21/1/43 No . 9 
JOINT INDI!iN VIJ;R CONiiUNIC}UE 

The follcwi:i:1g Joint Fo.r Co;-_u:1unique vro.s received in London fron C~.HJJ. L1di2 this r.1orning: 
Lnst night, ,JnnuDry 20, Hoyc1l 11ir Por ee long r nnge bombers nttncked the eneny nerodrame o. t TouEgco i n cent•'.'etl BurE1n. Henvy bcnbs wer e seen to burst across one of the 1:1nin rlmwnys and in dispersal areas nnd fires wer e stnrced. Bor:1bs were: nl so dropped. on objectives on At<.yab islund. During offeY'r;ive pni::rols yestsrdny our nircraft attacked several enemy targP '_;s in Burr.Kl including a train in the :Mogwe area nnd the aerocJror.1e nt Shvrbo. On ri:' iesduy night Janunry 19 Hellington nir­crnft bonbecl Hc:ho ne:codrome ond ~he r a-i iv-vay junction nt Myingynn. · 
Fron these. do.y and night ope.. :ltions, none of our o.ircroft is r:ussing, 
It i s now· knmm thnt in -:-he b:'.'ief Jnpnnese r aid on the Cnlcuttn area on Tuesdny night the ·',;wo encr.w bor.1bers shot do-vm in flnries by our fighters constituted hnlf of -'.:;}1e o.ttocking force. One of our fighter·s vms shot dovrn but tl:e pil ot is sofc , 
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Wlffi OFFICE 


Air Ministry No. 9045 . AIR MINISTRY AND MINISTRY ffir HOME SECURITY CO:M1'11UNIQUE Last night a -few enemy aircraft dropped bombs at :places in East Anglia and South East England, Only slight damage was done and no one was .injure~ Two enewy aircraft were oost:roye<l. 
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l·.IIDDLE EAST JOINT ');.;,_~ COi'-Il ·UIHQUE 
Cairo, Janill!:£.L_21, 1943 
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Yesterday omforces occupied Hons and. Tarhuna and c1min[!; .the day were m close contact with the eneny retreatins to the v:est. 
Alliec" [.;.i;rcraft continued. to o.ttack enei-::1y troo~ 311d tr.'.c>.ns­port at a nu.:1ber of points in the Tripoli area. Pighter bonbers 
r:iaintaineCL steaCLy pressure vrhile in Tripoli hs.rl)OtlI' hits were 
scored on the nole by heavy bonlJers. 

Lci.rr:;e scale lJoubini::; operations were cD.rriecl out during the 

nicht 19/20 January when tl~e airfield. at Castel Benito wo.s attacked 
with Q;Ood results. Tri1Joli anc:.. tn.rcets in the battle areo. were . also bonbed o.nc-;. ni3ht fighters, givin13 the eneny no respite, 
inflicted considerable c1Cl.t1c.;~e on concentro.tions of' tr.'.illsport. 
Two i;;;neny sup}Jly ships o-:'f' the Tunisinn coast were o.ttackec1 by naval torpedo aircr2St. One ship was ·seen to bJ.011r up and sink and the other was badly c-;.3.Do.,:::ecl. Ji.nothor ::d.rcr::l.ft dar.10.ged a third ship in tho sane area o.nd yesterday o. fourth ship was torpedoed in the AegeM sen. 3nc1 stmk. 
'L'bree of our aircraft are nissing fron the :.::.bove and other 
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21/1/43 No. 17 
IR.AK PREMIER! S REPLY TO MR. C~HI§ 

The Prime Minister of Irnq has sent a cordial reply to the telegrai:i. which he received frot1 :Mr. Churchill on the occasion of Irnq's declaratiun. of wnr, Genernl Nuti snid that the .Arobs .-rould neve;t forget that it "'iras lfir. Churchill's farseeing policy in 1921 i7hich laid the foundation for the 
' 	independen::e of Iraq. The Iraqi Prime Minister expressed his confidence in the victory of the United Nations nnd stated that Iraq wos ready to do her shore in h:=:lstening thnt victory. 
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FOREIGN OF:B1ICE NEVIS DEPART.MEl'ifT 



21/1L43 -No. 2,1 
NOT FOR PUBLIC.i.TION, BRO.ADCAST, OR USE ON CLUB T..t,PES 
BEFORE 00a30 . B.S.• T. (i.e. FOR MORNING PAPERS) ON 
FRI:b!.Y_. 22ND JJJJUIJ?.Y 194-3 

