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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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