Copy No. 11
 
      
OPTEL No. 27
 
      
 
 
Information received up to 0700 9th December, 1941.
 
      
 
 
(I) 
NAVAL
 
      On evening of 8th enemy aircraft attacked minesweeping trawlers 
      off East Coast Scotland. 1 was sunk and another badly damaged.
 
      
 
 
A British submarine attacked an unidentified destroyer off 
      West Coast of GREECE obtaining 4 hits by gunfire.
 
      HONG KONG. On 8th in a raid on KOWLOON by Japanese aircraft 29 
      persons were killed. Shore batteries and naval units were also 
      attacked but no damage or casualties are reported.
 
      
 
 
Same day a flying boat dropped bombs on OCEAN ISLAND Southern 
      Pacific. No details are known.
 
      A small British merchant ship was sunk by mines yesterday off 
      CROMER.
 
      
 
 
(II) 
MILITARY
 
      
 
 
LIBYA.
 6th. Our forces established contact with TOBRUK 
      garrison on BARDIA - TOBRUK road and in SIDI REOEGH area, where 
      700 New Oealand casualties were recovered.
 
      
 
 
7th. West of EL GOBI 5 enemy tanks and much M.T. were destroyed 
      and 8 tanks probably destroyed, 3 of ours were slightly damaged.
 
      
 
 
8th. Our troops from TOBRUK engaged, 2 miles North of EL ADEM 
      an enemy force of approximately 2000 infantry and some tanks 
      which were advancing from South. The results of this engagement 
      are not yet known.
 
      
 
 
MALAYA.
 There is no further (?) information about operations 
      in addition to that which was reported in yesterday's summary.
 
      
 
 
RUSSIA.
 There are indications that in KLIN and KURSK 
      areas the Germans are meeting determined Russian resistance and 
      that the state of roads in former area is very bad.
 
      
 
 
(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS.
 
      7th/8th. Aircraft from 2 R.C.A.F. and 2 R.A.A.F. squadrons took 
      part in night's operations. 46 aircraft dropped 50 tons high 
      explosive on AACHEN. Visibility was bad but bursts and a blazing 
      factory were seen in town. 43 tons were dropped at BREST and 
      some bombs fell on or near battle cruisers. 23 aircraft attacked 
      CALAIS docks under good conditi %ons and smaller number bombed 
      docks