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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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Malines is Mechelen (probably)
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