27/1/43 ... No. 4 
CHILE'S DECISION '.:"ELCOLED IH LETTEL1S F.;.l.QiI THE KilTG IJ'1D ~ G.~.EDEH 
Foreign liinister of Chile sends 1.iishcs for 11Trituph of Donocro.c:x: & Justico:r 
The f'ollowinc excho.n,r:;e of telee;rans ho.s tDJ.cen ;:ilo.ce between His No.jesty the King .:md the :::-tesidcnt of the l?.epublic of Chile: 
To the Xins fron the ChilGc.n :;:):-esidcnt. 
"I have the honour to infori: Your l.~jesty thcct, in the exercise of the povrers conferred on l:!C by the political constitution of the State, c1.nd after the favourable ar,reenent of the Seno.te, I h:.tve pro;-_1ul[;o.ted c:.. decree breaking off our a_iplor:w.tic o.nd consular relations 1·1ith the Govern;:1ents of Ger1::10..ny, Italy o.nd Japan. 
"In co:-i::1unicatinc the above to Your I1I::1.jesty, I have pleo.m.u~e in reiteratins the sentinents of cordial i'riendship tmTnrd this noble sister-nn.tion which o.n:ino.te the Chilern pco~Jle and GovcrnGent, o.na to tro.nsnit to you uy fervent wishes for the triunph of the ideals of cfonocrncy o.nd justice by which the atti"Cude of Yom~ l.Iajesty' s G-overrr:1ent is inspired. 
"In this solenn n0101ent in the history of i;nerica, I beg Your 1'.1ajesty to acc•:;:pt the· assuronces of ny hichest and ::mst distinguished consideration. ­(Signed) LNTONIO RIOSu 
To the Chilean .:resident fron the Kine. 
11It ms given ue 3!'eat satisfaction to learn fr'.JD you, Hr. Pcesidcnt, that the Ho~)ublic of Chile hns b1·ol<en off diploi:mtic Md consulm~ reb.tions v1ith the Governnents of Gernony, Itnly and J::i.pC1!1.. 
"I cordially reciprocate tho friendly sent:i;_1ents to which you have given 
eJq?ression on behalf of the Chileru:1 j::>e,:i-ple nnd Goverrr-;.ont, <-nd sena_ you ;:w best ·wishes for the welf::,re and :)rosperity of the !:tti.:i;·~blic of Chile :in ~ world. fotmO..ed 
on the principles of Cle::cocratic liberty o.nd. justice. -GEOJ:'l.G'B R. r.II 
The follmring exchan2e ol telezr.:;i:s h.'.'"S also tn.kon place between the Secretary of State for Forcisn .Affairs o.nd the Chilec-n >~:inistcr :Lor roreign J;J'fairs: 
To ~Jr, Eden fro;:1 the Chilean 1Iinistcr for ForeJ.sn J((fairs. 
"I hc.ve the sign3.l honour to inforr::_ Your ~x:ccllency of ny Governncnt' s decision, arrived at tocLo.y, to sus1)end diplo:-1-itic :md consular relations with the Governnents of Gerr::any, Italy 3.lld J alnm. I o.:~1 certain tho. t the nco.sure ta..'ken by the Chilean Governuent, o.ncl inspired by lofty princiTJles of J-n ericcm solidarity, will constitute one rea.son further for union anct close CO-O}JCro.tion i)etwcen Your Excellency's co1mtry .'.md nine. -JoD.quin P.ernandex, ~Iinister for :::'oreicn, .iw:"fo.:i.rs for Chile" 
To the Chile::i.n ll:inister :::'or J?oreign ,'i:ffdrs from Hr. Edon. 
