15/3/U1- No,1. FLASH ItislearnedinLondonthatfour enemyaircraftweredestroyedlastnight. AIRAFFAIRS 15.3.41.- No-2. AIRMIITI3TRYHO.3292 -.AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITYCOMMUNIQUE pnemyactivitylastnightwasonaconsiderablescale andspreadovermostpartsofthecountry. TheClydeagainattackedbut wastheraidwasnotds; heavyasonThursdaynight.Damagewas-doneto’business premisesandtohouses*-,-.Somepeoplewerekilledandalarge numberinjuredwhenablockofflatswasdestroyed,but apartfromthisincident,casualtiesarenotexpected• to‘beheavy*"...■■ a u AtowninNorth-Bast.Englandhadasharpattack.Some shoosandindustrialpremisesweredamaged*Anumberof fireswerestarted,butthesewereeffectivelydealt,with5' andbroughtunddrcontrol*Thenumber.of-casiialties.is •V.u:. notlarge*r:_~i. Bombsweredropped,elsewhereinmanypartsofthe countryandatseveralplaceshousesweredamaged,hutapart fromthis,littledamage.was.done.andcasualtieswere-—., nowherenumerous*■.<•7/;r r • Fourenemyaircraftwere:destroyedduringthenight* V/3AI--wo..j..... AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNO:3289 AirMinistryNewsService. TRIBUTETOCOASTALCOMMAND ThefollowingletterhasbeenreceivedbytheNavalControl OfficerataWestCoastportandpassedbyhimtoaSunderland flyingboatsquadronoftheRoyalAirForce: " SSClanMacindoe, PortofLondon. ’’Sir, ”AsshipmasterIthe awishtoexpressmyappreciationof wonderfulworkbeingdonebytheCoastalCommandoftheR.A.F.,- especiallythecrewsoftheSunderlandflyingboats. ”0narrivingat——fromoverseasIhadanotherchanceof seeingtheR.A.F.atworkbydayandbynightandtomarvelat theskilltheydisplayinhundredsofmiles locatingconvoys fromthecoast.Thefirstflyingboattoappearonthisrecent occasionfoundtheconvoyintheearlyhoursofthemorning whileitquitedark,andstillhadthepleasant waswes ases.cort, ofaSunderlandatmidnightthesameday. ”1knowbeof itmustverymonotonousattimes,tothemen theR.A.F.CoastalCommand,beingonpatrolduty,butIwould likethemtoknowwhatathrillitistousseamenIknowI speakforalltoseethemaroundusandwhatconfidenceit givesus.Iwouldalsosaythatweenjoytheircompanyafter trudgingalongatslowspeedfortwentydaysor more,itheartens usandisalsoabreakinourmonotony. "Atincontactwith youhavetheopportunityofcoming theboysoftheSunderlandssoperhapsyouwillpassamessage tothemfromtheMerchantNavytowishthemhappylandings. Yoursfaithfully, (Signed)A,J,Hogg. Master.” 15*3.41*N0.4. Schoolboys’TurnCobblers. EVacue&gmeadJthffi'ir,ctvmBoots. LondonSchoolboys, whoarcevacueesinDevonshire,are learningtobecobblers. Sobecome experthavetheythattheynow carryoutrepairs forotherevacuatedchildren. Thecobblers’shophasbeensetupatDartingtonHall,Totnes, SouthDevon,where250boysandgirlsfromtheFriar’sL.C.C.School, Blackfriars,S.E*andWhitehillSchool,Gravesend,arebilleted. Theshopwasequippedwithmaterialsandtoolsfromagrant madebytheMinistryofHealth.Alltheboys,agedfromBto14,take aturnatthebenches.Scrapleatherisusedandtheaveragecostof andheelingapairofbootsworksoutat10d;youngerchildren's shoescanbeheeledfortwopence. ’’Thechildren’sshoeswerebecomingsuchaproblemthat somethinghadtobedone,"statedMr.Jackson,amasterofFriar’sschool, ”SoItooktwoshortlessonsinboot-mendingandappliedforthegrantto buyequipment,IdiscoveredIcouldbuyscrapleatheratonethirdthe usualprice*Thenwegotdowntowork” Theshoemendingclassestakeplaceinschoolhoursandtheboys lookuponthemasapleasantbreak, MINISTRYOFHEALTH. NOTE:-PhotographisobtainablefromPlanetNews, 3,Johnson*sCourt*E.C.4. Tel:Gen.3671* 15/3/41-No.5 NOTFORPUBLICATIONBEFOREAp.m.,SATURDAY15THMARCH. PLANSFORPOST-WAREDUCATION. Anannouncementthatreconstructionplanswerenowbeingconsideredtoputour post-wareducationalsystemonthesoundest,mostintelligentanddemocraticlines, wasmadetodaybyMr.Ramsbotham>PresidentoftheBoardofEducation. SpeakingatMorecambe,totheLancashirebranchoftheNationalUnionofTeachers,•_ hesaidthatheandseniorofficersoftheBoardweredevotingagreatdealoftimeto thequestionandthattheywereformingprovisionalviewsonthechanges,legislative andotherwise,thatwouldbeneeded. Thetaskwasnearlycompleted:whenitwashewouldconsulttheteachers, Educationofficersandthemajoreducationalorganisations."Ihaveneverclaimed", saidMr.Ramsbotham,"thattheBoardofEducationwasthesolerepositoryof educationalwisdom.Amajoroperationofthiskindcouldneverbeeffectedwithout theagreementandtheactivesupportoftheBoard’spartnersinthebusinessofpublic education. ’"■■/hatIwant,istheschool-leavingagetoberaisedto15assoonasever circumstancespermit,DayContinuationClassesforallboysandgirlsuptotheageof 18and- thoughthisisaremoterobjectiveandwilltakemuchlongertoattain-I shouldliketoseeoursecondaryorpost-primaryschoolssoremodelledandsoextended thatinduecourseallboysandgirlsuptotheageof16can.befurnishedwithan educationsuitabletotheirvarioustastesandcapacities". "Wewerelookingahead,"continuedMr.Ramsbotham,tosecureforournation,not abullyinghordeofill-educatedhooligans,butacommunityofself-disciplined, intelligent,kindlygood-temperedcitizens,furnishedwithmoralstrength,general knowledge,technicalskillandphysicalstamina." Mr.Ramsbothampointedoutthathowsoonafterthewartheschool-leavingage wouldberaiseddependedlargelyonhowsoonthedamagedschoolscouldberepairedor