2nd TjJ/HB/- JN INj?. 540 29/9/44 -
 No. 1




 LIITCHELLS idJE DEEPEST PENETRATION INTO GBRRJNX




 Mitchells and Bostons of R E. 2nd Tju? «arried out a successful


attack on the important road-rail centre of Emmerich on the Rhine


this evening.


 Bombs fell on a road-rail crossing and a road junction, causing

serious dislocation of enemy transport.


 It was the longest trip by Mitchells into Germany, and fighters of



JDGB escorting the medium bembers were also going further from their


bases than ever before,
2nd TAP/HB/AIR INF* 541. 29.9.44 -
 No.4.


 MOSQUITOS HARASS NAZI TRANSPORT




 Their task of methodically destroying enemy transport was




continued by Mosquitos of R.A.F. 2nd T.A.F. during the night.

 Crews saw fires in two of ten trains which were attacked, with



cannon fire in the Hairan area. At Ham itself, a signal box and.



engine shed, burst into flames, and. a factory 'Was also on fire after



being bombed. Ferry crossings and barges in Holland, as 'well as




road were attacked.
 convoys, v


 «




 One aircraft is missing.
 29/9/44 -

 No. 5




 SupremHadqts,AvncCoPliExyF10hb29*4
 S. H. A. E. F.


 COmiUNIQUE NO* 174-


 Supreme Headquarters,
 Advanced Command Post,

 Allied Expeditionary Force,
 1100 hours September 29* 1944*


 Allied troops have continued to strengthen the flanks of the NIJMEGEN salient.


Enemy counter-attacks from SCHIJNDEL were driven back and our forces made limited


advance towards HERTOGENBOSCH,


 Our bridgehead over the ANTWERP-TURNHOUT Canal was extended.

 Fighters and fighter-bombers close to forces in
 gave support our ground

HOLLAND and attacked railway targets and shipping in the SCHELDT Estuary, Two


enemy aircraft were destroyed. Road and rail communications at EMMERICH, across



the German Frontier east of NIJMEGEN, wore hit by medium bombers.

 In southeastern LUXEMBOURG our have liberated REMICH. Further south
 troops

 have freed PORT SUR SEILLE* northeast of PONT A WUSSON.


 East of NANCY several enemy counter-attacks were rupulscd near PETTONCOURT,

BEZANGE and COINCOURT, and in advance of three miles have seized high
 ourtroops, an




ground in the FORET DE PARROY. A concentration of enemy troops, tanks and supplies

in the forest was heavily bombed.

 In the EPB'TAL-BEEFORT sector we have made substantial advances despite


increased enemy aggressiveness. Northeast of EPINAL the villages of BELT and DESTORD


were taken in an advance of several miles. A number of villages in the northwest



approaches to the BELFORT pass arc also in our hands, A strong counter-attack wats



 ’


 ;h-th heavy loss to the enemy.
repulsed

 Our troops continued t) close on CALAIS yesterday against heavy opposition*


We hold all the high ground dominating the city and have captured the Citadel*

German fortifications in the port were attacked by heavy bombers during the morning*


Gun positions in CAP GRIS NEZ were heavily bombed in the evening.

 More than 1,000 bombers, with a strong fighter escort, attacked,

industrial plants at MERSEBURG* a synthetic oil plant and. railway yard, at



MAGDEBURG and. a tank factory at KASSEL yesterday* Thirty-sis: enemy aircraft were




destroyed in combat* Forty-nine bombers and twelve fighters arc missing*
 29.9.44 No. 7




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 LONDON POST OFFICES NEED 2000 PART TIMERS

 An urgent Appeal


 Hundreds of Londoners have offered their services in response to


the post Office appeal for part-timers to help sort letters and parcels

and lend a hand at the public counters.


 ”VZe need at least 2000 part-time workers", said a post Office



official, ’’and we wont them urgently. Our o-wn men and women arc work-


ing excessive hours, and anyone who can give a few hours during some




period of the day will be rendering a real service."


 people already in employment can be fixed up in the neighbourhood

of their work if be found in their home
 they so wish, or a duty


locality.


 Applicants should vzritu at once to the staff Controller, London


Postal Region, King Edv/ord Building, E.C.l*



GENERAL POST OFFICE
 29/9/44 -
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 A BRITISH SUBMARINE’S "NIGHT OUT".


 "It is this determination to harry the enemy night and day that

had led to a steadily mounting score of tonnage lost by him," was the



official comment of the senior officer of a British submarine flotilla on an


attack on a
 convoy by the submarine H.M.S. ULTIMATUM, which has just returned

to the United Kingdom..

