Surveying operations on land, sea and in the air, Mr. Chamberlain said that during the past week there had been no operations of importance on the Western Front. Minor adjustments in positions had resulted in French and German forces being now on the line of the common frontier, "The steady stream of reinforcements and feserves of material for the British Expeditionary Force," he declared, "has continued and the defences in the British sector are continually being strengthened. In the air, aircraft of the Fighter Command have again been action Having described the successes in the defence of convoys, the Prime Minister passed on to reconnaissance by Coastal Command units which had been almost continuously at work. Among the successes during the week, he said, were the detection of mines the path of convoys which saved ships from danger, and the sighting of seven. U-boats. Of the U-boats sighted, four were attacked and there was good reason to believe that at least one was severely damaged, while another was destroyed by warships directed to the scene by aircraft.
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