"I cordio.lly thank Your Excellency for the telecrc..7:1 :in vrhich you were so good ar& to infqra ::-.1e that the Chileon Govern:~'-cnt ho..ve o.ecided to bre~'k off diplonatic anc1 consulnr relcJ~ions with the Ger; wn, . ItaliC\.11 and J:'-~)o_nese Governnents. This intelligence has been received with lively so.tisfaction by His Majesty's G-overn.".:lent and I share Your Excellency's confidence thCLt the ste~; 'irhich your Governuent has decided to take will contribute to stren[3then the bonds which so ha1;pily exist betvreen Chile and Greci.t :L'rito..in. -(Si,e:;ned) Lnthony }}3..en. 1' 
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, 27/l/43 ... No~ 8 
DEAF WAR VICTDIS TO BE TAUGHT LIP REA.DING
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Under a plan ~n v-rhioh thG Hinistrios of Health and ".l?erisioru! are oo-operating, civilin.n patients in ~gency Ho$-pitals who are suffering from doaf'ness us n result of vm:r-injurj,.es~ are now being provided vrlth aids to heo.r:i.ng or taught 1:tp-read.ing1 in the same way us patients from the Sel"'V'ioes, · ,. 
· Patients to whom this. extangm service is availablo are:.. Civilians sustaining injury by/J.aRon, Civil Defence Workers, and. mombers of the :Meroha:nt Navy injured. on duty,. 
Application for the21e forms of help to overcome deafness is made on t~e certificate of' the 1Ted.ioal Officer of the Hospital. The :patiant then receives from the Regional Offioo of the Ministry of Pensions advice on when and where to attend•
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Whor~ necessary, arrangements ure mn.de for the patient to receive this help while .still in hospital. 
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MINISTRY OF HI<jA.LTH 
27/1/43 -No, 13 
Release Time 10.54. 
INDIAN JOINT WAR COE; UNIQUE 
The follovr:i..ng communique has been receive~ in London 
from India: Last night (Jonuo.ry .26) R.A.F. bombers attacked. the important Japmi.ese ueroclrome at Toungoo in Central Burma. Several tons of bombs vwre drcpped on ru:nwo.ys and in disperso.l areas and a number of fires ,-~ere burning as our aircro.ft left tho to.rget, Yosterdo.y our aircraft on offensive patrol damaged ;70.ter trn.nsport on the Chindwin River mi.d off tho Arakn.n coast. o.nd botabod an enemy occupied village in the Akyab o.r9a, None of our o.ircraft is mis sing. There wo.s no enemy air activity ovor our territory yesterdcw-
Details hD.vo nov-1 l)een received of a recent o..tto.ck by a few Jo.pu.nose aircro.ft on one of our troop positions in Arako.n. Only slight do.w.age was co.used ond the number of our co.suo..lties vvns very smo.11. Anti-aircro.ft batteries v-rent into action o.:n.d put up a barretgo which destroyed at loD.st hto enemy o..ircro.ft o..nc1 do.t\:i.god others. 
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27/1/4-3 -No. 16 
J~r Hinistry No. 9102 . Ji.ir 1.1inistry Cor:lLluniq'\;l.e 
Last night~ aircra£t of Bonber Con.Dend again attacked the 
subnarine base of Lorient. Fires were seen in the dock areas. 

