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The foreign secretary Mr. Eden said that
a satisfactory conclusion had been
reached between the British, American
and Spanish Governments and that
oil supplies to Spain will be resumed.
The outcome of the negotiations is considered
satisfactory for the Allied nations.
The Germans had after losing manganese
from Nikopol and embargo of chrome
supplies from Turkey to rely on the
Spanish wolfram. 20 tons of wolfram per
month means a reduction of shipments
to 1/5 th.
Last night our Lancasters and Halifaxes attacked
war factories and railway targets in Belgium
and France. 10 machines are missing from
the very strong force sent out.
Targets attacked were Lyon, Tours, Toulouse
and north of Paris in France and at Malines,
Bergen and Mons in Belgium. Planes went also
to Ludwigshafen and sea mines were
laid. In daylight yesterday the Americans
only lost 6 machines of the some 2000 planes
sent out. Over the Street of Dover it is cloudy and
colder today with the glass falling. A number
of German radio stations are of the air this
morning and during the night the German
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