replaced.Therewouldbeacolossalrebuildingprogrammebuthehopedthatourhomes andschoolswouldbegivenahighdegreeofpriority.Theremightalsobeconsiderable changesinthedistributionofourpopulatittn.Itmightbedecidedthatmanyofour citieslarge weretooandthelocationofmanyindustriesmightbealtered.School buildingswouldhavetofollowthepopulation. Thereshouldbeareconsiderationofwhatthetrainingofteachersoughttobe mdMr.Ramsbothamaskedifyoungpeopleshouldbeadmittedtothetrainingcolleges asearlyastheyarenowandwhethertheyshouldbecalled"trainedteachers"before theyhadbeentriedoutasteachers. Mr.Ramsbothamrevealedthatschool-leavingageinGermanyhadbeenreduced the to13andthatyouthparadesandlecturesonabsurdracialandpoliticaltheorieshad diminishedeventheshortenedtimenowallowed.Childrenwereforcedintoindustry andwithfortheiremploymentand agriculturepracticallynolegislativesafeguards couldworkedforfor56hoursandwhere theynowbetenhoursa dayoraweek,war industrieswere,involved,therewerenolimits.ItwasnotsurprisingthatunderNazi rulethewholerangeofchildren’sdiseaseshadsharplyincreasedandthedeathrate doubledortrebled. ’’’Thataprospectforthesechildrenwhentheyare grownup.Theywillbequite unabletoconsortequaltermswithanydecentlyeducatedpeoplebutwillbedocmed on oftheirlivestosuffereitherthecontemptorthepityofallcivilised Kortherest nations." ReferringtotheinvestigationnowbeingmadebyMessrs,MatherandPlattof Manchester,tofindouttheeffectsofdailyperiodsofP.T.onyoungemployees,Mr, Ramsbothamsaidthatotherandthatgirlswouldbe investigationswerebeingarranged included.Hehopedthatemployerswouldnotwaituntiltheresultsofthese announcedbeforeconsideringthescheme.Heconfidentthatthe investigationswerewas youngpeopleconcernedwouldbenefitimmenselyinhealthandbebetterfittedforwork, ThePresidentoftheBoardpaidahightributetotheteachers,statingthathedid notthinkanysectionofthepopulationoranyprofessionhadshownitselfmoreready oradaptableincopingatamoment'snoticewithahostofproblems,addingthatthe Peopleofourstrickencitieswouldnotreadilyforgetthewonderfulservicesrendered theteachersattimesofacutecrisisanddanger. Hethoughtthatthiswarwouldgreatlyincreasetheirgeneralexperienceandthat thethousandsofyoungmenwhohadjoinedtheArmedForceswould"bring"backtotheir schoolstherichfruitsoftypeandvariety. every ’’.'•henpeacereturns,thefutureofourracewilldependtoa veryhighdegreeen thequalityoftheteachingprofession.” BOARDOFEDUCATION. 15.3.41No.6. NOTFORPUBLICATIONBEFORE2.30P.M.,ONSATURDAYMARCH15,1941. WARWEAPONS. LordCroft,UnderSecretaryofStateforWar,inauguratedtheWarWeapons WeekatWare,Hertfordshire,today,Saturday,(15thMarch),andinspectedlocal troopsandHomeGuard. Hethefollowingmessagetothepeopleofhisnativetown:- gave "AllofyouarethrilledbythetriumphsoftheRoyalNavy;theglorious ascendancywhichhasbeenwonbyourairmenagainstgreatoddsinthesky,and thesteadyprogressofourAnti-Aircraftdefence. “MostremarkableofallperhapsarethestaggeringvictoriesinAfrica, whereinconqueringanimmenseItalianProvinceagainstgreatnumerical the Buperiority,wewonfourgreatvictoriesinflictinghugecasualtieson Italianstothenumberofsome150,000,whilstour armyremainedintactwith surprisinglysmalllosses. thefallofBenghazi,thecapitalofCyrenaica, ■“Simultaneously,with otherforcesofGeneralWavellarelockingthewholeofthevastItalianEast AfricanEmpireinanembracelikethatofahugeoctopus,whosetentaclesare rapidlyclosingonacircumferenceofover4>ooomiles. ’’Hereinninedifferentoffensives,BritishImperialtroops,fightingall theway,aremarchingagainstthenervecentresoftheenemy,sweepingthe Italiansfurther beforethemoverappallingcountry,andhavealready'inflicteda 40,000casualties. I! Thewholecountryisalsobuoyedupbythemagnificentsteadinessand oftheand couragemenwomenofourCivilDefenceServices,andyouknowthatthe HomeGuard- defendersofyourhomes- willneverallowthe enemytopenetrate yourfaircountrysideexceptovertheirdeadbodies. ”SoIcometo you,thepeople,andIaskyoutolineupwiththatother armofthenation,theFinancearm.ManypeopleIknowarepoorerasaresult ofthewar,butmillionsdrawingsalariesand arewagesbeyondtheirwildest dreams.Wemaywithjusticeandaboveournormalincomes,sufficient spend over tofortheincreasedcost payliving,butbeyondthat,sincenored-blooded of individual'wouldseektoprofiteer,weshoulddevoteeverysurpluspennytoproviding theweapons,theships,thetheaircraftandthetankssothatourfighting guns, brethrencansavethiscountryfromdestruction. "Wedonotaskyouforagift,butmerelythatyoushouldsaveyourmoney forarainydaybyinvestinginGovernmentstockandsosaveyourselvesfromthe appallingcrueltiesoftheofand Poland,slaveryNorway,HollandandBelgium, thehumiliationofFrance. "Iputbeforeyouasimpletest.ForciviliantheGerrmanmurderers every oftheairhaveslainwithinyourletcitizenofWare area,everyputupone pound,ifdestroyedby or youwantanotherguide,foreveryhouseyouhaveseen airattack,putupapound.Duringourtravelssomeofushaveseenathousand ormore.Verywell,wemustfinda waytodoourbitforWareWarWeaponsWeek. '’Send,theforthebeaches,launchthetodefend,life-line, us gunsshipsour outaircraftinthousandstotheGivebackto turncleanseairfromtheHuns. sheisinherhourofandherwarriorswillnotfail Englandallgivingyouperil, you.ThisisyourshareinthemostsplendidhouroftheBritishrace. MINISTRYOFINFORMATION. ll’A'Al'.Np.9- FLASH ItislearnedinLondonthatlastnightbombersof theRoyalAirForcemadeaheavyattackonindustrial targetsin77esternGermany♦ IRAFFAIRS 15*3»41- No.lo. TheMinisterofAircraftProductionacknowledgeswith gratitudethefollowinggiftstowardsthepurchaseofaircraft: StaffandpupilsofGovernmentHighSchool, Rangoon(furthercontribution)£22 NorthHndRoad,Fulham,SpitfireFund.. £l2O MaharaoofCutch,(SpitfiretobecalledCutch)£5OOO BoraxConsolidatedLimited£5OOO AfamilyinSydney,Australia£6OOO w.A.Black,Montreal£lOOOO MINISTRYOFAIRCRAFTPRODUCTION. 