TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED FEBRUARY 22ND, 1941
 
      NAVAL
 
      Units of the Mediterranean Fleet on February 21st landed military 
      reinforcements at Malta from Alexandria.
 
      
 
 
German long distance aircraft damaged a tanker in an outward 
      convoy west of Hebrides on the 20th and on the 21st severely 
      damaged 7000 ton tanker in the same convoy 320 miles west of 
      Cape Wrath; former returning to harbor, latter maybe towed in. 
      Fokker Wulf raids on western approaches made most days but not 
      always successful and of the ships hit a good proportion only 
      damaged.
 
      
 
 
3. FAROES. Two enemy aircraft attacked an oiler and an oil 
      cistern without success. One aircraft was brought down by a Naval 
      trawler and ground defenses, one naval trawler was sunk.
 
      
 
 
4. MILITARY. LIBIYA.
 
      One hundred and seven Italian medium tanks were captured or destroyed 
      in recent operations south of Benghazi.
 
      
 
 
5. ERITREA. Total prisoners taken on Eritrean front between 
      20th January and 20th February were 47 Italian officers, 698 
      other ranks and 5576 Colonial troops. In addition many prisoners 
      have been taken in Blue Nile, Upper Nile and Gojjam areas.
 
      R. A. F