friday, june 23, 1944

dearest kitty,

nothing special going on here. the british have begun their all-out attack on cherbourg. according to pim and mr. van oaan, we're sure to be liberated before october 10. the russians are taking part in the cam- paign; yesterday they started their offensive near vitebsk, exactly three years to the day that the germans invaded russia.

bep's spirits have sunk lower than ever. we're nearly out of potatoes; from now on, we're going to count them out for each person, then everyone can do what they want with them. starting monday, miep's taking a week of vacation. mr. kleiman's doctors haven't found anything on the x rays. he's torn between having an operation and letting matters take their course.

yours, anne m. fran

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