 This is the of the ULTIMATUM’S recent "night out" in
 story a
 part of

the Mediterranean where enemy ships were still to be found.

 The first part of the night was spent in searching for minefields.

"But", again to quote the flotilla captHin, "this hazardous sortie appeared

in no way to suggest the need of a quiet night in the deep fields"

 Instead, the ULTIMATUM -went patrolling on the surface in the moonlight,,

close to an c-neny-occupied shore.

 The rest of ihc story is best told by the ULTIMATUM * s commanding officer,
Lieutenant V.H.Kett, D.S.G., R.N.R.-, of Penny come quick, Plymouth.,

 "We were soon regarded by the sight of a convoy of four small supply

ships, with one escort ahead*,. life stayed on the surface and attacked two of


the vessels which presented a continuous target*
 ’’The firing of our torpedoes was followed by a vivid yellow flash and
a column of sparks,.and with this display the pair of targets disappeared.

 of
 ’’Unfortunately, we could, not stay to deal with the rest the convoy

 and
■because an enemy aircraft was spotted, so I ordered ’Dive, dive, dive’,
 withdrew 4 ’..

 It may now be stated that the ULTIMATUM was the submarine which, as told


in recent record by destroying
 a Admiralty announcement set up a


 and in 18 minutes during
 enemy vessels damaging several others a
seven



bombardment of the slipways in an Aegean harbour.


 the
 Despite the ever-growing scarcity of targets in the Mediterranean

ULTIMATUM in eight patrols has only once drawn a blank,

 H.M.S. ULTIMATUM has bead adopted by Clackmannanshire,.



NAVAL AFFAIRS


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 29.9.44- No. 9.




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 "TELEPHONE LESS"


 Post Office Hint for Checking "Careless Talk 1'


 Over Trunk Lines



 -■.t the time it is than
 present more important ever to



leave the trunk lines free for essential calls.
 telephone war




 4 Post Office official suggested this test to those who



 doubted whether careless or use of trunk calls
 any unnecessary



was made in their office or 'works: ’Lit the end of the day ask to



 the trunk call and check whether of today’
see
 records, ary


calls could have been yesterday’s letters.

 "The for make them few and. brief
 same goes telegrams; as as




 Do this for but extra
as you can. your own satisfaction, as an



 ”
service for the war as well*




GENEItzL POST OPPICE
 29. 9;44 No. 10




been
rcpla.ce
in
his
their
children
inkwell
is
on practically
 the
 his
 wheel-barrow
 Recruits
 hith
 Clerks
 used
 heads.
 forces
 head
 British
 bo.lanced
 go
 aid
 to before
 and
 tocarrying
 of
 They
 of
 nothing
 school
 African
 R.A.r.
 the
 small
 'with
 on
 the
 he
 dip
 top.
 new
 Empire.
 great
 everything
 started
 with
 men
 grass-woven
 they
 the
 nurses
 Asst
 +pens
 by
 a care,
 cannot
 pile
 +The
 African
 Africans,
 ?ff
 can
 in
 + on
 l,
 reason
 and
 of
 rings
 carry*
 often
 without
 + their
 books
 Air
 then
 + are
 .to
 be
 is
 + Corps,
 heads.
 One
 get
 removing
 on
 among
 that
 spread
 seen
 their
 man
 hiscarrying
 which
 from,
 the
 workmates
 the
 was
 the
 heads,
 most
 childhood
 is
 weight
 even
 bottle]
 being
 open
 with
 upstanding
 knownto




 formedtnhyavliskwL
 YIN MINISTRY NE /S SERVICE J.IR MINISTRY BULLETIN NO, 15773



 IT AL./AYS GOES TO THEIR HEADS


 Recruits of the new Asst African Air Corps, which is being formed to



 British R.A.r. the most upstanding men
rcpla.ce men by Africans, are among



 the forces of the The is that from, childhood they have
in Empire. reason



 their heads.
been used to carrying everything on




 hith of small grass-woven rings .to spread the weight evenly there
 aid


is cannot One known to load
 practically nothing they carry* man was even




 and then his workmates to hoist it
his wheel-barrow 'with great care, get


on his head before he started ?ff l,


 Clerks and African nurses can often be seen carrying open inkwells on




 the bottle] Little
their heads. They dip the
 pens in without removing


 of books their with the
children go to school with a pile on heads,


inkwell bo.lanced on top.


 + + + + + +
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Air Ministry News Service Air Ministry Bulletin N0*15774.


