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are undamaged. Avellino has been captured. Rome is now 125 miles away and for the capture of it there are two important points. We can use Naples as a harbour and have mastery in the air. A Japanese convoy bringing reinforcements has been smashed in the Solomons. In our attack on Finschhafen we are making slow but steady progress. During September Flying Fortresses dropped 5400 tons of bombs. 85 bombers, a little under 4 % of the force employed was lost.
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2/10/1943
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for Finchhafen read Finschhafen (probably)
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