Telegram received from London dated January 29th, 1941. Naval. 1. Three Vichy French submarines escorted by a sloop passed Gibraltar westbound P.M. the 28th. 2. French merchant vessel "Mendoza" intercepted off South American coast on the 13th has arrived at Ascension Island. 3. "Westcott" on escort duty was damaged in collision with "Bluebell" P.M. 28th, 140 miles West by North of Bloody Foreland and is proceeding to harbour under her own steam. 4. Coastal Command on the 28th carried out nearly all normal patrols and also patrols as far as Denmark Strait and Iceland waters. 5. On the 27th Naval A/C attacked enemy convoy off East Coast of Tunisia. One merchant vessel 4,000 tons was sunk and one of 6,000 tons damaged by torpedoes, several near-misses also made with bombs. 6. Royal Air Force. A/C attacked Naples aerodrome and railways and Catania aerodrome on the night of the 27th/28th. Attacks appeared successful. 7. Swedish merchant vessel reported sighting enemy raider 1260 N.N.E. of New Guinea A.M. 27th. 8. Rumania. Identification of further German division brings total minimum number to l0 including three or four armoured and two motorized, of which four including one armoured and one motorized are probably in Dobrudja. The total divisions may be considerably higher. |