TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED FEBRUARY 19TH, 1941
 
      NAVAL
 
      Benghazi expected to be clear of mines by a.m. February 18th.
 
      
 
 
2. Malta raided by enemy aircraft 11 nights in succession 
      no bombs dropped but mine laying was carried out. On February 
      17th one mine was exploded in Valletta harbor.
 
      
 
 
3. Convoy of i6 ships totaling 147,000 tons G.R.T. with troops 
      and supplies arrived at Suez February 16th.
 
      
 
 
4. Attack on convoy S.L. 64 off the Azores. The situation 
      now, 7 ships totaling twenty-one thousand eight hundred and six 
      G.R.T. believed lost, 8 have arrived in harbour, 4 unknown but 
      thought that these may yet turn up. Survivor's state that the 
      raider camouflaged and reports indicate that she was Hipper class 
      cruiser.
 
      
 
 
5. A.M. February 17th coastal aircraft sighted off Jaedarens 
      Point 17 small vessels believed torpedo boats and E-boats apparently 
      exercising at high speed close in shore. Later 12 similar craft 
      sighted off Haugesund. Fighters drove our aircraft off. P.M. 
      February 17th one coastal aircraft sighted convoy of about 9 
      merchant vessels off 0brestad attacked largest unsuccessfully. 
      Two M.E.'s attacked, pilot wounded and wireless put out of action.
 
      
 
 
6. NAVAL.
 
      Two homeward bound British ships totaling 14,000