T%l*2|2;‘~




Mr•6142’


B,W§<MWrygEcwmcoaori




atn
Jastnightasingleenemyaircraftdroppedbombsnamuessj.y
hamlesslv
a
placemsouthvrestEngland.


Otherwisethereis
nothingtoreport.
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N0.4




AirMinistryNewsService.AirN0.6143
MinistryBulletin




BALLOONSGETNWBOMBER




WhenaGermanbombercrashed’intoballooncableintheNorth-
abarrage
Eastafewnightslargepartofthewingoffandfellintothe
ago,awasripped
nextballoonsite.Ithadbeencarriedbytheafterbeen
wind,havingcleanly
severedfromtheraider.


Thebomberitself,ofdownmile
anewtypeDornier,camejustovera
away
afterhittingthecable..WhenR.A.F.officerreachedthehe
ablazingaircraft,
foundthebodiesofthreeofthetheothersburiedinthe
crew,beingwreckage.

Membersofthecrewofaballoonsitefirstheardthebombercominginvery

fastandlow.Asitpassedthenextsitethegroundstaffheardthecrashof
theaircraftagainstaballooncable.



BarrageballoonshavegivenGermanpilotsahealthyrespectforheightwhen

industrialandtownsinBritain.forcetheraider
approachingareasTheyup
abovethebarragevzherehecanmosteffectivelybedealtwithbyanti-aircraft
fireorbyourfighters.


Germanpilothasdreadofballoonbarrages,particularlyatnight,
Everya

andformonthspastnolowflyingbombershaveapproachedindustrialtargetsin

/thedarkness.
19.1*42-
No,6




BRITISHPRISONERSINENEiiYHANDS




Nextofkin,ifabletoidentifythemenfrom
theinformationpublishedarerequestedtoadvise

theCasualtyBranchesoftheServicesconcerned

forwardingRegimentaloranyotherdetails.




ThefollowingisthelatestlistofBritishprisonersofwarasreceived
fromenemysources;-




INITALIANHANDS-




PrivateW.C.VELDINQUET,Cornwall.

BombardierHaroldHICKSON,Bolton,England.


CorporalD.MACQUARRIE,England.


TrooperJosephSELCOCK,Chesterfield,England.


PrivateVictorBUTLER,Gloucestershire.


•DriverSydiceyFORSHAW,Lancashire.


PrivateErnestCharlesG-UNNER,Stratford,England.


DriverFrederickJosephBACON,England.




MINISTRYOFINFOR!iATION
19.1.4-2.-
No.7.



FAREASTWARCOMMUNIQUE


Singapore,
January19-



Theenemyhasmaintainedpressureon"boththeMuarand

Segamatfronts.

IntheMuarareathehassucceededininfiltratinga
enemy
nu&oeroftroopssouthwardsinthecoastalbeltandtherehasbeen

somewithdrawalofour
troopstomeetthismovement.


ThismorningaircraftoftheFarEastCommandcarriedout

heavybombandmachinegunattacksonconcentrationsofenemy
transportonroadsintheMuarriverarea.Vesselsand
barges
ontheriverwerealsobombedandmachinegunned.Duringthe
operationouraircraftwereattackedbyenemyfighterswhichwere

inturninterceptedbyourfighters.

Intheensuingengagementsoneenemyaircraftwasdestroyed,one

moreprobablydestroyedandonedamaged.Threeofouraircraftare


missing.

ItisnowconfirmedthatduringyesterdaysraidsoverSingapore
two
oneenemyaircraftwasshotdowninadditiontothereported
yesterday.Casualtiesresultingfromyesterdaysairraidssofar

reportedare56killedand135injured.Themajorityofthesearc

civilians.
i;•
’




WAROFFICE
-No.14.



PJRCHASESOFCOFFEE



TheMinistryofFood,inpartialexecutionofitsbuyingprogramme
forthecurrentyear,hasarrangedfortheimportduringthenextfew
3,000of
Indianhigher
monthsof6,000tonsofEastAfricanandtons

qualitycoffees.Thefirstarrivalsmaybeexpectedtowardsthe
ofitiswillbesupplementedbysmall
beginningApriland,hoped,
shipmentsfromAdenandJamaica.


Thesesupplieswillbeallocatedtothetradeatpricesadjusted
inrelationtotothelevelofthoserulingforthelower
quality,now

theofpresentsupplies,andwillthus
qualitieswhichcomprisemajority
conformtotherestrictionsofthePricesOrder.