Other bonbers took part with Coastal Cor.uand aircraft in attacks . on targets at Bordeaux. 
Two aircraft of Boubor Cor.u-.1and are oi.ssing fron these siperations• 
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FRUIT JlJI Gi;S FOR NON-RESIDENTiiiL I'llm.SERI ES 
The liinistry of' Fooc1-announces tho.t non-resic:.c.ntio.1 nurseries Do..y now 9btoin supplies .Of fruit juices for children up to the aGO of' f'ivo yen.rs. Non-residentiCLl nur;.,eries wi shinL t0 tako a.d.vant ag& of these o.rr:m[;onents should o.p1)ly to their lopal focd office statinc tho nunber of childr en under five yoe.rs of age f or whon they wi sh t o obt ain fruit juices . 
foINISTRY OP FOOD 

FLASH: 
U.s.A.A.F. Flying Fortresses (B.17s) and Liberators (B.24.s) · attackod no.vol insta.llntions in Germany today• 
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SU: :L'LEMEl'JTlL°RY CLOTHING BOOKS FOR NEX'.r-OF-I8:N 

Froin the 1st February, next-of-kin of :Lrisoners of war vv:i.11 be . issuocl. by the Viar Orgn.nisation of the British Roel cross Society n.ncl. Orel.er of st. John of' Jerusalem with a special book of strpplementary coupons for the purchn.se of' clothing to be sent to :Lriscmcrs of Wf!X in next-of-kin pn.rcels insten.d of the loose vouchers (in vn.lues of 2 and 5 coupons) which hn.ve been issued up to the present . The coupons in the new books will be un-numberea nnr:L blue in colour, resembling those in the books of supplen~ntnry coupons issued to 
" 	expectant mothers, but distinguished by the addition of the lotter ''P11 on en.ch coupon. The vouchers hitherto in use ·will not become invn.lid, but vv.i.11 gracluD.lly be supersecled·by the nev-v book. 
This book will continue to be issued vvith each quarterly labei like the previous vouchers n.nd must be returned in en.ch parcel with any unused bn.ln.nce of coupons still attached. A coupon account form is printed on the inside c·over of tho book and is to be Cctr&':>lcted by the next-of-kin. If all tho coupons have been used, the cover alone, givins the account of coupons cx~ended, must still be returned, The num1;er of coupons allowed (i.o. 40 for the first parcel and 20 for each subscqu~nt pa;l'.'ccl) remains the same. 
similar arrnn1r,cments are being made for the next-of..kin who receive· their coupons through the Orsnnisations doalinp: with men from the Dominions vmo are :Lrisoners of War• 
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l:dr Ministry Nevvs Service J\ir H:Lnistry Bulletin No• 9109 
FIRST u .s. :Ri.ID ON GEPJL~Y .... CONGR.Tur;sIONS 
FROM BOHBER OOl:li\L'JID CHIEF 

J,J.r...1,,1arshal Sir Arthur Ho.rris, Command.or-in-Chi ef . of' ·Bomber Conu-aci.nd> h8.s ;::;e-.nt the follmcring message of· congr:::i.tul 8.tion; on the occD.sion of the fi rst U.S. r8.id on Germar,y, to Brig8.di er-General 
N. Lo:ri...gfelloYr, Conm10.ndi ng Genoro.l of the 8t h Bomber Conmnnd of the United Sto.tes J,rmy L..ir Force: ... 
"Gr eet ings and congro.tul D. tions fr<om Bomber Corru!10.nd to 8.ll ·who took -pD.rt t oday in the fi~st U s. rai<J. on Germo.ny~ This 1rell• -pl o.nned nnd go.llo.ntly executed operation opens a cD.mpaign t:rii Gerr'l.o,ns h8.ve long droo.ded. To them it is yet o.nother or.ri.:r'l.ous sentence in thevxiting on the v-vn.11; t he fuli :Un-port of vmich they cD.Dnot fail to grD.s-p. To Bomber Comnand it is concrete and mo st v-veloomG proof tho. t ·we shc.'1.ll no l onger be <:.ilono in c8.r:rying the war to Gerr!1'..~n soil. Let us pr oss pD.s·t t his milestone on the roo.d t o victory~ D.ssured that between us we O.'.ll1 o.nd will bust Ga:cmn:ny wi de opon. 11 

Air Ministry Nevvs Service 

NEW :;:-osT FOR Fl'i.MOUS NIGHT FIGHTER 
Yfins commanc1er John cunninghrun, D.s.o., D.F.c., the night fighter pilot, is to return to lead a night fighter squadron after six months spent in train:l..ng nevi pilots. 
Cunninghrun1s 38 yeors old observer, Flt. Lt. C. F •. Rn:wnsley, D.F-. C., D.F.M., who ho.s flovvn with him since Jnnunry 194J., will fly with him ngai:n. Ravvnsley has shored in most of Cunningho.m1s 16 victories over German raiders o.ttacking this country. All but one of these have been shot dovm o.t night. 
Before being posted for night fighter training duties last July, Wing Commander cw.minghrun connnanded the County of Middlesex sqU'adron, the crevrs of which have shot dovvn more night raiclers ·tho.n any other squadron in Fighter Command. 
Wing Commander Cunningham, who is aged 25, is a native of croydon and was educated at the Whitgift School. He hates most of all being co.lled 11 catseyes11 
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The squadron he will now cormriand fought in France and in the Battle of Britain and has ·been helping to boat the night raiders since the beginning of 194J.. 
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~7/1/43 No, 35 
J:IBLDQW1RTERS lfilliOPE:iN TBEl>fM OF OPER.;\TIONS 
UNIT2D ST1\TES A."'=Uv1Y 
SURPRISE R1~m ON YTILHELMSH.flVEN
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The United States J~rrey' Eighth ,\:i.r Force bomb eel Gert'ln:n.y todny for 
the first time in history. 

