NOT SO STRONG
JAPANESE PRESSURE IN BURMA
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LONDON, March, 19
In Burma Japanese pressure on the British positions east of the Mayu River has slackened. Fighting continues in the area of a village some 50 miles up the Mayu from Rathedaung. The activity of the past few days has been taking place in extremely difficult country.
From the coast 35 miles inland from the Kaldan River the country is divided by three main north-south waterways. Nearest the coast is the Mayu, and Rathedaung stands on its broad and muddy stream. North of this village the British outpost line ran across hilly country and now, pivoted on Rathedaung, it has executed a wheeling movement back on the Kaladan towards our main position on the Mayu. Our troops have been forced to rely mainly on mule transport, whereas the Japanese have been reinforced by water transport from the south. The R.A.F. has continued to be active over the whole area. Last night Akyab was raided as well as the railway yards at Mandalay. Not one of our aircraft is missing. United States bombers have been out over Burma attacking Japanese targets which included railway and road bridges.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 67, 20 March 1943, Page 5
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197NOT SO STRONG Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 67, 20 March 1943, Page 5
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