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heavily. A new Australian fighter called
Boomerang is now in action at Lae.
Its a long range fighter.
In East Anglia some bombs were dropped
which caused little damage. No lives
were lost.
Radio Vatican gave parts of a pastoral
letter read from the pulpit in Germany
wherein the Bishops call the people
back to Christian belief.
The Argentine has applied for Lease-Lend
assistance but this request has met
with a sharp rebuff from Cordell Hull
who rejected it. Contrary to the Rio de Janeiro
pledge the Argentine has not broken of
financial relations with the Axis
and has allowed Axis espionage
which has caused Allied loss of lives
and ships.
General Marshall said that Russia
binds 4/5 of the German ground forces
and 1/3 of its air forces. On the outbreak of
war America had 93000 officers, now
half a million. The USA. air forces total
2000.000 officers and men. From the USA 2400
tanks, 3000 planes, 60000 jeeps, 80000 trucks were
sent to Russia. American forces are now
serving in 50 countries
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