15.3.PLNo.11. AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNo.s_. AirMinistryNewsService -..FOURNIGHTRAIDERSDOW, FourenemyraidersweredestroyedoverBritainduringthenight,three byBeaufightersofFighterCommandandonebyanti-aircraftfire. Apilotwhohadshotdownaraidertwonightsagorepeatedhissuccess. HecaughtaJunkers88whichdived5000feetwiththeBeaufighteronits tailafterhit.Thepaqethenbecametoofasttocontinuethe beiig pursuitbuttheBeaufighterpilotsawhisvictimhitthegroundsoon afterwardsandexplode. AHeinkel111wasinterceptedofftheEastCoast.Therear-gunner wasputoutofactionbytheffrstburst.Afteranotherburstalarge pieceflewoffanddentedthe' Beaufighter*swing,Thirtyrillesoutto sea'oneofthe enemycrewbaledout.TheHEIIIthenturned,losing heightrapidly,totryt«regainthecoast,hitcrashedintheseajust fftheland. AwisgcommandercaughtraiderhomeHeclosed aflyingveryfast. -nnandfiredafive-seooMdburstthatstartedfiresinthecockpitand oneengine.Theraider',spiralleddownintotheseainflames. TwofighterpilotswhoflewovertoFranceduring-thenightfoundan aerodromewith20bombersonhhcground.Inspiteof>luesearchlights, heavymachine-gunfire,andfiring,red,whiteandblueshells, pom-poms theycamedownlow. Oneofthepilots,s«uhdronset«fthebombersfire aleader,oneon hisfirstattack.-Hehackandfireddownbeam cncameasearchlight, v_J.ttingthelight,thenshotatthecrewsandsawsomeofthem pom-pom lyingtheHedidfurtherattacksthebombers, on ground*ononapetrol tank,andonthepom-poms,' Hiscompanion,aflightlieutenant,did.similarattacksandhit onesearchlight,whichTrent#ut. 15*3*41- N0.12, BEFORESATURDAYMARCH15,1941* NOTFORPUBLICATION3.15P.M. SPEECHBYTHEFIRSTLOIN)OFTHEADMIRALTYATTORQUAYWARWEAPONSWEEK, SATURDAY,MARCH15,1941. toassistintheopeningofWar Iamjustnowbeinginundatedwithrequests thanuptodateinrefusing WeaponsWeeks,andwillsoonhavetobemorebrutal them,butIconfesstoyouthatthereweretworeasonswhichpersuadedmeabove otherstocometoTorquaytoday.First,mywifewasstayingforafewdaysrestin herIcouldmakeNaval theneighbourhoodandIcouldbringback,and,secondly,some visitsduringtheweekend# thethecitizensofTorquayhaveled IamdelightedthatMayorwithleading thisloantotheGovernmentforthepurposeof youintoeffortforraisingmoneyon providingwarweapons. Inoticethattheaimatisof£500,000,butIconfess objectiveyouasum thatshouldbeifdidnotreachverymuchhigherfigure,andI Idisappointedwea willtellIexperienceinotherareas,thatgood youwhy,think,basedupona inWar'WeaponsWeekof£l2perheadofthepopulationofthe averagesubscriptiona areacoveredistheminimumforwhichweshouldorganise.Ishouldjudgethe ofthewhichyouwouldbythisappealatthepresenttimetobe populationareacover notlessthan65,000,andwithalittlebitofmargintomakeitaroundfigure,I suggestthatyoushouldnotbesatisfiedunlessyou.get£Boo,ooo#You may,of doevenbetter,ifyouemulatetheexampleofTiverton,whereIwentto course;open theeffortlastmonthandwheretheyraised£350,000inapopulationlittlemore thanone-fifthofyours. Pleaserememberthatthisoccasionaskingfor wearenot,onyourmoneyasa gift,butforittobeloanedtousasaninvestment#Ofcourse,anyoffersthat youliketomaketous,eitherofcapitalorofloansfreeofinterestwillbemost gratefullyaccepted# IfeelsuretheChancelloroftheExchequer,whoeverhemayhavebeenina particularperiod,hasalwaysbeengratefultotheNationalSavingsAssociationfor theinwhichhaveorganisedthecontinuouslendingofthepeople’ssavings mannerthey toGovernmentpurposes#Never,however,hastherebeenataskofeithersuchsizeor ofurgentimportancehandledbytheNationalSavingsAssociationasthatinwhichit seekstoraiseloanandineffect,therefore,tocapitalise now verylargesumson thefutureaftervictoryhasbeenwon,andmakeitpossibleforthenationto reconstructitsproductiveeffortanditsworldtrade# Thealternativemustifthinkaboutit clearlybe,youwillforamoment,that wecontinuethewarwithtoofewthereforenotbesosureofvictoryand weapons, beindangeroflosingouropportunitytotradeandsaveinthefuture# IthattheneedisenterinwhatthePrine canassureyouurgentaswe MinisterhasdescribedastheBattleoftheAtlanticandwhichmustbeoneofthe mostcrucialperiodsofthewar#IhaveimmensefaithandconfidenceintheRoyal Navy:theyare,however,facedwithajobcoveringthesevenseas,stretchedto theirlimit,subjectedtoavarietyofformsofattackunprecedentedintheir history#Verygallantlyhavetheyfaced uptoitrightthroughwar,theand especiallysincetheofFrancethewithdrawalofthe collapseand,therefore, assistanceoftheFrenchNavywhichthesecondinNowordsof waslargestEurope# minepaintadequatelywhattotheanddevotionandskill canweowecouragesuperb whichhasbeendisplayedandwithoutwhichweshouldindeedhavebeeninaserious