Allocationswillbemadetothetradethroughwholesaleregistered
dealers,whosequotaswillbebasedondutypaymentsduringagiven
datumperiod.Allocationswillbemadeatregularintervalsinquantities
dependentuponarrivals.Inordertoreducetheindividualriskof

unbalancedallocations,coffeeswillbedividedintothreequalities,
X,YandZ~
Zbeingthelowest,andallocatedseparately.

Allregistereddealersmustkeeptheirregularcustomerssupplied

tothefullproportionateextentoftheMinistry’sallocations.




MINISTRYOFFOOD.
I?/-]/112-yNoJb



MIDDLEEASTWARCCLI.WNIQUE


Cairo,
Monday,January19,1942


Apartfrompatrollingactivitybothsides.therechange
onwasagainno

inthesituationEastofElAgheilayesterday.


Thetotalnumberof
prisonerstakenatHalfayahasnotyetbeenfully
checkedastheareaisanextensiveone.Sofar48Germanofficersand

1770Germanotherrankshavebeenaccounted;.for,also173Italianofficers

andItalianotherranks.
2,784

IntheoperationswhichresultedinthecaptureconsecutivelyofBardia,
SoliumandHalfaya,apartfromthosekilledinbattleapproximately14,000
GermansandItalians,togetherwithconsiderablenumberofand
a
gunsalarge
quantityofwarmaterial,fellintoourhands,atalosstoourselvesofless

than100killedandunder400wounded.



Thesuccessoftheseoperations,inwhichSouthAfricantroopsplayedthe

majorpart,wasdueinlargemeasuretothecloseandeffectiveco-operation
oftheRoyalNavyandofourairforces,whoseintensiveandconstantattacks
andaccuratebombardmentpavedthefortheredactioninturnofeach
way
the
defendedlocalitybyourinfantry,supportedbyRoyalTankRegiment.


WAROFFICE
19/1/42-No,18




•
SIRHJSSELL,;M.0.1.APyOINTLWT.

The.MinisterofInformationhasappointed.SirJohnRussell,
N.Sc,,F.R.S.,theeminentscientist,tothepostofAdviser
totheSovietRelationsBranchoftheof
MinistryInformation.


SirJohn,whoseresearchinthefieldofagriculturalscience
hasBroughthimintoclosecontactwithSovietscientistsand
agriculturalistsoh
manyoccasions,hastravelledwidelyinthe
U.S.S.R.,andattherecentConferenceoftheBritishAssociation
onScienceintheNewWorldOrderputforwardproposalsinregardto
supplyofseedandBreedingstockfortheU.S.S.R,aftertheliberation
ofthescorched,earthfromtheGermaninvaders.




MINISTRYOFINFORMATION




/
-
No.19




LOSTPOUTSCOUPONS/UIDVOUCHERS.


Invievrofthe
allegeddisappearanceinthepostofPoints
CouponsandVouchers,theMinistryofFoodadvisestraders,intheir
owninterests,toregisterenvelopesorpackagescontainingcoupons
orvouchers.Ifenvelopespackagesarenotregistered,itis
or


difficult,ifnotimpossible,toobtaintheproofoflossthat
isnecessarybeforecouponsorvoucherscanbereplaced.




MINISTRYOPFOOD.
19/1/42-No.21




NOTFORPUBLICATION,BROADCASTORUSEONCLUBTAPESBEFORE00,30,B.S.T.

ONTUESDAY,JANUARY20,194-2


PUBLICATIONCOMMISSIONTERRITORIES.OFBECHUANALAND
SIMULTANEOUSINTHEHIGH

PROTECTORATE,BASUTOLANDANDSWAZILANDHASBEENARRANGED




AFRICANAUXILIARYPIONEERCORPS




FurtherevidenceofwhatthepopulationsoftheBritishCommon-
wealtharedoingfortheAvareffortcomesfromtheSouthAfricanHigh
CommissionTerritoriesofBasutoland,theBechuanalandProtectorateand

Swaziland,whereAfricanAuxiliaryPioneerhasrecentlybeen
anCorps
formed.


Atthebeginningofthewar,theChiefsoftheseTerritories
offeredthemselvesandtheirpeoplesforan3r
purposeforwhichtheymight
berequired,butonlylimitedopportunitiescouldatthetimebeprovided
tomeettheirdesiretoundertakewarservice.Recently,however,it

to
provedpossiblearrangefortheformationandtrainingofaforceof

nativepioneertroopsforserviceintheMiddleEast.


