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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Wednesday, 25 September, 1940
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
Wednesday, 25 September, 1940

Naval action continues off Dakar, and HMS Resolution, hit yesterday
by a 15" shell, is struck by a torpedo from the French submarine
Bevezier.  The battleship is forced to retire for repairs.

German bombers damage the Bristol airplane factory at Filton. Vichy
bombers stage a second raid on Gibraltar.

In occupied Norway, a puppet government is established under Quisling.

Harry Clark, a U.S. cryptoanalyst, breaks the Japanese "Purple Code."
This enables U.S. military intelligence to decipher Japanese military
and diplomatic transmissions on a daily basis.  The project is placed
under strict secrecy, and code-named "Magic."

The U.S. Metals Reserve Company, formed by the government, contracts for
$30 million worth of tungsten from China.  This has the dual purpose of
increasing reserves of this vital metal and bolstering China's economy.

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