Copy No. 11
 
      Information received up to 7 a.m., 22nd December, 1941.
 
      
 
 
An Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier escorting a homeward Gibraltar 
      convoy was sunk by U-boat yesterday 500 miles West of CAPE FINISTERRE, 
      some ships of the convoy have also been torpedoed. Aircraft from 
      the Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier yesterday morning sighted a U-boat 
      with a hole in her side transferring men to another U-boat. The 
      aircraft shot 3 men. One of H.M. submarines torpedoed a large 
      tanker entering SUDA BAY on the 11th and another of H.M. submarines 
      in an attack on 2 North bound merchant ships in the Gulf of TARANTO 
      on the 13th obtained 3 hits on one and 1 on the other.
 
      
 
 
HONG KONG.
 20th. Motor Torpedo Boats sank 4 enemy landing 
      craft between KOWLOON and the Island, our losses were two Motor 
      Torpedo Boats sunk and 1 damaged. An Oiler, two boom defence 
      vessels and an auxiliary patrol vessel were scuttled as they 
      were unable to steam. On the 21st, a medium sized Greek cargo 
      vessel was damaged by mine off the East Coast and beached and 
      a Norwegian vessel of about 5,000 tons was torpedoed.
 
      
 
 
(II) 
MILITARY
 
      LIBYA. The pursuit of the enemy continues, but our columns have 
      been hindered by sand storms and heavy rain in the coastal area 
      our patrols have reached CYRENE and APOLLONIA. In the centre 
      our columns are attacking 5 miles West of EL KARRUBA, where much 
      abandoned material was found. Further South, by the morning of 
      the 21st we had reached MSUS and are working forward to regain 
      contact with the enemy. There are indications that the enemy 
      is making a stand to cover the evacuation of equipment from BENGHAOI.
 
      
 
 
MALAYA.
 The withdrawal of our forces decided upon owing 
      to loss of aerodromes, from the Northern part of KELANTAN has 
      been completed. Bulk of stores and equipment has been withdrawn. 
      0n the 21st, enemy pressure on GRIK road increased, one Battalion 
      cut off during the night 19th to 20th fought its way out with 
      about 30 casualties. Japanese suffered heavily.
 
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(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      20th to 21st. A Hudson attacked the oil depot ST. NAOAIRE and 
      started fires. Bad weather prevented bombing operations. About 
      20 enemy aircraft were suspected sea mining off the East Coast.