Telegram from London October 9th, 1940.
 
       
 
      
Naval.
 
      Two naval trawlers were sunk by enemy action south of the Isle 
      of Wight on the night of October llth - 12th. A British destroyer 
      sighted and engaged two fast enemy small craft but lost touch.
 
      A naval trawler was sunk by an explosion off Sheerness, night 
      of October 12th.
 
      During fleet operations in the Mediterranean there has been little 
      enemy air activity some enemy submarines reported Southwest of 
      Crete and one heavily depth-charged. Units of the fleet re-fuelled 
      at Malta without incident.
 
      The convoy from Alexandria arrived safely. Thunderstorms prevented 
      air attacks.
 
      Two Italian destroyers were encountered on the night of October 
      llth-l2th. H.M.S. Ajax disabled one of them (1200 tons completed 
      1930-2) which was sunk by the fleet on the following morning.
 
      
 
 
2. Royal Air Force.
 
      Adverse weather, including severe icing conditions, restricted 
      our night-bombing on October llth-12th. Several invasion ports 
      were attacked though in most cases accurate
 
      observation/