situation;but courage,devotionandskillinfaceofthedeadlymineandthelurking E.boat,submarinetorpedo,thesurfaceraiderandadirectattackfromtheair,are notsufficientunlessofficersandoftheFleetwiththeand weprovidemenships weaponswhichtheyneed#Indeed,thewholewaruptodatehasprovedthatitisa pre-eminentlyofWemusttoit'thatactioninaction warweapons#surelyseenoor on partpreventsfromhavingtheweaponsneed. ourourmen they /I 2- Iventuredyesterdaytoaddressa*wordinapublicspeech..toboth'wdrkers andemployers’inthissense,Nwl:witssorry..thatin.thebroadcastyesterdayevening, perhapsforreasons-oftime,no•referencewasiade-;tomy.appealtosheemployer’s.. side,buttoday,whetherIspeaktothe.workerortheemployer,.Iwould'stress' thateveryadditiontotheequipmentof■modern?weaponsof;warof■ourfighting . servicesmeansnotonlyagreaterguaranteeofvictorybut..a-saving.oflifetoour ownkithandkin.-N't■;<■.w..•.•'l.'..• example,whilstI'havereferredtotheneeds:of-theNavy,,considerthe For equipmentandweapons'requiredbytheArmy.Couldthere.beanybettersupport ofmyargumentthanthestoryofthephenomenalandrapidsuccessofpurFighting ForcesinEgyptandLibya,inAbbyssiniaandEritreaandin.Italian.Somaliland? Probablyatnotimeinthehistoryofmodernwarfarehavesuchgreatgainsbeen Ifvre.haveto sorapidlyobtainedatsuchasmallcostto.the.Armypersonnel. wagethisfightforfreedomwhich.has.beenforceduponusbya.ruthlessenemy, should.,wenotallstrive•.to;utmostofourcapacityinproductiveeffortor , financialaid.tomake'the-conquest'sovertheenemywhich,are .necessary,withthe leastpossiblecostto-ourmen?,..., the Similarly,’thisappliestothe-RoyalAirForce..;-Last summer,under. leadershipoftheMinisterofAircraft.Production,weincreasedsorapidlyour productionofnetrplanesand’speededupso-fasttherepairofdamaged’planes,that ourgallantpilotswereenabledtosecureaseriesofhsmashing,victoriesagainst theenemy’s.attemptstoobtainairsuperiorityovertheseIslands* Wemustnotfailanyofthe’Servicesinsupplying;theweapons,-theyneed. Inspeakingaboutthepresentsituation,letuskeepthreemainfactsbefore us.First:thisyearmustsee,'in myview,.-thelaunchingofthemostruthless attackuponusbya verypowerfulenemy.Thoseattacks.willbeonland,inthe air,anduponthesea,and-We-muse-steelourselvesto.,arealisationthatthese attacksmustbringdamage,lossandtribulation;butI.considerthatthiscrucial periodbefacedwithcourageandfortitudebecauseofthefactors, can remaining .8.7.....■;’ Iputasthesecondfact-tokeepinyiew,the-experienceofthelasttenmonths. Whothosev/ho amongstaretechnicallyqualified.- in.additiontothepowerfulaidwhichisrapidly,expanding,fromour Dominions,I,feelcertainthatourpeoplewillbe’encouragedtoface therigoursof...thenextfewmonthsinthecertainhopethatvictory< andfreedommustbe.ours*Neverwasthereacauseeithersogreat orso Urgent,orfraughtwithsuchconsequences. IfImayparaphrasewordsofWilliamPitt"Wefightforall' thatisworthlivingforthissideofthegrave”notonlyforourselves butforallpeople;andwedesiregains,wedesireno noterritorial victoriesasthesubjectofvainboastings,butrecognisingtheimmensity 1 ofthe.threattoourliberties,knowingthatmanswillistobefree andthathewillfightultimatelyuntilheisfree,we.applyourselves tothetask,feelingcertainthatbyGod’sGracethetimewillcomewhen thatfreedomshallbeestablishedforshallberestoredtothose us, whohave)forthemoment,lostit,andthatthecrueloppressionof religiousandracialidealsshallbeended. Ishouldliketofeelthatyouareallhayingyourpaftinthis greatstruggleandthatinthehourofourtribulation,youwillstill havethefaithtobelieveinthewordsofJohnAddingtonSymonds: NationwithNation,landwithland Unarmedshallliveascomradesfree, Ineveryheartandbrainshallthrob Thepulseof-.onefraternity. Newartsshallbloomofloftiermould, Andmightiermusicthrilltheskies, Andeverylifeshallbeasong WhenalltheearthisParadise. adivuralty.s.w.i. IS3AINo,13, CHANGESINPOULTRYANDEGGPRICES. Thepositionofthetablepoultryandeggindustryhasbeencarefully .consideredbytheGovernmentinthelightofthereducedamountoffeeding stuffsavailableforpoultry.Itwillbenecessary-severelytoculllaying flocksoftheolderhens,andsuppliescannolongerbesparedforthe productionofroastingfowlsandducks. To encouragethecullingoftheolderlayinghens,maximumproducer’s pricesforUnitedKingdomboilingfowlswillberaisedtol/6d.perlb.from 17thMarch,1941?withcorrespondingincreasesinwholesaleandretail prices.TheretailpricewillbeIs.lod. new perlb. Itisrecognisedthatproducersoftablepoultryshouldbegivena reasonableopportunitytoliquidatetheirflocks,andinorderto encourage this,thefollowingactionwillbetaken. (1)FromMonday,17thMarch,1941,thefollowingmaximumpriceswillbe fixedforsmallchickensrearedintheUnitedKingdomweighingnotmorethan lbs,roughplucked,untrussedandundressed 3/~perbirdtotheproducer 3/2d.”" wholesale 3/6d."” retail (2)Thepresentfixedmaximumpricesforroastingchickens,ducksandgeese willcontinueto3rdMay,1941?whenthepresentmaximumproducer’sprices willbereducedtoaflatrateofl/6d,perlb.forall,withcorresponding reductionsinthewholesaleandretailmaximumprices. Presentmaximumeggpriceswillbemaintaineduntil20thApril,1941? whenareductionof2/6d.perlonghundredwillbemade,butthereafterno furtherpricechangewilltakeplaceuntilthenextseasonalincreaseisdue. MINISTRYOFFOODANDTHEAGRICULTURALDEPART!lENTS. 