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1,500,000 JAPANESE
KILLED
600,000 By-Passed In
Pacific Islands
WASHINGTON July 18—AAP.
Official figures, says Associated
Press of America, indicate that
British and American forces have
killed or taken prisoner nearly
1.500J000 Japanese to clear the way
for what the C-in-C. Pacific Ocean
Areas (Adml Nimitz* calls the
"pre-invasion stage."
It is estimated that 600.000 others
have been cut off or by-passed on
Pacific islands, besides the thous
ands that have perished in China
Army and navy reports of British
and American operations have ac
counted for -.141.500 Japanese
The most recent estimates are
that the Japanese still have be
tween 5,000X100 and 10.000,000 men.
includine the cream of the Em
peror's army However the
Japanese air force bas been whit
tled down to a probable 4,000
planes, and tbeir navv has virtually
ceased to exist
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