'.ThenrecruitingbeganinJuly,theresponsewasimmediateand
recruitssofarattestednumbermanythousands.


Arrangementshavebeenmadetoincludeintheestablishmenta


proportionoffromtheseTerritorieswhoconversantwiththe
Europeansare


natives;anumberofchiefsarealsoincludedintheCadre.



CompaniesfromBasutoland,BechuanalandProtectorateandSwaziland

havealreadyarrivedatdestinationsintheMiddleEast.




++++++++++++++++++++++++++




DOMINIONSOFFICEPRESSSECTION
22
-
Nb.


"SAVING?ATBRSAVES.TIW

Aspartofthenationalfueleconomycampaign,theBritish

WaterworksAssociationiscollaboratingwiththeMines

andthefuelindustriesinspecialdriveto
Departmentasave


fuel*


TheAssociation,duringthenext12months,hassetitself

thetaskofsavingforthecountry:


100,000tonsofcoal;
fueloil;of
1,500,000gallons
50,000,000unitsofelectricity;
10,000thermsofgas.

TheAssociationemphasisesthatinthepumpingofwater,
alltheessentialfuelsareused—coal,gas,electricity
andfueloil.


Specialeffortsarealreadybeingmadeatthewaterworksthemselves

drasticallytoreducefuelconsumption,butitisessential
thatwastebyconsumersshouldbeeliminated,andeveryother
possibleeconomyeffected.


Ifhouseholderswillobservethefollowingpointslaiddowri.

bytheBritishWaterworksAssociation,thousandsoftonsoffuel
neededbythearmamentfactorieswillbesaved:



Tapsshouldnotbeleftrunning——orevendripping*


Washingshouldnotbedoneunderrunningtaps*

Theminimumofwatershouldbeusedforbaths*


Thehosepipeshouldnotbeusedforcarwashing
andthewashingofpaths.


Faultyorleakingfittingsshouldbeattendedto

immediately,




MINESDEEARTMENT
19/1/42-
No,2j


HOWSECONDARYSCHOOLBOYSAREHELPING-TOBUIWMOTOR-TRUCKS



Followingisthetextoftonight’s6,p.m.Postscript


(Aboutahundredsecondaryschool"boyshavebeenspendingtheirChristmasholidays
helpingaBritishfirm,whichbuildsarmytrucks,outofabottleneck.Here’san


observerwho’sseentheboysworkinginthefactory.)


H,R,JUKES:.


Thisiswhathappened.Throughnofaultoftheirovmthefirmfoundthaiselvesin
abottleneck,causedbyshortageoflabour.Theassemblyshopwasturningoutmore
chassisthanthebodyshopcouldproduceinbodies.Thatcouldn’tSothe
goon.
headofthefirmaskedthesecretarytocontactheadmastersatanumberofsecondary
schoolsinthetown.HewentalongandsawtheheadmastersandtheseniorboySjandput
thepositionbeforethem,boysandaskedfor
avolunteers.Thetookthechancelike

shot,andnotonlytheboys,buttheirmastersareworkingwiththeminwhatwasonly

afewdaysagotheworksgarage.Themanagementhastilyconvertedthisgarageinto
aworkshop.Theyfitteditupwithstoves,arrangedforaseparatemessroomforthe
boys,andalsoforthemtohaveagoodsquaremealfreeeachday.Theboyshavetheir

ovminsurancecardsandunemploymentcards,andthey’repaidtradeunionratesplusany
bonusthey'reabletomake.Eachboy’sgothisovmworkscardwithhisnameonit,
andheclocksinjustasifhe’sarealworker-
andofcourseheis.

Alltheboysareemployedtemporarilybythefirm,andthey’reallgettingareal
kickoutofit.Youshouldhavethem
seen
to-dayusingdrills,planes,electric
spanners,allmanneroftoolsputtingthesetruckbodiestogether.Threeboyswith
amasterlookingafterthemworkoneachbody.Thefirmintendedforsomeoftheboys
toworkfromninetoinandforanotherlotofboystostartat
onea
morningshift,
oneandfinishatfiveinanafternoonshift.Buttheboyshavebecomesokeenthat

they’redoingafullday’swork.

Oneofthemisinthestudiowithme,.He’sasixthformboy,andhisname’s

StanleyNilson,He’lltellyouhowhelikestoworkforhisliving.

