30.M5.- AirLiinistryNo,9786 AIRMINISTRY;>NDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITYCg.IMUNIQUE Earlylastnightafewenemyaircraftdroppedbombs harr.desslyatpointsinacoastalareaofEastAnglia. '•» 30.3.43- No.7. WIDENTITYCARDS TheRegistrar-GeneralforEnglandandhalesannouncesthat /iewIdentityCardsaretobeissuedinsubstitutionforthepresent buff-colouredcardsinconnectionwiththeannualre-issueofRation Books,inco-operationwiththeMinistryofFood.Thesenewcards willbeissuedonlytopersonsaged16andover,withtheexceptionof thoseholdingofficialphotograph-bearingCards,(theCard,theGreen Policeandthespecialcardforemployeesofpublicutilityundertakings andcertainotherclasses).Thesespecialcards,andthepresentbuff cardsforchildrenunder16,willreminincurrency. ThenewCardswillbeofthesanesizeastheoldand,likethen, ”111betwo-panelfolteccards.Inthehowever,ofcertainclasses, case, forwhenspecialprovisionhastobemadeforendorsement,athreepanel Cardwillbeissued. TherewillbetwomintypesofCard.One,whichwillbeyellowin iscardvalidforfixedandrequiringtobe colour,atemporaryaperiod renewed uponexpirythe periodofthatbyattendanceatalocalNational RegistrationOffice.Thiswillapplyinthefirstplacetocertainclasses only,butitmaybefoundnecessarytoextenditsusetootherclasses. card,whichwillbeblueinisforgeneralissue Theothertypeofcolour, inothercases. Anewcardwillshowwhetherthebearerisover21;orifnot,when heorshewillreachtheageof21. Therewillbeanewarrangementforshowingchangesofresidence, thenewaddressbeingenteredinadditiontothepreviousaddressinstead oftheoldaddressbeingobliteratedbyalabel.Inaddition,thenew Cardsembodyanumberofprotectivedevices, Instructionsonthemethodofre-issuewillbegivenlater. SimilararrangementsapplytoScotland. NOTE:Forsecurityreasons,itwillnotbepossibleto issuereproductionsordetaileddescriptionsofthe newcards. ++++++++H—F++++++++++ MINISTRYOFHEALTH 30.3.43-No.10 CONTROLOffFISHDISTRIBUTION TheMinistryofFood,afterconsultationwiththeFishIndustryJointCouncil, that,inviewoftheheavierlandingsofwhitefishwhich announcesareanticipated duringthespringandsummer,certainrelaxationsoftheexistingcontrolsondistribut- ionwillhepossible. Allwholesalefishmerchantsarebeingadvisedthat,fromSaturday,April17,1943, theywillstillbe requiredtodespatchfishtotheirexistingregisteredcustomers,but insteadofsendingfishintheproportionsnowduetoeachcustomer,theywillbe requiredtoofferaminimumquantityeachweek.Thisminimumwillbeequivalenttothe averageweeklyquantitysenttoeachcustomerduringthefourweeksendedMarch27,1943* Wholesalefishmerchantsmustoffer,duringeachperiodoffourweeks,toeachinland wholesalefishmerchantwhomtheyareboundtoserveaproportionoftheirsupplies whichisnotsmallerthanthetothemat proportionduepresent. Afterofferingtheminimumquantitytowhicheachcustomerisentitled,wholesale merchants maysendtoeachcustomerfishuptothemaximumquantityorderedbyany customer,providedthatsuppliesareadequateandareasonableproportionismaintained betweenthequantitiesdistributedtoeonhcustomer.Afterallthecustomersonthe merchants’listsaresatisfied,themerchantmaythensendanyfurtherfishwhichhe hashandto on anypersonorfirmnotnamedonhislistofcustomer?,butfishmaynot besentoutsidethezoneappropiratetotheportwherethemerchantcarriesonbusiness withoutapermitinwritingfromtheMinistry. Theobjectofthealterationofthearrangementsforthedistributionoffishis