Telegram from London dated October 4th
 
      
 
 
1. Naval.
 
      During operations in the eastern Mediterranean between September 
      29th and October 2nd our fleet was % attacked by enemy aircraft. 
      One battleship was straddled by bombs causing 3 slight casualties 
      from splinters; about 30 bombs fell near a cruiser and 4 torpedo-carrying 
      aircraft unsuccessfully attacked an aircraft carrier. No damage 
      was caused to any of His Majesty's Ships. 4 enemy aircraft were 
      shot down, and 2 naval aircraft which failed to return are believed 
      to have been force-landed in Crete.
 
      On September 30th our naval aircraft sighted 7 cruisers and destroyers 
      and later ll cruisers and l7 destroyers, but they were too far 
      off for fleet to make contact.
 
      The reinforcement of the Malta garrison by troops and Royal Air 
      Force personnel was successfully carried out. 2 destroyers sank 
      an enemy U-boat off Libyan Coast on October 2nd, 2 naval trawlers 
      were mined and sunk in Western Approaches on September 30th and 
      October 3rd respectively. 
 
      
 
 
4. Royal Air Force.
 
      On the night of October 2nd/3rd thick clouds and poor visibility 
      made location of targets very
 
      difficult/