Telegram received from London 
 
      dated January 3rd, 1941
 
      Naval
 
      Merchant ships lost by enemy up to December
 
      29th, 1940: 
 
      
German
 
      250, representing 1,257,000 gross tons approximately.
 
      
Italian
 
      89, representing 453,000 gross tons approximately.
 
      In addition 27 ships of 44,000 gross tons (approximately) under 
      enemy control or useful to the enemy have been sunk.
 
      2. 
Mediterranean
. In bad weather during the night of January 
      lst/2nd the destroyers escorting Vichy French convoy to Gibraltar 
      lost touch with 3 of them. Additional destroyers have been sent 
      to search.
 
 
      3. 
Attacks on shipping. 
A British ship (6500 tons) not 
      in convoy was torpedoed on the night of January 2nd/3rd. 350 
      miles North East of Cape Verde Island.
 
      
 
 
4. 
Convoys. 
Two convoys totalling 36 ships havearrived 
      from Canada. One British (6400 tons) is fearedsunk. Cargoes included 
      l0 of steel and metals, 9 ofgrain, and 3 tankers.
 
      
 
 
5. 
Italy. 
A photographic reconnaissance on January 
      1st showed three 6-inch cruisers, 4 destroyers, and 20 large 
      merchant vessels at Tripoli; and an air reconnaissance on December 
      31st reported a large convoy approaching Valona.
 
      
 
 
6. 
Royal Air Force. 
Night of January 2nd/3rd. Forty-seven 
      heavy bombers were sent out; 39 to Bremen, 7 to a shipyard at 
      Emden and I to an oil target at Amsterdam.