Telegram from London dated October 9th, 1940.
1. Naval
During a bombing attack on Dover harbor on the morning of October
6th a naval trawler was dam %aged and suffered casualties.
Five more ex-American destroyers have reached a British port.
In addition to 46 ships reported yesterday 50 6cean going ships
in convoy have arrived in the United Kingdom ports; cargoes included
11 of cereals and 8 of oil.
The outward bound transport "0ronsay" (20,000 tons)
which was attacked and damaged by enemy aircraft in the north-western
approaches on October 8th has reached harbor safely.
2. Royal Air Force.
Among the invasion ports visited by our bombers during the night
of October7th- October 8th Calais and Boulogne received the heaviest
attacks and numerous fires and explosions were caused notably
in the railway station/