The Archive · 1941

Priority Rules Revised

Washi Mr. Edward R. Si acne a brand ona CREA e a broad revision rules, today issued a new regulation providing that American manufactur-relers for the war nited States, Britain, the Soviet Union, China and certain other countries, even though delay of London, Aug. 28.

OVAL Air Force fighters continued to provide protection to British forward troops in Iran yesterday, according to an RAF. Middle East communique. and One Hawker type plane was shot down while taking off at Ahwaz, while another was attacked on the ground.

British bombers again dropped pamphlets on Ispahan, Giraz

troop concentrations holding Pytak pass. and Kasbin. Another force successfully bombed gun positions and Further reports showed that during operations by British fighters on August 25 four Iranian aircraft. not three as stated in an earlier communique, were destroyed.

e bombing attacks on Ahwaz aerodrome, direct hits were obtained Oh a hangar. setting it on fire and destroying at least one Iranian aircraft.

A number of Italian Macchi C 200's. which approached Malta on Tuesday evening, were engaged by R.A.F. fighters and chased back to Sicily. where three of them were shot down, one falling in a village. Several Tripoli Harbour Bombed British aircraft were also active Benghazi several Were ped on IN wy sidings and an enemy On the same night aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed the harbour at Bardia and obtained direct hits on ships and started fires among petrol transport vehicles pear Aaya declares the latest Soviet The claim to have crossed the Lower Dnieper, conrmation of this has been received from Moscow.

New E can Commander Inspects Guarc Lieut.-Gen. Platt, who has been appointed to succeed Lieut.-Gen. Cunningham in East Africa and who played an important part during the campaign now almost concluded, shown reviewing a guard of honour at the Governor's Palace im Asmara. General Cunningham has been transferred to another command in the Middle East. the pondent. Further Russians speak of heavy fighting—

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