P.QSLQF LIVING FIGURES ON ~S'r J.PJWJ'J?.Y, 194~ 

At 1st January the official cost of living incl.ex figure wo..s 99 · points above the level of July 19l.4.o..s conpared with 100 points a nonth earlier. · · · 1 · · 
There vms a fui~thcrfall in the average level of clothing prices, as a result of the larger proportions of utility clothing and naterio..ls on sale o..t prices below those of non-utility goods, On the other hmld there wo..s o.n increase in the price qf ooO:las frotl ·the 1.st Jo.nuoJ:y. . . For food alone the index f;Lgure r .Qna:i,ned ~t.?11.anee<;l at 64 points 0..06\'.e the level of. July 1914. ·· · · · · · 
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.1n.rft3 r:.ircr'.~:.rt f~:··~Gtcrie~~; i:n tl~G ··.u-.~t Co111~t1'y ·rrsr0 ...vir·itccL by tX10 1'urk:i.;:;h J:'.ro C1.Ucticm :.I~.~·Sicn tc ky. i.rl:i.i;.~ r·:crr~ir~c tl~.cJr ."'~verc; ·prt~sc..;nt8d. to 
1 the :Cor~l >~ayer cf ttm di:rt:.cint ..ncJ (·5tl1~:;.r' ci\r:i.c }1c:~·.:l.0 . l'f~~-r1i:)·.~t tl1oy s.r c b,;i11g 0rrt2r··L.s.j11~jt..l to fij.~1!1.L.r li~r t-tv.:: lier(·~. :,.~·-~y'.Jr.: cf IJcr1Llor1 ~t+; tJ1i.:: ii"~.::...n;3ivr.:. 
?m.~t].c;ular in'L..:rs:::t Y!<l:'C ''J.i2pl:;.y,,~i l:y ;c}z; v:i_::;itors in tllu Vt::.)rk ~fOLC::a \\!G~T."'8 u.ru.i.(Jrt~kinc: ~.L.11 ti1(] f',_-(.ctur .ir_;;~:i (' ·J::l12.Y vverl~ a3k:uct. r.L-.:ny ifLltJ ~;tior1::~ D..r1J. were J}krm nuch :Lr"tric~L tc l:nchirn::,ry the. t v;D.c 'i:1E.i'ng o11er e:.to. :.l by ;)xl.s '..mu ~•'"or:~~r1 cf (~11 o.._seD . Tl1s:~y l·1••n1cb.r;J. i r:. tl1·,,; ft.-~ctor:/· eei.1rt(!<:.:ri. 
lrJ. .·~L!l :iJJ.'L,:Jrv-i·J\.~r }iiujc1... <-;.c.:..nerc..l ~)eyrelc, 111.;.o.·J. of -;~he i\ti~;~;).or.~, 2D.1:...t th::~t '1/h\:':nwor tLoy h:..:.u b,:,m, the c:re:1tc~>t .\)Gp:1.b.lity L~ntl i:nte::rcc-,t h:vJ.. be.en :11cvl11 tc~:t·~rdw th.0L1. H~ti'b.:.::.t Viu lu.1.~lc ~.:Jeer1 i11 yc.1LU\ f-~t.ctur.iz::u i~=-Q. spl cncli,1 r:~cdol c±' (c;xtr er...ol y Vicll oru~.nL:...:.l wcrl<:". H0 J.l::.>o so.icl, 'it:fe h.3.vc; bc(:::n :>r>0okl1y :Uir-re320d by th8 rapidi ty ·t' ·t.h...; cb.~nsc frcL" _;,:.'C..cc :;;roC:.uction tG th.~1 t cf ·"\~1r·. '' 
}1ajur GcnarD.l Uey1~ck ::lee cor::nontC;,::,. en the ":.rt 'tirn:..E:;~~. W<:':re rk.yiri..s :Lvi tl1e .i:·~.llic~; ' \V~:~y: cffc·rt. ']·;11:i;-:: l1c~·J. i1._..·r0~:-c:cc.l ·v ·.J.--:~L1 ~h...<3t cf 2.. ll , HI··~ot cnl~)T t'lc the '\.rc,:-·k~n her·3 :~:.ppv:..:r to ·be r·.r_;(:;t excell (.:nt \:1url-~J.:;rl-~ t.n.1t they-·-:..re ::oho.vinr; :;,. \rond.orl'u.1 :c.':;.>ir..Lt, Thi:J i.e.; ,,11 thrc: ;../--CO r1.oh:w·ortJ7 tc::c3.uso yc.ur vvci:.011 ~~.re '·'l(;.rldn:~: or.c ju'l:J:; v;hic~h y;-rcvicu:.:ly it h:..,.d not ·nc(:';n thcuc;ht pc:::;sibl o ·Ncncn con1cl do. n 



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:l;@ivorsary of Lo.nding cf u. s. Forces 

J.fa; l2rnlinc; of Unit.eel ~)tates Forces in Bolfo.st on Jr.muary 26th, 1942 ­the f'ir;:;t conti11gcnt J,;u r<;ach 2.ny then.t:i:-~ of opCT'\tic)ns in the present -.m:r ­w; J.J l ;e er) 'Jr1orr1'1r~.tecJ by the unvcllir•G of a 0tone by IIL> Grn.cc the Governor of N;;r'~h~rn I~~l.;1d: i~ the grc1-mds of the City Jk.11, Belfo.d, next Tuesclay. 
The stone, n.. short colunn on a circulc,r bcr,so , 6 ft. high, boo.rs the badges of the United f)t0..tcs };;rr:w ; HG.rine CorpB s.ncl Navy. Round the to::;1 of the cclui:J.• is the inr:wri:rJtion: 
li'i:c:=;t U, s. A. E. F. lc::.nded in this City 
26th Jnnuary, 19l+.2 