15/3/Ulno-,m-. WHOLESALERABBITPRICES. ThuMinisterofFoodhasmadeanOrderreducingfrom March17th?1941,themaximumwholesalepricesforskinnedwild rabbitsfrom9jd,perlb.to7id.perlb.incountrydistricts P andfrom10|dfperlb.to8-g-d,,perlb.inthescheduledindustrial areas,,r Thepurposeofthisreductionistorestoreequitablemargins ofprofitbetweenwholesalersandretailersandthusto encouragethesendingofwildrabbitstolargecentresof consumption. MINISTRYOFFOOD. 15.3.41.NOrl7. SCHOOLINGD'LONDON. Mr.'J.ChuterEde,ParliamentarySecretarytothe BoardofEducation,speakingatthe-S.E.LondonBranch oftheLondonTeachersAssociationatLewishamthis morning(Saturday)saidthat425,546childrenhadbeen evacuatedfromLondonunderalltheevacuationschemes. Manychildrenhadbeenevacuatedprivatelyandin recentweeks,foreverychildgoingwithaparty,three /eregoingprivately. Therewere93*000elementaryschoolchildrennowin London,nearly84,000ofthemwereontheschoolrolls' ofwhom2,300wereonhalf-time.2,570teacherswere employedinthereopenedschoolsand600morewererequired fortheefficientrunningoftheschoolsnowrunning. Thenumberofchildrenreceivingmealsandmilkhad risenrapidlysinceChristmas. Whilerecognisingthegoodworkbeingdonebytheteachers intheLondonschools,MrEdesaidthatthegovernmenthad alteredtheviewthattheforLondon ever properplace "childreninwar-timewasthereceptionarea. MrEde.announcedthatanewschemeforproviding clothingtoevacuatedchildrenhadtheactivesupportof 600billetingauthorities,81educationauthorities,numerous W.V.S.depotsandotherorganisations.Welfareworkinthe receptionareashadbeencontinuouslyexpandedandover 900requestsfromLocalAuthoritiesforhelpinarranging welfareworkhadbeenmetbyLondon, MrEdespokeofhisrecenttouroftheWelshruralareas ’’'herehehadmetchildrenfromRotherhitheeagertotellhim \_fthewaytheylookedafterthestockonthefarmsinwhich theywerenow"billeted.Oneboyoftenwasbecominganexpert milker;agirlwasproudofhercareofthecalves,another00-* afterthefowls,whileexultationwasfeltbyabrotherand sisterbecausetheirfosterfatherhadcalledthefirsttwo lambsAudreyandBobafterthem. BOARDOFEDUCATION, 15/3/41No.18. FLASH: ItislearntinLondonthatGelsenkirchenandDusseldorf providedBomberCommand’smaintargetslastnight.Avery effectiveattack,,thoughonasmallscale,wasalsomadeon theoiltanksatRotterdam. Ofthelargeforceofourbombersengagedoneismissing. AIRAFFAIRS. 15-3.41No.19. NOTTOBEBROADCASTORPUBLISHEDONCLUBTAPESORIN/NY'OTHERFORM ‘BEFORE2.30P.M.?SATURDAY,15thMARCH. MR.MABANEATHUDDERSFIELD. theof Mr.WilliamMabane,M.P,,JointParliamentarySecretarytoMinistryHome Security,addressingtheAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheHuddersfieldLiberalAssociation onSaturday,15thMarchat2.30p.m.said:- Iwantthisafternoontopresenttoyousomereflectionsontheconductofthe warasIhaveseenitatfairlyclosequarters. ThatthenationisunitedinitsdeterminationtooverthrowtheGeman beTheemotionisdeep,fundamental,andwith dictatorshipthex'ecannodoubt. universal.YetIquitethattoandnotleast negligibleexceptions,amsuresome, toourenemies,themannerinwhichwe expressthatdeterminationmustbepuzzling. and Sooftenitmustseemthatweareoccupyingagooddealofourtineshouting, atthewheel.Wereforexample,tocollect shoutingratherabusively,atthemenwe, fromthecolumnsoftheindeedfromspeechesbypoliticiansandothers, Press,or thevariousassertionsofandincompetencethepartofMinistersin ineptitudeon itwouldbe particularandhelegislativeandexecutivemachineingeneral, x easyto gathertheimpressionthattheconductofthewarwasmainlyifnotentirelyinthe handsofobstinatehalf-wits.InaGovernmentDepartmentIa.ssureyouitisnot difficulttofeelthatthewinterwindisnothalfsokeenasman’singratitude. Yetanywhotherebyassumedthatwereallywereaquarrelserne,discontented,and dispiritedpeoplewouldbefallingintothegravesterror.Theywouldtherebybe displayingacompletelackofcomprehensionofthedemocraticmethod,Whatwould appeartothenasunbridledeagernesstothrowspannersintotheworksisinreality anenthusiasmforgreaterendeavour. Formypart,nothinghasimpressedmemorethanthevalueoffreespeechand freecriticismasaninstrumentofdemocraticGovernment.Itisthe spurtoaction. IthinkoftherulersofGermanygropingtheirwayinablack-outofopinionthey havethemselvescreatedandimposed.Notonlydotheynotknowwhattheirpeopleare thinkingbuttheyhavenomeansofassessingtheirownefficiency.Theymustremain atrutualadmirationsociety,whosewitscanneverbesharpenedonthehardgrindstone ofpopularopinion. Iknowitmaybesaidthattheyhavetheirownandotherwaysoftestingopinion subterraneanwaysthewaysofthesneakandtheTheattitude - secret,- eavesdropper. oftheBritisheristhatifhehasanopiniontohewillit frankly, expressexpress openly,andforcefully.Itmaybeexaggerated,itmaynotbeacarefullybalanced objectivestatement,butitiswhatisinhismindanditisdirectandcandid.There arethosewhosometimesappeartoberatherimpatientwithfreespeech.Letusin thisdemocraticcommunitybewareofthem.DaybydayIseeatclosequartersthe mannerinwhichcriticisminParliamentandinthePressprovidestheincentiveto thoseinchargeofaffairstomaintaintheireffortsatthehighestpitch. /inc!nowIwouldsayawordaboutthosewhothoseMinisters, arecriticised- officials,andsoonuponwhomrestsatrulyawfulresponsibilityinthesecritical