TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
                     DATED OCTOBER 17th, 1941               
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Summary (information received 
      up to 7.00 a.m. October 17th, 1941). Naval. On the 11th British 
      submarine attacked 3 merchant vessels of 2,000-3,000 tons eastbound 
      off Cape and obtained possible hits. On the 14th same position 
      she attacked one of three merchant ships 3,000-5,000 tons westbound 
      escorted by trawlers and aircraft and made one certain and two 
                possible hits. Results unobserved.          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
2. Ex-German merchant vessel 
      (7,862 tons) beached on August 25th has been salvaged.
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
3. Reference summary first 
      paragraph (sub-paragraph 2). This convoy was again attacked early 
th about 650 miles west of Ireland (R) another ship being to
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
                               4.                           
                      Military Russia.                      
 German advance eastwards of Rzhev 
      (sic) is reported to haws reached Kalinin. Due West of Moscow 
      Russian defences probably in NoJaisk area have been penetrated 
      but strong Russian resistance continues. Limited advance eastwards 
      between Orel and Kursk is reported but further south bad weather 
         appears to have restricted offensive operations.   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            5.                              
                      Royal Air Force.                      
      15th/16th. Visibility was poor. Cologne area attacked by 31 aircraft 
            which dropped 55 tons of high explosives.       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
 
                               6.                           
                           16th.                            
 During small offensive patrols fighters damaged 
      shipping at Flushing set fire to a petrol store and inflicted 
      casualties at a searchlight post. An enemy army co-operation 
        aircraft was destroyed. One Hurricane is missing.