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Employment.-Officers and N.C.Os. are being sent on as many courses and attachments as possible.

Training of the Depot Battalion is showing satisfactory results. The G.O.C.-in-C., Western Command, visited the Dutch Forces. Security-Good.

Welfare. The Chief Catering Officer paid a visit to the Camp.

(iii) Air Force.

21. Operations.-No. 321 Squadron has carried out routine patrol and general reconnaissance.

Re-organisation. Nos. 320 and 321 Squadrons are being amalgamated into one operational flight of ten Hudsons and a training unit equipped with four Hudson and four Anson aircraft.

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D. CZECHS.

(i) Army.

22. Strength.-Leamington Area: 579 Officers, 2,240 Other Ranks. Accommodation. The winter accommodation in the Leamington area is

satisfactory.

Employment.-Training-good progress has been made. During the month Dr. Benes and the C.I.G.S. visited the camp and inspected the Czech forces.

Security. Satisfactory.

Welfare. Satisfactory.

(ii) Air Force.

23. Nos. 310 and 312 Fighter Squadrons made 204 sorties between the 21st November and the 20th December. No. 311 Bomber Squadron made five sorties.

Over fifty Czechoslovak pilots have been serving in R.A.F. Fighter Squadrons. A Czechoslovak pilot damaged one enemy aircraft and, with a R.A.F. pilot, destroyed another on the 17th November (this success had not been previously reported).

Training.-Eight Czech pupil pilots have been sent to a Service Flying Training School. Insufficient knowledge of English prevented more being sent and efforts are being made to accelerate the teaching of English.

E. NORWEGIANS.

(i) Navy.

24. Both Skegness and Port Edgar report favourably on morale and discipline. At the latter port 20 Cadet ratings are undergoing a special course for promotion to Sub-Lieutenant.

A report was received from the British Liaison Officer of the Patrol Vessel Fridtjof Nansen, recently sunk off Iceland, to the effect that discipline was very poor and in marked contrast to that of Norwegian men who had undergone a course of training in one of our establishments. Part of this crew have since been sent to Port Edgar for gunnery training, and it is confidently expected that their standard will greatly improve.

The Norwegians will shortly man two Town Class Destroyers.

Some Norwegian Officers and men have now completed A/S and Signal Courses.

Plymouth report satisfactorily on morale and discipline, and say a more cheerful disposition is evident.

About 400 Norwegians are serving in Royal Naval Patrol Service, the majority being engine room ratings. Their discipline is not up to naval standard. This, however, is not surprising, as they have had no training, having been

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