 BOMBER. GREFS HARROWING EXPERIENCE


 This story of a harrowing experience of the crew of a Halifax Bomber -which


attacked Kiel the of recounted to R.A«F* intelligence
 on night September 15 was a




officer by the and of the P.E. of
 pilot captain aircraft, Flight Sergeant Frey,


Croydon, Surrey.


 "The first trouble occurred at the Danish Coast on the to the target,"
 way



said Frey. "The starboard inner engine began to give trouble, but we decided to



carry on to the target. Just before we got there we were hit by heavy flak


in the port 'Wing.


 "We bombed and at the same moment 'were hit again.


 "Then the port inner engine caught fire”, continued Frey. ”l pressed the


extinguisher switch, but without apparent result.


 "Owing to the fire we lo'wered the wheels. Shortly after that the port

inner engine fire went out and we raised the 'wheels and continued homeward on the



two remaining sound engines and some help from the starboard inner engine.


 ’’Half way the North the bomb doors fell open and we could not
 across Sea,


close them again owing to shortage of hydraulic oil.



 ’’Just before we reached the sea *we 'were coned by searchlights but we managed

 the aerial to
to evade them. When the bomb doors came
 open they caused trailing

become unserviceable.


 wheel fell clown We managed to make
 •"Then the port and stayed there. an




airfield and lowered the starboard wheel to make a normal landing* We had 20


minutes endurance left when we landed.


 ’’.After bombed asked the if 'Wanted to bale out, but they
 we I crew they


decided to stay with the aircraft,” prey concluded.
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 AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE KING




 His Majesty The King has been pleased to approve the



appointment of Colonel (temporary Major-General) D.H* Pratt, C.8,,


D.5.0., IRC,, (4584) late Royal Tank Corps, as Aide-de-Canp to The


King, with effect from the 11th July 1944 j in succession to



Colonel (acting Brigadier) T«H. Barwell, 0.8.E., M.C., late Royal

T ank Corps, ret ire d.




THE WAR OFFICE
 29,9.44 -
 No, 13


UR MINISTRY NETS SERYICE AIR HINISTRY RULLEIIN NO. 15707


 T /0 PLY DQHD CAZIERS DESTROYED



 Uithin few minutes of their bombs Southern
 a
 launching flying against


England from over the North Sea. shortly before dawn this morning, two Heinkel


Ills sent into the of Air Defence of Great Pritain,
 were crashing sea by a. Mosquito

 The Mosquito pilot, 42-year-old ’<j/Cdr,L. J,Mitchell, of Yeovil, who nade both


the kills, shot*down his first fly bomb carrier four days ago,


 ”It was about five o’clock when we saw the first one”, said the ,7ing


Copmander when he landed, lifter launching; his bomb he raced for hone, de chased


him for five minutes as he flew at a low level.


 The Heinkel exploded after a. two seconds’ burst* It went in flames, fell
 up


into the sea and wreckage burned on the water for about two minutes afterwards.


No one could have lived in those flames.


 ”.)C shot down the second about 20 ninnies My first burst knocked
 one later,


•pieces off his starboard wing -and then I closed and hit his port engine, ..'e wathccd



liin go down and hit the water and we flew around looking for survivors but could


find no sign,”


 F/Lt.D.L.Cox, of razacherley, Liverpool, who shared in .//Cdr.llitchell’s first



 Monday, his navigator this rooming.
success on was
 again
 29.9.44 - No. 16.


 SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMUNIQUE NO. 270.


 29th September, 1944*


 CHIN HILLS: Japanese rearguard, north of Tiddim have withdrawn from


their positions where troops of the Fifth Indian Division threatened to encircle


them.


 In Northeim Burma and .Arakan there -was patrol activity.

 •AIR: Bod weather restricted the operations of Eastern Air Command yesterday.

Allied aircraft attacked enemy positions in
 Arakan, on the Tiddim road, and


its neighbourhood and in north the
 Burma long-range fighters covered railways

in Central Burma.



 Two. Allied aircraft are missing.
 29/9/44 - No.17


 Air Ministry Bulletin N 0.15789



 AIN MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE



 Last night aircraft of R.A.F. Bomber Command attacked



objectives in Brunswick.



 Night intruder aircraft of Bomber Command attacked


airfields well Behind the enemy’s lines.


 Fram those operations one of our drcraft is missing.
 29.9.44 No. 18




 Air Ministry News Service Air l.liaistry Bullotin No* 15790


 MEMBERS OF H.A.A.F. ACCOItPAMSD THS feRIME IJMSTSR
 TO 'QUEBEC.

 of the who to
 Tvzcnty nonbers party accompanied the Prime Minister

 of officers and two sergeants who chosen
Quebec consisted eighteen were




from within the W.A*a.F. serving at hone for code and cypher and


intelligence duties. They worked during the voyage in the "Queen Mary"

and at the conference.


