Telegram received from London dated March 4th, 1941.
Naval.
1. Small force of bombers attacked Hipper class cruiser at Brest
night of 3rd/4th - no results known yet. %
2. Naval aircraft bombed North Harbour Massawa after dark
on March 1st. Bombs hit small floating dock believed to contain
U-boat. "Upright" reports she put one torpedo into
unescorted ship south east of Sfax on February 23rd, ship burst
into flames and believed sank, also night of February 24th/25th
she hit with one torpedo out of four the largest of 3 enemy warships
either Armando class cruiser or Navigatore class destroyer but
fate of ship not observed.
3. A.P. trawler "Cobbers" bombed and sunk off Lowestoft
on March 3rd: troop convoy of 16 ships totalling 314,599 G R
tons has arrived at Suez.
4. Military - Bulgaria.
Reported 20 German divisions including 4 armoured and 3 motorized
are moving South from Roumania. German troops crossed the Danube
at 6 points and moving on three main routes towards Gorna Djumaya,
Provdiv and Stara Oagora. Advance units appear to have reached
a line Maritsa. Large numbers of German troops reported in Burgas
and anti-aircraft units at Varna.
5. Libya.
Total Italian Libyan prisoners taken in Libya alone is 133,000.
6./