OPTEL No. 47
 
      Information received up to 7 A.M., 9th February, 1942.
 
      
 
 
1. 
NAVAL
 
      One of H.M. submarines was damaged in collision with an enemy 
      destroyer which she had 
 
      unsuccessfully attacked off ARGOSTOLI on the 8th and is returning 
      to port. A Free French 
 
      corvette was torpedoed and sunk on the 8th off NEWFOUNDLAND.
 
      
 
 
2.
MILITARY
 
      LIBYA.
 Nothing to report.
 
      
SINGAPORE.
 8th. The enemy after heavy artillery fire landed 
      in unknown strength on the 
 
      northwest coast on a front of about 5,000 (5,00) yards, On the 
      same day a small force landed 
 
      on UBIN ISLAND, JOHORE STRAIT, and our patrols withdrew after 
      inflicting casualties.
 
      
BURMA.
 Reference OPTEL No. 45, BURMA paragraph. Small 
      force in PAPUN area turned out to be 
 
      thirty Siamese irregulars who have been dispersed by the police 
      forces.
 
      
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.
 AMBOINA is reported almost entirely 
      in enemy hands although guerilla 
 
      fighting continues.
 
      
 
 
3. 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      WESTERN FRONT.
 8th. Coastal command sent twenty-three aircraft 
      which included some R.C.A.F., 
 
      on anti-shipping operations off the Dutch coast. A 4,000 ton 
      merchant vessel was hit. Three 
 
      aircraft are missing including one R.C.A.F. and one crashed. 
      A Hudson bombed a 3,500 ton ship 
 
      off the Norwegian coast leaving her low in the water and listing. 
      One of our fighters shot 
 
      down an enemy bomber near OSTEND. 
 
      
LIBYA.
 7th/8th. Wellingtons claimed at least three hits 
      on shipping at TRIPOLI (L) and naval 
 
      sources report that aircraft set on fire a merchant vessel near 
      LAMPEDUSA ISLAND.
 
      
MALTA.
 7th. In addition to the raids reported yesterday 
      sixty-one enemy aircraft attacked HAL 
 
      FAR and LUQA aerodromes. At the former serious damage was done 
      to stores and administrative 
 
      buildings and many craters were made on the aerodrome. 7th/8th. 
      Further craters were made at % 
 
      HAL FAR and some aircraft on the ground were hit. Buildings at 
      KALAFRANA were severely 
 
      damaged.
 
      
BURMA.
 7th. Hurricanes made a low altitude sweep over 
      MOULMEIN and attacked suitable 
 
      objectives. 8th. Bombers, in support of our ground