 Sone of tho u.A.A.F. had never visited Canada before, and although

they all worked at high pressure most of then had the to
 opportunity

tour tho city of Quebec and the surrounding countryside.
NCI TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE DELIVERY 29/9.44 -

 No*l9


 MR,HERBERT IBBETSON’S SPEECH AT N.E.S.OOLLE&E


 Speaking at the National Fire Service College, Brighton, (at about 2
 p.m*)

today, on the occasion of the college’s third
 anniversary, Mr.Herbert Morrison,


the Home Secretary said;-


 has for three years, the National Fire Service
 Although it existed only


 College has made a big contribution to the development of fire-fighting technique

 and efficiency in this country, A war product, created to meet a war situation,

 as indeed was the National Fire Service itself, its efforts even up-to-date will

 have a lasting influence in the protection of Britain against fire. It is my


 after
 confident hope that the Fire Service College will go on the war.


 The success of the College is largely duo, I think to the practical purpose

 for which it was intended, and the devotion of the officers concerned in its



 development in sight of that Y/hen the fire service was
 never losing purpose,


 taken would be gained if
 over nationally in 19A1, it was seen that gne-at advantages


 all the best in fire-fighting technique and experience were also nationally pooled,
 F




 unified and standardised, so that
 every part of the country could 'benefit. The


 College was the answer. It was established with the aim of producing, not only


 practical fire-fighting technicians, but good ffloors 7iho could control both
 <

 fires and This alm has boon achieved in the National Fire Service of to-day,
 men,

 which has deservedly' "won the confidence and respect of the public.

 The College has always been more than a centre of teaching* It is also a




 meeting place for senior officers, who discuss their problems and, among themselves


 find many of the answers.




 The analysis of every serious fire, together with remarks by the Home Office-


 Fire Staff, goes to the College, and so the mistakes which arc made in the field


 are brought home to the students. In these ways, the Motional Fire SeririLce , s fight
 (




 against fire has become an organic and developing force r



 Great credit is due to Fj Chief of Fire Staff, and Brigadier

 Hewitt, the Commandant at the College from the for their insistence
 beginning, on




 practical tuition. The instructors pass on knowledge they themselves have gained

 from many years of fighting fires. Instructors come and go -go back to get a wet


 Liir'.j and recall what fire fighting on the ground, at
 night, in rain and cold, ’
 like- compared with the gentle art of fire in thn
 ag
 fighting lecture room*




 /For the aim,
 2

 the aim, first who load other fire-
For and last, is to produce fire-fighters con




 and this be who teach.
fighters, can done only by fire-fighters can



 The College has pioneered in other directions. It has always been co-c-ducatior

 Of the 10,000 students who have passed through, no less than 3,000 have been womc-n,


a high proportion for their numbers, We have always recognised the high qualities

and the status of our Yfomen’s Service, and we have been rewarded. I do not have to



stress it, for everybody knows how our firewomen of all ranks have stuck to their


jobs unflinchingly and done fine work through high-explosive and inedndiary bombing,


fly-bombing and shelling on the coast.


 The College ha's started within the last few weeks to teach the science of


fire protection - the science of fighting the fire- before it starts, s
 subject

which had to wait until the cover against fires caused by the enemy or mischance


or carelessness, had been completed* This is a most important and significant


development• Fire protection planning must be incorporated at the architect’s



drawing board* The students learn what should and should not be done in planning

and constructing buildings to the possibility of fire* They taught
 prevent are




how to inspect the completed building together with its fire and he
 equipment, even



to train the occupnats, if in the avoidance of fire. This is
 they so desire, a




part of fire-fighting which is little developed in any country, For as it may


mean the saving of of the country’s capital assets in the times to when
 many come,

those assets -will be greatly needed in our after the
 recovery war,



LgNISTRY OF HOW SECURITY
 29/9/44 No. 20




 OFFICIAL NETHERLANDS Att'ilRAITY COMMUNIQUE




 The Netherlands Admiralty announces that one of His Netherlands



Majesty’s submarines, operating off the Dutch East Indies, has sunk

two
 Japanese coastal vessels by gunfire*


 In the final stages of the "battle for the Dutch. East Indios,


early in 1942, the same submarine sank two Japanese ships in the


Gulf of Siam, Later she made hazardous into the Indian
 a escape


Ocean*
 29.9.44 No. 21.
 11F.542


 2nd T.F FLY 1355 SORTIES

 2nd TA? H. 0. FRIDAY
 ,




wore
the
and Thu
 road
 a covered
 largo
 approaches
 and number
 rail
 through
 movement,
 to
 damaged.
 the day
 bo.ttle
 while
 withamea.
 on
 armed
 the
 round
 recces.,
 waterways
 the northern
 which
 15 barges
 smothered
 end of
 were
 the
 nearly
 destroyed
 salient
 all




