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ATTACBt-8 REPORT

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tllo l&aU.C tor• 0\ •-· !Ire r-ea. Go\&ot.oot l&a6ot prlaol peUT

at-· 111\lo - o~\1 0\ l&mko - l&aU.C tor-...,.. -•• ~ pl&aoo 4la1oc u.o I. .. U.C, but nat l.o-• wro IIOiftuot 1.1 ao\ ,.._, ~1

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\ bot tho BrU i ob W1tbo4 \biJ ocult ,., tho - ·

At \1>11 \lao (I lay) \l>o AI.Uo& 1011\ilai'D - 1.1 1o a ftZT .__.

poo!tllll ... pr-•17 · - 'll'lll bo - , . mu. ... , l.llft -'-"'"17 all po.rW ot wo .. ,, ooo\b ot !nll'J-· !loot Oo-... P>' ro!Atoz mto l.oto Ool.o

10 ropiAlJ \bU tl>oy ot.p17 -~•• tho SlOb - Uir BritUh to•-•· flr<D l8 \o 89 Ap-11, It 1.1 rollalllJ I'Opo.r\04, tl>ot lie l hlpe Of a -- Of !11.1,000 .. terat Oolo , tcaiJ>s tr.. Oo.-cy .. , -•1<• !!>o !'l'eneh A:twq e.&

a.zw•• oniiiOht tho oiiiiii>Or ot Oo-. I.D llo,_r u ..,. o'IIO\lt 106,000, ot Whi.., 11100 oro 1o ll&rYIIt, '"""' e,ooo 1.o ,.._~- ao4 t._ -I.Daor 1.o tho ' "''hom port ot Jlo.-y. Ia 1-oe, tl>o Allla& lt\ol- t ~ bol41oa tlmlJ, 10 tar,

t.u.t tMJ ae ,., h&.,. reoe1n4 QO at•at. Sa fCINII• Ia JIUTU:, tU A.U111 U.

C"tuallf ol c»ia.& 1a OD. lba "'-• I D4 1\ appeue \o M ca1J a quaaUGD Of I ftl'7

ebo.n tlaa 'Oetve the OUI:IIaa there wtll att~r M to~t a.Q'Oia tbl a.M.laJl '00~ 01' Will M fW.oe4 to a\lr'rb61r. J'Joa ,,..1"7 1AU•Ue, U , .... t Mt

1a a eca,par-U n ly ebon time, a u A.US..4 aa4 llfO!'ftli.&G n alatanoe ta that part<.••,,.4 ot norway wul be o"roca• and. t hd 0.~ 6ca.lnat1ce ot t~t tao1:1ce will be

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ot t ho BrUieh toroo , oout h ot !'rOll~-· !loolz So-&_,.. ota\14 \bOt

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1o tbo Dt\OI&t aot a•-"· It tlooot ~• 11o .... , tho o.-.,. ..... u 11o o'Ol..,.. •• 1 laat neort t o ac4 troope thre:IU.Ch 8ft41tn t o lfO~J. au4 thu 8niiA wOQU 11o llroll&l>t lA GD tbl ol4o ot tho Alllo1o 'l'llo l!rltlt h l!'loo\'a tai.I.Dro

w oarrr out tbllr took 110 1 ,_ no Wbolo pl&a -· "' proton ~lr .. ta.a~port: a.u Ot,..a au~• a .aUA:ble wre • U..t 1a u4 )'ll.ot4 ln tba

a u••' _, ~~ ,. ... """'blr With hen7 •lr panola a·nt ata••· baft MaD a uttiotaat t o 4-.r .,_V&Aoe t o tllt BrtU.R oaft.l torON ,. a D4 baft

I D*'01At4 tbt abip tft.At port to 'be •rrt•t Ollt , Ga1a& ool7 u.M tra:l a.n u .. O<II"U.