Bel oy; the b'.J.clgos arr:\nJed in.the forn of ::?.. V .:ere the ·,wro.s 

Officers of tho Uniteel :::to.tc;:l }i'oroe;::; -;:ho have so.~;n the design fm· tho stone speak c,nthusiastically of it..:; ant syr;J)olism. 
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CI:REl'!iONIAL i\HlUiNGE~:CBNTS 
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The arrangeT11cnts for the ceremony have been made by the Nor thorn IrelD.nd Govcrrment Hith the arprovn1 of the Ir:1)eri::i.l Goverrnncnt nnd. in close colh.boro.tion with the British o.ncl Ai:tericD.n fighting s 0rviccs m1d arc r.s fullrn-rs : 
Thero will be tl:u~oe military 1xmds, ::m~l the varn~e . will " include cletci.chmcnts l'rom a11 the fightinc sr.::rvices, British ana. Jl;mcricr.n, inclull.iDG th...: Uniterl ~}tci.tcs U'.1.rine Corps, "lvho have not yet 3.}!J;Oetrocl in Belfast on nny cerer:'loni n.l occasi on, the Ulster Home Guarcl c'..ril tho British Women' s Services. 
'l'hc unveiling cerci-ciony iVill be .s.tte;ndec1 by the Lord lfayor (the Ht. Hon. Sir Cro.vrford r:,IcCullagh) and the mcnbcrti of tho Corporo.tion, Sir Thom,...,_s DL'Ccn , H. l:i. Lieuteni;.nt for the City of B8l;f'ast, the Prin.e Jilin.ister of Northern Irel o.nd. (tho Ht. H~:n. ,T. T:~ i\.Yld.revrn) .'1.nd .the r.1er:11)cr fJ_of the ~-\cnate nn•1 House of Cornr.1ons, n. represent2.tivc of the Brit:.sh Gov<.:;rnment :·..nc1 H:o.j or Genoro.l Ifartlc, wh~) wa2, in command of the first Unite€1. f)t D. tes Contingerrt 2.nd nho i s naw Acting Corso.:i.nder of the u.B. Forces in the Unitecl Kinsd.om, r'Ir. parker YT. Buhrr<'.n.n~ .i\Jneric:.m'consul-Gener r-il i n J3clf'.\.~ot, Li0ut­Ge::ner.::l H::i.rolrl E. Frnnklyn, Gcnc:ra1 Officer Co;rn:r,nclinr_; Brit ish Tronps Ncrthei-:n. IrcLmd, the Senior Navnl Offic.er :;_,brthcr n Ireland, Air Vice :MarskQ A. T. Col e , Air Officer Comr::1.:'tndi1i.r_r, , H.J1 $Ii'., licrthern Irelro1cl, C01;1moCLore Hoss Stcvvo.rt , H. N& Naval B:-'":··2, Lonclonclerry, · JJrig::ulie:r-Gener ul Ednund \/0 Hill, Conr'.:anding Genere,l U.S. Forces, Northern Irelana, Co:ptn.in Vnn I~ecr Kir kipan, Comn"J'1_dant Nn:vy
.. u. S. O!Jerations Dn.se, Lcnclonrlerr.t1 Colonel L. ~!. Burnk1n1 U. s. l/Io.rine Corps, Londornkrry, n.rn':. Lieut-Cr,l onel Sir Ch:'crles V!ickhr~.m, Inspector General, Hoy~u Ulster Const o.bul m:·y. 
, f\,ftor short s:r.inechos by the LoJ'.'11 ~.;[ayor, the Prine.:: trinistcr and the British (}ovcri1m.ent rcprl;sent3.t ive, the co:·:1P.emorn.tive ,;tone '.Till be unveilerl by the Governor~ who uill be o.ccornpc.:nied lJy the :ouches:..i of Abercon1. Sixrult~1:n.eously tw,) non-co1mnis::;i::m.c€1 officer s of ·the 1\.mer:Lc:m Arr.w whc; -;c.reri..; racrnbers .'Jf' the f irst continr;cnt to reach Belfo.st vrill h0iL:t the Unitcd Sto.tes :fl::i.g ~ un(L o.s the flc~g is 1Jeirl{; unfurleu a bo.ncl will plri.y 11Thc ~)tar Sp(.mgled Bu·mer 11 • 
T:In.jor-GenercJ. lI;::..rtlc -,-ri-11 then express t he tlYtlJ..1rn of the 
rico1;l e :•f the Uniteu. Sto.tes. · \

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J1.ft<::.n1o.rc1s the Governor \Vill t~'..ke the) salutc; :tt :i. rr:r:.rch r;n.st of several hunllrecl troops. 
The 001rn:1cmorative st:me \Till be a 11 t dccn11 monum8n"'G and will r~3nnin in tho 
City Hall gr;.,1mc1s until a clt.;cision is reached, D.ftcr the wr~r, on the l<;natinn 
r.)f [l }:'0J'.'11J.'1JlE,1.-1t struotur<~. 


