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curtailment in supplies. Furthermore 4500
tons of bombs have reduced the refining
capacity at Ploesti and the total production
there is now estimated to be less than
2 million tons per annum against some
9 million tons in April this year. The
Germans show no sign of satisfaction
about their fighting in Romania.
In one sector alone they used some 200
tanks etc. yesterday but they did not
achieve success and are throwing in
reinforcements continually north and
northwest of Jassy. The Germans say
Soviet opposition is fierce and that
counterattacks are frequent.
The Polish Prime Minister is arriving at
Washington to have talks with Mr. Roosevelt.
The Germans asked Turkey to allow the
passage through the Dardanelles or so called
disarmed German naval craft
which they apparently can not use any
longer in the Black Sea as these vessels
may be easily rearmed and used against
us in the Aegean we have made it clear
to Turkey we cannot accept this.
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