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Ml'tllia o.z.n euo••• lA Sout:beru lCCII'WJ woul4 be ••1a • •n-re l.oel ot .t.l.Ue4

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f'Naob. iroopl te at..._•~· !be .a.ss..a D.\llbe~ tbAt tbe7 .aul4 • ...., to-. .. tO<r 007 11-.s,on o:qoo41U-.,. toroo wo..U 'bo 40,-. Or !Ilia ma'bo~ oa17 20 ,000 woul4 be h'eD.ob; ilw ot:blra wre to M JloltA, O'b.Mt, ....

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11rd•• are f'Mltac aullb bet-tn &o4 u 1e ..,. atawt. U.t, •' ~n, torr t.be

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thlt. t~ I~ .a.bu•cJor 1A PuS. •• •.U..4 to Paator ~u4'o ot'Uoe and. iD.tarMt .. finUilJ tl:lat t~ Al.Uol I D4 ~ W0\114 W-0 GO in.l.aUft &~"

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A1TACflEos REPORT

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a-ta Nrl"'Dt tllat ~a4 i.e ret4:1 to Ua-.e tM .atUMrr-&Al.la -~t.l wult. 1'*.1.7.

,D,OOO U oopa e.e4 25,000 wor-. 1A Albbl• .

IIU'blr 4atta• UM b plaOI 1IL BrUtiAl,

O.nM7 ltt.UUJ.ac 'lP An.l:ldl.llat A.l.tl.reabt • • tba weal Cbht 1A JltaCU"J• Balt nlt4 that 1&\ .... of • ooqp t bt Artb.G&ID wc:.Ll4 M pl.-.M4 CID \M \ld'oae •• • P'lPP'tt: 1'\ll.tlr.

R\8on4 t:bat ~·· plAD. u t o .... , 8r1Uab nl1'7 ou.t of \be ,,..._.1 wt.taa &t.r attaeD, tbe to l.awl.eh • l.U'p ••le 1Afti1Ga of atc.l.&D.4.

Ill~. Roc<at B<>rt~ Mlli-~ ob<Ollt ,., 101 •a~ oo-1Afta1oa, but • JoritJ or people aot 1A ta.,.or of ... u tlal.

~law taU bft1't l7 o·r 'Ciat t~•Y wUl dD lt tU I taUtu aol.eat t~, ltU't e<M\tr"J' DO' •Ue4 • 4aubtf\al tbat \Mf WOIIil4 tiP' if U tal kH _,. bqn~n4I~.

~ oot l.U:IIl7 t o put Q '""17 •trca.c reali\.UH 1t la.,..6a4, 1D a-pue of ber w,. •·"V•

hl&U"la. eo f.A\l .. &rUU'b aa4 J'rea.oh \bat •h• oaa, tor • U pNni•l purpoe• , M OOWlteO. QPCID •• ao all7 of Oe:t'tllD7 1D oaM of • p.Lth '~ tt. DtlJI:IIM.

Tur"- w nt to ,._in '' ~oe , but an r.e tcDa4 t o tbt tact \bat thlr W1U enntulllt be ~Wn into tbe w.r, and. Will boa.or Mr ..-.ot with heDoe ao.4 _,l.l.o.4 aao. f1Cht, t o t:ba b .. t of ber •t.U.itJ.

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NAVAL c.&a.AT1~ NAVY IJGI'Ail'1"MDfT

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~· e,tnt!al attttudl of the eaJor1t7 ot tba I talian people "*'111• about the .... - they 4cm. 't want to t l&ht c:a O.Z'Iall!2J''• 11411, but they Wil .l do eo it 11 Qu.oe ••,a eo.