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21/1/~-3 -No. 21 

A iiUNl-hED THOUSL.ND 'J'OE.'3 OF ~)lJ.JVAGB LOST 1::-vl.':~t{ YE1'.;t( TI-IHOCGH MI XING 
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If the t -.·rnlve ni.115 ..cn hou sehol ds of th:i.s cmu1try sr:LVed. o.11 their \'Tast e pn:;)(::J:' anc1 Cl.\.rcfull.y sorted.·their ~>2,lv'.:Cc;e of [ell kinds, o.t least w.other ­100, 000 tons per ~umt1n YrouJ.d. be;cone ut:i.li<:>D..~)le :iJ1 the nc"tionci.l ~r1teres·t. The sc:par ati0n cf 80.l v 1.r~~e by hoU:LHohol clcrs s::.vt::;:i 1;:.;1.st e throU[;h cont~1nino.tion 
8.11.cl ni x ing. • 
The public i s asked to kee11 separ:::~te pD.per, rr.:~:s, rub1)er, netal, bones 
o.nc1 kitchen wn.ste. Bones c:m lle kept m1ect ty r enov:ing fron then r:ieG.t, f n.t nnd sristle, 2..ncl by dryin3 the bones :in o. vr'.U~n oven t o utilise the waste heo.t o.fter cooki:t1E, K~tchen 1Jo.stc 8bould be kept :in o. conto.iner, unless the Local Anthox•i ty -provic1es special ~;tr(:;ot bins. Rope, str:ins and twine should be plo.cul. with r :o,gs. 
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MINI STRY OF SUITI,Y 
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The c~evcticm t~ <l:i;y :end diar ::.c.-rc1 rjf dcm3er by H. li..F. end 'J.A.L.F. · bnll oon operat'Jl'G Jrxinr~ th0 r· :.i.icl on liondort l::~st :~rn1day n i !!,ht has b_een llroucht i;:) ·the., :itt<;nt:i :.\n )f :_:,l} r .mJrn i :1 the Dn.ll1Jon Cor.u:iond by the Air 
Officer· C0Lir~1ond.ing, .~\ir I·S·~rDI1e.. l Sir lL·~·.lie C-O[it1n~~e. 
In n c:pecio.l 01"td£r ·1 tl--te A.ix· }{l r;1'ul10..l f;j~nr:-les ot:tt tvro ir1st:-.t...~cc:s f er 
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o.i::.J o.irrrcr1011 in nct:L.-it:1i11.i.n.::; the:: h:i~~h trc.c.ition <Jr<~c.tec1 by the Ball oon Couu"-nd duri.nr; the attaclrn on thic; ccuritr y dud.ng J.940 and 19lt-l. 
On one H. A. F. balloon site :.:n. operc:ticn involvinc o.ltedn:~ the hcisht pi' the balluon ·,78.S m y·-rcc;;::;s:3 . Leo;cLinL~ Jdi•cro.ftraan r:J. CJ.iff waB at the '7inch :md. J\.CJ.. J. Hntchinsc:n ·!i:.r:;, s"t:...ndi1v; or: the ·.rinch o.ssistins hj;~1, when a L'.I'.::e hi,:::h e:cp~.oDive boub fell a.hod 15 yarC~s awo..y. '.rhis resulted in · IJJ',C. Cliff h2i.nr killec1 jnsbnteousJ.y c:.ncl LC.l , Hutchins.::m lJeinr; ser iously Y!Oll!lC:cc:: .~. The ·ixi.11.o,m c o.ble vn~s Dr::vi.;rec1, ·;rh:i..ch cc:usea. the bo.lluon t o br eak o.wriy. Itr the ei:.rly r.1orni.nr:s , J:1m:ever , the re::J~'..incler cf the c:r:ev1 en the site, ~1ho h'.ld 'been ccnsicler •:)ly ck:.ken by the expl.osi cn of the h.:;ub, h:cc1 succeeded :in f1ym,s o. nuri 1J:1.ll1x:n. 
!. si:-1il:-r -::>:;_ier~~ti.un '."1.S ne::.nnbiJ co; bi::oinr:; ccrrLcc~ cut on ,':'. T!. A • .f\. l<'. sto.ffed 1xllloon .site. In thin cr.~:.-_;r:e ~1. 22 yc:tr-olc"'.. ne;::1ber ui' the ·,;.L.A. J? , ~ Corpor n.l l1:I. JJ)rscr1 vras D.t t11c vrinc)-~,. :·nc.1 10 :'{e,xc-olcJ. _\_G~'J·. I\l'~:: . Dees on Y7&s ·,.ssi.st illc her l>y ·;r:'tch.~ns tlh; storc..~:e 0.run c-f tlw ·;Li..J~1ch. \7heCthe bo.lloon ·,r::..s ho.lf vn7 to the heiuht o::. clf;r6Ll, ·two J:.,J~;:c h:L~;h c:x:-pJ..osive bonlJs f ell o.lnost toe:ether, 
one 2bout 2~) y:-.r0.0, r.na othc. other ?C yards to the ri:~ht :.md J.eft of the -.-r:inch. 'l'he. C1'6W s1c:e;.J:il1(c'. lmtfJ en the site WETe ent:U~ely rlenoli::>hec11 o.nd it vi".cS f urtu.11.D ..te th:.1t the r.~nai:r1.rJer of the crew vrerc under c~Jver.. I n e._pit'e of the t-;,-o b0n;Js ~ C:orpor a1 Dyson contixmecl. to c~-....rry '.)CC tlv ''.::}YJr:'.tion l1ntil the b t:tllCJon Yihicll lrd not l)een dan:\'_:ec:L vm.3 lirou:;ht t:J the huight orc'_,recl. 

c.iruen oncJ. uirvrorc1cn. / 
:Sef\)re the wc..r, Cor poral Dyccn, who lives rit Dtir:nley1 L:illcr-,shire, vro..r; "L racker and CcGSL;J::blc;r o.t D-l:J'.."\11Ufact1Jr:ins cheui::;t 1 s, ·while AC\!, Beeson Ylhc) lives at In~c-,testnrie , Essex, ·.·-·.s a shop (•.nsistant. -.A. C. Hutchinson, ·who is 35 yec:r::; old, w~.n -r..""l1 insm·anc<' ·=<::e:nt ond l ivccL 8.t Gat0ahead.. Lil.C. Cl iff . vr:is 30. Ee vr.as a clcrL c.:rvl live'-i o.t Dr:Jnley, Ho"therhc.::1. 
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:~le :iel·l 0nc01n~tei'u >.dtL H1r v. cn01::y f i ,:11t er s -enc E81:l 0 s.1d hrc Jut33s -i.lncl 
lud. t vfl.ce i:;;:,s~c:od t.hrou::·h '' ccnc ,;ntru. ti cn cf" }v:.,r_,_vy an-::l 1 i,:;J:1t fld:. 

