Telegram from London 
 
      
dated January 5th, 1941
 
 
      
Naval
 
      Air reconnaissance on January 3rd showed one Hipper class cruiser 
      in dry dock at Brest and 16 U-boats at Bordeaux.
 
      2. H.M.S. "Terror" was unsuccessfully attacked by 5 
      enemy aircraft off Libyan coast.
 
      
 
 
3. The other 2 French merchant vessels referred to in yesterday's 
      operational telegram have arrived at Gibraltar.
 
      
 
 
4. A British contraband control vessel bombarded Bulhar in 
      British Somaliland yesterday morning and demolished the Residency. 
      She was unsuccessfully attacked by enemy aircraft.
 
      
 
 
5. British ship "Nalkora" was shelled by 2 U-boats 
      about 350 miles N.N.E. of Cape Verde Islands at 2100/2 and was 
      last seen burning; some survivors have been picked up.
 
      
 
 
6. 
Military
 
      Libya.
 By the evening of January 4th, 8,000 prisoners had 
      been captured and operations were proceeding satisfactorily.
 
      
 
 
7. The garrison of Bardia was estimated on December 31st to 
      be 20,000 with 80 field and medium guns.
 
      
 
 
8. 
Royal Air Force.
 
      January 4th.
 During the late afternoon Blenheims from the 
      coastal comand attacked the Hipper class cruiser at Brest. It 
      is believed that direct hits were obtained. In addition a Maas 
      class destroyer was hit and also another vessel thought to be 
      a destroyer. One German fighter was destroyed and one of our 
      aircraft is missing.