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APRIOOED !:2.!!!! !2!!,

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.t.. YIESTEitl HDIISI'!!El€ (CIIiEENLUOD ~ IOBl.AHll included) .

20 P..)'J'o ebipped !rca s.L"' FRANCISCO to .t.USTIIALll.

B. [!!!WI· General IUC.umrol! noporto the ena:r'• pn11t111re continues to

incra .. e both on the VOUJld and in tho! &1r. .t.rt.illeey fino on

the htrbor torte ie being mainte1ne4. He further reports thlt

tbe eneiQ' 11 now uoin& OLOHO.t.PO 1n SUBIO B.U oo a boee.

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D!CISIOI:S A':O ACTtO!:S

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A. >illSTERll E:¥ISPH1l!S (Olt!tliWD !_ ICil.\1.11 inoluc!od) .

1. 10 P_.O, 1 (purouit ohipo) ohippod rr- SA! f'lW(CISCO to

AIISTR.\LIA.

2. Ono Inf-.ntry Olvlalon moved to SA.n PRAr:crsco tor novenent

to AUSTRAL:U...

3. Ono Infantry Rot.~ent (par ~ of above mentioned Divioion) .

one Tt..nk Deetroyer Batta lion a.nd eorvioo unit• ooved to lr&l YORK

for ohipment to AUSTRALIA.

~ . 105 millicetor ~ow!t&or F!old Artillery Re&imont aaoed to

~&If Y<lllt for shll""'nt to ~"X~ CA!EDO'IlA.

6. VE.'"SZU~.Ji r.onrm.ent r.ranted u.to of airport to u . s . a ir

torcea a.a operation.a b&eo.

B. FAR EAST.

Oenoral ~CAR'I'HUR roporta rrom LUZOU onom:y continuos to concontrato

artillery alon& his !'rent . Enom,y air ~o~nita very activo . He fur ther

reports artiller y fi re f rom CAVITE trowin& in intensity and that

Co\LUlU'Ail llAII which pr oT!du water supply for FORT FIW:X -• bl""" up

by the IDMY· Dua to hla lack or air obaervatlon, General U.CAATlroR

poaition.

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7:00 Ali f'ebruo.ry l~ to 7:00 A!J February lB

A BRIDGED FORII FOR --Tl'.E .miTE ••ouse ---

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} • ·IESTSR!I HE.'o'I3PHZR! ( GR£1l''LAIII) '· ICEIN'D !no ludod ) ,

TWo hoe.vy -boro onrouto to AUSTRALIA v ia PAllA II ,

and one hea.vy bomber onr:outo to AUSTRALIA via 'f.AUPA.

B. FAR !:.\ST.

Gonor al l!ACARTllUR roporto tr""' l.UZIJII that thoro haa

boon intuaitteut intoJ~try tlshtinc "ith hou y ono=y artil lery

tire on hia position . Re &lao ro~rta en~ a ir units as

•ott Ttl.

t!Att.T ~

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DICISIQ~.S .l.nl ~

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General I!ACAl!TJNR roporto that the moppin& up or raiding arou

on tho weat cot.st of BATMN h now oomploto. Uunbe r or oert&in

~ESE dood put at 1800 with lZOO ~oro ootimotod , Own loooeo

very .mall. Local aotiTity only on north front.

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b)' 1\lrtaoe e rart and aubaa.rina.

llh potlUoc.

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A. J1m1! HDIISM:t£ (GI!IPI»l! ~ 1Wo1E1! I.Mhf!<!l.

1. ...,-.n\ or t.lYe be.., ~rt troa KAB1l t.O FIJI

JSU.~CDS co.pl•t.ed. 'ltase bcctbu'• to be w.ponrU.7 auc:Md to

... .,., oo.-nd 1A c:ocpe.rs:Uoo w:ltn p~ N"T otr• r.in.

