Copy No. 11
 
      OPTEL No. 26
 
      Information received up to 7 a.m. 8 December, 1941.
 
      
 
 
(I) 
NAVAL
 
      PACIFIC. At 2030 G.M.T. 7th 18 aircraft attacked SINGAPORE but 
      no repitition no Naval damage was done. In attack on PEARL HARBOUR 
      the U.S. Battleship OKLAHOMA capsized, a destroyer in the dock 
      was blown up and U.S. Battleship TENNESSEE, a destroyer and a 
      minelayer were set on fire. 4 aerodromes were attacked and hangars 
      and some A/C on the ground were set on fire. The power stations 
      were also hit but not repetition not put out of action. Heavy 
      casualties to personnel are reported. 1 submarine and at least 
      2 enemy A/C were destroyed.
 
      
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN.
 On afternoon 7th a naval sloop was seriously 
      damaged by bomb and an armed boarding vessel was mined in TOBRUK 
      harbour.
 
      
 
 
On 1st a British submarine sank a 2,400 ton Italian ship northbound 
      about 65 miles North of PANTELLARIA.
 
      A Canadian corvette has been sunk in collision 150 miles West 
      of CAPE RACE.
 
      
 
 
A medium sized British merchant vessel in northbound coastal 
      convoy was mined off East Coast on afternoon 7th.
 
      
 
 
(II) 
MILITARY
 
      LIBYA.
 6th. The 15th German armoured Division escaped by 
      infantry move against EL GOBI from the North West. 21st German 
      armoured Division with remnants of Italian Ariete division remained 
      at JURA East of EL ADEM with a line of dug-in anti-tank guns 
      stretching south towards EL GOBI between 2 armoured divisions. 
      In evening the enemy (made) an attack on one of our formations 
      west of EL GOBI but it did not develop. 7th in the morning enemy 
      tanks, probably comprising both 15th and 21st armoured divisions, 
      were still reported west of EL GOBI, apparently being engaged 
      by our armoured and unarmoured troops. The enemy appeared to 
      be on the defensive. In the frontier area the enemy was still 
      holding a defended area around BARDIA, a strong point between 
      SOLLUM and SIDI OMAR and HALFAYA position. Patrols from TOBRUK 
      joined up at SIDI REOEGH with armour %ed car patrols which had 
      advanced from South. 18 abandoned German tanks and much material 
      including wireless equipment were found in this area.