18/1/42- No»1 AirMinistryNo.6135 AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITYCONCTIQUE Earlylastnightsmallnumberofaircraftflewover aenemy SouthkVestEngland. Afewbombsweredropped.Noonewashurt,butalittle damagehasbeenreported. oOo - No,7 No*6137 MINISTRYCOMIUNIQUE -«««.« PeacesinNorthWest Germany. Threeofouraircraftare missing. JA/.VA2~ No« 8 AirministryBiillct.in-L°*AVJi . MRCREWTRAINING- . EMIREANDU.S.CONFERENCE TheAirministryhasarrangedforaconferenceonaircrew trainingmethodstotakeplaceduringthelatterpartofthis month. ItWillheattendedhyrepresentativesoftheDominions inwhichtheofaircrewsisbeingcarriedoutandalso training byrepresentativesoftheairforcesoftheU.S.A. Theconferencewillbringthoseconcernedwithtraining inthesedifferentpartsoftheworldintotouchwithoperational staffsandfacilitateanexchangeofviewsontheapplication ofrecentoperationalexperiencetotrainingmethods. - M*.ip. NOTFORPUBLICATION,BROADCAST,ORUSEONCLUBTOPESBEFORE 00.30B.S.T.(i.e.FORMORNINGPAPERS)ONMONDAY,JANUARY19 THISEMBARGOSOULDBERESPECTEDOVERSEASBYPREFACINGANY MESSAGESFILED7.TTH’THEEMBARGO TRADINGPITYTYEENEMY • Additionsto TheBoardofTradeannouncethattheyhavemadeanewOrderwhich comesintoforceon20thJanuary,containing192additionstothe "BlackList"oftradersinneutralcountrieswith.whomitisunlawful tohavedealingsofanykind. TheOrderisbeingpublishedbyHisMajesty’sStationeryOffice underthetitleoftheTradingwiththeEnemy(SpecifiedPersons) (Amendment)(No.1)Order,1942,(StatutoryRulesandOrders1942,No.15)• Copieswillbeavailableon20thJanuaryandmaybeobtainedJZrora- HisMajesty'sStationeryOfficeorthroughanybookseller,price2d.net. BOARDOFTRADE ' 1,8/1/42- ■No.14 INEDDLEVARJ3OEWinDß tEAST, G.H.A., Cairo,, Sunday,18thJanuary,1942.. ExceptforenemytroopseastofElAgheilainwhichareatherewas nochangeinthesituationyesterdayallremainingAxisforceshave"been cleared,outofEgyptandCyrenaicawiththefallofHalfaya. GeneralsDeGeorgisand.Buttafuocorespectivelycommandingand.second- in-commandof55SavonadivisionsurrenderedwiththeseniorGermanofficer inHalfaya.Thesurrenderwasunconditionalanditincludedhandingover intactnumerousgunsofallcalibresandquantitiesofwarmaterialwhich hadbeenaccumulatedwithinthestronglyprepareddefencesinthisarea. WAROFFICE 18J*42,* No,16 AirMinistryNo^6lj8 MEDDLEEASTCOMMUNIQUE E.Q., MiddleEast, SundayjJanuary18>1942 Duringyesterday,January17,ourfighteraircraftwere activeovertheforwardareasofLibya*Enemymotortransport vehiclesontheroadbetweenNofiliaand MarsaElAuegiawere successfullyattacked,manytrucksbeingdamagedandothersset onfireandcasualtieswereinflictedonenemypersonnel, OtherfightersinterceptedaJu,BBnorth-eastofTobruk andshotitdownintotheseainflames, % OnFriday(January16)ourfightersshotdownan Me,110 inthesame area,andoffBenghaziaJu,BBwasdestroyed, Fromtheseandotheroperationsallouraircraftreturned safely. 18/1/42- No*19 .Air MinistryNewsServiceAirMinistryBulletinN0.6159 r INSIDEON1 STORYjILLLER3HISTORICFLIGHT Iwasprivileged(writesacorrespondent)tobeahappyvictimof theremarkablefeatofattendedMr.Churchill'sair secret-keepingwhich journeytoBritain. ForhoursIsatbesidethetablefromwhichtheflightwasbeing controlledmilebymile,liketheotheratworkinthe and,peopleroom, hadnoideathatitwasanunusualone - farlessthatthePrimeMinister wastakingpartinit. ItthatItobeinmaster waspurecoincidencehappenedastation oftheAtlanticAirControlUnitoftheR.A.F.FerryCommandatthetime Mr.Churchillwasflying.IhadaskedtheAirMinistryforpermission tovisitthismostinterestingestablishment-ohthe'westcoastofBritain, whichmaybebestdescribedastheClaphamJunctionofthedayandnight servicewhichandmediumbomberstothiscountryfromAmerica bringsheavy andCanadaandcarriesfreightandmailbothwaysacrossthe passengers, Atlantic. whichtooklastFridayafternoonto .JftrAirMinistrypassmea countryhouseinprettygroundsonthewestcoast,merelystatedthatIwas authorisedtowatchthe.procedurebywhichthegreatAtlanticferryis controlled.Theformerdrawing-roomofthehousewashungwithnavigation chartsandtheparaphernaliaofwirlessbeamand.beaconanddirection findingsystems.Againstonewallstoodablackboardonwhichwaschalked informationaboutandflying-boatswhich Liberators,Lockhecd-Hudaons,were eitheronthetrans-Atlanticcrossingorawaitingasignaltostart. /The '- 2- Thewingcommanderinchargeofthetrans-AtlanticAirControlUnit spoketosomeoneonthetelephone onhispad.