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Telegram from London dated April 27th.
 
      
 
 
1. 
Naval
. During week of April 24th 
      there have been no losses in Atlantic convoys, shipping losses 
 
      generally are lower.
 
      
 
 
2. Two East Coast convoys unsuccessfully attacked 
      off Cromer and in the Thames Estuary 26th.
 
      
 
 
3. Norwegian merchant ship damaged Fokker 
      Wolffe with assistance of Hudson aircraft and enemy 
 
      dropped no bombs.
 
      
 
 
4. His Majesty's Ship York torpedoed March 
      26th has sustained further damage From near miss bombs in 
 
      Suda Bay.
 
      
 
 
5. Tenth Canadian troop convoy arrived safely 
      in the Clyde April 19th,
 
      
 
 
6. Reports so far received state Australians 
      amounting to about one brigade have left Greece.
 
      
 
 
7.
 Military. Yugoslavia.
 Yugoslavs 
      attempted to block the Danube. Four points near the Iron Gates 
 
      successfully blocked by sinking Ships. Attempt to block a fifth 
      less important place was only partially 
 
      successful, The large railway bridge over the Danube at Belgrade 
      was demolished causing obstruction.
 
      
 
 
8. Bulgaria. It is reliably reported that 
      Sofia is crowded with German wounded and private houses have 
 
      been commandeered to supplement hospital accommodation.
 
      
 
 
9. 
Southwest France.
 Air reconnaissance 
      Franco-Spanish frontier April 22nd showed no unusual 
 
      movement roads or railways but revealed large number of dumps 
      of material. Seven divisions including 
 
      one motorised are believed to be in area Bordeaux-Hendaye.
 
      
 
 
10.
 Royal Air Force.
 Night of April 
      26th/27th. Fifty bombers sent to Hamburg and small numbers to 
 
      Emden, Havre and Brest. Out of 65, two are missing.
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