II i rJ a.dv c:1tur<;C\ dtu·...'dU tlL t tho L'Gj)l<:brJly hu.;1d:r:'uD but necc:Jcary tnsk cf 
l ei.yins 1·;:ir1u;:; :in encr:iy ·:c~teLJ c .:..n be '~s cl.nc0r cu3 : ~-' ·r:01:1bi:cz~ Gcrr.:::cny, 

Thd E10:c ~=e.:.~:ct.-1 i1.0t , J.n I.JO .. c,; t i r.:<:0 :. 
clsrl; COL.t: f'. i'ron Ot c:Llmhu, nee.r Lucklan c1, 
l1Ivvv Ze·:J.lc.-~ricl. r~L1l1i.c; '\7~....:; Lj.[...fi.r o't ~;;y1~,t;ri~.:::r.1co ~:.·:J CLt~ptc..j_n c:i) a ~ltirljr:ig, He 
w:1s v ~:-rc~n1":i.~1;~ t:1e rw. cf ±' ths C:Uitjncnk l ec ,st, vdkre hu Wc<.S going t c\ l ay 
hi e 1:1i :no3, when he '): ;: r:;;d sh""' ,.ks of l:i.,)1t c,~;r,1:iJ.1z frcn t he port 1J0an, 'l'hose 
v:cru 0hct£; frcn u l'.!c.110 ::,nd hi r: r cc'.lr ..gurmc::r tcl J. hin to turn in to-.vc:,rdc the 
a tt~cc:k:ing fif{ht c.r ,. "\~~ th~" Vi-:. 110 ere:: 2c:,;J th._, 2 t :irl ~me;, ·[;ho Lrn~1-ber rs nicl-ur.:ip er 
an•l r 8;_\r cunner s bo-t:h got .i.n biu· ::~t.-, , ,_ml th•; fi,'.'.:c1t0r pu:l\::)d ever on its bc,ok 
<:::.nd. \7,_-__3 l cc-:-t t c 3i,~~l.it . TJ.tc.~ 0t:LcliJ1:=_> t1:i.en r."c:r~t 0 11 &11c1 d:roc.iI10 U. itiJ r1ine s . 

':L'hc er.;;;: next f c1.·nd t}-k.. D:':•ClVe~~ cv<~r .'.: nui_t~·er of' (',,.>rT:J.n flc~k~-;hips Y.hioh .L:>l.JL~)(;i} up s·h,:•11:> a t ti:u'.J. 'l:"h\;; i)ilot t•xk e:v:_;:.;iiJ'e action l !ut ex;)l csions rocked t he btirl:ing, n.r1C. :\. t one: J~·oint tho rc:::,r ;µnrier S[: id h8 cuu.l u c::.ctu;.clly sr:;<;ll tbo fl'.lk. 
The f}ak :~tG:'L~td ·-t 1:. ~ :ct · Hll en c,, qy,i:n th" :pi1ut ::;1... t cour~~e f or home. 
T~10n t he burn'b cl:lc':er , 1.vho L.;.: ;;:i.tt:i.Lt:: in th~; ;:::tj ccnrJ. pi lct 1 ::; ;_;cut next t o t he 

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auo:pt <::d my r e:c,:i.· cu1::uer 1 ;3 ·lirccti(m3 vre ;:,he;uld lnve been expo~;Gd t o t r10 f:Lr0 of t be fighter on tho }:iC.}-·t vd.r1i:_:. 
"But h rny r e.·Jr fl,11.d. ni d -;.lli:)8r '~'..unners 1mr0 r.JJle to get in burst s a t the cnerr.;:r on cur t :1ilJ "uut whi1u I YiD:.:. t::•kino· cv · :dvc c.'..otion I s::cw :0encil~:; of light comil:.[~ f'rom ooth cd U.00 of' our 0tern .mcl (.-:cnvcrg:ins o.he.''.cd of r'io, Our gu1i11or;:; sa id t :'.'-1n t t he .f'if)1t er -vr:~::, :.>o cl:::.:e t:r1cct t h0:; c:0i.il.(l tcturlJ.J hu~~r the popp ins of the (',0r man cn.ru1on, 
"--t t hi.::; ntclr:e we 1-:ur o J.cwn ~tl1r,c;::t t c t hb 1 1-Nel of the sea and mu At 'ha ve 
ber:m :::Jilhoue ttec1 ::-.goirn,t th,; I\.:-:f] ,,, .,., '':t1 oi' t he ":<Ocm, ,J. ::.;itti.Ylg bircl f or the 
enelT'~f. But luck vv::,3 en our eirli:-) :,_v1J. :.t t.h:in bl rilJiC<-;t of l n.y.::;r cloud suck~enly 
:::t::_:i;:'cc;_rod Ctncl ['.0.Ve U.J prutH:,t:inn. \Jc lo::.:t th' r:i.cLt;cr::-. 

"Por ,-L f ourth t irne I .:;1:;t ccur~·.e fur :10).~10 ~.1t onr. ·3 r::.or e <ve f ound ourselves cv c..r t he Gcr ;n:-1.n fl;___--,_k sh:i1.::;, '.. c h:."1 l;(_,,m tw.~11in.:::; so _Y:"iur::h iinr:i.ng the ccur:3e of the action t hct v1e ker•t Gt:'c:i:lf:'. the :-.;£,ne ·.,.-rel:C'hc'l.l 1--ir:;c•.7 cf co::,st <:\['.'-"in o.nd atJJ.in,_ 11 
On t he ;~·.rrm_tl i nvt··ln1 1t :n ·.\ _j r•n ru.y "v :r the :n :·f;-i ll c:r y <>,-,.,-,,~nn':rr.. t:i nu the 
(~0r1.nru.1r: ; H 'J"t 11}' nin1 + ;, <>nl n'<ir<.d f'J :·,l;:: lJu t ';'fv,· ;>i] c t; (<:;:ci n ·-: :·~,~--·.J:•Ud, 'r11cn he s0t 
coill'<'.C for huno. 

