TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
                   DATED SEPTEMBER 28th, 1941.              
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Force of 2 Italian battleships, 
      cruisers and destroyers was at sea on September 27th east of 
      Sardinia and approached our forces to within 95 miles when they 
              turned north and raced towards Naples.        
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
2. On September 27th Nelson 
      was hit by one torpedo from aircraft her speed reduced to 15 
                              knots.                        
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
3. On September 26th, Russian 
      submarine torpedoed in Petsamo two merchant ships estimated 8,000 
      tons, 5000 tons. They were alongside discharging cargo. After 
      firing, submarine broke surface when heavy firing from rifles, 
      machine guns experienced. Before getting to sea 5 hours later 
                  she was heavily depth charged.            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
4. One 3000 ton British 
      ship in Gibraltar unaccompanied was sunk night of September 27th, 
                         September 28th.                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            5.                              
                      September 28th.                       
      Fighters attacked objectives in Northern France setting on fire 
      2 petrol trucks near Caen and damaging enemy aircraft and enemy 
                       hangars at Morlaix.                  
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
6. Night of September 28th, 
      September 29th. 103 air-craft dispatched to deliver medium weight 
      attacks on Genoa and Frankfort; light attacks on St. Nazaire 
      Emden. Near St. Nazaire good fires started amongst oil tanks, 
                       5 air-craft missing.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
7. September 27th amongst 
      other operations ten Beaufighters attacked aerodromes, seaplane 
      bases Sicily and Sardinia. 36 seaplanes on water seriously damaged, 
            5 aircraft probably destroyed in the air.       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
8. Libya September 28th 
      Marylands, some escorted by fighters, attacked Bardia area. Dumps 
                       M.T. concentrations