WILSON:

Weactuallyintheschoolhalldancing
were-wewerehavingaChristmasparty-




whenthesecretarycametotheschool...He
gaveusaroughoutlineofthescheme,

andtoldusweshouldbeworkingontruckbodies..Hesaidthey’dgotplentyofskilled
labour,buttheycouldn’tspareitforunskilledjobs,andifwevolunteeredweshould

theythoughtitwould
beIhomeandtoldandH
fillinga
gap.wentmyparents,e

valuableexperienceforme.I’vedonesomehandicraftworkatschool,butit’sabout

fouryearssinceIhandledanytools.Theheadmastertoldusifwewantedtovolunteer
toapplytothesecretary,givingandschool,andwhetherwewantedto
ournames,ages
workmorningsorafternoons.


Alotosusapplied.Wehadaletterfromthefirmtellingustoreport,and

givingustheratesoftoWehadtakehealthcardsandinsurancecardswithus.
pay.
IgotminefromthePostOfficebecauseI’dbeenthe
helpingtherewithChristmasmail,
Wenwereportedatthetimeoffice,theygaveusourtimecards,ardshoweduswhere
toclockin.Thentheyshoweduswherewe’dgotowork.Therewasapileofaprons

waitingfor
us,toolswerelaidoutonthejigtables,anddifferentpartsofbodies
-




allouttosizeandpattern-
werelyinginheapsonthefloor.Wetookoffour

jackets,rolledoursleevesup,andthenourinstructorsshoweduswhatwe’dgottodo,
Istartedworkingonbodysides.Youwedgethemintothejigs,closethejigs,andthen,
drillholesing
-u,theholesinthejigasaguideinto-

thebodysides.Youcan’t

verywell,govzrong.
Theinstructorshavebeenveryhelpful.Theydon’tmindusasking,orshowingus


anything.Inadditionto
drillingbodythesidesIlearnedhowtofitsteelplateson


than,andstripfittings.
fixOtherboyshavebeenworkingonbaseframes,wheel

inspectiondoors,frontboards,andtailboards,gettingthemready
boxes,sowecan


buildthanupintobodies.Wenthefirstbodybeganto,takeshapewegotarealthrill.

Butitisn’tallthrills.Thegovernmentinspectorscomeroundafterwe’vefinished
atnight.,andinthemorningthere’sawhitechalkmarkperhapssomewhereonthebody
we’vebeenworkingon.Thatmeanswe’vedonesomethingwrong.Wehaven’tdrivena


screwrighthome,orsomethinglikethat.

We’vegotfewcutsandblistersandtwoofhave
aonourhands,perhapsoneorus

hitthumbswithbut
ourahammer,I'veenjoyedeveryminuteofit.

4-4—(-4—f-4-4-4—F4—1-4—I-4-4-4—1-4-4-


BRITISHBROADCASTING-CORPORATION
-No.25


OFFICIALADMIRALTY.COW/WIQUE,

TheBoardofAdmiraltyregretstoannouncethatthedestroyer
H.MtS,VIMIERA(LieutenantCommanderA,A,Mackenzie,R.N*R,)
hasbeensunk.



Thenextofkinofcasualtieshavebeeninformed,




ADMIRALTY.
-No..26




AirMinistryNo.6145
airministryministryofhoimSECURITYCOMMUNIQUE



Anenemy’bomberwasdestroyedhyoneofourfighters

offtheNorthEastcoastofEnglandthisafternoon.

Otherwisethereisnothingtoreportduringdaylight
to-day.
19/1/42-
No,27.
AirMinistryNewsService
AirMinistryBulletinNo,-6.14&



’RESTING1
PILOTGETSJU,88




Asquadronleaderatpresentrestingfromoperationalflying
shotdovznaJu.BBofftheNorth-Eastcoastthisafternoon,duringa
testflight.HesawitdiveintotheseaafterBeingsetonfire.


HewastoldByradiotelephonethattheJu.88wassomewhere
inhisvicinitysoonafterhehadtakentotheair.Afewminutes

laterhesawitheadingeastouttoseaandchase,hutlost
gave
sightofitinclouds.


Hehuntedroundforsometime,allthewhilegoingfurther
awayfromthecoast,andfinallyspotteditagainjustbelovzthecloud
base.Hewasthenhalfamileawaybutmanagedtoclosetonearly
pointblank
range.AlmostassoonasheopenedfiretheJu.BBwent

intoasteepdivewhichendedwhenithitthewater.