 Thu approaches to the bo.ttle amea. round the northern end of the salient


wore covered through the day with armed recces., which smothered nearly all


the road and rail movement, while on the waterways 15 barges were destroyed


and a largo number damaged.


 I mediate support operations wore carried out iu the Calais area., and


gun positions and strong points wore elimina.ted.



 During the day between 60 and 70 enemy aircraft were seen by our




fighter pa.tr; Is, and Spitfires claimed four destroyed.
 29.9.44 - No.22.



 WORLD SECURITY ORGANIZATION


 JOINT STATEMENT BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE


 U.S., U.K., .AND U.S.S.R, GQVWMEIxffS



 SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION IN WASHINGTON


 AND MOSCOW FAS BEEN ARRANGED




 The chairmen of the the
 Delegations have today issued following

statement; -




 Conversations between the United States, United Kingdom and Soviet


Union Delegations in Washington regarding the establishment of a World


Security organisation have now been completed. These conversations


have been useful, and have, led to of agreement
 a large measure on




recommendations for the framework of the organisation, and in
 general


 particular for the to maintain peace and security#
 machinery required

 The three to their respective Governments
 Delegations are making reports

vzho will consider these reports and -will in due course issue a




simultaneous statement on the subject.




FOREIGN OFFICE NEWS DEPARTMENT
 29.9.44 No. 24



 MIDDLE EAST COMMUNIQUE


 Middle East Command
 September 29,1944




 Two further enemy aircraft, a Ju 52 and a Ju 88, were destroyed

 the last night, by Middle East Beaufighters,
over
 Aegean operating

from eastern Mediterranean ba.scs. In daylight yesterday rocket-


projectile Boeufighters attacked shipping in
 enemy an
 Aegean harbour,


scoring rainy hits with rockets and cannon. Two vessels were destroyed


 Ono of three vessels attacked nose? the sane spot on September


27 was soon yesterday to bo down by the stern and is now claimed


as destroyed.


 Fror.i those and other operations none of our aircraft is missing.
 29.9.44 No. 26




2nd IN?. 543


 UM'S’HIT SIEGFRIED LINE SURELY ROUTE


 attacked
 The town of G-cldern, a sup ly point for the Siegfried. Line, was




this morning by Mitchells and Bostons of 2nd T-...8. after another



long-range excursion by the medium bombers from home bases. Their purpose


was to choke enemy rail and road channels through which material must pass


to the front.


was
long-range
to
thisthe
 toThe
 morning
 front.
 choke
 town
 excursion
 enemy
 by
 ofMitchells
 G-cldern,
 rail
 by the
 anda medium
 and
 road
 sup
 Bostons
 ly
 channels
 bombers
 point
 of for
 through
 from
 the home
 2nd
 Siegfried.
 which
 T-...
 bases.
 material
 8. Line,
 after
 Their must
 was
 another
 purpose




 atckedps
 29/9/44 No, 27




 IMPROVING- THE LIGHTING- IN TRAINS /AID AT STATIONS




 The recent lighting relaxations have now been supplemented by


further special improvements aimed at increasing the comfort and


convenience of railway passengers* These will be brought into

operation as soon as the alterations can be made*


 Material improvement has been authorised for passenger stations


wherever the new relaxations apply* At London termini and large


provincial stations the new standard will be five times brighter than


the brightest lighting hitherto allowed* At smaller stations the


increase over previous standards will be substantial*


 Inside trains, peace-time lighting will "be restored so long as




there are
 opaque blinds to the windows and these are kept down* This


is not possible where there are no blinds, but the wartime shades over



the lights will be modified so as to give a better light throughout

the compartment *




MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY
 29.9.44 No. 28




 LICENSING- OF DISTILLERS.



 Following his recent decision to allocate barley for the



resumption of whisky distilling on a limited scale the minister


of Food has to-day made the potable Spirits (Licensing and Control)

Order, S.R. d 0. 1944 No.llo>


 This Order provides for the grant of licences to distillers



 enable make from mash of
to then to spirits’ a cereal grains and

to sell the spirits so manufactured by then, or on their behalf,

and requires that the licence holders shall kc®p records of


their manufacture and sales, and comply v/ith conditions imposed

by their licences.


