14. The Navy Department declared on 15/10 that 57 Japanese vessels of all types had been sunk or damaged and 291 aircraft shot down since the beginning of the operation in the Solomons. The greater part of these losses were inflicted by the United States and Allied Aircraft operating both from Guadalcanal Island and Australia. They have maintained a high level of activity and have attacked enemy shipping in the South West Pacific wherever seen. 15. According to an American Navy Department Communique of the 18th October, Marine and Army Units are having the better of the struggle in Guadalcanal, Island but despite this reassuring statement, the Americans are having supply difficulties and the position must be regarded as critical.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia Great Britain Guinea Ireland Netherlands New Zealand Solomon Islands United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/111/17
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/111
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0111.017
- Keywords
- Intelligence Reports Pacific War Military Situation Reports Military Operations Assessing Enemy Strength Japanese Army Japanese Navy Japanese Air Force Warships Aircraft
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
