Information received up 
                   to 7 a.m., 15th January 1941             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            1.                              
                           NAVAL                            
 A medium 
      sized British merchant ship independently routed, was torpedoed 
                         near CAPE RACE.                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            2.                              
                           LIBYA                            
. In forward 
      area bulk of the enemy are reported on the defensive on the general 
      line MERSA EL BREGA-MAATEN BELCLEIBAT (20 miles South South West 
      of MERSA EL BREGA) - MAATEN GIOFER thence 13 miles alongside 
      track leading South to MARADA. Our forward troops are maintaining 
      their pressure. (Corrupt group) HALFAYA from North West and South 
                              East.                         
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
MALAYA. On 13th our withdrawal 
      continued according to plan. Railway TAMPIN-GEMAS was out in 
      3 places by bombing on 12th. Japanese claims to capture Of Major 
              General Gordon-Bennett are unfounded.         
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          RUSSIA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> The Russians have widened area 
      of their advance South West towards BRYANSX. In CRIMEA the Russians 
         are continuing to disembark troops at FEODOSIA.    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                       WESTERN FRONT.                       
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 14th. 4 large barges near DUNKIRK 
 were hit and casualties caused to personnel of gun emplacem
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
14th/15th. Aircraft are 
      engaged in attacks on: HAMBOURG (27), EMDEN 18, Aerodromes in 
      HOLLAND 17, ROTTERDAM 11 and sea mining 15. 5 of our bombers 
                             missing.                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Enemy activity mainly confined 
      to sea mining in Uestern approaches and Thames Estuary
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                    MEDITERRANEAN. LIBYA                    
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. 12th/13th, Wellington successfully 
           bombed mechanical transport near EL AGHELA.      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
13th/14th, TRIPOLI was 
      bombed,14th, Blenheims reported possible hits on 5,000 ton merchant 
      vessel (49) miles East KEREENAH ISLANDS. From foregoing operations 
                  5 of our aircraft are missing,            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           MALTA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 13th/14th. 22 enemy aircraft carried 
  %     out 7 attacks over a period of 12 hours causing slight damage 
                      to civilian property.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
14the 51 aircraft made 
      6 attacks with result that TAKALI and HALFAR aerodromes were 
               rendered temporarily unserviceable.