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COIIILC:O IIITEIID8 ATTACK lloUIT.t.ll GROUP Aa S~l AS IT APPEARS POSSIBLE

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or br1t.1st. r:aval Forct:a anli U.S. ~nvol JPorcu

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my r~1~~b forcoa to Colo:bo.

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Datd l 28th february, 1942.

Daily o;>eratlonal IIIIID&J'l' up to 00)0/28/2 .

2 Blonhoilu attoekod )0 ll'IIY 9? baolborl on Pal•mb&nJ III rP.sulta unoba•~•4, reai1tance necl1c1ble .

1 B1enhoia baolbod ah1PP1n& Pa1ombanc R1ver1 rtaultl unobserved.

l Hudson attacked convoy 4 orulaer•, 3 doetroyero, )0 K,V, )000 • 1000 tone, 040 South 106° )O' Bast, cou.rae 34flt l near 11111 on larce u.v.

3 u.s.A. 1.., 241 attaektd enemy Coree lS doetroyere, 4) transport•! OSV )C' South 1130 40' EootJ one tr&n19ort aunk JtVera near ailltle

Reee• .ru! bcaber a1rcrart t1Ehte4 l enomy torcta approachin& cer.trt ot North Java Coatt ,

2 u.s.A. B. l?a atta~~ naval acreen ot t1rat rorct causir~ eruts•r to atop.

1 U,S,.t., B. l? ottaelte<l th1r4 toreo w1 tbout HI'Ulte

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in OPIIIP/2 to Which ad4 !ollowinl.

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roportod 2130Z/25 at 31~ dOjtOOI ~0 niltl tram Arend•

ltland Ccmrae 245' dtir•••· Attock: b!-' ~ltV)' bo:1ber a

ond. dive W.1bers ct J1.1.va .Ur Coc:sand. C'lrttrod tor t~s

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poottt.on 20 ..U•• 11tlt or lla'U&n lol&M. :la11"l part

or con•07 puoed !l4vean lolan4 l620Z/2?.

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111 dec., 35 ~1n eut, o~'.J'IO 170 4t .. , •'ith l large

warth1p, 4 11'1411 warthi)11 1 5 dt£ 1 ~ lllin. 110\ltl'L, 111 d.IS•t

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lh1pl J1Jhted OS deg. 40 ~1n . aouth, 111 4es, 1 45 nln

eut. ). tw'o part1•• a,;-roaeh012 rron 'Wtlt ,.sralltl 06 del.,

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not. ~1.":4 Cl)0:/27 .

4. £ral"l:;" S'l.~Ti!ll o6 de;. 1 00 .,ln l"lUtt! 1 106 dtg. J

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5. One cruiser ~earlnc 040 d•S·• 30 111••• ~ dt~.,

04 ~ aouth, lll da,, 0? n~n eatt oourte 22 dee.

T1"o 060SZ/2?. 6. 30 "erchant veasell in 3 l1n•• ••aortt4 br • crulaera, 3 destroyerl, ~oJlt1on 40 ~l•• north east

t&nlOill l:enM (Cut s .... tral couru 34~, d•i• 12 knoto,

fino 02S2%/27. 2 81?'• u-co4, Cl'\door 1n rtrot

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bot'!berJ an "'rc-.md Palftban.c. Relultt \U\OMervtd.

probably v•r1 eood. U. S.A. a1rcrat~ carrier

Lor cur bombed b7 9 aireratt IUlll unl< apprOt.a!Unc

TJ1latjap. Ono Cntal1nt1 dt.Nt.7tht by Jlnvy o.

,tn••''eo,o:: , dive bo:"\®d S•tnda :'ltrllto. Ootr

nnval rtr1k1nt tC'rce rant1nuallY a.tt~ekc.d 1rOtl

1 air 4,tr111C L"~l! dayl1'":tt.

ntsmt~vo p;;-:;. r-DWm t;.ll. Cll!eta et 3t.tt.

