Telegram from London dated March 28th. 1. Naval. Enemy aircraft attacked shipping off Milford Haven evening of March 22nd. Four small ships totalling 2,337 tons damaged. % Two enemy aircraft were badly damaged. 2. H.M.S. "Leith" attacked by two enemy aircraft with bombs S.W. off St. David's Head, March 27th, was undamaged but destroyed at least one aircraft. On March 27th, the Coastal Blenheims on reconnaissance of Lorient attacked Fokke-Walf aircraft and cruiser presumably the "Voltaire" results unobserved. Two Blenheims dive-bombed near missing about 6,000 ton.........and two naval auxiliaries off Brest. 3. Military- Albania. No indications of Italians yet able to resume the offensive. Defensive preparations being made in the southern sector. Total forces north of line Dumazzo - Tiranha probably not more than 12,000. 4. Yugoslavia. The army loyal to the new Government and reported concentrating southwards. Minimum of 23 divisions mobilised. The whole country appears enthusiastic and orderly. 5. On March 23rd - British Colonial and Belgian forces occupied Bengali (about 331 miles west of Addis-Abbaba) after severe fighting. 6. Royal Air Force March 27th. Daylight attacks were made on shipping from Ushant to La Rochelle and on small naval craft off the Dutch coast. Alderney harbour, buildings and small merchant ship hit. Two Blenheims shot down by enemy fighters. 7.Night/ |