20/8/1943. 8.= am. Dutch time Stuart Hibberd
Brendan Bracken at a press conference in Quebec
has spoken about the vital importance
of discussions there.
No announcement can be expected before
the end of the conference.
A British mission has arrived in
Washington.
The South West Pacific's communique
reports continuous air attacks against
Timor and the Solomons.
Yesterday evening Flying Fortresses were sent
out to bomb two airfields in Holland
viz. Gilze-Rijen and Flushing. The Fortresses
themselves shot down 16 fighters.
At the same time the escorting Thunderbolts
and Spitfires carried out sweeps over Northern
France and shot down 8 fighters.
A portion of our Fortresses brought their bombs
back rather than kill Netherlanders.
There were low clouds over the target and it was
no weather for high level bombing.
Mr. Churchill received congratulations
from the King on completion of Sicilian
campaign. Good progress reported from
Bryansk and Kharkiv sectors.
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