Telegram despatched from London in evening of August 19th, 
      1940 
 
      
 
 
1.
Naval.
 During the night of 13th/14th August two destroyers 
      carried out sweep off Texel. Six enemy trawlers and three E boats 
      encountered and engaged. When illuminated they retired behind 
      a smoke screen. One trawler and one E boat believed sunk.
 
      
 
 
Same night nine aircraft of fleet air arm, of which three 
      torpedo-carrying, attacked shipping off Augusta. No definite 
      results observed but subsequent reconnaissance reported large 
      merchant vessel very low in the water. The three torpedo-carrying 
      aircraft were lost, but crew of one rescued.
 
      
 
 
Early this morning British merchant vessel in Atlantic reported 
      being followed by suspicious vessel.
 
      
 
 
2.
Royal Air Force.
 Results of night bombing August 
      13th/14th generally satisfactory in spite of bad weather. Two 
      German aluminium works located and bombed by five and four aircraft 
      respectively. Many fires and explosions caused at one works and 
      at other results unobserved. Junker aircraft factories at Dessan 
      and at Bernburg attacked by twelve aircraft, large explosion 
      caused at each and considerable damage estimated.