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by bombing, by swift strikes of motorized forces on airfields near the
front, and by sabotage from commandos parachuted onto other airfields
deeper within the German lines. Fellers, who was in close touch with the
situation, knew of these plans, and on June 11—the day the eastern half
of the convoy sailed from Alexandria—he drafted message No. 11119:
Nights of June 12th June 13th British sabotage units plan
simultaneous sticker bomb attacks against aircraft on 9 Axis
airdromes. Plans to reach objectives by parachutes and long range
desert patrol.
This method of attack offers tremendous possibility for
destruction, risk is slight compared with possible gains. If attacks
succeed British should be prepared to make immediate use all
R.A.F. [Royal Air Force] to support coordinating attacks by army.
Today British making heavy troop movement from Syria into
Lybya.