Ciano'• atUtl.l61 u t<me'llhat pus.zlin&• s.·nral ...,b •ao he 1nt1mate 4 cont1~nt14lly the t be "AQ. 1t 1n tull accord with tta. tore1-. pol1oy belA& pure:ue4 a:n4 tbe.t h• WOUlltD't be eurpri"d 1t he •re rellen4 ot hla poet. Yow Aa detinitaly aut.ee t b.&t be 18 1n tull eceor4 wuh UluoUni, and tbat •ll .%'\nora to the oon tl'fl.ry are ta~a. It 1• probeba t b&t hie .. rller ate~.a.t •• ooll'eot, but that linea thb Cu.uoUni hal taken b.1m to teat end that Ciano bola <Wc.ide4 to abe.ndca h.U OWtl ld.eaa an4 to loyally tollo- the l.Md.e-r.

The Bo.l~ OOWI.tr161 &re 1'\111 'YIJ')' &l.&Zme4 OTer Ita~'t l.nttDtiOU, bU.t. it an,ythlnC , tbs~ a w-an t o bel a • 11gb:&: l.u•n1Ds ot t ht t eoa1011, o.lt boup t hel"' appe~.re to be no rMIOD. tor thil opt1m1 .. exoe~ WUbtu.l tb1Aic1D.a•

Jb.aaort ·~ OUI'J"en~ thAt J:bClt.n4 u He.4y t o 4110\IAII the U.4ihn&D.i.en problea • Uh Ital:f.

'lbt r.porl poreTlou.ly eutaJ. t to4 u to the nP.Cber ot I~Ua:l t roop• 8D4 war·m.a, 1n .Ubaoia h .o41tie4, on4 talr~ rel1ebl1' oOD.fU..,4 to bl '1fi,OJo troope &ad 2D,OOO wor1aam Who wou.ld be 1natantly &ftUable •• eol41eH •

Vhile t171n& owr Briatial 1t ""' noted that tbe Mrbor ~ten•• net• b.l4 b .. D put 1n plaoe . 'rbtre -~ none 1a. 1"r1••t. b'!.l'bor.

Tbe tbrM t.adin& 11&.&11 1:L Bu:Dge.ry a ppeer to bet s.-:uae1, Who 11 now 1n pri.acm, tor.er ""-1er t.:r447, and thl Arob4Wc8 .Ubnobt. ezAua•, Wbo 1• DOW 1D pl"i8Cil 1 -· eu,ppo .. 4 to be E1:Ue:t"'l OholCI &I tbt Cbie t, but h .. Dt:l.7 tbe O.DIIII.D. Ltt;llt.ica hi• been qu_1etl1 b\l1141Ac u.p 'tt. A.nbdulre. MID.)' ob,.rr.re biUen that it a lo..&p U 1D."t&4e4 tblt: the ArobduD Alb"'obt would bl plaoe4 CID tbe thraa.e .. a pu,ppet ruler.

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Cb 10 1\\M, L."'\'lr l:a• ln.& r ... aa1rt.o4 wiU\ U1.e M:.bUM4or 1A OOC~114 ?aria a1noo \be .Om lAg ot ~ H , the N.-nl. AU.aola' lor\ • 1tb \he Jlcbuador at OfOO 1114. hl• lnc Me . htl4 up liJ Q:QQe!'OI.U troop Q&Wc.AU u4 ~cu.a r«tu.a-­o:t t .h.e1r •11 Mot: t o Pu-l.a. ; asoact ao.""''N 1Dto unooe:qp-'e4 PMnoe at l!ouU.~ m t con tltwe4 oD to Cl~t-l'~.rrand. 1A Cle:mon t -FerT&Dd the .Aib u sadar • e4Caaf1Dh4 by the Mafll Atteo!W, =a4o .o. in ton:.&l oal1 oo rr.al4t~nt lAb.nm. &n4 ..n.ar "''' " the p arty proceect.4 to X. Bourbcnale .,.,. \he t~N.I'f !bbe.u7 na eatabl.11h t4 •