During Ui<: :tctiun, cor~_..:iss(:;~ b,rJ 'bi:::en ;31• h m ·i n13 :in co~;;_..lc+.r; ~irc]_";!c;> and c. 8 t 11.o crC'>'f r'J. (M hor:t8 th•J./ f 0•n 11J c:vcrJ<.hin:~; vh i nh L'-'h r.nt ,:)d •m tied down ·ut.:c-=:\•m 0v,~r t ho !'Joor of the ~;t:irJ ·fr·~. 'Thu :t1:.;.vir:-Lt nr , -./ho h::u1 -i/;cn :J<'3D.tr;rl b~hiud the pil ut , r a tri<v<-·tl .hir! Fn;:,:::.f'r om 'N<-;11 -(',, 1-"1•r-. 1::1 c-v.-·:r -·i:;hu borritl c:i;;Jrt, U.(,:,wn in the 1'.0Ge ot" the~ 
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Tl.J_; ~~~·-~vi5.:.:.tc1" ' 2; loc sr.~cv:.:'.~::. -t!L:.:.t ?1""':j::-i.. tlle ti!:tJ c1, J7:L1~.:.:t 2:l.}_:-~11.:;~1c the l.Te" 110 ·~:t-1·::.: 3~virlir1t:: lu.-;.d bec1: ·3:rt.<....tL~~oQ 1~.CZ' 55 1::'ir1l.1tt33• 
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Durin;.:: cL'.:,yJ. i 13ht t odti.y no e1;i.0r:w D.ircro.ft h'.1 s coue ov erLmd, but ~~n cncny fi_3l1tG1~ 2.~.pro::>.chinc; tho Sout h E~'.st co~'-St of En SJ-D.nd t h i s ucrn:Lng ;,/'--~' c..1osh 'oycc.1. by 0110 of '· ur p:·.trol s. 
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21/1/43 .. No. llt . 
:Air Ministry News Serviq~ 



Many th::;usands of miles from their homes in the Ar gentine, A~C.Vi.2. 
M. B. Lee, of the W. A. A.F., 3lld Second Lieutenant Denis Neelboom, H. 1~.c., both of Buenos Aires, were married today in a little village church near the airfield where A. c.Vv. Lee is s tationec-1. 
BDth are British subjects o.nd came over to help in the w2..r effort• Second Lieutenant 1'J[eelboom has been i n this country f or 18 months o.nd 
A.c.w. Lee made the l ong journey l ast August. 
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A.,C.t/. Lee was given 'J.Vm.y by the oper ations officer at her statiun, the only relatives present being t -v-vo cousins. The best mo:n vras o.n artillery officer and among ·i;he guests wer e several i:r. A. A.F. fr:::T1 the station. The reception was held at a v7. A. A.F. host el, and the f ood for the s!!'.ttll co~E'..ny was prepo.red by ri.A .. A.F. 
A.O.W, Lee is empl oyed on nn airfield of .A;r-aJy Co-operation C:::ir:ur1a.11cl of the Royal Air Force. 
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2lt)L43 -No. 35 
}J:.r Uinistry Ne-,rs Service 
£:.1!:•.iJ..:inistry Bulletin No. 9053 
TYijHOONS SHOOT Dorm FIVI~ -. aTHOU'l' LOSS 

Five of the fourteen eneny o.ircro.i't shot 6-rnm on '\fednesClo..y were c1estroy'ed 
by Typhoons, Britain's nev high-speed fighters, Yrithout lo8s. 

The H.0 wker Ty;:)hcion is the product of the s:::r.10 f'irr_1 ·i1hich d.esi3nec1 the 
f3I-1ous Hurrico.ne, ond is pouereu by a Nn.pier So.bre engine. It hn.s proved its 
worth i.ri Fighter Ccrinand both ~\S o. c1..efensive intcrcepter fighter n.nd also in 
offensive opero.tions. 

Aoong its victins ore alro.'.lC!.y the P.1.7 190 the ne.109, the Ho. 210, the 
Ju.88, ond the Do.217. 

The pilots concornec:. in yesterclei.y' G successes lJelons to tho Yfest Riding 
of' Yorkshire Squadron, The ,=;.o.y bec;an for the squo.dron when n. Belgi8.n flight 
lieutennnt nnc1 a fli.c;ht ser:::eMt took off at 8. 30 a.n. for n.n offensive patrol 
over Belgiun durin~ ~·rhich they shot up tl>:.ree ro..il·.ray engines. 

