Information received up 
                  to 7 a.m., 19th January 1942.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            1.                              
                           NAVAL.                           
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
One of H.M. destroyers 
      escorting a convoy was torpedoed and sunk during the night l7th/18th 
      off the North MURMANSK Coast. Six motor torpedo boats and motor 
      gunboats engaged two enemy trawlers off CALAIS on 17th/18th. 
      One motor torpedo boat is presumed lost and another suffered 
      damage and casualties. A H.M. destroyer escorting a coastal convoy 
      shot down a Dornier Bomber at dusk on the 18th. One naval trawler 
      sank at GIBRALTAR yesterday and two others were damaged following 
      an explosive A naval Corvette intercepted an 8,000 ton Italian 
      vessel yesterday 230 miles southwest of LAGOS and is escorting 
      her into port. A medium sized British vessel in convoy from the 
      U.E. was torpedoed late on the 17th off the MURMANSK Coast and 
                          taken in tow.                     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            2.                              
                          MILITARY                          
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           LIBYA                            
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. There is little further news 
      from the AGHEILA Area but our forward columns are in touch with 
     enemy defensive positions between MARSA BREGA and MARAD
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          MALAYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 18th. Now reported that no enemy 
      landing took place in the ENDAU Area where there is still an 
      Australian infantry detachment. There has been much patrol activity 
      North of the river ENDAU accompanied by heavy Japanese dive bombing 
      attacks. In the GEMAS area our patrols were active throughout 
      the 17th and in the afternoon, after artillery preparation an 
      enemy attack developed in some strength. This is still in progress. 
  In the river MUAR area our situation improved during the 1
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           BORNEO                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. A st %rong Japanese attack has 
      been made on the British detachment in Dutch BORNEO southwest 
      of KUCHING. Our forces are withdrawing. The Japanese are suspected 
                  to be approaching (SANDAKAN).             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           BURMA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> A Japanese force in contact with 
      our troops, is reported to have penetrated beyond MYITTA towards 
                              TAVOY.                        
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                     3. AIR OPERATIONS.                     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Western Front. 17th/18th. 
      BREMEN, 63 tons and 2,500 incendiaries. EMDEN, 27 tons and nearly 
      2,000 incendiaries. Visibility was poor but bursts were seen 
      in both ports and fires were started. 13 R.C.A.F. and two R.A.A.F. 
    bombers took part. 18th and 18th/19th. Nothing of intere