tofacilitatethedisposalofanticipatedduringthe theheavierlandingswhichare springandsummermonths.TheMinistryhopesthat,providedareasonablyequitable isitwillnotbetheproportionate distributionmaintained,necessarytore—impose restrictionsuntilthelandedfromthetrawlersnndbytheinshore quotasupplies fishermenagainbecomerestrictedinquantityintheautumn. Inadditiontotheintheforthecustomers’certain changesarrangementsLists, alterationsarebeingmadeintheboundariesofthezones,andcertainofthelarger townsaretobeallowedtoobtainsuppliesfromtwomainports,insteadoffromone mainport,inordertoequaliseasfaraspossiblethevariationsinthelandingswhich mayoccurfromdaytodayin anyoneparticularport. ofthesechangesthetransferenceofBristolandLathfrom Themostimportantare theFleetwoodzonetotheSouthWaleszone,andofBournemouth,PooleandpartofDorset fromtheSouthWaleszonetotheGrimsbyzone.Bradford,Leeds,HalifaxandHudders- oftheirfromandpartfromFleetwoodwhichat fieldwilldrawpartsuppliesHull, presentistheirmainport.Manchesterwillalsodrawpartofitssuppliesfrom fromwhichatitobtainsallits Scotlandand.theotherpartfromFleetwood,present involvethetransferenceoffromtheHulland whitefish.MinorchangesDewsburyzone, Barrow-in-FurnessfromtheScottishzonetotheFleetwoodzone. MINISTRYOFFOOD 30/3/43- AirMinistryNo.9788 •AIR,MINISTRY,COIvSUNIQUE Berlinwasagainheavilybombedlastnight.Preliminaryreports indicatethattheattackwassuccessful. Twenty-oneofthebombersengagedinthisoperationaremissing. AnotherforceattackedobjectivesatBochumandelsewherein theRuhr.FromtheattacksontheRuhrtYfelvebombersaremissing. 30.5.43- No.14 • JQINTINDIA-WARCOWJNIQUENo.88 TheJoint’Jar followingCommuniqueNo.88wasreceivedinLondonfrom Indiathismorning:- Yesterday,March25,N.A.F.‘bombers,escortedbyfighters,madetwo attacksthePeninsula.Inbothattacks onanenemyoccupiedvillageonMayo. allbombsburstwellinthe targetarea. IntheKathadistrictbombsobjectivesat weredroppedonenemy TaunggonandMabein. LastnightWellingtonbombersattackedtheJapaneseairfieldatHeho. Burstswereobservedona rpnwayandindispersalareas.Noneofour aircraftismissing. YesterdayafternoonsixR.A.F.Mohawksinterceptedabouttwelve Intheensuingdogfightat JapanesefighterssouthofCox’sBazar. leastthreeenemyaircraftwerebadlydamaged‘withoutlosstoourfighters. WAROFFICE 30/3/M- No.17 WORKBYCIVILDEFENCEMEMBERSDURW OFFDUTYHOURS TheMinistryofHomeSecurity,withtheconcurrenceoftheMinistryof Healthand.theScottishOffice,hasinformed,localauthoritiesthatarrange- mentshavebeenmadewiththeMinistryofLabourand.NationalService,to securethatworkundertakenbywhole-timemembersoftheCivilDefence Serviceduringtheiroff-dutyhoursmaybeofthegreatestpossiblevalueto thewareffort. Wheresuitableworkisavailable,thelocalMinistryofLabouroffices willaskthelocalauthoritiesconcernedtobringthefacttothenoticeof ■whole-timemembers,andtofacilitatearrangementsforvolunteersgiveto theirhelp,toprovidetheMinistry’slocalofficeswithparticularsofduty rostersandsoon. IncaseswhereindividualCivilDefencemembersapplyforworkdirect' totheMinistryofLabourandNationalService,thelocalauthoritywillbe consultedbeforethematteristakenfurther. TheMinistryofHomeSecurityhasaskedthelocalauthoritiestosupport thisschemesofarastheycanwithoutriskingalossintheefficiencyof theCivilDefenceServices. ———oOo——— MINISTRYOPHOMESECURITY .