sunk and 6 barges destroyed.
From Burma widespread attacks by our
planes are reported. Our Mosquitoes
were over the Norwegian coast and
bombed a seaplane base at Stavanger.
The National Farmers Union have asked
that one of their deputations be
received by the minister of agriculture
before the debate on farmers' prices.
The farmers want an end to the present
dispute and do not wish it dragging on.
In the House of Lords civil aviation
after the war was discussed in which Lord
Beaverbrook took part.
The Government education bill has
come before the Commons for a
second reading.
20-1-1944 6= pm. Mark Philips
News from the Italian front says that British
troops of the 5th Army have extended their
bridgehead across the Garigliano to a
depth of 2 miles. Argento [?] at the mouth
of the river Garigliano has been captured
and also by a place few miles higher up
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