Telegram from London dated November 4th, 1941.       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                             1.                             
                           Naval.                           
 French convoy intercepted south of Durban 
      proceeding to east London. A.M. November 3rd ships were boarded, 
      scuttling having been attempted. Two ships have engines damaged. 
      French sloop escorting convoy refused to order convoy Port Elizabeth 
                          as requested.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
2. On November 2nd during air attack East Coast convoy one 
      ship severely damaged fate unknown but crew saved. Another small 
    British ship subsequently sank off Spurn Point crew save
 
                                                            
 
 
3. Convoys C52 about 400 miles east of Newfoundland attacked 
      by U-boat night of November 2nd/3rd. Two ships known torpedoed 
                       no further details.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
4. Three MTB's and two MGB's attacked enemy convoy north of 
      Calais night of November 2nd/3rd. One large merchant vessel hit 
      by two torpedoes either sank or was beached. MTB's undamaged 
      one MTB hit in engine room returned to harbor. Other MTB had 
           several wounded has not yet reached harbor.      
 
                                                            
 
 
5. On November 3rd patrol vessel "Ouzel" blown up 
      with loss of all hands half a mile east of Mablethorpe
 
                                                            
 
 
                            6.                              
                     Royal Air Force.                       
United Kingdom. Night of November 
      2nd/3rd coastal aircraft scored one or two hits on tanker estimated 
                      7,000 tons off Texel.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
7. Day November 3rd fighters damaged 400 tons motor-vessel 
            off Cherbourg and probably sank an E-boat.      
 
                                                            
 
 
8. Night of November 3rd/4th, small forces of bombers operated 
      against Brest, Boulogne and off Dutch coast where merchant ship 
                    of 7-10,000 tons was hit.               
 
                                                            
 
 
9. Middle East. November 1st Derna attacked four aircraft 
      destroyed on the ground. November lst-2nd attacks on Benghazi, 
      Berca, Derna On November 2nd merchant vessel estimated