Telegram despatched from London on the evening of August 13th.
 
      
 
 
1. 
Naval.
 Yesterday three oversea convoys totaling 
      71 ships including four tankers and seven cargoes of iron ore 
      arrived at United Kingdom war ports.
 
      
 
 
Two mine-sweeping trawlers bombed and sunk in Thames Estuary.
 
      
 
 
2. 
Royal Air Force
 Four oil targets, two power stations, 
      a blast furnace and railway targets successfully attacked by 
      our night bombers on August llth/12th. In every instance fires 
      and explosions caused. Several large fires started among oil 
      tanks and on aerodrome at Cherbourg.
 
      
 
 
Last night flirty-one heavy bombers despatched against aircraft 
      factories, aluminium works and oil refinery at Dortmund, Ems 
      canal and other military targets. Twelve aircraft sent mine-laying 
      and flour to distribute leaflets over unoccupied France. Four 
      of our aircraft missing.
 
      
 
 
Five medium bombers sent to attack aerodromes in Northern 
      France. One of our air-