 The new Order revokes the potable Spirits (Licensing and



Control) Order, S.R.& ,Q. 1940.h0.4-72.




MINISTRY OF FOOD
 29/9/44 No. 29.




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 HalrlONS 1-011 ESSBjfTIAL TluKSBOld? HORSES


 feeding stuffs ration cards and coupons for the winter rationing



period commencing Novcnbcr 1, 1944, will be issued Application
 on
 shortly.


forns have been sent to keepers of urban and industrial horses who received


ration cards or coupons for the summer period from the Ministry of rood.



Any owner who has not received ox a.pplica.tion fom IVS.H.I/9 by October


3, and whose horses are not rationed by o. County ./ar Agricultural Executive


Con. lit tee or an Agricultura.l Department, should apply for this form at the


10 CCll 1* ‘oo cl Office. Completed ferns should be returned to the
 application


Office of issue before October G.


 stuffs
 Rationed feeding nay b'c allowed daring the winter in approved


 for horses used for domestic riding where alternative-
eases or driving,


transport facilities are not avcdlablc, or ore noxkedly inadequate, or




where, on account of physical disability, public transport services cannot


be used. No rations will be allowed where the applicant or a ncciber of his


household has elaired and has been refused, ration of petrol
 received, or a




for ?otorcar. Owners of riding driving horses will be
 a
 private or re-




 to declaration in of their and should not
quired sign a. support clain,

 unless show that the animl is of
apply they can an indispensable weans




 obtained
transport. boras of application for rations p; .S.H.I/9 z
 way be


at any local L.-ood Office.


 Hay ana straw are not rationed.




 LINISTRY 01 I'OOD.
 29.9.44 No.30.




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 DOLE STIC PnOX DRIED EGGS



 -xs from October 15? 1944- (the beginning of period.

N0,4) and until further notice two allocations of domestic pB.cz:


dried, will be na.de during each 4~'weekly period. The
 eggs


allowances to consumers ’will then be as follows:-


 (a} holders of ration books R. 8.1,.1, R.B. 2orß. B. 4 registered
 for shell eggs or presenting a ration book endorsed ”P. K”~


 (i) 2 packages, per d.B. 1 and R. B. 4 during the four weeks;

 (ii) 4 packages per R.B. 2 during the four weeks;

 (b) holders of R. B. 8R (duty ration card) registered for shell

 tt
 eggs or presenting 1-i.B, 8X endorsed '*P. and stamped with

 the Food Office stamp -
 2 packages per card;

 (c) holders of bB. 12 (temporary card) presenting cards covering

 two weeks - 1 package;
 (d) holders of R. B. o (weekly seaman’s book; -
 2 packages during
 the four weeks*

 The the last "week of each 4~weekLy
 arrangement whereby, during

ration period, rosailers who have supplies available may sell dried

eggs without restriction as to quantity to customers registered for


shell to customers who ration books
 eggs, unregistered present or


 ”
cards marked ”P. K. and to holders of valid temporary ration cards,
will remain in operation.

lILNISTRY OP
 29/9/44 No. 32


 PROMOTION TO SELECFdD CAPTAINS, R.N.R.

 The Board of Admiralty hove recently decided that the rank of Commodore, 2nd

Class R.N.R;, the retired be awarded at
 on
 list, may .Admiralty discretion to selected


Captains, on retirement or ceasing to be employed, and to Captains R*N,R*

(retired) on final reversion to the retired
 list, for distinguished service in war



as Commodores of Convoy in the acting rank of Commodore, R»N*R.

 The Officers selected must normally have attained at least 4. years* seniority as




Captains R»N,R,,

 The first two officers selected for promotion Commodore C»M«
 are
 Ford, RJD., R.N.R*,

and Commodore D<S. Robinson, C.8.E., R»D.., R<N*R e


miIRALTr, S/J.K




 TRO NW COMMODORES



 One of the two Captains R.N.R. (retired) to be promoted to the rank of Commodore


Second Class-, R.N.R, (Retired) under a new .Admiralty Fleet Order is Commodore Charles


 who for and half Commodore of
Musgrove Ford, R.D,, R.N.R., served nearly a
 year a as




Convoy during one of the most critical periods of the Battle of the Atlantic, On


one occasion the ship in which he was serving was torpedoed and sunk.