Another pair wllro took off nb'Jut tl're sone tine intercepted tYTo F,':l.190s over tlt:e Gho.nnel. One of tne pilots (a. Belf!,io.n fly:i.ns officer) dived. fron 800 feet r111a_ firecl sovero.l bursts o..t the lc:~dinr, I~1. GT. Pln.nes shot out fro;-:1 in front of the cockpit; then it cr~;.shccJ. :L."1to tho seD., 
'fi1e next two success0s were scorecl by fly:in.:-.:; officer B::dc1win, Yrho with o. conpo.nion, :intcrcoptcd oi[jht or nore He.109s on their wo..y tm-rci..rcls Lonc1on. BrclC:;dn atto.cked three of' the enor.:y c..:ircro.ft which were :flying o.:po.rt fron the others. The fir~~t lost o. winz o..t the root o..nc1 S:?irnllec:. down out of control, the scconc1. c1is:intes-:rettec1 conplutcly, The th:i_rcl rfo. i7o.s novr behind Bo.lclwin 11but I reversed tho pos:i.tfon11 he S[1.irl o.ftcruo..rds n 011.cl.. o. tto..ckea. in '.). clive. I s::.w strilrns lJut I c-:cn only cletin hfr1 as c-:_<'JI.lD.ECd, 11 The sque:.clron' s fourth victory Yv" '.lS a F. u. 190 clestroyed by .'.).,_'lother Bels iroi flying officer neo.r Dover. In the pilot' s ovm vrorCls 11 It t)GC.'J.De a ball of fire, 11 
The fifth Hun, onother P..'11. 190, wo.s nhot dovm lo.tor in the o.fternoon by a flisht lieuteno..nt who sc..w it dive into the seo.. off the South :E::i.st coo.st. 
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The 'ifost Ridinc; Squc..clron is cor.Jn::i.nc1ec1 by Squat'1.ron Leacl..er R, T • Beo.unont, 
D.P. c. who has successfully attn.ckcc1 D. nu:iber ·Of ~oo;ls trains in occupiec country in recent ueeks. On one occo.sion he n.'.1.cl..e fivo se::,x1rate attacks on o. train ne.'.lr Hn.zebrouck, ro..k:ll1s it fron encl -to onc1. 
Squcu_::Xons equippeiJ. with TY};hoons between the;:o1 c3-estroyed eleven snen.k ro.icl.ers in nine chys betvreen Decenber 15th D..rll":. 2l+th lD.st. 
Tho f'irst Typhoon wing ;to..s f ornec1 cmd. ler3. by W:i.IW, Cor.1Do.nc1or Gilla.':1, D, s.O., D,F.C., and B::i.r, A.r..c. 
Unc"cer h:i.D o.t Die'J?pe the ·wins Ci.estroyec1.. n Do. 217 o.nc1 o.o.r.mseC. several other eneny c.ircraft, 
11\Ve went into o.cti011 o..,srd.nst very l::t.-rr,e nt1nbers on tho.t ocu1sion11 he s:c1c1, "onc1 proved. that the Typhoon is quite C:'..petblc of <lealinz vrith:.•the F. rr. 190, Om~ t~\Sk YTD.S to :intex'cept ;mythint, tlw.t attn.ckec1 the ships on the vYO..Y bo.ck. In tho cl.og f:4;hts it ~ilo..s difficult to clnin mything n.c. C!.of'initoly clcrit~oyed The botton sqw..t.cJ'on of the fur-rn:x:t1rm :i;iiJ_nrl into eii:::ht or ten F.Ws. at the 13r\1-:ie level. 
0 The eneny fiGhters hal:i:' rolled into Prance but vrere pursued anc1 forced c1ovm c.lnost to crounc".. level. Thu::; our pilots he.cl. to pull out of their clive,C\lla_ it y;~--...s ir.rpossi1:ile to sec vrhat hn.17µenecl to the ener.iy o_fter they ho.d fired." 
The sq_uei.clron keel 2, furth0r success toc1ei.y (Thurs<hyl \lhil6 on patrol off the South Eo..st coci.st :in the ;'.1ornin['., tvro Typhoons snw a foruation of fifteen or uore F,W.190s flyins in l:ine ci.breo.st. 
Our fichters n.ttD.ckc:~ :.;.nCL o. fly:i.nc officer of the \'lest RiCl.:ing Sq_un.Clron shot rlovm one ,)f the :P. W.190s into the sco... 
+++++++++++++ ~otc;,.._..:... No photor~x'<:lphs or silhouettes of tho Typhoon ::i.nc1 no further c~etails :,0ycnr:1_ those .-,1r._, -·:'. -:)1_11Jlisho(~ :c:1·1-~ :0.v '.·.ilc...ble o..t present. 
21/1/43 No. 36 
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i,ir :linistry No . 9056 
£illLl:IJNISTRY GOM:fIUNI(}TJE 

Escorted. by ncmy squoc1rons of SJ:Jitfires, · including hm U. S • .£1 . /i . F. squndrons, Venturos lJonbecl the eneny nirfielrl ot Goon, ond Bostons nttnckec1 the :::iirfiel::1 cit Tricqueville, near Le Hovre tocl.oy. 
Other Bostons., with fi3hter escort, -bon1:iec1 the docks o.t Cherbourg nnc1 Plushing. 
Dpitfir es hove ol so c:::irried out offensive sweeps over Northern Fr once in the course of which tbrcc enemy aircraft v.rcre destroyed. 
Fror,1 these opercitions none of our oircroft is !:1issin0 •. 
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~t~ighter Con~o.nc1 o.ircrc,f't opcr:'_t:ll1c tod:,y f'r or:: ~"lu;:.\hing -;:;o Cherbours destroyed three enen,y aircro.ft and cl'.:t.cD.rjEX1 othl;rs. 
Do1-;i\.Jers ·,vore also er.;cort,;d to n. ttLcck tvvo cne::w Llcr odro;.-:1es and t.-i'o ports -all ~ithout loss to ourselves, 
During a Spitfir e srteep ·ever the area betwcc.m Dunkirk end i,bbcv:ille l c:.t e in the aft ersoon, [:'.qoodron L:~Jacler Dor. Kins;aby, D, 1•1. ~ • , and two ll1irs, destroyed his 
second eneny aircraft in two  cID.ys.  
Flyin13 with hi~J ::.cs  ' guest pilot'  wn.c  Squ:~dron Leader D,  ~~~in,  li'ho i G o.  Nev;r  
Zeal a1,,(1er and r:.  distant  rol 2.tive  of  the l ate  'Coli~Jor'  ~\ain,  The IC.ins were  x::.cnbe1T  
of the  <>ar:ie  squadron in i!'rance  D. t  the bo;~;inn:ll-1s c,f  the war.  Sqmclron Leader  :lfoin  

