Telegram despatched from London on evening of August 9th, 
      1940.
 
      
 
 
Naval
 
      
 
 
West-bound Channel convoy repeatedly attacked yesterday: first 
      by E-boats off New Haven in early morning and subsequently off 
      the Isle of Wight about 9.00 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. by large formations 
      of enemy aircraft, each about 100 strong. During the first attack 
      three ships approximate total tonnage 2500, sunk and destroyer 
      "Bulldog" claims sinking one E-boat. During air attacks 
      our fighters broke up enemy formations and several bombers jettisoned 
      their bombs into the sea In all four attacks exclusive of two 
      balloon trawlers sunk and two damaged, total five ships sunk 
      (5100 total tonnage) two abandoned, seven damaged; remaining 
      seventeen ships of convoy were undamaged and proceeded into Portland. 
      Enemy lost 52 aircraft destroyed (including seventeen bombers 
      and fourteen further probable casualties). Our losses were 18 
      fighters. Six hundred survivors from British ship reported sunk 
      in yesterday's summary have reached Scottish port.
 
      
 
 
2. 
Royal Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Low cloud and heavy haze made night bombing August 7th and 
      August 8th very difficult: "Gneisenau" not located 
      but 9 Hamptons attacked dock area at Kiel: Wellingtons also attacked