Information received up 
                  to 7 a.m., 22nd January 1942.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                             1.                             
                            NAVAL                           
. Early 
      21st a corvette and four merchant ships went ashore off East 
                        Coast of IRELAND.                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
17th, A Russian minesweeper 
      was torpedoed and sunk off MURMANSK. 19th. One of H.M. submarines 
      probably sank a 7,000 tons tanker off the East Coast of SICILY, 
      on 20th when approaching MALTA and she was at-tacked by aircraft 
      and sustained minor damage. It is now known that a small British 
      ship was sunk off the PHILIPPINES on the 24th December and an 
      unknown Norwegian ship was torpedoed off CHRISTMAS ISLAND on 
                        the 20th January.                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                             2.                             
                          MILITARY                          
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           LIBYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 20th. Activity restricted by severe 
                           sandstorms.                      
 
                                                            
                          MALAYA.                           
 20th. The Japanese have occupied ENDAU, CENTRE: 
      Our forces have withdrawn South of the SEGAMAT River to conform 
      with movements further West. No contact with enemy reported. 
      WEST: Enemy has maintained strong pressure in area between MUAR 
      and YONG PENG supported by incessant dive-bombing and low altitude 
      attacks. Heavy fighting since 19th near BAKRI but details lacking. 
      Estimated our Field Artillery in one action inflicted 400 casualties 
      at close range. We have launched counter-attacks to join up forces 
                 cut off by the enemy's advance.            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           BURMA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 21st. The Japanese have attacked 
      in the KAWKAREIK Area, where our forces, fighting throughout 
      the day have been resisting strongly. Heavy fighting is in progress, 
                  MOULMEIN has been reinforced.             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          BORNEO.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> The Japanese have made further 
  progress North-East of SINKA %WANG and forces are withdraw
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                  NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES                   
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. AMBOYNA has been evacuated by 
               N.E.I. Military Air Force personnel.         
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
RUSSIA. Heavy Russian attacks 
    are in progress in the DONETS Sector South-East of KHARK
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                     3. AIR OPERATIONS                      
 
      WESTERN FRONT. 20th/21st 23 tons of high explosives were dropped 
     on EMDEN in good visibility and some fires were started
 
      21st. Spitfires made low flying attacks on minor objectives in 
      Northern France. A Catalina, on anti submerine patrol crashed 
                            in SPAIN.