We are following position Western Front deepest anxiety and find
your daily reviews of great assistance.

So that we could appreciate position and developments more clearly
we would like information so far as you can supply it on following
points:-

(one) Number of British divisions actually in Flanders
(two) Number of Belgian divisions mobilised and in fighting line
(three) French divisions in France
(four) What is in fact the numerical inferiority of British
fighters and bombers compared with German machines
(five) German official reports last three days claim sinking of
several troopships in the Channel. What degree of truth is there
in this. If substantial does it mean that no large reinforcements
can be sent
(six) To our mind, greatest hope of checking (German) [1] drive
was flank attack by French forces from (direction of) Rheims or at
some other point against German left flank. What are reasons for
failure of any large French counter-attack to materialise before
present desperate position
(seven) What is explanation apparent ability of enemy tanks to go
(straight) through
(eight) Ten days ago large German divisional concentration
reported opposite (Switzerland). We have had no advice since as to
position here. Is this and Italian threat still containing many
French divisions
(nine) What has happened French Air Force and what is position
French air production
(ten) In engagements where American machines employed Allied
casualties seem to be heavier. Does this mean inferiority of type
compared with German
(eleven) In D.W. Telegram No. 269 [2] the reported German stocks
of petrol sufficient last a year (even) on scale present offensive
contrary to all (reports) and calculations. Could we have further
information on this and possibility attack Synthetic ... [3]
plants in Ruhr. [4]

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