times.Thefortunateinitsservants.ThemachineryofGovernmentis countryis animatedfromtoptobottombyaspiritofservice-ofservicetothecommunity.I havefarlessGovernmentthanmany,butIsuchexperienceI experienceofregardas havehadasaprivilegeandaninspiration.Toholdoffice,particularlytohold highofficesuchasCabinetMinistersisnolightburden.Oftenitto appears attractfarmorekicksthanha’pence.Whereasthecriticcanfairlyarguethatthis orthatactionshouldbetaken,safeintheknowledgethatitcannotbeonhis responsibilitythatactionistaken,thoseuponwhomresponsibilitydoesfallhave alwaystocountthecostoffailureifactionistakenunwisely.Yetthatisall, inthistreatedpart,andpart,oftheInthiscountry, country,asa propergame. iftheaudiencedoesnotliketheithisseshimoffthestage.InGermany perfomer iftheaudiencedoesnotliketheperformerheputshiminaconcentrationcamp. GivemetheBritishmethod. /Nor 2 NordoIsaythatforanyabstractreasons.Myreasonsarehardand practical,Ibelievethattranslatedintoternsofwareffort'itmeansthatman formanwearefaraheadoftheGomans.Of*tenwesaywearefightingfor democracy.Nolessisdemocracy,asanactiveprincipleofGovernment,fighting for us,Ships,guns,aeroplanes,allthemunitionsofwarandthementousethem, arethe tangiblematerialthingsofwar.Democracyisthegreatintangible,the greatimponderablethatwecanthrowintothescaleinevitablyandcertainlyto beartheenemydown. inactionhasamazedtheworld.DoremembertheGermangibe Democracyyou thatwewerepreparedtofighttothelastFrenchman?Itisnotanewgibe,but itformedthebasisofGerman,propagandaagainstusinFrancebeforethecollapse. Howofteninrecentyearshavewebeentolduntilwealmostcametobelieveit ourselvesthatwewerefeeble,spineless,decadent.Nowforthefirsttimewe areengagedinawarinwhichthecivilianpopulationisdirectlyanddaily engaged,Thefightingservicesweknew.Theirtranditionsaregloriousand secure.Butwhatofthecivilianpopulation?Wouldtheyshowreluctancetosacrifice anddieforacause.Weknowtheanswernow.Thispopulation,intheeyesof theGermansandoftheItalians,sodecadent,has,nomatterwhatmaycomeinthe future,alreadyprovedthetoughnessofitsfibre,theresolutecourageofitshead. Ihaveseenbatteredcities.Ihavenotheardawhimper,Ihaveseenold women, men,boys,facingdanger,carryingonwithdutieswithdauntlessresolve,Events haveputthefoulGermangibetorest.Ifwelcomeit.itdoesnot helpccmesweIf comewecarryon.TheworldnowknowsitisnottothelastFrenchmanthatwe willfightbuttothelastBritisher.Hitlerwithhisbombedcitieswith shaking unexpectedterrorwouldbeahappynanifhecouldthe saysame, MINISTRYOFHOMESECURITY. AIRMINISTRYN0,3294.15/3/41N0.20. AIRMINISTRYCOMMUNIQUE TheRuhrwasthesceneofBomberCommand’smaineffortlast night?andwhileconditionswerenotsofavourableasonrecent nightsexcellentresultsworeobserved. Aheavyandsuccessfulattackwasmadeonthegroat hydrogenationplantsofGelsenkirchen,whereoilisproducedfrom coal. TheindustrialareaofDusseldorfwasalsoattackedandhero incendiarybombswereusedonalargoscale.Elsewhereinthe Ruhrcommunicationsotherbombed. factories,andtargetswere Averyeffectiveattack,thoughonasmallscale,wasalso madeontheoiltanksatRotterdam. CoastalCommandmadenightraidsonshipping,,aerodromes anddocksatanumberofpointsonthecoastofenemy-occupied territoryfromNorwaytoBrest. FighterCommandcarriedoutoffensivepatrolsoverseveral enemyaerodromesduringthenight,Onoenemyaircraftwasset onfireandothersdamaged.Grounddefences,searchlightsand buildingsweresweptwithmachinegunfire. Fromallthoseoperationstwoofouraircraftarcmissing, oofBomberCommand;andoneofCoastalCommand.' 15/3/41No,21. ARMY’SCONTRIBUTIONTOAIRRAIDDISTRESSFUND. SoldiersoftheBritishAmyhaveshownpracticalappreciationofthe courageandenduranceofciviliansbycontributing.311,378towardsthe LordliayorofLondon’sNationalAirRaidDistressFund. OAROFFICE, 15/3/U1No.23 LASTNIGHT’SHEAVYA.A.OPPOSITION Lastnight’senemyraidersoverthiscountrywere metbysomeoftheheaviestoppositionouranti-aircraft gunnershaveyetputup. . Twoenemyaircraftareconfirmedashavingbeenbrought downbyA.A.fireandotherclaimsarebeinginvestigated. Thismakesatotalofatleast17enemyaircraftbrought downbyfirefromouranti-aircraftbatteriessincethe beginningofthemonth. Severalotheraeroplanessuffereddamageduringlast night’sraidandmostprobablyfailedtogetbacktothoir bases. Thescatterednatureoftheattacksmaybeattributed totheaccuracyandweightofthefirefromtheA.A.guns. WAROFFICE 15/3/41No.24 BRITANNIA■WAIVESTHERULESFORORPHANSOF MERCHANTSAILORS. OrphansofmerchantofficersandseamenattheRoyalMerchant NavySchool,Wokingham,willnothavetoworryabouttheirtea rationsthisyear. TheGovernorofbeengivenspecialsanctiontopermit Ceylonhas 1,000lbsofteatobesentfromtheColonytotheschoolasagift. ItcomesfromtheownerofateaplantationinCeylon,whovisited the.schoolmanyyearsagoandwassoimpressedbytheboysandbythe workitwasdoingthat,inadditiontomakingasubscription generous totheschool,hepromisedtosendthem1,000lbsofteaeveryyear. Sincetheoutbreakofwartheschool,whichalreadyhasaV.C. itsoldboys,ftasadded50scholarsastheresultofenemyaction, among andnowhasatotalof280pupilsandastaffofabout50. ’’Withtheadventofrationingandtheprohibitionofgiftsoftea inexcessof2lbsbeingimportedfromoverseas,wefearedthatwe mightnolongerbeabletoreceivethisgenerousgift”,saidCapt.G.E, Tune,SecretaryandWardenoftheSchool."Throughspecialsanctionof theMinistryofFood,however,authorityhasbeencabledtotheGovernor ofCeylontoallowthegifttoberenewedthis year,notwithstandingall theregulations.ThiscomesasaGodsend,because,inadditiontothe increaseinthenumberoforphansattheschool,the expenses,which aremetentirelybyvoluntarysubscription,havegoneupby£9,000, Moreover,wearenolongerableto,makecollectionsonpassenger liners,whichusedtoyieldus£7? 