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In view of """Uab1e f""11H1~• ~rd tne 1•ngth of time tl'.e f~rry oervice of Pan AJ:e•ican Alrwtlya hea been on~rating, thia eervice 1a rell'.lll'lcab1t efficient. An outatMding f...:t , , owever , 1a the vul!lf'rability of thie l.v.ort.ant 8U.l>Pl,y route acroat AFRICA fr010 KAfO to EL GE''EH1A to ground ard Pir oporationa beceuae of ita ~roximity to and bordering on VICHY iTenoh terr~tory . In addi tion , i t N!a been renorted b n11ote of t re fer ry aervice thPt the French are conatructing l anding fiel ds to the north of the airfields on the ferry route along the aou:thern bot•ndary of French Eauatroiel .~CA.
An outstarding defect in th~ fe rv aervice is the absence of ne-r eowel eccomodations at the norte of TA~Cll~I, LAGOS, erd ACCRA i n >a:ST Ai'!UC\ for 'D8S&engera who are a\o/111 Un.t air tr~Nil>"lrtation. C,.ptain Stephc!n 1.. Gu-:oort, •· . C. of the .\ir Coma Ferry Co-::en4 ,"est l'frican S~tor and pilots of Pan ~ric•n h&v~ reoorted that , a. a result of thi a un&lltiaf..:tory housing, 256 neraona out of I' total of 5CO BW&iti~ trPnef•r ir th ~ roorta had contracted "'llarifl.
It is reco-r..e"'<i"<< strongly ~ Cantain Cll:ll;port thPt quert · ra be conetructPd at the~~e West Afric"n norta to accO<DOC!a te l<XXl p~rsons. It would only be n~easery to nrovidl' 11 f nr conetrucUon for.·rncn and tll<' building eunplit's, sine<' lPbor io both nlrntiful ard chcf<P.
Mtljor G<>nrral C. L. Scott mad·· th' abovt' obe rvetions u:pon his trip to CAIRO ..,h,•r r ht' arr ivrd on th' 23rd of l.ru-ch , hltvin g l rft NE'~ YORK on February 17th. 'l'hr voyagro 4lo LAGOS , Ai"RRC' 1<118 made aboard the S . S. FAIRFAX going by ....y of S'<" JU~•· , FtJER'I(' RICO end R"Cl£3, BR'IZIL arriving to L:,I'.OS on ¥.arch 20 . G<>nrrel Scott lrft Li<GOS tht' nex t day by P"n Amrricen ferry 8• rvic, for CAIRO b WIY of KIJ'O, DUroti!U , "l. FAS!l!:'l And Kl!ARmJll.
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l. Accordinc to the l!rithh ntiuto , tht'rr ere now 20,000 Gercan ti"OO"Da 1D LIBYA. '!he n>.r.:ber of troope r ccentl,y ecnt to LiliYA by tho Gemana 1e CCJ.al.nc &l>Prchcnsion among tho l!ritieh. Aa far a• the l!riti&h are coneornoi , therc are no 1..Ucat1ona of e lftrcc concentration of Axis t roope in SlOlLY.
2. Apparently , Axis units in thr foNI.'rd a reas 1n LlliYA arc bcill8 r c ahuftled. Thie is indicated by l.nt~rroget1on of Axie prieonors taken on Mttrch 21 . HQ.. , ItN.i en Pavia Division h woet of CA!lMUSA . ~ ItAlian Tri ceto Diviaion 'bAa been mov!'Cl from EL 1-:ECHILI. Tho Italian Trento Diviaion ia in a very weAk condition.
) . 'Iho Axis t.>.nk stror.gth in m!'Clium tanl<e in LlliYA is <'J<P~t!'Cl to reach at least 420. Three bundr!'Cl of thceo will be German tpnks . EightyfiYo Gei'Ol8ll codium tenks wer e obscrvrd movl.nc c..at on tho EL AGBElLA road by l!ri tiah d.osrrt observers on VJ!rCh 22.