~.No.19 ■REVISIONOFFISH,IvIAXD.p;?,PRICESORDER-- •< TheMinisterofFoodhasmadeanamendedFish(Maximumprices)Order, prescribingthemaximumpriceswhichwilloperateduringthecomingsumermonths. ThemainfeaturesofthenewOrder,whichtakeseffect,onApril10,1943are-' f asfollews 1 PrffihicersPrices,Thepriceforwholefishinthelargegroupoflower- pricedroundfish,isbeingreducedfrom6s.3d,perstonetoss.53-.perstoneend hakehasbeenincludedinthisgroup.Thepriceto producersforcodandhaddock landedheadlessliasbeenfixedat7s.7d,,ascomparedwith7s,Id.inthegeneral roundfishgroup,inordertoencouragethelandingofthesespeciesinthatstate. Ontheotherhandtheheadlesslandedpriceofdogfishandcatfishisthesameas forwholefish,namelySS»s'd,perstone.Theproducers’priceforherrings, pilchards,sprats,mackerelandhorsemackerelhasbeenloweredfrom3s,6dOMBNIGHT BomberCommand’sdoubleeffortlastnight,againstthejwomostfiercely defendedobjectivesinGermany,meantahardtusslewiththeweatheraswell. Atnotimeduringthenightwastheroute,eithertoBerlinortotheRuhr, freefrom icing.cloudsuptoagreatheight.Therewashailandrain,and manycrewsrunintoelectricstorms.Butoverthetargetsthemselvesvisibility wasgoodwithhardlyanyclouds. Thetwoattacksthanthreehourshour weremoreapart,Berlin’szerowas justbefore1o’clock.TheattackonBochum’s.manywarfactoriesand steelworksandonotherobjectivesintheRuhrbeganwellbefore10, S/Ldr,J.E.H,Marshall,D.F.C.,thecaptainofaHalifaxdetailedfor Berlin,,madea.specialreconnaissancereportontheattack, '.’AswecrossedtheNorthSea,"hesaid,"theicingcloudspiledpphigher andhigher,andwehadtoclimballthetimetogetawayfromthem.Over Germany,thecloudsbegantobreakupandwecouldseetheflakgoingupfrom •stronglydefendedtownsoneithersideofus.AswenearedBerlin,wesaw flaresbeingdropped.Thesearchlightswerebusy,workingincones,with mastersearchlightsinbetweenthem.Theycaughtsomeofthebombers, "OverBerlinitselftherewasalittlelowandscatteredcloudandsome haze.Thefullof skywas burstingshells,withgreypuffsofsmokethatlooked justlikeballoon abarrage. "Wetwosticks sawofbombsburstjustbeforewcdroppedours,andthenit seemedasifwewerehavingtheundividedattentionofallthe.gunsinBerlin* Mytrimmingtabcontrolswereshotaway,andthestarboardelevatordamaged* was aroundforabout12andwhenleftthere'werelargefies hestayedminutes,we inthecity," "Whenthecloud nearBerlin,"aStirlingpilotsaid,"wecould cleared makecutlandmarksto guideusin,thoughitwas.adarknight.Thedefences seemedtohavebeenstrengthenedsincewelastattackedBerlin,Therewere conesofsearchlightsallroundthe cityandtracerwasbeingpouredupthebeams. Heavyflakwasburstingalloverthesky.Aswecame.in,wesawthreeother aircraftcaughtbythesearchlights.Theycamedownverylowbeforethey eventuallyescaped.Butwegotthroughwithoutbeingcaught, "Asbombingrun,thebomb-aimerfollowed’thecurveofthe wemadeour RiverSpree,droppedhisbombsandsawthemgooff. ThenheTheattackwas developingbynowandtherewasacrescentoffiresbeginningtogethold. ’vFlamesshotup,anditlookedasifsparkswerebeingscatteredfromthecentre ofthem, "Comin::awayfromBerlin,wewerecaughtina coneofabouteightsearchlights themoff.weflewoff,we andwehadtogodown6,000ft.beforecouldshakeAs sawanumberofbigfiresburning,withmanysmalleronesinbetweenthem,.When thoredofBerlinin wewereoverahundredmilesawaymyrear-gunnersawglow thesky." AHalifaxcrewwatchedabattlebetweenabomberandanightfighter.going