000ayear". Thedonorofthetea,followinghismanybenefactionstothe school,isnowa-Vice-president. COLONIALOFFICEPRESSSECTION. 15/3/41,No,25, The•followingofficialcommuniquewasissuedtodayfrom BritishG-.H.Q.inCairo LIBYA&ERITREA- Nothingtoreport* ABYSSINIA- OperationsByPatriotforcesinco-operationwith Imperialtroopscontinuetodevelopsuccessfullyinthecentral, westernandsoutherndistrictsofthecountry* MINISTRYOgINFORMATION(MILITARYAFFAIRS)a AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNo*529,515/3/41-No.26 AirMinistryNewsService R.A.F.ATTACKONSYNTHETICOILPLANT LastnightthesyntheticoilplantsofGelsenkirchenwerethemain objectiveofalargeforceofaircraftoftheBomberCommand.Itwas.another clearnight,withfullandnobutatGelsenkirchenitselfthe amooncloud, factorieswerehardatworkduringthenightandthesmokefromtheirchimneys mingledwithathickgroundhaze.Thiswasneverenoughtohidethetownand severalofourpilotsfoundtheweatheridealforbombing.Flareswereused tofindtheoil plantsandoneofthesefloateddowntotheroofof onlargea buildingbelongingtooneoftheplants.Itservedasanincendiaryandstarted agoodfireinthebuilding. Ononeoftheoilplantsbombswereseentoburstoverthewholeareaof thefactory.Ittooksometimeforfirestogetgoing,butoncestartedthey quicklygainedholdandsooncolumnsofblacksmokeintermittentlyhidtheleaping flamesbelow.Towardstheendoftheraidfiresweresoextensivethatthepilot ofthelastaircraftoverfoundthewholetargetcompletelyilluminated.Tall chimneysweresharplysilhouettedinblackagainsttheglow. Atanotheroilplantthefirescameearlierandquicklychangedfromthe whiteofthefirstoutbreaktothefierceredwhichshowedthattheflameshad eatentheirwayintothebuildings.TheattackonGelsenkirchenbeganearlyand wasoverjustbeforemidnight. Meanwhile)25milesawaytothesouthwest,fireswerestreamingupfrom Dusseldorfafterashortandconcentratedattackontheindustrialcentreofthe city.AsatGelsenkirchen,thesideswereclear:groundhazeandsmokeeddying overthecitygavelittletroubleinfindingthetargets.Ahighproportion ofincendiarieswasusedandtowardstheendoftheraidexplosivesweredropped intothefires. Onepilot,farovertheRuhr,sawfiresover100milesawaytothewest, whereoilstoragetanksatRotterdamhadbeenattacked.Asheapproached Rotterdamonthewayhomehesaw”A hughplumeofsmoke'”risingfromtheblaze. OverthispartofHollandthevisibilitywasparticularlygoodandinthecourse oftheraidbombswereseentofallplumbontheoiltanks. Asonreoentnights,theenemywasencouraged,bythebrightmoonlightto sendupmanynightfightersandonceagaintherewereseveralinconclusive f interceptions.ButonthewaybackfromGelsenkirchenoneofheavybombersf our flyingataheightofabout14>OOOfeet,wasattackedbyan enemyfightercoming infromOstendatthesameheight.Ourreargunnerrepliedwith3or4fairlylong hittheThe bursts,andhesawhisincendiarybulletsenemyinseveralplaces. enemythenbrokeawayinaclimbingturn,andashewentourreargunnercontinued Thatthelasttheofhim. tofireintothefighter’sbelly.wasreargunnersaw Buttheenemyhadcomeupagain,Henowapproachedontheportside, about200feetaboveouraircraftandwithinviewoffrontgunnerwhotook the hischanceandfiredonefairlylongburstandthenanother.Hesawhis incendiarybulletshitthefuselage,theenemyheeledover,anddisappearedfor good.Hewassoseverelydamagedthat,inthegunner’sopinion,theenemywould almosthavecertainlynothavereachedhisbase. 15/WNo.27. H.M.S.ARKROYAL. ThefollowingisissuedbyNavalAffairsforsuchuseasthe Pressmaywishtomakeofit:- AmostdamagingadmissionhasbeenmadebytheGermanofficial wireless. ItwillberememberedthattheGermanHighCommandclaimedthat 25th1939bybombsfrom ’ FROYALwassunkonSeptember l*8»ARK aircraftpilotedbyCorporalFrankewhowaspromotedanddecorated withtheIronCross,Istclass,forthisfeat. Yesterdayat6p.m.Deutschlandsenderbroadcastareporton thecareeroftheGermanofficer,WingCommanderHarlinghausen. InthisbroadcasthewasdescribedasbeingChiefofStaffofthe GermanflyingcorpsatthetimeoftheengagementwiththeEnglish fleetasearlyasSeptember,1939?’’whentheARKROYALwapdamaged”. ThesupposedlossofH.M.S.ARKROYALwastriumphantlyhailed inGermanyasproofoftheefficacyofairpoweragainstseapower. ThisbelatedofficialGermanadmissionthattheclaimwastotally falsewillhaveadamagingeffectonGermanpropagandaevenin thosefewcountrieswhereitstillhassomesmalleffect. Itisinterestingtonotethatoverii.ooenemyaircrafthave beendestroyedorseverelydamaged'bythegunsofH.Ivl.Ships, A-iedwarships,andthedefensivearmamentofMerchantShipping* NAVALAFFAIRS. 