~- Aoo•~h4 t.ba ~ta11ador on a ?ia 1t t o 1t07at GO Clt:nUQt~e.rrand, w:berw O&lla ftl't •4• &.1Teak1tllt Leb:nm, ~1ral Dl.rlc , Mar6ohal. Nq._1D. (rl\11 wba wt lWioho4l. 0«\oral Woyp!14 on4 Ul. Cll&uto..,., Len.\, llowloin tn4 tho 9p-'hb .&mbuaa4or. ~lrel Du-l m at at.ed t hat \b.e t lMt teru ot t.b.t Az'Ut1• oei.L.Ie4 moro 4tt. ou .. 1oc. 1.011 t ook up aare U.me t bon ell the reat ot tbo Anllia tSAt J.rl l.eloa put 'tf& athC' &n4 thllt \he tiDal 4.hpo l1tloo tb.n na ecreo4 upOQ wu the but th.et ooul4 be 4ou. He Mtl that 1n no arue woUld tht ntl't bl tUmed Oft!' l.n:tact t o Oe~, that tba f'Nnoh WcuJ.4 aO\l.Ult 1t t1ra\, Wt thet. he, Darl.a.tL, bol.io.-14 1A tho Otaun pi'_,. I a.o't to u• tho th"· Cllt •oldns hie • b;o ho <lloucl>< •- pr010lan ot lUll. ... ""'"" eQ1 C&Ont Mll"t4 or would be D:pt &nJ better the Hi tler'a prcaJitt in U. peat, A41:Direl. DarlaA M id t.hat b.e be.Uo.-14 1\ \Ala ti:M Moau N w.bm p .... 414 ocaa it wC74.14 bo \o U. 0etcCJ.9 a 1t&e.rea\ \ o tan eoa eor\ tit a COUD'-U'­tl&l.not ep1n.t I till LA thel Moditerranem and. thla OOUD\U'bel.lcOt ooWA. ocl7 be lrtDot wltb. • r e l.rl.J auoas n .. t . l'r'c b.1a a t U:t.od o t ..... lAI tU.. que:Ulc lt 11 b•U•"4 t.b.a\ the Oe~ U...ebee u -.4 t bat •- aa'-lt 1D. \he 4'-cuu lone 1••~ ~ to the A..-:Ue tioe •

•e wre Womed to~ 'that ecce or tbe 10.~11t 4ep .. \.anl.e v. ~periJl& to a nt to 'fl o.bl"•

~ - 1"he Nanl At.\aoh' e,c;dn acc~l'll.S.. 4 tb.e ......,..,_, \o Cltraoa\• h t'l'nd whoi"' Ch.au~ t, Phain e;nd Le'brwl • eN acel.D dtUed. Wa.Nolal P6ta14, 1~ oonnuat1«1., 11 t1ted lh.e\ work wu bo1n& 4'ne OA • n• Ccmat1tuUaa., ~ l"ranoe 1 total!&. brim atat o, The Al::.baua4or oaca:aeiS t4 to the Mar6obll. tbn with a..acA • ttlte 1t appe.are4 to hia, t he Mlbu•4or, that Hk1n wou.l.4 be tht KJA4tnbul'S and Len! (a Ye:y weak choloe) the Hitla" •

~- To -diat Nootw o4 t hen ... or t.M Brltilb r~a\'a atttok on tl:l.e J"renoA a~ttdron at OreA. 1'b.t Br1tl.ah ~n, u:u1tr .A4s!.l"'l. Sc.l""Ult, wu o.aa.poae4 Ot \ ho HOOD, ~cat • .A8IC. R0rJ.L. & 4 I CC-pen)'1nC ONie a lW an4 4•­t.rO)'IHe AO~ol"'SlA& t o the ~'haM Nny'• aocount ot t~ 'MUl.e. tM Ccaun~ 1Aa Ottla.r or U&e .ARl ROUL, Ct~teln P..oUan4. wbo -4 'Non Kaftl. £ ttac'Jli lA .tw.r\1. "'~ \&..-.tU A,ru lMO, nnt O."\ bo~d Uta ~. rla cehlp o t A4blrel Otnaot.ll, c 4 ~aasnw4 the 1ron.ch with m1 ul.tlc.ata ocata l.Abc MYtral n r1ad

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