foui:;ht :ll1 11al i;, and he.s only just beono.llt ·,reel. to return to flyint; after ·boinr:; 
injured 'by o. bcnb ~n l~he islc:;,nd. 
'l'odn.y he is flying ·with n. Spitf:;,re E scpm.clron "to cet DY hand in &gain" anu ho cel ebrn. ted tho oc1.::asirm by destroying a §, i. .. 1JO. 
Squaclron Lec.;,der Kingo.l>y r-cdJ_ after tochy' s svreep: -"Near Calo.is, vw junped e i ght F. ~.-.1 9os, which wo ,:o:J.:v> about 2 1 000 f'eot i.;ol ow us. ,,',nether sqUD.clrG 1 st.:_-..yod above to 1::,ruar:l us wru.:: e we went down to £.. t tack thor_,. Lain am'.. I each got one. I kept firing at ;-·,ine until ±hD.d t.o breu.:~ c-r'x' k avoicL colliding with hin arnJ. it went flaning dovm. 
"Then I had a ct·n.ck at another 1:tnd hH it in the petrol l;c1nk. Clouds of :Jlack sr:ioke pouroa_ fz·or:~ the front of the coc!q:iit, but unfortu· 1.tely I lost it in ~he clnud. 11 
Mer);er·2 ,;:f ct Pc.:1-ish Spitfire wing hn.d a fie _t with !jroup:c~ of F. ri. 190s nciar I,e 'l'ouquct. 1'he cneny aircraft nunbcred be"c ·een 20 ~1.nd 30. A r.1c:nbor uf' tho w:i.11(~ sa;i.d: "Our pilots cLstr·oyod (,nJ F. rr.190 fer certain, o.nrt they were robbed of so ·:i.J:1[ the end of what night ho.vc been several uv:::-e victim; by thi.c1~ cloud into which the enemy o.ircrD.f't cli.s~p~iearcd." 
The ''destroyvd' W:J.S one which blew up when cevor&l r il_ots of ( L18 Polish sqmdron flying Spitf'fre ncs (lived on about 15 i.;i. ,r, 1 S00. L,;. ter r: ,nbers of this sqw:td:ron dived on fotll' :.1ore Huxu , two of which we;r/" sp:llmin,r:; dov-tn. Unfortun:1tely they ;vorc soon l ost in thick cloud. The third enci;w o.ircro.ft was o.lso l1it und. onl y the fo111'";;h got avrcy :unsca thea. 
Member s of another Polish squrvJron n.ttD.ckod '.ncl broke l.~ o. seconc.1 forr:.o.tion rl' four F, ii.1 90s uhich al so disappeo.rec1 llito cloud. 
J!~<i.rlier i n tho o.ftornoon H. i,•.ii\ 1Jont,:rs a:::-;cortod !Jy Spitfires inclnc~in,c:, ro.::w Spitfire IXs l::oriibed the cneuy airfiel ds of Co.en arnl 'I.'r icqueville .anl1 the c'..ocks at Chcrbou:~g and Flushi n3. 
Fmv uneny aircraft were seen on these operations e.ncl there was virtu--'\.lly no opposition as .our. 1'c.L·r.x1tions swept over onoqy-occupie·J. territory. 
Canadian, ~J-ew Zca1anc1, Lnerican, Polir):, Czoch, NorweGic-n o.na. j:"ighting Prench, as well c~s D::.'.'itif'lJ. squ;i.drons of :B'ic;hter CuDtnncl took :po.rt. 
The thr.ee .=?ranch to.rr'cts forr" a trio..nc;le ·w:Uh C1:wn in the centre, Tricquoville (near Le Havr e) to tho north-en.st of it1 2-nc!. Cher1•ou.rs to the north-wost, 
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Caon ae1c ;romo was the r'irst to l:x: ccttackcJ., shortly ·after noon by Bon1'ur Comr:iL:.ncl Vcnturc..s. O::io !l.ccor:pn.nyine; 1~i['.ht0,;_~ sc1uauron reported. that they SC'i'l bo;:1bs burs_; on the n.irfielrl and nr >ther sqmdxon :tlso sa·,-,· htll'sts th. ,_~e. 
Only two en0~':1Y aircX'aft vver e seen on t he whole trip -l''. \1, l 90s at sea levGl :• ·~ < i..r f'or'v:,tions wure cL'bcnb ·15 :n:i.l es off t he }z-cnch coast en the WD.y hor:ie . Both shocro'd off whEa. they so.w tho Spj_tfire.s. They wore cho.se :_ and fired c.n but Got 10.wo.J . In tho attack on Tricquevillo,. 1JY escorted. E istors, ,.b.ou:i:; an hour later the lJcr:ibers were E\O und1atnrbed. tba t tlley LLi.rle tw,J ru:n.s over t ...e tarset, ClcJud prevented our fir;hters, Jircling above, fron' seeing the rcsults ( .::' the bombll1c. 
Chcr1Jourr; docks were bombeci. at o.bcut the same time as ~~':c ..cc1uovillc. 'l.'i1e opc<L'a­tion (by Bostons with a strong escor:t) "was carrfocl out accorui.nc to:PLo.n, not o. s_11z)_0 enemy fii:;hte1~ bemg seen. 
~:he docks at i''l ushinz. wer~ also bonibed without incident by cscort0d Bost u:i1s.