Moving by day the giant Fortresses .snd Liber1~ tors of the limerlonn J,ir Poree struck with all the advantage of surprise$ 
WilheL--:lShaven hos long 'been considered as one of the most strongly 
defended of the German naval bases. 

Fnr fror,1 finding the nov~l bnse a "tough target" toC.:e.y the J.imerican pilots reported on their return: 11Not neBrly as tough as st~ N:.:iznirc. tt. 
Typionl conments of creYvTaen who pnrticiputed in the r:::iid follov-v-. : 
"rt-was perfect in every respect,"· co1m1cnted oi.p·c. J QL.Rynn, of Troy, N.Y., sldpper of the Fortress 'SJireet11Cat, Ryan's ship, nnmedmfter a British or:phnn "adopted" by enlisted men of the squadron, 'M3S badly shot up on a previous nission that coincided vrith the christening of the 'Sweetpea', The J?ortress came back from Germ~my vrithout a scrntch today. 
"The vreathcr vvF.s ideal, so fDr as cover wns ooncernec1," said Ryan. "Yte coasted bnck n big part of the vwy over the top of a white layer of' clou&j with plenty of _stuff to duck into if trouble showedo11 
But there vVDS no trouble, although a few enei:iy aircro.ft were seen nt 
a. distance, They did not attnck Rynn• s formation. 
WJe snw ~1 lot of shipping at 'Jilhelmshoven, nnd I noteff what might hDve been n capital ship neo.r the centre of the f'lotilln," ndded Ryan• • •! figured we'd get heavy flak over those ships, but there v-msnit enough to bother." 
Gopt, Robert Riordan, of' Houston, T~exas, recently D'iiorded the Distmguishecl Flying Cross for his exploits in bringing safoi.y hor.10 three bndly dis2bled Fortresses, said the raid on Germany Vfns nr.10::.g the easie$t cdssions in ~hich he had participated. 
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"H0 came home on o.11 four en[-'ines this time. o.nd believe me it vvas an agreeable chmigc, " sci.id Ri~rcl.an. 1'Thoy 1·mt u few fln.k holes in the new 1Hn.hoo 1 anc1 put asholl th.rough tho cowling of the No . 2 engine, but overythin~~ wont smoothiy. 11 
crovJJmt6s of J?irst Lieut. ·~[illirup Calontoni of Brovmville, pa., clairneO. for their b:::imbarclior tho:t he: vras the first Amoricei.._n o.irman over Germany. Calontoni Is Fortress \TD.:3 on tho risht vans of the loading for.. mo.tion o.ncl. vrhen tho bombers whoolcc"'.. b come in 0VOr German soil,; he was in the nose of the outboo.rC:L ship. Ne ofi'iciJ.1 rocognition of this honour has been o.ccorc'.oc.1. 
Mo.j. Errol Holmes, o. flak o:xr;ert of tho Hoyal 11rtillery, mac1.o his 
J irst f'light w.i. th ;\mericon Dirmcm in comba1: tod'.l.y. Ho was ·1.'r.:cm in his praise of tho "tight f:::irmo.tion" flovm.. 'Jhen a vmist p;unnor was slightly diso.blea., Holmes mo.nnoc'L tho .:;un, but c-:.icln it ~et Cl. shot at o.n enemy o.ir­cro.ft. They ctid not o.pproo.ch within ron go vrhilo tho .:1rtillcryman wus at tho gun station, Major Holmes is o..n interno.ti::mo.1 cricketer. 
Tho "Boomerang, II floYm by co.pt . Clifton :'ylc' pc..rtici:_J8.tcc1 in 
today's raid JVOr Germany. 