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c.b1Do4 Air Iatol11cODCO Centro Iatel11ct1>0t -..y Jlo. l o

&lYon loYol ll&htinel a6 Fob, local tiallo

Pinta Oha cruiser OM tran.oport 04 4ocroe' 28 ailllltll loutb US dOJI'III o8 IOinUtOI !olt Oo&J'IO 246 40JI'IOI 0)45 h<Nl'h

8ooon4a oa. cruiltr tour dtatroytrl 04 deer••• SO 111nut11 Iouth US doer••• 00 ainutll loot oO\lJ'H 245' dtrr•••• 0400 hour• •

Th1rda Three cruiaera S dtetroytrl 24 tranaportl boorinc 31S docroeo diotant 20 ailll oo\U'II 245 desroeo Artn41 Iolonllo OSOO h<Nl'lo

Po\U'tbl 4 .. rohant voo10ll lou than SOOO ropoat SOOO t001 1 6 IHrohant nuolo or SOOO tono 1 4 mercht.nt ftiHll 9(100 tol>l Jamtok llarb<Nl' 0'/00 IIOIIJ'Io

n.ttbl Two e:l'\tlaera IWh\1. Cl111 2 destroy-era 06 4ocrooo 2S ainutes South U7 clorrooo l3 ainl>t., East collrat 31S docro••• 0'/10 hOU:tlo

autlla One dootr.,..r l crulotr l rNX1ll&r7 3 trtnaporta 1D B§.1 !a•t Balle 1 Cr:.iter 10 alltl 1eawardl rrca th11 pool tic:.. OllH h<Nl'o.

S.v.ntb• 3 battle eru~•~r• 3 cruieera 3 ~estroyers oa 4ocrou 41 llinutu llortl: 106 dorrtll 2S ainutoo East courae 190 dofoees, l .. rchant •••••1 anchored 02 decroea 49 ainutoo OS docrooo 42 ainutoo But. 1140 houro .

Air raid Souraba)'& 26/2/42. Jfo dl&&ll rtt,,orud, 1 llovy 101 ohot down. Bo Alliod l•••t Allied boabinc Sortltl ~aceeatul. l Olen Martin oat, JGpaneae uintaininc otondinc tishtor patrol Bouth 81aat,., Ne1t Aorodr.,.. oboenad Bali o8 4tP'III 42 m1mltoo South US do · a• 12 llilNtoo Iaiit. ~ aircraft prooont.

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ppmzm. co 283 27/2.

8.....-itll ropeuu ..... t,O,O, ~S/Z6-

Intoll1son•• &u.nary Obi Febr~J 26

Rocca . Banton ~Jay ticbt..S one oloop nina t1o1>11>s

boau , 1\oco• 1>1111 Pobr"""1 2• os,ht..S """ trMo~nt l SOOO

ton.A .one airerG!t carr1ar twe o:r\&lllra t~•• dastl"o:·_...

Ja:> A.A. at ll&li a1r!io14, lieD Puar lllno lart• t~ree

lnall tranopCC"to unloa41nc. ~ ...... bo4 r.al1dJat1

TJ111tan Tanl<n• Pr1al: sourabara lat••la. 6<>'19 4a.oAI•

but none extre-.el7 tttriou. J.lllM lota .. "n .. rtchtttr•

two b-.ro. 1\neiV l.,.aol t~ tUI>ton otltlt !our

t1&~ter& •• bm\.ler proba'b!e ft""11' dL-...:;t4.

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OPIIBP/2 26a> ro~ruary, 1942,

.ur llinbtry paas to llri t=on Wuhlncton.

Dolly Opuratlcr~l Sacoory to 10)0/26/2 ohlpptnc at

lhmtck att aek-.d by 1 Blenhe:1&. lllorohc1a acored 41.rec:t

hlt on a mer~~~t v~••~l but r~ explo11on •~•n•

L&t•r 2 Ol•n KArtinl attack64 lh1~ 1r.& tn tho aaae &rea.

Bocbt dropped but rtaulta n t. otltrVfod ow\r.l to h~rlivy

onomy rtghtur attack, ll !lavy (0) Fllht•• 4utroyv4

l Gltn Uartin m1as1nJ. Heavy enu~ tl1ht~r oppolitlon

hampered t\lrth(!r opt.rationa by 3 OlCin J.!art1na in 84bka

•roa. 2 B.l? unaucc:ea tully attacked ~~~pp1n& off

Abll. So'..lraba:ya r&14¢4 by forty plua ~ bo=.t t'a with

t1&htEr escorts ~~t ~~~~ j~ttlaon J 1n aoa.

Ir,tere(;pt1on ty P • .C.Oa rtrl'o11~1 l n 1 ravy ';' ":l~atroy•d

wlt ~t lou. Jio e.n.c.:cy atr acUYltT \7tat J&va.

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