 Commodore Ford was in command of Cunard 'White Star liners, Ho was




previously with the Cunord White Star Company in ponce clays*


 The other promotion is that of Commodore David Samuel Robinson, C.8.E., R.D.,

 first two to become Commodore of
R.N.R., who was one of the R.N.R, Captains a
 Convoy


during this war. Commodore Robinson served in this capacity for more than 2-g- years,

 first attack of U-boats
during which time he experienced the by a pack on a
 convoy..


 has
 Commodore Robinson now been appointed Marine Superintendent of the Cunard

'kVhite Star Lino in New York.




NAVAL AFFAIRS
 29/9/44 No. 34.


 CIVILIAN INTNINIS3 IN SINGALCIE: A-CHANGE Of CAIP




 The Colonial Office and the ./ar Organisation of the British led


Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem (foreign delations



Department) announce that information has beenreceived indicating that


civilian internees have been transferred CHANGI Camp, Singapore


Island, to situated in Sine
 a.
 camp load, near Singapore.

 Although precise details not available it is belived
 more are
 yet

that is being made of the
 camp which erected for R.A.F'.
 use a was



before the outbreak of war. This camp was situated near the golf

course and near the reservoir ~
 about five miles outside Singapore -




 in
on high. ground open country and in a healthy locality.


 The change in the location of the Civilian Internment Camp does

not for the present necessitate
 any alteration in addressing corxiunLcations


to who were formerly in CHAITGI Camp.
 persons »




COLONIAL (MTOL
 29/9/44 No. 35




 NOT FOR
 PUBLICATION, BROADCAST IN OVERSEAS BULLETINS' OR USE ON
 CLUB TAPES BEFORE 2330 B.S.T. ON FRIDAY
 ,SEFTEH3ER 29
 (I.E. FOR SATURDAY MORNING PARE-iST?NOT TO BE
 TODNIGTO NETO OF SEPTEMBER 29/30. THIS EMBARGO SIOIW BE RESPECTED
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 FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY THANKS THE MEN OF ARNHEM


 Field Marshal sir Bernard L. 21st Army Group
 Montgomery C-in-C.,
 has sent the foil owing message to Major-General R.E.
 Co'-manding the First Airborne Division, thanking all concerned
 for the magnificent spirit
 displayed, by the Division at Arnhem
 "I want to express to you and
 personally, to every officer and man in
 your Division

my appreciation of what all did at
 you ARNHEM for the-.Allied cause.

 "I also 'want to to you my the admiration
 express own admiration, and of us all

 2l Army Group, for the magnificent fighting- spirit that your Division displayed in

battle against great odds on the north, bank of the Lower Rhine in Holland.

 "There is shadow of doubt had
 no
 that, you failed, operations elsewhere would
have been gravely compromised. did not all well elsewhere.
 You fail, and is

 "I would like all Britain to know that in your final message from the IRNHSH area


you said:
 ”
 ’All ’will bo ordered to break out rather than surrender. We have attempted our

 best and will continue to do best
 we our as long as possible,’
 ".And all Britain will say to
 you:
 Il
 ♦You did your best; and all did your duty; and we are proud of you*
 l



 "In the annals of the British hrmy there are glorious deeds* In our Jirmy
 many

we have always drawn great strength and inspiration from past traditions, and endeavour*

ed to to the high standards of those who have
 live-up gone before* *
 -




 "But there can be few episodes more glorious than the epic of .ARHSM, and those

that follow after will find it hard to live to the standards that you have seti
 up

 "So long as we have" in the armies of the British Empire officers and men who


will do as you have done, then we can indeed look forward with complete confidence to

the future.

 "In years to come it will be a great thing for a man to be able to say;

 ”’I fought at IRHHEM.’

 "Please and grateful thanks to officer and man in
 give my best wishes, my every


your Division."




THE WAR OFFICE
 29.9.44 No.36

 FOOT &J.WTH



 Foot and Mouth disease v/as confirmed today among pigs at



lastrington, forks, East Riding.

 An area extending far approximately 15 miles around. the in-


fected premises has been declared to bo an infected area.




MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
 29.9.44 No.38




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 TRADING WITH THE ENEMY: ADDITIONS. TO "BLACK LIST"


 The Board of Trade announce
 that they have made a now Order, which


comes into force on October 2, containing changes in the "Black List" of



traders abroad with whom it of
 is unlawful to have dealings any kind.


 Copies of the Order -
 the Trading with the Enemy (Specified Persons)

(Amendments) (N0.12 Order 1944 (S.>R. &0. 1944 No. 1104) vd.ll be avail-


able, price 2cU through any bookseller or newsagent or direct from H*M.