Berlin.aircraftdiveto oninoneofthesearchlightsconesoverTheysawan thegroundwithsmokeandflamespouringfromit.It'wasfighterwhich-had the lostthebattle- theysawthebomberstillinthesamesearchlightcone. hadaroughtime.One Bombers'whichgotcaughtintheicing hispanel.Ice bombaimerfoundthattherewasaquarterofaninchoficeon wasthickonthenoseandastradome. Intheattackon.theRuhr,Wellingtoncrewsreportedagoodconcentration liestheRuhr groundhazewhichalmostalways onwas offiresinBochum.The notsotroublesomeasusual. Itfrombelow AWellingtonwasattackedbyaJu.88overtheRuhr.cameup andwhenitwasaboutgotineffectiveburst. 500yds.awayourrear-gunnera n TheJu.burstintoflamesandboththerear-gunnerandthewirelessoperatorsaw ithittheground. s X-H-++++++ - N0.32. AirMinistryNewsService,.AirMinistryBulletinNo,9792 GERMANLOSSESINNIGHTRAIDS TheGermanAirForcehaslostcarefullyconservedforceoflong-range 33ofits bombers,basedinWesternEurope,inonBritain nightraids duringthelastfour weeks,*Twomore enemybombershavebeendestroyedovertheirownairfieldsby FighterCommand"intruders"duringthesameperiod. Onlyonceinthatperiodhavemorethan25Germanbomberscrossedourcoast, andthetotalthethewholethemonthhas strengthofenemy’srapidsthroughoutof beenconsierablylessthantheforceswhichBomberCommandgenerallyoperateagainst the.enemyinasinglenight, ••.I ■ Foreveryeightbomberswhichcrossedthecoast,oneraiderwasdestroyed;On somenightsthe percentageofsuccesseswasmuchhigher.OnMarch25,forinstance, eightoutof25raidersdidnotreturn,andonthe18thfouroutof20.Onanother night,onlytenoutof25enemyaircraftwhichapproachedtheNorthEastCoast carriedouttheirattack,andfourvreredestroyed, has /□.readythisyearthetotalnumberofnightraidersdestroyedoverBritain nearlyreachedthe60markwithfourmoreshotdownby"Intruder"pilots.In addition,•manyotherGermanbombershafrebeenheavilydamagedbyournightfighters andanti-aircraftguns-severalweresobadlyhitthattheyprobablycrashedonthe wayhome. f, . ThehighregardtheGermanbombercrewshaveforournightdefencesisshown bytheirindiscriminatechoiceoftargetandtheviolentevasiveactiontheirpilots takewhentheyflyoverBritain. 30.3.43.- n0.33 resultofofdutiesattheofficeand AsareorganisationHome MinistryofHomesecurity,postofDirectorofpublicRelations the hasbeenabolishedandpr.Leslie,whohashithertoheldthe s»C» postvailundertakegeneraldutiesasaprincipalAssisientsecretary, includingsupervisionoftheworkofthepublicRelationsDivision, UnderhissupervisionMp»GeorgeGriffith,whowasformerlychiefpress Officer,willactasheadoftheDivision,withthetitleofpublic Relationsofficer. MINISTRYOFHOMESECURITY 30/3/43- No.36. Air.MinistryNewsServiceAirMinistryBulletinNo,9793 VETERANOFTHREEMENFORCESLE/MSCZECHFIGHTERBING AfighterpilotwhohasservedinthreeairforcesCzech,Frenchand - Britishhasbeenthe appointedleaderofCzechwingofFighterCommand. - Known.totheR.A.F.as"Doly"hisrealnamenotbedisclosedfor nay - fearofreprisalsagainsthisfamilyinCzechoslovakiawing--heisa commanderandholderoftheD.F.C.Hehaspersonallydestroyedsixenemy aircraft(oneofthevictoriesbeingshared)andprobablydestroyedordamaged severalothers. Nowaged33,hestartedasafighterpilotintheCzechAirForcein1935, andafterhishadbeenheinactionmember sooncountryoccupiedagainwasas ofaFrenchfightersquadronandspeciallydistinguishedhimselfinattackson tanks. UhenFrancecollapsedhemadehiswaytoEnglandandjoinedtheRoyalAir