C::il. Curtis LeMn.y of Colwr;tus, Omo~ whc·; lecl. his group; was not completely sn.tis.ficcl with the ''roathor eno5untereCL. "Given bei;ter wcn.ther, we will get be.ttcr results, 11 he p1~omisec.1. Colonel LeMay said 
o. hole wo.s fotmc1 in tho clouds over the target aricl it was possible to 
bomb with· o.ccuro.cy. 

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· T'h8 "Royn:l Flush", Li eu:t. Harol d Beasl ey, pilot, claimed three enemy· <:i.ircraft cLestroyed, 8.ll subject t o offici al confir:mD.tion At the guns were Sgt. JnL1es F<:i.rrar, of Tol ol'.:1., Okl.C1.honn.; Lt. Ever ett Clinar d. , of Gr) , Gl endal e Ro::1.d., famtoul, I l l., cmd Sgt~ Henry i3trceter, of Dry Court, ~.:rest Vn. 
Capt. J. 1 !. Cart er, of L2'"i-r·tvn, OkJ..o.., and his cr ew -a combat · ·~earn knoYm as "Carter nnd Hi s :'.Jittle ?ill s ", -chalked up their el evonth niss~on .rhen they rai dt:0cl Germ,my today. His bomber had not once been· hit by fl ak or eneniy fi ghter fire and today it came t brough n.g~in unscathed , 
_ Idrst. Lieut. I.D. Benson.t of Anguella, l!Iiss., piloting the "Devil's Playmate", believes his Fo::rtress wo.s the last to leave Germany. T~-ro of'his gunners, Se;t;. Howard Jcines, of WelJ.sviJ.le, Utn.h and Sgt. J.F. Byrd, of Baltimore, ·claim one enemy airci\'.ft each severel y dQ.l'iaGed. 
Other s vrho got i n lone bur sts at enemy fight ersvrer-e GUnner Sergeants Roy S;ni t h, of Indi anapol _i s , ! nd.; L~·wrence l·turray, of Lina.en, N. J . and Vi rgil Burger, of Kn.nsas City. -
Cn.1Yt . c,-,'il1i am Crui:nn, of Scarsd!1.le, N.Y., pil ot of "Jack. the Ri pperi', flyi ng his ninth bor;,bing ni ssion, tangled 7rith sor,1e enemy 
aircraft., but he clesoribed the eneqy r:ilots as 11green11 • One of his gunner s , Technical Sgt~ Peter Dubay, of Arbut.:_s, Md.; got a close burst into one. of the Geri10.n fighters. 

ilosg_uitoes of :Jo:;:1}::er Co-,:Ti::.nc1 c,ttccckec1 the shi::_Jyo.rc':..s o.t Co::enho.,-~en this o.f'tc,rno::m. Joi-~.bs ·.rere cJ.~rs,)p'ed fro::1 ::i. low lev el arrCL rnny bursts 1.:ere seen in the yo.rc:.s. One Hoscluito in :Jissi.ng. 
i\Iusto.n[;s of LrJ'W Co-o:;:,ero.tion Cor.Y1c-uic~ o.nd S ..'i tfires end TY1_)nr1'Jns of Fi~thter Co:Tt·1cnd c::mt inuec the e.tt~ick on ro.ilway tetrcets toc1o.y. Umy locorntives wen~ C:..'.:.D::tc;cc1 in ::Jrittany o.nc1 Northern 
Frmce. 
In the ec..rly hours of this n::>rnin-· Hudsons of Cco.sto.l Counc.nd, one of which is nissinc:, D.tto.ckcd eneny shi::i:Jir..'~ :..>ff the Th.itch coo.st. 
I. Huc1s;m uf Coccsto.l Co::1n_::mcl c1estroyea. on ene"-1-Y :t'lo:lt-plo.ne this nornins.