TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON 
 
      
DATED JANUARY 13th, 1941
 
      
 
 
NAVAL
 
      
 
 
On 12th coastal aircraft made the following attacks. 0ne 4,000 
      tons merchant vessel at entrance to Songe Fiord - attacked by 
      fighters, prevented observation results but smoke came from stern 
      of the ship. Another ship of 4,600 tons in the same area a torpedo 
      missed ahead but one bomb hit the after end of the ship. On 2,000 
      tons merchant vessel off Borkum a torpedo missed but bombs were 
      dropped which may have hit.
 
      
 
 
2. Convoy of 31 ships has just arrived without loss from Sierra 
      Leone.
 
      
 
 
3. "Emerald" was attacked by aircraft off Lizard 
      on the night of the 12th/13th, superficial damage from near misses.
 
      
 
 
4. The "Adventure" was machine gunned the previous 
      night off the west coast no serious damage
 
      or casualties.
 
      
 
 
5. 
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
 Night of 12th/13th. 79 aircraft 
      were sent out; 30 to Brest (German cruiser) 24 to aerodromes 
      and shipping in occupied France, 7 to Venice {oil target) 2 to 
      arsenal at Turin and 4 to an oil target in Germany, 3 more were 
      sent to drop leaflets in occupied France. One bomber missing.
 
      
 
 
6. 
LIBYA.
 On 9th/lOth 4 Hurricanes In the course of 
      offensive patrols shot down 7 enemy airclaft and destroyed one 
      on the ground without loss. On