Force, Jing-CommanderD.foughtwithaBritishsquadronintheBattleofBritain, destroyingtwoenemyaircraftduringthisperiod.Hehadalreadyshotdown threeinFranceandhissixthvictorywasshared,withanotherCzechpilotoff thesouthcoastlastyear. TheDieppecombinedoperationswasanotherofling-CommanderD’s battlesandonthatdayhedamagedaDornier215&ndaF.W.190,Itis robablethattheDornierneverreachedits|base. ItwasafterthisfightthattheJing-CommanderwasawardedtheD.F.C. Hehadalreadywonthe-CzechWarCrosswithBar,theCzechWarMedaland theFrenchCroixdeGuerrewiththreepalms. a LastDecember"Doly”wastakenoffoperationsfor/well-earnedrest? NowhehascomebacktoleadtheCzechwingofFighterCommand,the pilotsofwhichhavedestroyedfourteenenemyaircraftandhaveprobably welltenlocomotives destroyedanddamagedmanymore,asasdamaging sincethewingwasformedlastJune. ~No.37 AirMinistryNo..97% AIR,MNISIWANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITY,COMMUNIQUE Thismoniiiv'iafewenenyaircraftmadeabriefappearanceovera coastaldistrictofsouth-westBombswhich England.were dropped causedsomedamageandasmallnumberofcasualties. +-r++++X 30/3/45,~ No,58 RMTOCajSTITJJTIONALREGIMEINSYRIA..ANDTHELEBANON TheFrenchNationalCoiumitteeannounces: Gen. Catroux,FrenchDelegateGeneralintheLevant,has,byvirtueoftwo decreesdatedMarch18and25respectively, justcompletedthenecessaryarrangements forthereturntoaconstitutional regimeinSyriaand'theLebanon*These measuressupplementthedeclarationofindependenceofthesecountries,issuedin 1941onbehalfofGen,de Gaulle,PresidentoftheEtenchNationalCommittee, CircumstancesindependentofthewilloftheNationalCommitteehaveenforced thedelayofthereturntothefreeplayofthenormalinstitutionsuntilthe momentwhenallthenecessaryconditionswouldbepresent: guaranteeofthefree expressionofthenationalwill,clarificationofthemilitarysituation,the safeguardofregularfoodsupplies,andthere-establishmentofcommunications. Theseconditionshavenowbeenbroughtabout,thankstothemilitarysuccesses oftheAlliesintheMediterranean,totheeffortsofthepeoplesofSyriaand theLebanonthemselvesandtheworkoftheFrenchadministrationwhohaveenjoyed theconstantassistanceoftheBritishauthorities. Afterproclaiming/independenceoftheseStatesatthetimeoftheentryof theAlliedtroopsintotheandbyre-establishingtheirconstitution today, Levant, theFrenchNationalCommitteehavebutcarriedonthe'workofpreviousgovernments ofFrancewhohaverespectedthemandatesentrustedtothembytheLeagueof Nations,andwhohaveendeavouredtoleadthestatesoftheLevantinthepathof freeconstitutionwithindependenceasthefinalgoal. As'WasstatedbytheFrenchNationalCommitteewhenproclaimingtheindependence ofthosestates,oneofthefirsttasksofthefutureconstitutionalgovernmentwill betodefinethebasisoffuturerelationsbetweenFrance,theLebanon,andSyria, intheformoftreatiesfreelyconcludedinthenameofthepeoplesofSyriaand oftheLebanonbythegovernmentscreatedbytheirownwillandelectedin accordancewiththeconstitutionalruleofmodernstates. take Measureshavealreadybeentakento preparefreshelections'which'will placeveryshortly,VhilstwaitingtheelectionofaPresidentofeachof thesestatesbytherepresentativeassembliestobeelectedinSyriaandthe Lebanon,TheirExcellenciesEFCUBTABETandATABUYAYOUBIhavebeenappointed temporaryChiefsofStateandheadofthegovernmentoftheLebanonandChief ofStateandheadoftheGovernmentSyriarespectively. ofThesechoicesare