TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM 
                  LONDON DATED OCTOBER 8th, 1941            
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                       MEDITERRANEAN                        
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">, October 7th. British submarine 
      attacked two merchant ships escorted by two destroyers north 
      of Crete and obtained one hit. October 7th, large British tanker 
      which had left homeward bound Atlantic convoy was torpedoed 200 
           miles from ReykJavik, Reported still afloat.     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
ROYAL AIR FORCE. October 
         7th. No operations owing to unfavorable weather.   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           SICILY                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. October 6th/7th. Hurricanes carrying 
 bombs attacked aerodrome at Comiso. Bombs fell in dispersal
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           LIBYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> October 5th/6th,Wellingtons bombed 
      Benghazi harbor and Blenheims mechanical transport workshops 
      at Bardia. October 6th/7th Wellingtons dropped 12 tons of bombs 
      on Tripoli (L) harbor. Quays and merchant vessel of ten thousand 
      tons hit. October 6th, twelve Tomahawks engaged 14 M.E. 109 in 
      Sidi 0mar area. One M.E. 109 destroyed and another probably destroyed. 
                      We lost two Tomahawks.                
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                        NORTH RUSSIA                        
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. October 6th. 14 enemy bombers 
      and six fighters bombed our aerodromes at 0riotta (Murmansk). 
      No damage and only one minor service casualty. Our Hurricanes 
                   destroyed three Junkers 88's