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30th September. These workshops carry out all major repairs and overhauls on Ca. 133 aircraft, and it is possible that their maintenance will suffer as a result of this action.

Hungary.

59. Germany has now refused to supply any further aircraft to Hungary. Spare parts and instruments for German aircraft in the Hungarian Air Force are now unobtainable, and efforts are being made to manufacture them locally.

Greece.

80. It is reported that air patrols of the whole frontier from Florina to the Turkish border have been carried out daily since the 3rd October.

81. Aircraft of the Italian Air Force now fly on most days right across the Greek mainland from Corfu to the Dodecanese and vice versa.

Roumania.

82. Naval Attaché, Belgrade, reports that air force collaboration between Germany and Roumania is centred on the German Air Force being given full facilities for the use of Roumanian aerodromes.

83. The arrival of two groups of German motorised anti-aircraft artillery at Ploesti has now been confirmed. Rumours that aircraft of the German Air Force have arrived are not confirmed, and the Roumanian Government have been at particular pains to deny officially that the work being carried out at various aerodromes is in preparation for the arrival of German units. This denial should, however, be treated with reserve.

Turkey.

84. It is anticipated that eight all-weather aerodromes will be ready for winter use before the wet weather puts an end to construction for the year.

U.S.A.

85. The American Export Airlines have applied to the United States Government for authority to institute as soon as possible a trans-Atlantic air service between New York and Rome, via Lisbon and Barcelona.

General.

HOME SECURITY SITUATION.

86. The force and extent of enemy air activity over this country is summarised under Air Situation.

During the period under review there has been a decrease in the enemy's use of parachute mines, and a considerable increase in the number of cases of machine-gunning of civilians in the street. The latter have not caused serious. casualties. Damage and casualties have been less than in previous weeks.

Damage.

Aerodromes.

87. Aerodromes have been attacked for the most part ineffectively. Only at Hendon, where a flight of aircraft was destroyed on the night of the 8th/9th October, has damage been serious.

Aircraft Factories.

88. Attacks were made on six aircraft factories, but only minor damage was caused and in no case was production materially affected.

Service Establishments.

89. Portland Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, and the Royal Ordnance Factories at Pembrey and Chorley were attacked without causing any serious damage.

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