4 . Un1 ta of G<-.rcen aesault artillery (Stun> Artillcric) arc now in ro:ml AFRICA . ibcsc units an arced with 75-t:r:>. 8101 on l"..c.III tanka !TOIII vhicb the turrets hAve been rnoovcd.
5. '!be nu::~ber of anti tanlc WCI!I>Ona !or GercM for ces in L!l!U ie bc1118 contiiiUOual,y incrc"sod in S'Oito of th<- f..ct thAt these forces arc Plrcad.y wcll aupolied ..-l.tn tbcsc guns . Known etrcncth• in ,omtit..nk guns He:
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Personal for General Vlemyss from 1> !.1 0 and P, In continuation •f
mY 71101 (!.105) or 16/2 .
One . On 14th February air activity over our forward troors
was intensified and three enemy columna containing in all some
108 tanks began to advance towards position held by 13 Corps .
Fighter aircraft c~vering enemy's co1uans suffered heavily at
hands of R A F but advance continued on 15th February. Northern
column shelled our advanced positions atout Gezala while central
column was engaged by mobil~ columna which had been despatchcrl
to attack it. On mor ning of 16th February however without having
established contact with our nain position all three enemy
columns turned about and withdrew to their former ccncentrati~n
areas north west of line Tmiii and Mekili whero t~ he~ since
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my 71101 (M05) of 16/2.
One . On l • th February air act ivity over our rorwerd t r oor s
••• 1ntena1f1td an4 three enemy columna conteintna in all acme
108 tlnkl bo&an to advance toward s poaltlon hold by 13 c~rpa.
richter aircraft cover1r~ ene~y 1 s columna autttr t4 heavily at
hand a ot R A r but ad•1ance continued on lSt.h February . lif'lrthe.rn
column ahelled our advanced pot1t1ona atout o.,ala while central
colucn wu encacod by ~:ebll" eolu=. which b&d ~eon ~eapateho-1
to attack 1t. On :ornin& of 16th February however w1th~ut hAvin!
eatabl1tho4 contact with our cain position all three onocy
oolu=na turned about ar~ withdrew to their former ccncentr•tt~n
a rea• north weat or llno T=imi and ~ok1l1 whoro they h&vo aioeo
roma1ned .
Tw~ . Oener~l Auch1nleck ha s suggosted thot Rommol may hAvo
undertaken oper ation with one or following o~ J oota . (A: tc
carry out r t connai&aanee 1n rorce. (B) ~n lAunch 311tz attack
aimed •• braakl nc throuch to Tobruk . (C ) to entlco eur a>cnurad
torce1 out or au~port1n& ranee of Gazala poJ1t1on and to attack
thea on cround rsv~ur&bla to hi=. His uns~peoted withdrawal
botrre h1a coluano beeaae heavily anca1od 11 however 41tf1cult to
explain. In an, event thore scaes little ~oubt that wh~tever h1a
obJect may have been he railed to ach1Pve it .
Three . Latoat 1nforcat1on dlscloaea 1ncreaaed tnt=¥ •1r oct1v1ty
ond rea1ttanct to our patrols dur in& laat two daya whilo A
oons14orablo movecont or Y T ond tanks southword from ~a r tuba
towar~a Tm111 haa boon observed. The 1ntorenco to bt drawn from
(a portion or the message here equivalon~ to about o1sht l1ntl or typoserlpt 1a 1ndoe1pherable. 1 check 11 telng obta1n0<1 . )
~rlltlon 11 bolng/ •••
•
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CAble ?26Sl. 24/2. eont1nut4.
pca1tl~n 11 bo1nc stea~1ly stroncthono4 while our
•da1n1atrat1ve pr~blem haa been • •••d ~y oxton•1~n or the
• • • tern ~eaert rail way to Capuzz~. Plene aro in hand r~r
rolwt~tion ot ottonoivo by 8th ArCT •• Icon •• roq~1o1te
t~ aupor1or1ty can be ~tto1ned, Impend1n& doapatch or
furthor ro1nforcoments tor lr~1a and Burma trcm W1ddlo Esst
&&y howover compel Gen~ral Auch1nlock to ec~e oxto~t at least
to mod1ty thoao plana ,
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