British aircraft patrols are now protecting fishing fleets, Reuter learns. Since this system of defence was started, the number of attacks on defenceless boats by German raiders had been reduced considerably. There were no Christmas or New Year holidays for the coastal patrols. About 260 patrol aircraft maintained normal duties, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania and Turkey have been added to the list of consignee countries for which the Navicert system is available, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Economic Warfare. Navicerts are now being issued by His Majesty's representatives in the United States, Brazil, the Argentine, and Uruguay, for exports from those countries to the following countries in Europe; Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania, Sweden, Switzerland,. Turkey and Yugoslavia Reuter.
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