Stationery Office, Eingsway, London, W.C.2. on October 2, 1944*


 Persons owing moneys to, managing the property of
 er holding or




specified persons are reminded that they are under statutory obligation


to report particulars to the Custodians of Enemy Property.




bow of trade.
 29,9.44 -

 No, 39

Air Ministry News Service
 Air Ministry Bulletin No, 15794



 CIVILIAN AIR MAIL BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AbSTRALIA


 TW-..AY SERVICE IN OPERATION


 An air letter was delivered the Director-G-encral
 to of Civil Aviation, at the Air


Ministry this week bearing a red panel inscribed:


 "Re-opening Flight. Australia -
 England Air Mail Service

 by Qantas Empire Airways and 8.0.A.C,, involving World’s


 Longest Regular Air Hop across the Indian Ocean."

 The arrival of this letter marked the restoration of essential link in
 an Empire

communicat ions.


 The letter was sent by the managing director of Qantas Empire Airways from Sydney,

dated September 11, and bears a sevenpenny stamp.

 "ue sending you greetings from Australia," he. "on the
 arc writes, auspicious

occasion of the re-introduction of civilian ’All The bay Air Mail’ between. Australia


and England, and flying all-British.
 y




 "The old Empire air mail route broken the
 was on February 2, 1942, following

shooting down of the Empire flying boat ’Corio 1
 near Koepang, Dutch Timor, by six Zero



fighters and v/hen the first threw them the Netherlands
 great Japanese onslaught across


I
nasi; Indies.


 "On July 10, 194-3, the Indian Ocean was first bridged by a regular hop of over




3,500-miles from Ceylon to Australia and communications were re-opened, but only for



military purposes. Now, however, space has been found for a limited public air mail

carriage.


 "The eastbound opening of this service was marked by ’air letters’ postmarked


London August 24 which arrived in Sydney on September 4, and now the westbound opening

is marked the service carrying this ’air letter’.
 by


 "The rc-introduotion of this civilian '’air letter’ service, small event though it



 points to 'better and happier days after five years of war in which people
may seem, you


in England have lived as frontliners and kept faith in a future which is now dawning."


 The casthound service has been in operation since the end of' August. Aircraft



flying on the routes between England and Australia had until then been carrying military


 mail and high priority
loads, diplomatic and official hags, airgraphs and troops


passengers. It has now been found possible to allocate a limited amount of space to


civilian air letters as a necessary public service.
 29.9.44 No.40


 Air ministry No* 15795


 AIR MINISTRY AND 1 RNISTRY OR HCIN SECURITY COII.UIZQHD


 Shortly before dawn the enemy directed flying bombs against the


southern .counties, including the London Sone caused
 area. drxiage was




but there were no casualties.



 Two 2ic.llls used for launching flying bombs were destroyed over the



North Sea by fighters of Air Defence of Great Britain.
 29.9,44 -
 No. 45




 FORMATION OF IST. AIRBORNE DIVISION




 There ore few Regiments in the British Army who cannot claim a




shore in the great achievements of the Ist. Airborne Division.


 Its formation started early in 1941 when a Commando, composed of



volunteers from many famous regiments in this country, was given


parachute training. This nucleus was expanded to a parachute brigade

 of
by the training more volunteers. The other parachute brigade ha.d


its origins in the Middle East and India, so that its personnel was




 made
largely up of volunteers from Regular Regiments of formations from


India. The glider borne troops on the other hand, were formed by the

conversion of existing regular infantry battalions of the BORDER REGIMENT


and the SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE S and a territorial battalion of the


KING'S OW SCOTTISH BORDERERS.




MILTTjW affairs
 29.9.44 - No. 46


 LT.-GEN. BROINING: RUHOUR OR CAPTURE DENIED


 There is no truth in the rumour that Lieut-General F.L.M# Browning,


C*8.,D.5»0., Deputy Commander of the Ist Lllied Airborne .Army, has
 ♦




been captured by the Germans at Arnhem. He is safe and unbounded..




uLITARY AFFAIRS
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 SUPREME HE/DQUARTERS


 ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES




S.H.A.Eff .
 RELEASE NO.. 118




 MAYOR OF MAASTRICHT THANKS ALLIES




 General Dwight D« Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied


Expeditionary Force, has recieved. the following letter from the


Mayor of Maastricht, Michaels Von Kessenich*


 ”To the supreme Oanmander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.



Maastricht," the first freed tan of the Netherlands, pays you


homage and thanks for its liberation by the brave Allied troops


and promises you in the performance of your task all assistance


which lies in its paver.




 The Municipality
 of Maastricht

 signed
 Micheels Van Kessenich,
 M
 Mayor.