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.