Telegram received from London dated February 1st, 1941.
 
      
 
 
1. Naval. Devonshire intercepted the French merchant vessel 
      Desirade, who had 1500 troops on board, 650 miles southwest of 
      Freetown a.m. January 31st. This ship was released later.
 
      
 
 
2. Suez Canal dredger bombed and sunk Lake Timsah a.m. January 
      30th. Parachute mines have been dropped in canal which is closed 
      temporarily.
 
      
 
 
3. Bad weather impeded coastal aircraft patrols on January 
      31st but some were flown and convoys in Northwestern approaches 
      were escorted.
 
      
 
 
4. Norwegian vessel 1436 tons attacked by aircraft 7.40 January 
      31st 5 miles south of Lands End, shot it down in flames 40 yards 
      ahead of the ship.
 
      
 
 
5. Other attacks by aircraft on January 31st included one 
      on a ship in East Coast convoy, an attack on another East Coast 
      convoy, and attacks on one unknown and one Belgian ship in Northwest 
      approaches. The last was also attacked on January 30th.
 
      
 
 
6. Reports by survivors of the British ship attacked by raider 
      800 miles west of Freetown, indicated ship may have been sunk 
      by A %dmiral Scheer supported by armed merchant raider.
 
      
 
 
7. German Air Force. January 31st. Eighty enemy aircraft were 
      operating of which 23 entered central London area. Working individually, 
      they dropped