Information received up 
                  to 7 a.m., 23rd January, 1942             
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
A twelve thousand ton outward 
      bound tanker was torpedoed on the 22nd six hundred miles east 
                          of CAPE RACE.                     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           LIBYA                            
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. 22nd. Three enemy columns including 
      tanks, made a reconnaissance in force about fifteen miles deep 
      from their positions around AGHEILA. Our forces are withdrawing 
      but maintaining touch and harassing the enemy while our reserves 
          are moving forward towards the fighting area.     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          MALAYA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> East. Our forces, after successfully 
      ambushing the enemy, have withdrawn south of the river MERSING. 
      Our artillery are harassing enemy movements. Center. No further 
      change. West, Heavy fighting continues and the position is confused. 
      On the 21st eight hundred Australian and four hundred Indian 
      troops who had been cut off, rejoined from the BAKRI area. A 
      British infantry brigade counter attacked BUKIT PAYONG to help 
      this movement. By the 22nd the BUKIT PAYONS area was strongly 
      held by the enemy and remainder of our troops in this area who 
      were unable to force their way through, are making their way 
           in by tracks leaving their wheel transport.      
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           BURMA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> Heavy fighting continues at KAWKAREIK 
      in the MOULNEIN area against the enemy in force. The evacuation 
      of our forces from the MERGUI area is proceeding. A number of 
      military personnel from TAVOY have arrived in the YE area and 
     all the R.A.F. ground party have reached MOUILEIN safel
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                          RUSSIA.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> The Russian advance southwards 
      west of ROEHV has made further progress. Russian attacks south-east 
  %     of KHARKOV have gained ground, little change in the CRIMEA but 
     a resumption of the German attack towards KERCH probabl
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                     3. AIR OPERATIONS                      
 
      WESTERN FRONT. 21st/22nd. BREMEN. Thirty-one tons and one thousand 
                    five hundred incendiaries.              
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
EMDEN. Forty-seven tons 
            and two thousand two hundred incendiaries.      
 
      At BREMEN a four thousand pound bomb burst near the railway junction 
      and another near the Atlas Shipyards. Eleven R.C.A.F. and two 
      R.A.A.F. aircraft took part. One Canadian Hampden was among those 
                             missing.                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
22nd. A Hudson obtained 
      two hits on a one thousand tone merchant vessel off the FRISIAN 
                             ISLANDS.                       
 
                 vessel off the FRIBIAN ISLANDS,