Telegram despatched from London on the evening of August 3rd.
 
      
 
 
1. 
Naval.
 Reference to summary 375 page two, first 
      paragraph. Fourteen U-boats located at Kiel August 1st.
 
      
 
 
Submarine "Oswald" presumed lost following Italian 
      claim of sinking and report that fifty-two of the crew including 
      the Captain rescued.
 
      
 
 
Reinforcement of fighter aircraft has safely arrived at Malta.
 
      
 
 
U-boat attacked yesterday afternoon off northern Ireland by 
      British aircraft which claims to have caused damage by near misses.
 
      
 
 
2. 
Royal Air Force.
 Heavy bombers carried out very 
      effective work night of August lst/2nd. Fires were started in 
      four oil plants at Krupps, at Essen and on marshalling yards, 
      one aerodrome also attacked. Particularly successful results 
      at Kamen oil plant, three successive aircraft caused explosions, 
      one being particularly violent, target appeared completely destroyed.
 
      
 
 
Yesterday owing to weather conditions no day nombers reached 
      Germany; very successful attacks delivered by twenty-four on 
      their aerodromes in Belgium and Holland, one aircraft missing.