Telegram from London
dated October 23rd, 1941.
H.M.S. "Aurania"
has arrived in Clyde. In convoy reported attacked 21st, one British
ship 4,099 tons was torpedoed and sunk and one British ship 5,281
tons, is missing. Several aircraft of Coastal Command took action
against four U-boats sighted in vicinity of this convoy
Day of 21st sweeps were
carried out over St. Omer area in the course of which 13 enemy
fighters were destroyed and 4 damaged. 21 Blenheims attacked
one motor vessel of 1500 tons and one schooner of 600 tons off
the East Tunisian coast using 2 1/2 tons of bombs; schooner blew
up and sank, motor-vessel was set on fire.
Night of 21st/22nd twenty-four
Wellingtons made successful attacks on Naples. About 120 aircraft
bombed Bremen, targets including Deutsche Schiff Werke and eight
Hudsons started good fires at Aarhus petrol harbor. Night of
22nd/23rd 161 aircraft dispatched to deliver a heavy attack on
Manmheim light attack on Havre and Brest. Enemy employed about
40 aircraft in widespread attacks over United Kingdom. Night
fighters shot down 3 certain and one probable; no serious damage
was caused.
Russia.
On 22nd October Molotov
who had arrived from Moscow with other members of Soviet Government
outlined situation to His Majesty's Ambassador as follow
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