Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-02-16 | Page 3 | Africa Shipping Losses Low

Africa Shipping Losses Low ow ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA Feb 16 UP P- P Admiral Sir Andrew B B. Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham new commander in chief of the allied Mediterranean naval forces announced Tuesday that American and British shipping losses had been less than 2 per percent percent percent cent in bringing ships totaling totaling totaling total total- ing tons to north Africa since November November r 8 Asked at his press conference if the axis could mobilize enough ships to get Marshal Rommel's and General Von Arnim's forces out of north Africa Admiral Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cun Cun- replied Yes but I wouldn't like to say what would happen to them Known as one of f Britain's hardest hardest hardest hard hard- est fighting admirals Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham said that his greatest hope was that the Germans would try a Du Dunkerque And bring out the Italian fleet