to secure a passage for England in a small naval vessel. With another pilot, since posted as missing, and an Army officer, he helped to man the ship's gun as the vessel was shadowed out of harbour by an_ enemy aircraft dropping flares. . Suddenly the ship was torpedoed at point-blank range• .,he Pilot Officer was blown into the water and struck a large piece of ~ood. The blow made both his legs useless. He managed , however, to cling to the wood, while a German motor-boat cruised round, her crew shooting survivors in the water. There had b6en two hundred on board the torpedoed ship. Twenty-four, including the Pilot Officer,. were later rescued by another English ship. Eight years ago the Pilot Ot':ticer pessod out of Halton as Lea c.ing Fitter of his year. At the beginning of the lf&r he we~. a . ._;ergeant :pilot. Now, having won his Commission and h~s pfr.e. within a few months, he is having a rest in hospital -"bruised Q.11 over;:, as he says. ' . ... ---~--"" r The stop outside hoadquarters at a ·Fightcr Conmand station in the south of England bcce.m:o '.'.TOrn, and it was decidGd to put a nGw concroto step in its :placo. Worknen caraG along and made a nEiw sto:p of cement. "-Boards wGre :placed over the soft stop to J;irovcnt anyone putting their foet on it before it sot hard. NGxt morning tho new ste::;i had "set" • The boards were taken away. 'ilhcreu~on the following inscription was found cut into tho surface in letters 3-inchos long: i'This is ONE step that Hilter won't take". N~ one has suggested that the inscription should be removed. ...._ WATCHING .AN.t> WAITING IN SPACE The Sensations of' a Rear-Gunner. Manning tbe rear turret of' a Wellington heavy bomber ~ s like sitting in space with a couple of' machine guns in f'ront of' you. Looking dead astern with the turret in its normal position, one can see nothing except the sky; not even the tail-plane can be seen, f'or-the turret is behind ito Ohe f'eels entirely isolated f'rom the rest of' the crew, and, indeed, f'rom the rest of' the aircraf't; it is just as though ~he bomber were towing the turret.. For a person who likes solitude the rear gunner's job is the ideal occupationa Coming f'rom the other end of' the aircraf't -abnost lik9 voices f'rom another machine -the gunner can hear conversation between the captain and the navigator, the observer and the wireless operator. Though he, too, can speak to the others thr~oug!: the inter-conmmnication system, a talkative man "in the tail'1 is regarded, quite rightly, as a nuisance. In the ordinary' way, theref'ore he has anything f'rom 4 to 8 hours ahead of him f'or the enjoyment of' his mm society. The tail gunner's job is to keep an unceasing watch over the entire area within bis view to the rear of' the aircraf't (and f'rom the turret he has a splendid f'ield of' vision); to report a:ny incident such as anti-aircraf't f'ire f'rom the grOllll.Ild and to take immediate action to deal wi. th any hostile attack. When the tail gunner ente1"'s the turret at the beginning of' a raid, this is his normal procedure af'ter the bomber .has taken of':f. First he puts his parachute handy, locks the turret doors and prepares f'or action. He I'Otates his turret to see that it -is moving :freely; sees to his guns and sights, his lighting system and spare bulbs, and checks his reserve ammunition., He plugs in on his inter-communication set and speaks to the ~aptain; then, having seen that all is well, he settles dovm to keep watch, marking each section of' the sky to right and left, above and below, just as if 1t were a sector of the countryside. Once he is clear of the English coast he asks permission to f'ire a short burst to try his guns. Soon the aircr!l!fi't will be over enemy or enemy-occupied territory where enemy f'ighters may be met, though in point of' f'act they seldom trouble the bombers at night. some of the more enthusiastic men in our night bombing squadrons are in consequence beginning to complain that they -don'~ get enough to do. Still, if' orders permit and the captain sees , fit, they may get the opportunity of' straf'ing a ground target -a searchlight post or an A..A. batt-ery; a convoy on the move or perhaps an aerodrome with aircraf't waiting to take off'. But the big moment -the moment f'or which all the rear­gunner' s training has prepared him and inVlhich the rest of the crew will depend upon him -comes when an attacking aircraf't approaches within range of his powerful Browning guns. If the bomber is f'lying alone the rear gunne~ will have to deal with the attack himself if' it is made f'rom the stern; when a number Df' bombers are f'lying in f'ormation any attackers would have to meet their concentrated f'ire. In eny case the rear gunner is, -and always must be, ready f'or immediate action. NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 12th, 1940. - -5­LIGHTNING AIR FIGHT. A lightning series of air battles was reported recently by an R.A.F. fighter_ pilo~4 Flying over battlefiolds in :F1rance tho pilot, a Fligh · Lieutenant, saw a Spitf'ire below him shot down by a Tu~easerachmitt 109. The Messerschmitt was immediately shot down by a. second Spitfire. Then a second Ivlesserschmitt dived on to the tail of the second Spitfire. All this happoned while the Flight Lieutenant, in a third Spitfire, was diving down to join :tn tlle fight. He arrived just in time to save the second SpitfiJ.