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Telegram from London dated October 6th.
 
      
 
 
1. Naval.
 
      Six ex-American destroyers were taken over by the Royal Canadian 
      Navy on September 24th.
 
      Two new 5,500 ton cruisers have gone into service since October 
      1st.
 
      A search has been made for a naval trawler reported torpedoed 
      off southwest coast of Spain on 5th, but no trace has been found. 
      Two of our cruisers carried out a night bombardment of Naval 
      and Air bases on an island of the Dodecanese on the 2nd- 3rd 
      October.
 
      
 
 
2. Royal Air Force.
 
      During the night of the 5th-6th, 36 aircraft were dispatched 
      to attack the following targets. Shipping at Brest and in one 
      channel port, a synthetic oil plant, 4 marshalling yards and 
      shipping at Rotterdam. Ten aircraft were also sent to lay mines.
 
      Three machines have not yet reported back.
 
      
 
 
3. German Air Force.
 
      During the night of the 4th-5th, except for damage to the contents 
      of I factory producing scientific apparatus, there are only minor 
      incidents of damage to report, both in the London area and outside 
      London.
 
      No military damage was caused.
 
      Daylight 5th.
 
      During the morning two formations of enemy
 
      aircraft/ 
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