15/3/M*N0.28. FLASH. vias learntinLondonthatonemoreenemybomber Itis lastnight,makingfive destroyedbyanti-ai'roraftgunfire lostduringthenighthours.. enemyaircraft AIRAFFAIRS* 1.5/3/41No.29 AIRMINISTRYNO.3296 AIRMINISTRYCOMMUNIQUE. Fiveenemyaircraftweredestroyedoverthiscountrylastnight, threeofthembyfightersandtwobyanti-aircraftgun-fire. Furtherparticularsare1 no./availablewhichshowthatthetotal of numberenemyaircraftshotdoiminnightattacksonthiscountry duringthemonthofMarchbyanti-aircraftisseventeen,ofwhich guns fifteenhavepreviouslybeenclaimed. NOTE-- TheninthenemyaircraftdestroyedonthenightofMarch 12/lJthisnowcreditedtoA.A.Inaddition,twonot previouslyclaimedasdestroyed,wereshotdownbyA.A. onMarchandMarch11th/12th. 15/3/41.No.30 M.JANWSARYKJSBROADCAST Thefollowingisthetextofabroadcastby M*JanMasaryktobegivenafterthenineo’clocknews tonight:- To-dayistheIdesofMarch.Itwasafataldayinthecareerof JuliusCaesar.Ibelievethatitwasascarcelylessfataldayinthecareer ofAdolfHitler.'IapologisetoCaesar'smemoryformentioningHitlerinthe samebreath-‘butthedateissosignificant. TwoHitlerfornightinthe yearsago - onMarch15th,1939- sleptone NradcanyCastle,thatmagnificentoldfortresswhichhasguardedofthedestinies Pragueforeighthundredyears,whichwasthehomeoftheformerKingsofBehemia, thehomeofmyfatherwhenhewasPresidentoftheCzechoslovakRepublic,the homeofDr,Benes,ourPresidentto-day. I-haveoftenwonderedwhatthoughtspassedthroughHitler’smindashelay inhisbedintheCastle.Somuohhadhappenedsincehemassedhistroopsalong theCzechoslovakfrontiersofGermanyandAustria,cajoledandbulliedneighbouring countries,playedupontheEuropeanstatesmen dreadofwarandbroughttheleading ofthetoMunichthatwrestfromhimfitfulyearofpeaceat daytheymight - soa thesacrifice,theterriblesacrificeofmyowncountry. Andwhileofhadwithhisplans. menweretalkingappeasement,Hitlergoneon HesetCzechagainstSudetenGermanandSlovakagainsuCzech.HedominatedSlovakia withhisevilwillandsecuredhercessionfromtheCzechoslovakRepublic,He summonedPresidentHachatoBerlinand andmadehimsignawaytheindependence libertiesoftheRepublic*Notimewaswasted.Nothoughtwassparedforthe silentandangryCzechswhowatchedtheGermantankslumberingupthemainstreets become ofPrague,YetIthinkthattheemotional,paranoiacHitlermusthave awareoftheirsilenceandanger,forhehasneverreturnedtoPragueortheCastle, fromwhichhisstolethe entouragesomelovelyGobelintapestries,Theyarenow so-calledpropertyofRibbentrop, Angerwasnot,however,confinedtotheCzechs,ItsweptthroughGreat Britain,FranceandtheUnitedStates.ThatiswhyIbelievethattheIdesof Marchfataltwo wasadayforHitler,AftertheIdesofMarchyearsago,no seriousstatesmanorpoliticianevertalkedofappeasementNobe- again.oneever the lievedHitler’swordagain.WarbecameacertaintybecauseHitlermade maintenanceofpeaceimpossible. Somecftheofthe ussaw,perhapsmoreclearlythanothers,consequence MunichAgreement,Dr,Benesresignedhisoffice,asPresidentoftheRepublicand inLondon. wentintoexile,.I,too,resignedmyofficeasCzechoslovakMinister Buttherealtemperofmycountrywasshownbythemenwhointheir young thousandsleftCzechoslovakiaforPolandandFrancesothattheycouldfight,as soldiersorasairmen,whenthehourforwarhadcome,Tlhereisnoneedto-night torecalltheirachievementsininFranceandinthiscountry.That Poland, wouldbeoftheknowthe-testingtimeisstill speakingpast,whereastheythat beforethem. theremnantofan To-dayourArmyisonlyafewthousandsstrong.It’is Armywhichtheattime theMunichConferenceofthebest,equippedinEurope*was OthermembersoftheArmyarenowciviliansinBohemiaandMoravia,enduringthe labourers toimentsandhumiliationsofanalienrule,theyareforced orelse workingfortheHerrenvolkinwidelyscatteredpartsofNazi-controlledEurope* Theyarethetemporaryslavesofbarbarousmen. andwantstalkthroughouttheGermanProtectorateBohemiaand Worry Moravia*The.peopleexperiencenotonlytheplunderingoftheirNazimasters, be- "butthe pinohoftheBritishblockade*Thistheyenduregladly,/oriNey lievethattheblockadewillhastenthedaywhentheNazityrannylaidlowand theycanbeginoncemoretobuildafreeCzechoslovakiainafreeEurope* thatdaydawnbefore-wenextcommemoratetheIdesofMarohl BRITISHBROADCASTINGCORPORATION 15/3/U1- -No.31. AIR'MINISTRYNO.3297 AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITYCOMMUNIQUE Thereisnothingtoreport. •15/3/41.No.32. AIRMINISTRYNO,32,98* R.A.F.Middle-East, SaturdayMarch 15th1941. MIDDLEEASTCOMMUNIQUE. AxxdANlAj~ AsmallformationofRoyalAirForcefighterspatrollinginthe KelcyreareayesterdayinterceptedaverylargeformationofItalian bombersescortedbyfighters.Intheensuingengagementourfighterssho*t downanddestroyedeightenemyaircraft(sevenG.so’sandoneBreda20). Anumberofothersweresoseverelydamagedthatitisunlikelythatthey wereabletoreturntotheirbase.Twoofourfighterswereshotdownbut thepilotsbothlandeduninjuredbyparachute. Onthepreviousday(Thursday)atKelcyretwoItalian5.79bombers wereshotdownbyGreekanti-aircraftgunfireandothersworedamaged. Italian-eastAfrica OuraircraftoontinueftransportvehiclesontheKeren-Asmararoad,andR.A.F.bombers attackedenemypositionsinthesamearea. Onthepreviousday(Thursday)SouthAfricanfighteraircraft interceptedandshotdownone5.79bomberintheneighbourhoodofDaggabur. JOLITANIA:- Fourunidentified,aircraftweredestroyedonMarchtheeleventh byanti-aircraftgunfireintheAgeilaareainTripolitania. Ourlossesfortheperiod,underreviewwerethetwofighteraircraft lostinAlbaniatowhichreferencehasalready"beenmade.