•e by givir..g the second Messerschmitt a burst of' bullets and sending it diving on its back. v$o.'s OF THE_.1!1.B. No.18 -Captain A~w. Beauchamp-Proctor Captain Andrew Weatherby Beauchamp-Proctor won the v.c. by sustained brilliance and courage and not for any single outstanding exploit. By a.billty, cou1"'age and f'ine f'lying this pilot accounted for 54 Huns. He destroyed 22 enemy aircraft, a;nd drove down as many more. Beside this,he destroyed 16 enemy kite balloons. His work in attacking enemy troops on the ground and in reconnaissance during the German withdrawal following the battle of St. Quentin, and during the victorious advance of the Allied Armies which beg!Ulin August, 1918, was outstanding. It was these exploits during the German retreat which won the v.c. for Beauchamp-Proctor. During the two months from August to October he was the victor in 26 decisive combats. On October 1 in a general engagement with about 28 enemy aircraf't ha crashed one Fokker biplane near Fontaine and a second near Ramicourt The following day he burnt a hostile balloon near Selvigny. On October ~ he drove down an enemy scout out of control near Mont d'Origny, and burnt a hostile balloon. Two days later he destroyed another hoatile balloon near Bohain. On October 8 he destroyed an enemy two-seater near Maretz and was ;flyi:ng home at a low altitude when he was painfully wounded in the arm by machine-gun fire. But he continued to his aerod.rome, landed safely and after making his report was admitted to hospital. A EEINKEL FIGHTS FOR ITS LIFE. Many British bomber pilots have had good reason to be grateful for the toughness of construction which has allowed them to "nurse11 shell-shattered aircraft and bring them safely home., Fighter pilots, too, have come back unharmed in broken Spitfires, Hurricanes and Defiants -sometimes to the marvel of experts. Cratt for crat't, the German makes are 1nf'erior in this ~uality. Occasionally, however, one of their aircraft stands up to piniehment surprisingly well. He~e is one 8\lch inatancen Anti-aircraft gunners on duty near the Jtn,:nber fired on a .Meinkel 111 during a recent night i•aid. A fighter pilot als-o attacked it. The Heinkel went down out of cont~ol. NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 12th~ 1940. .. '-' ~~ .. The gunne:-s waited 9 expecting to hear a crash and, perhaps, to see the bomber burst into flames. But the German.· pilot was skilful, and lucky. He regatned control almost in time, though not s oon enough l;O prevent t he Hc inke l :from hitting a telegraph poleo Even that did not destroy it. Whil e the pilot battled with the controls, the Heinkel c:l.umpec~ across two :fields, its airscrew scoring the gr ound.. 'l'hen ~ to the gunners' astonishment, it took o:f:f again, flying out to sea at a height o:f :fifteen :feet. This He inkel is oae; of' the liiany Gc:;rman aircraft o:f which all that can be saiC.. is thst they vroc.J.d pl0 oba.bly not be able to rea~h their bases , AIR FORCE NEF\TS ::i~N BRIEF. Men who have experi0nc2. :':.L domesc. i c service or similar occupations and are not quite physically Lit now have the opportunity of joining the Air For·ce as batmen. They should be between 18 and 38 years of ageu Th~ pay is 2s. a day, with the usual chances of' promotion, Wie n J.r~ medical grade 1 will not be accepted :for these posts . The duties are varied and consist o:f looking after· 01..,ficerE< r qua:ctcJ."S, v73.l t i..ng at rne ss > etc. Waiters who :fulfil the prescrj_bed. condttions wj.11 '.)e welcomed. Applications should :first be made at a Combined P..er:ruiting Centre, the address o:f which may be obtained from any Ernpl c.,yment Exchange. Service police axe ruqu1 r ed. f or d._ty wi t h the Air Force. Incidentally, this gives a chance t o the not-so···young man. Recruits will be .'J.ccepted :from 21 to 4S. They :1111st be strong and physically fit, and not less than 5 :'eet 8 ins , .i.:-i height , Pay is at the rate o:f 2/-a day, with 6d a day Gxt1·a whGn actually engaged on police o duties. There are opportuniU.ec of ·:.:ro::11otion f'or the right men, with higher pay and higher ducy pny., A period o:f training will be given to accepted recruits Appll.catio:Qs should be made at a Combined Recruiting Centres the a rlcLress of which "i11J3.y be obtained from any Employment Exchange<; ------------------·-· ~·-.. --. .. -....,. ·---.. ----------------­ Not for publication uJ1til J\1:'.~r 12th 19L!-O~ 6/7/40 , . ·No~ 22. AIR MINISTRY BULLETIN No. 10@. A}_r Ministry ·News Servicer . ... -SPITFIRES' · 1 00 MILES CHASE. R.A.F •. Spitt'ires ho.d a . chase lasting 100 miles before they shot dovm .a .German bomber off the Aberdeenshire coast early· this (Saturday) aft&l'rioon. The fighters climbed to 27 ,ooo feet bero·re .they were seen~ .Then -the -bomber ,began ·a 5-mile · divEi -to sea level. ,~fth the S:pitfires · on his taii~ Tv110 German airmen jumped: the parachute of one opene~, but the other was not seen again. ' Th~ Spitfires, breaking off the fi~ht, watched the bomber crash into the. sea. §1_7/40. -No. 23. OFFICIAL ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE A most successful operation was carried out this morning by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force against Italian warships sheltering in the harbour of Tobruk·,.'. L-ibya. Other units of the Fleet Air Arm attacked the aerodrome at Catania in Siciliy. Hangars and workshops were destro~red anc1 left in ;flames0 +++++++++++++++++ Air M1....?tiE?;.t.r.L!L9.J...-1-0lb2.· i' £/JL1.kQ .;., Nb: --~· A,;r..R_1!J:NJ;§TRY_ AND M1if'Rt_O_E.Ji_Q!4lt~:m.GUR.JJ.X . COMM ~!l:!J! . Enemy aird~art c~ossed the Soutb .doast late this afternoon and dropped some bombs, The casualties were small in number but included a few persons kil1ea, - ']he :Ministry of Su:pply ~e-quest th.at: i:fl their announ-cement headed 11 Britain plap~s. Fie ~de:r~. iti. U:·~· and Canada11 (issue No•. 9 of today)';. the ~n~_ sentence should be amended to read 11 11·• .-..)lave Just~ be~n. placed with the U'aited States ancl Canad.inn: Gov'errih\Ont". not 11·Governmonts11 as stated•--· ­