2. ~ 1tlte\t.l7 cthiaion and on• wruc 4ul.r07".r Wt.\.Uioa

.,...~ t.o roar~, USS.C:i£'1-sB.!'l's rna CAkl LIVThOST'Ofl:,

LOUWAHA. ln pnpuation tor lbipaent. t.o Jt.QIC'Di INSLL•ID,

.), O'le t.aM deat.royer bntAllon lfiOV•d to OW $A.N UJIS

081510, C.u.J70IUIIA 1.n prep.anti.on tor •vem• n\. to HAW.t.ll .

a. WWI·

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for ".AIAll onrout.e t.o At!S1'11.LU. (111 Ma~) •

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t1c~l.n& M4 t.ir ac~hity han oubeldd, Pl.lrther ropoth t.h• t

WA.IMTI }' ... "'" OOOUl)led by tM .-r.-y.

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he•W7 ou~ooe.ltloa With ao p.l.M al•c Ma u..... v. a. tor"• b

unar ct .. troyM a.-..n oncy plu .. hria&lfle thl total " li.S

OD~ pl._. po1lti.,.ly ctontimM to date.

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la1.e ralttect ·~ a tta eb on M• hat.. ._, tlr• trca Ul"''R

la '-1• rear '-- be~ dl~.ed . Ge:eral ltAC.A.I'TD • 1•• r eport-•

_..., di.,.. 'bcnbrtr• ha" bun '"'7 ao-t1n on hh pot1U•.

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aotirlty a.:alut h.h pooitl011 1D LUUIII, but thot tho 1'ortU'lod

loltu>do ot tho Harbor Deteuou rooel.,..d ho&1')' artillery tiro

trcm en0107 batteriu 1D tho CAVITB Area. En0107 alr aotirtty

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One a-17 dept.r't4d Ul!PJ. Cor A:".S'tl.t.LLl.

•• UllliAn· Oenaral K.AC:Aimli& report• JAPJ..\ISE ~-•nt.e a&. l:llf\11'1

&.a.n undtr eu..rpri .. !~ tn::m u.s. h.NY)' aorwtt. til aleo

rtporh the pr ... e:ne.e o! ft1ne JAP troop t.re.Mportt tD«.er1.nc

LIJIGAtDrt port•.

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for ohipoont to u. S. Anr.y torooo in TRJNIDIJ) .

In order to in•ur• the proper defen•• or northe••t approaohe•

to AUSTRALIA •nd to continuo tho protection of line ot oammunio&t1ono

betfton tho UlllT!O STATES and AUSTRALIA , it h01 been dirootod by tho 0

Wu lleput..nt that one f!rhter group (80 plo.noo) now be1nt oryaniud

1n AUST!!Al.IA be di,..~ to tho RAAF (Royol Auotrolian Air Foroo).

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a. tbt tollowitl.& &!rphl~ ...... bteft • 11.-t .. tor •hl.-.a:t.

\o U~~t Par tuum fbeat~ durin& the aoaUt. ot Pebr•..,.,

90 ~a.y bomber• (1-17)

42 Llr,ht bacbor a (A•!O)

Zl~ ~~~Jt ahipt (P-39)

18 P\trauit ahlpt (P-4.0)

Ht ~~hz:t boaber1 (B-28) •111 t. ahlpptod ChiJ'inC V.bru.uy

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•. UI!Wl· Oe.nln.l JtAC.&.mlfl ~pOrtA ~t. U.S. troope 1111 UO'U'Af np.ala~

ho .,_,. a t.t • ..pt.e t.O calce l.Mi:tln&• on toM •n Co&at. w11b be•"YJ'

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eoc• .. u.••• tbt -:,.,. Dtpe..rto~nt 1a ,.qdeatlnc tht It&t• O.r a.rt:nent to

proteat to trw ~~ 'ownaent, and! to thNaten teotproo•l utloc

apll'lat. JA.N.lf!SJ Na.Uocab 1a th11 OOUiltry to el'lt\1,.. ct•plie.nca.

J . O.n.ral NACAR-fmnt npor tl that oooTdlaatacl &UI.olc.t Oft hh

rtc,ht front &ncl lert ... ar ,.,.,.. npulud with hnyY lou to tt.. ..neay.

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.,. ooaplotol)' de•troyed Wlwn •lldclonly tU.on ~de..- r.tre by

U.s. u·\Ulory.

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a foroo ot forty ~ Urcin..tt. AU &1r,.,...n Nt.W'!Md a&!'ol7

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