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I enoloso herein a oorr or tho latest

tole 'l"OI'S t-eea.r41ne: the 11111 tar)' ot tua Uon \thicb

w~ ro doe_ ate hod tro::~ Lonllon t1.11 mornint .

t:y- Oovermset underetandl th:lt Q.ore are

nou two or three t.'h.l ted .,tatoo wa.reh1'1 at Lisbon.

'aloy tt.iJT'-t it lfiOU.l4 be 'fOr7 uaotul 1t they ooul4 be

ke9t there tor tho rraaent . !::l tbo tlrst r~co

""ytl"~ that tenda to 4otcr 4raln trca enterlne

tho war Will tte.ko 1 t easier to keep C1braltar in

Allied he.IIda . ~ooondly oy oovorntaont tl.~-ce tLa.t

it the .tlituation dotcn·iora.tea in tho ::ocHtorra.nae.n

"Fifth Colu;nn"' o.otlon in Cpaln and PortUGQ.l \'fill be

lll"ot!IO to4by local oercana aeaino t the r6gimoa ot

General ll"ranco o.n4 Dr . Cala:-ar I both or '4l.c:cn tliah

"lloe !!onourable

J'rG.I1kli:l D. EO~M.vol t •

President ot thO nit~ ... tatU Ot A..:X~1ca,

d'e.3l:Lntt<ln, ~ .c .

to/

ncr Tele1ra. deapatcbed t'ra. LOndon on .-ornin.a

Oft K&J' 27th, 1940.

Celata garrtaort reported atill holding out

at ~4-da~ although attuatt un waa dittteult. ~arahip

baa deatroyed two out or tour t1eld artillery guna

mounted by enemy to coa:mand harbour entrance.

1!. Saall body or ene.Ay eat.abliehed on Rl.er

Broolo oouth or AbbeYillo. Bnewt hold aouth bank of

RlYOr s~ between ~tbe•1lle and 8a1nt Valery. Local

attack by Prench yeeterda7 at ~1n1 not euccaaatul.

Oenan troopa to contact with Allied troops

oft whole llfto or oolient trom Halluin (south or Yenin)

to St. o.er. Some penetration m4de in Bouchain area.

an.MJ hold three brtdae-hoada eaet or Canal between St.

OlDer and Al re.

4. Conttaue4 Ger..n preeeur. tn courtrot erea

bad rorcod Boleian right flank back to Londelc4e

(bet .. en Courtrat aDd Roulere) yaatordey corning.

Brttlah Kxpe41t1onary Porce haa thereby boon forced

to e~loy one d1•1a1on on tlank defence on 11nee

COII1nca-'tpree. &nemy hea made tJUll penetration eoroa1

LJ• Canal aou.th-weat ot Ghent.

&. It 11 cou1dere4 that 1 aediate ·~

ob~ect 11 to deatro7 Allle4 torcea north ot ~· b7

oontliiUJ.III pr.aaure at llaaebrouck aDd explo1t1Ag tbetr

aucoaaa 1D CO\U"trat area. Action aaatnat Cha.Dnel

porta will alao be conttauad.

e. Operation• ot German Air force abow ru.rkad

tnorea .. 111\ardaJ oTer praY1oua 417· Reconna1aaanca

.... OYer DCO'\benl Pl' ..... e ODd ahippina in OOU\1\ern

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