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sweeps were made. Japanese Central Pacific bases
Truk and Ponape were attacked.
In the South West Pacific bombing was
held up by bad weather.
The latest raid on Rabaul was a heavy
one. In New Guinea the Allied forces advancing
on Madang are only 20 miles away from
this Japanese base.
The number of Japanese cut off is
estimated at 100000 who are in a very
difficult position with 9 ships out of every
10 trying to supply them being sunk.
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