•Heandjottedsomething remarked,almost casually,overhisshouldertothepeopleintheroom- ’’thatBritishAirways flying-boatfromBaltimoreisjustair-bornefrom Bermuda,at1445hoursG.M.T.KellyRogersisinformation Captain.No aboutfrei£hfc.Estimatedtiofarrivalin passengersor ' ieEngland0823 hoursG.M.T”..A Anairmanorderlyaddedthisinformationinredcrayontothemass ofdataaboutotheraircraftovertheAtlanticontheblackboard.To everyoneinthecontrolroomitwasonlyanotheraircraftoffonthelong Atlantichpp,Therehadbeennorequestforaspecialcontrolservice tobegiventothisparticularaircraft.Itistakenforgrantedthat theR.A.F.FerryCommandgivesmaximumservicetotrans-Atlantic every aircraft-notahintofanykindthattherewasanythingspecialabout thisflight.TheW.A.A.F.telephoneoperatoratherswitchboardinthe cornerhadaskedno-oneinparticular- "Whydoesanyonewanttoleave Bermudathesedays?” ’’Searchme”,repliedaW.A.A.-F*teleprinteroperator. Nowandthentherewasa.rustleatoneofthewirelessreceiving setsasanairmandeta.chedandhandedoveraleafofcrypticnotes- periodicsignalsincodefromthe"Boeingandtheotheraircraftfar outovertheAtlantic.Theyweremeaninglesstoallofusexceptthe wingcommander.Ihoardhimgiveaslightgruntasheglimpsedone ofthemessages.andaddedtothelinethatwascreepingacrosshis 1 chartfrom-BermudatoBritaintoshowthetrackoftheflying-boats flight*.."KellyRogersishe"and justhalf-wayover,”explained,only onemileoffhiscourse..He’sagreatveteran-he’sridingthe. weatherfrontsbeautifully.”■ ItwasexplainedtomethatCaptainKellyRogerswasgivinghis estimatedpositionsfromtimetotimebydeadreckoningandastronomical fixes.Eachtimehebrokewirelesssilencetoannouncethem,theFerry CommanddirectionfindingstationinBritaincheckeduponhimand thewingcommandermadesignalsofslightcorrection. Soitwentonthroughthenight- ahum-drumexchangeofdata betweenthemastercontrolstationandamovingdotintheAtlanticnight sky-withoutasuggestionwhisperfromanywherethat orthePrime Ministerwasinthebackgroundofitall. /Iwent Iwentwiththewingcommandertohisprivateroomupstairs.It hadonceheenthechildren’snurseryof*thiscountryhouseandfrom therehecontinuedhissignalsonthetrans-atlanticroutes.Once aW.A.A.F.telephoneoperatorbroughtintea."Nice somequietnight sir,’’sheremarked..-”Noexcitementcommander onthiswatch".Thewing gruntedforthe-second-time-thatnight.-,’ Once,someoneveryimportantat.thq.Air..Ministrytelephoned,ona• privateline.Heaskedaboutvariousaircraftmovementsoverthe Atlantic.Then/almost,as.-ifinafter-thoughij;>-gheasked"how'sthat BritishAirwaysBoeinggettingon?”.■ ’’Alltickety-bpp,.,"repliedthewiftgcommander,"deadrighton ? time,”. J courseand"7~''', IThetrack,ontheoperations’chartwaslengtheninginchbyinch towardsBritain..’.•v Somethinglikeawhitelineafongadarkcountryroadhadbeen setacross..theAtlanticformorethan3)000-andCaptain-Kelly: Rogersscarcelyeveir"deviated-from"it.*o •.■ Adistantairstationreportedinthemorning.thattwo.battleflights ofHudsonsfromaCoastalCommandsquadron’vfereonthewayoutover;the Altantic.Isawfrom-the:-chartthattheir'.coursewould,takethemhead-on- tothe'incoming;flying-b.opt.Butno-one-couldsurmiqethat-theyweregoing - outtoescortthePrimeMinisterhome.It.wasjustassumed,thattheywere going'offtotaketheirdailyshare-inthe.BattletheAtlantic.'