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been present as "stiffening.' There still appears to be a shortage of anti- aircraft guns, possibly because the promised supplies of German guns have not yet materialised. Aerodromes are being defended by machine guns placed on the top of buildings.
Italian Air Intelligence.
59. East Africa. The strength of the Italian forces at the 16th June is reported to be :-
Modern bombers
Obsolete bombers Fighters Reconnaissance
57
99
43
10
If these figures are accurate, they suggest that units are about one-third below establishment.
There are some indications that the condition of landing grounds has deteriorated as a result of heavy rains. Movable obstacles are being placed on aerodromes, and there seems to be some fear of a British landing from the air.
Spain.
60. The signs now indicate that Spain may soon pass from a policy of non-belligerency to that of actual participation in the war. All civil flying, except on regular air services, has been suspended; the "Swiss Air" service between Locarno and Barcelona has been abandoned. Service aircraft are not allowed to take off except with express permission. The Germans are maintaining clandestine wireless stations, obviously with Spanish connivance, in more than one part of Spain.
The Spanish Military Mission to Germany, which consisted of some twenty-seven senior officers, under General Canovas, returned to Spain via Italy on the 13th June.
Bulgaria.
61. Sixty German bomber pilots and observers are reported to have reached Sofia by civil aircraft on the 1st and 2nd June. A further forty-seven reached Rustchuk on the 9th June, and were taken to Bulgarian aerodromes.
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