Thesquadronleader’slasttwovictimswerealsoJu.BBs.



OOO--
.19*1<4228



AirMinistryNo.6347



MIDDLEWCOMMUNIQUE


H.Q.R.A.F.
MiddleEast

Monday.



Ahighlysuccessfulattackonalargeenemytankerwascarriedout
hynavalaircraftintheCentralMediterraneanduringthenightof

Saturday/Sunday(17th/18thJanuary).Inspiteofagaleandheavy
rainhitswithtorpedoeswereobtainedonthetankerandononeofthe
tw?escortingdestroyers,Bothvesselscametoastandstill.



InLibyayesterdayoperationswereagaingreatlycurtailedby
continuedbadweather.DuringthenightofSaturday/Sunday(17th/18th
January)ourbomberaircraftraidedenemymotortransportontheroads
eastandwestofSirte.ObjectivesatTripoliwerealsoattacked,

bombstheand.firesatthe
burstingnearSpanishfortbreakingout

railwaystation*

claimedistohave
AMesserschmitt109notpreviouslynow

beendestroyedbyourfightersnearElAgheila.


EnemyaircraftraidedMaltayesterday.Somedamagewascaused

tocivilianproperty.DuringthenightofSaturday/Sunday(17th/18th
January)aJu.BBcrashedontheisland,thecrewbeingkilled.


Fromtheseandotheroperationsoneofouraircraftismissing.




++++++++++=F+-H-
19.1.42-No.29




AirMinistryNbwsServiceAirBulletinNq,6140
Ministry


AXISSUPHLYSNIPSHITINLIJDITDHRANgAN




ValuablesuppliesoffuelforthehardpressedGerman
.
andItalian
forcesinTripolitaniaweredestroyedonSaturdaynightwhenanaval
aircrafttorpedoedalargeenemytankerintheCentralMediterranean.
Oneofthetwoescortingdestroyerswasalsohit.

Thissuccessfulnightattackwascarriedoutinspiteofawind
blowingatgaleforceandaroughsearunning.

Whenourpilotsturnedfortheirbasethedestroyerandthetanker

werehoveto,
I




"Itwasdirtyweatheronthewayoutandallthewayhome",saidone


pilot"butfortunatelyvisibilitywasfairlygoodwhenwelocatedthe

convoy.Therewasagaleblowingandtheseawasrough,making
very
asuccessfulattackmoredifficult,
the

Immediatelytheenemyheardourenginesoneof/destroyers
sheeredoff,whiletheothertriedtolayasmokescreen.Thisproved
tobeineffectivealthoughwedroppedflaresjusttomakecertainof

gettingthetanker.


"Wethenattackedandoneofthetorpedoeshittheoiltanker
whichappearedto
befullyloaded.Therewasaterrificexplosion
followedbyavividorangeflash,Afewsecondslater,therewasanother

explosionwhichcamefromthedestroyer,

"Asweleftforhometherewasaglowcomingfromthedestroyer
whichhadstoppedaswellasthetanker,"


Thisisthesecondshipwhichtheseaircrafthavetorpedoedduring
thelastfewdays.nightspreviouslytheyattackedasupplyship
Two

whichwasescortedbyadestroyer.Theshipwasprobablyhitbytwo
Aftertheattackitwasseen
tohavestoppedandtherewas
torpedoes.
acolumnofblacksmokecomingfromit.


amediumsizedtanker
DuringDecemberNavalaircrafttorpedoed
toTripoli,
andamediumsized,supplyshipontheway
19.1»42-
N0.30




OFFICIALADMIRALTYCOM.WNIQUE



InviewoftheGermanallegationsthatAlliedNaval
forceshaveexecutedacuttingoutoperationagainstAxis
shipsintheSpanishportofSantaIsabelFernandoPo,
theBritishAdmiraltyconsideritnecessarytostatethatno


BritishorAlliedwarshipwasinthevicinityofFernando

Poatthetimeoftheallegedincident.


from
Asahowever,oftheinformationobtained
result,
thebroadcast,theBritishCommander-in-Chief
German

despatchedreconnaissancepatrolstocoverthearea.


Areporthasnowbeenreceivedthatalargeunidentified
vesselhasbeensighted,andBritishnavalvesselsare
proceedingtothetomakeinvestigations.
spot




ADMIRALTY,S.W.I.