. of ...../r..... - Towardsdawthewingcommanded,madean-unusually■carefulplotofthe Boeipg':sposition.;"TimetofeedsomeweatherdopetoKellyRogers,"he remarked.Inheobtained,local-weatherreportsfrom■ quicksuccession« number\offlyingboatbases,alongthesouth;andwestcoastsofEngland.,. EachwassignalledtotheBoeing.-q-q--,-.-.- into..Mount'.Batten, ” r"Ielecttogo.Plymouth,Kelly.'Rogersreplied. . At6815.hoursG.M.T.after17andahalfhoursflighttheflying- boatwasoverthesouth..coastofEngland,twelveminutes-aheadofthe scheduledforecastohthepreviousday.’■'■ At0848hoursGfM.T.the.wingcommanderlookedupfromhistelephone andannouncedinunconsciousalliteration,"BoeingBerwick ~Baltimore-- Bermuda-Batten-justwaterborne.PassengersincludePrimeiMnister. Thesecretwasout. 18/1/12- No.20 AirMinistryNo.6140 ofhomesecurity rayMroa:(gg h tlSip-14^‘’ n lealrcraft intheShe Islands.°^,damage Somewas droppedtombsatapoint causedandone injured.personwas I_B/1/42- Mo*21 BROADCASTBYSIRWALTERHONCKTON z FollowingarenotesofaBroadoastBySirWalterMonckton, DirectorofPropagandaintheMiddleEast,fromJerusalemon,the completionofhistourofandPalestine. Syria Discussingthetheme,thattruthmustprevailandthattheinateweaknessof ofGermanpropagandalayinitsincapacitytoavoidobviouslies,herecalledthat inMaltatheAxisclaimedthattheirE-boatshaddevastatedthe harbour,destroying shipsandsubmarines.Thefactwasthattheonlytilingsdestroyedwerethe E-boatsthemselves. InTeherantheGormansclaimedthattheRussians,hadbombedthecitykilling threethousandpeople.ThefactwasthatoneRussian,planebyerrordropped leafletsandafewbombs,killingtwopeopleintheoutskirtsofthecity. InDamascusRomeRadiodescribedbloodybattlesbetweenAustraliansandtheFree French.Theonlyreactionthatthestoryarousedlocallywaslaughter. InBaghdadweheardthatnoBritishsoldiercouldwalkthroughthestreetsof thecityunmolested,andthatBritishandIraqiofficerswereengagedinfrequent brawls.Theremusthavebeenconfusionthesebecauseonlylast someoverreports weekhepersonallysawBritishandIraqisoldiersplayingfootballtogether* TheAxisinits propagandamachinehadbeenasunluckyinitspropheciesas recordsofevents.Russia outstanding, wastheandforthemthemost-unhappy, exampleofthis."Today”saidSirWalter"Ibelieveit’sunwisetomention NapoleonorMoscowinGermany". "WhenIarrivedintheMiddleAxisprophetssympathisedwith East,my embarrassingtaskinhavingtoannouncevictorieswhichhadnothappened. Thatwasnotmytask,andvictoriesstill,happen.LookatBardia,Tobruk,Solium, Benghazi,and'nowHalfaya,andmorethanthirtythousandprisonerscaptured". AddressinghimselftotheArablisteners,SJrWalteraskedwhetherthey believedthatHitler’spromiseslikelyreliablehisprophecies. were to/anymorethan "Hemakesbigpromiseswhenhewantssomething,"saidSirWalter,?’iutdoesheever fulfilthem.DidhenotsaythattheOrientalraceswere■’to-betreatedbythe masterGormanraceasanationofslaves?.Nowheofferswhathecallsprotection. Askthoseunhappypeopleswhomhehasprotected-theDanes,Rumaniansand Hungarians. Concluding,SirWalterMoncktonspokeofAmerica’sentryintothe war,recalling howinthelastwarwhentheKaiserbroughtAmericansinagainsthimthemenin thetrenchesofFlanderssaid"Thats*finishedhim"-andsoithad."Thistime theFuehrerhasdoneitagainandISay’that’sfinishedhim.’ " Hitlerhasarousedagdinsthimtheembattledofthegreatandunited fury Americanpeople.Weshallhaveourupsanddownshutitiscertainthatthelast battlewillbeours". MINISTRYOFINFOPJATION /'■ 18.1.42.-Mo.22. _ADIpKALTYCO!rfUTliajE TheBoard,ofA.dmiraltyregrets'toannouncethatlI.M.. SubnarinePERSEUSE.C.F.Eieolay,K.N.)isoverdueand mustheconsideredlost. v Thenextof.kinhavebeeninformed* I ADMIRALTY, S.Y.1. 18.1.42- No.23. BRITISHIRISONERS/INENSjYHaflDS Ne:ctofifabletothefromthe kin,identifymen informationpublishedarerequestedtoadvisethe CasualtyBranchesoftheServicesconcernedforwarding Regimentaloranyotherdetails. ThefollowingisthelatestlistofBritishprisonersofwar asreceivedfromenemysources:- INIT/