The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
Allied Planes Are
 Blasting Sea Ports
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ta Allied ard Vicny reports, were Gen. Alphonse Pierre Juin. Yves Chatel. goyeTno-- general of Algeria. and Gen. Aagus;e Nogues. gOyeE- nor-gene-a1 Of Morocco.
 Possibility sf Evacuation
 The possibility that the Germans Kll not attempt 10 send q major fence into Tslnisia but. instead. are exacuat.ng their slender personnel appeared 10 be growing.
 This gzs fse ;nteEpretatsn placed on the shooting down Of Italian transport planes carrying Nsxi soldiers north across the Mecise-Eanesn-
 It Eas noted by military authOEl- ties that as late as yesterday the Germans were estimated only to have about 1000 air-0OrEe troops and air force personnel in Tunisia not enough to fight Of the Americans and British. Lcndon ob- servers suggested these nsen may have comprised demolition squG d., se-t into TEnssis 10 nlaS. insisIla- tions and get out ss fast as their Sohs were ccne
 Actsun or the air front in the Mediterranean he'd Ire immediate center Of attention
 With the advance ct the Imperial Sih Army EestEsrd-.; sEept pas. Tc5ruk 1c6sy-an6 the gTcTtng concentration cs Allied planes opsT- a.ing from Algerian bases. the Axis / sl-n~ 1HF . H tack as vel as fast closing piacers On the gro-EC-
 MaIla Plays Part The muc.a-baste-ed British bare os Malta. s.-ztegscsly locsted just no-1h ot TEniSs2 and Tripclitania Kas also plaTinZ its part. German planes were co1Eterirg with as- attacks or Allied ooncen- ! t.aEsons in Algeria ard the Vicl2y , radio said Naz1 bosn5ers attacked Angs0-AnsegScsn shipping ccncen- irzas>-s al Bo1gfe curing tine night
 The Allies Tere not eOnhnirg ilselr attention strictly 10 Africs. The RAP also blasted al EsEcinis ard Elcily-Irz.isn ts-zDd bases from which any Axis counter Inoye b. lSno. ar or sea snigH: be l2UDciGed
 The eGecasveness e fine Allied EaoEes was believed 2tsested by tlse apparent removal of N2z pesSoDne. from Tunigss. It was thought sRl scrne quarters that the pace Of ,he British ard American attack Tas too swift fer the Germans 10 OFsG- nize an eSectsue stand
 An Allied headquarters statement sad that preliminary and partial reports on the French African cp- e-stscn nerealel that U. s. casualties were -exfremely light"
 NaZ efforts 10 attack the rapidly expanding Allied fierce ashore .n A. ee-is thus far gese reported highly ineffective. Ar Allied spokesman said ssDe Germans lost about 2l planes s,a ore attack on Aigierg about hslf Of tsse attacking force
 DaFsan Negotiations
 The negotiations eeDteTis5g around Dsr1sD were believed Dy tine British f0 reflect 6 conclusion by slse French admiral that the Axis EJl not wgH rsae Kar sE6 that his best move is t0 cast his lot with the winning Allied Sloe.
 They believed Dssssn already had lg efgeef, lsaaed up with tine Al,gea but that taaeEe were ftsiI points Cg E1siss bargaining Ess go.Sg iOs- KaEd.
 1t Eas thought sn IossdOa fiat llae careful advance political and psyeaaclOgseaI preparation Of tllf campaign bs Lieut.. Cen, Dwight D Elses8laoEes ard Maj. Gen Marx " Clark preEage6 sB early spd ef1act. bge establishment Of a Eeg FHeEcsi eosesnmeat % North Africa,
 However. kaaeEe Eas little optimism bege that tlse French fleet Or meF. ehsnt EsSe-psrtacisgly any lafge part Of bt-woaaiG cospe over tO tie Allies. 1t Elsg strongly dOsiDsed tiSsi taae FEeneaa wankhjps could escspe Stom T0asl0p. even sf fiaey desired despite the osteDtafsOsiS ssSE0sitce- EeDt by the Germans tssat ts9es were not 0ocsAlysrg the French naval hGa0QEsFtefE.