27/8/1943 9.= am. Rich Wessel
The French National Committee of Liberation
has been formally recognized by the American,
British and Russian Governments.
Canada has also recognized the Committee.
Mr. W.C., Mrs. W.C. and her daughter Mary are
staying at a fishing camp near Quebec.
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in New Zealand.
The Russians advanced 4 miles West of Kharkiv
where they are now staying 85 miles west of that
city. Poltava is threatened.
Fierce fighting is reported from the Donets
basin.
RAF Bostons and American Merodas went out
over France. The Bostons piloted by Frenchmen of
the Lorraine squadron attacked an electric power
station in Brittany. Spitfires brought them back.
The Americans bombed the airfield at Caen
also under Spitfire protection. None of our
planes were lost. Serious air attacks are reported
in Southern Italy where fighter airfields and
marshalling yards were attacked. 15 Allied
aircraft were lost.
American bombers in the far East have again
raided Hankow. 19 Japanese planes trying to
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