dictatedbytherespectandthereputationforimpartialitywhichtheyenjoyamong theirfellowcountrymen. TheFrenchNationalCommitteeisconfidentthatthesetwohighpersonalities ■willbeentirelysuccessfulinthemissionswhichtheyhaveaccepted, =F++++++++++ FRENCHNATIONALCOMMITTEE 30/3/43- No*40 AirMinistryNewsService AirMinistryBulletinNo*9797 MOSQUITOSATTACKTRAINS FighterCommandMosquitos'attacked,trainsinFrancotoday* Onopilot,whodamagedfourlocomotivesRennes,describedhow near hesawthedriverofoneengineoilingtheconnectingrodswhilehis goodstrainstoodinasiding* AstheMosquitoattacked,thedriverranintothestationand tookrefugointhewaitingroom, "I’mgladIdidn’thurthim,"'saidthepilotonhisreturn,"but Imadeamessofhisengineintwoattackswithcannonfire*The locomotive■’wasabigoneandtherewere'30trucksinthetrain,Isaw noenemyaircraftandnoA.A.gunsfiredatmeduringthewholetrip*" *ThepilotofanotherMosquito,aftershootingtwolocomotives- onenearBannalecandtheothernearVanh.es- hadanencounterwitha He*lllwhichheseverelydamaged*Thepilotwasonhiswayhomewhen hesawtheHe.at1,500feetaboutthreemilestoport*TheMosquito climbedfromalowlevelandclosedto300yards,thepilot,firinga two-secondsburstwithcannonandmachineguns,obtaininghitsonthe starboardsideofthefuselageandthestarboardengine. TheHe*begantoloseheightsteadilyandtheMosquito’swind- screenwascoveredwithoilfromtheenemy’sstarboardengine.The Mosquitomadeanotherattackandwasabouttomakeathirdwhenthree F,V< ; «190sappearedandtheMosquitoclimbedintothecloud. "WhenIlastsawtheHe*",saidthepilotonhisreturn,"itwas ataboutfeetandgoingsteadilydown*Idon’tthinkit’svery 400 likelythatitcouldhavelandedsafely*" ’30/3/43.No4l AirMinistry.No.979,8 AIRMINISTRYCOMMUNIQUE ThismorningMosquitosofFighterCommandonpatroldamaged severallocomotivesinBrittany. AtduskMosquitosofBomberCommandattackedafactorybelonging toPhilips'L'irclessValveandRadioforksatEindhoveninHolland. Hany*burstswereseenonthetarget,whichissomedistancefrom themainfactoryattackedlastDecember. Noneofouraircraftismissing. MINISTRYOFAGRICULTURE 55,WHITEHALL, LONDON,s.w.l PRESSNOTICE • M.A.F.935 RTIFICATIONOFGROWINGCROPSOFPOTATOES,1943* TheMinistryofAgricultureand.Fisheries hasagainmadearrangementsfortheinspection, withaviewtocertification,ofgrowingcrops ofpotatoesfromwhichintendtosave growers seedforplantingorforsaleforplantingin thefollowingyear. TheMinistryispreparedtoaccept plicationsinrespectofcropsbeinggrown fromClass1(Scotch)seedwithaS.S.,T.S., orN.I.healthcertificate,Class1(Irish), Class1(EnglishSpecialStock)orClass1 (WelshSpecialStock)seed,orastockknownto the MLnistxytobeofanequivalentstandard; providedtheyaregrowingatleast10yards fromanyofpotatoesfromother cropgrown parentstocks. Anexplanatorymemorandumgivingfull > rticularsandincorporatingaformof is applicationbeingaddressedtoallgrowers whoenteredstocksforinspectionin194-0,1941 and194-2.Otherdesiringtheir growersgrowing cropstobeexaminedshouldwrite (preferablyonapostcard)forthememorandum andapplicationformtothe Secretary,Ministry ofAgricultureandFisheries,LindumHotel, St.Annes,LythamSt.Annes,Lancs. Aseparateapplicationformmustbe conpletedinrespectofeachseparatefarm. Exceptinspecialcircumstancesapplications willnotbeforlessthan acceptedoneacreof anyonevariety.June16th,1943,isthe latestdateforthe acceptanceofapplications.