TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED APRIL 
      5th, 1941
 
      
 
 
NAVAL 
 
      Mediterranean, April 3rd. Four J.U. 88's escorted by a formation 
      of M.E. 109's 
 
      bombed minesweepers off Malta, one of which slightly damaged 
      from seven near 
 
      misses.
 
      
 
 
2. Two French merchant ships under escort 
      passed Gibraltar west-bound.
 
      
 
 
3. RED SEA. No Naval casualties and all Naval 
      Aircraft returned safely from attack 
 
      on two Italian destroyers April 3rd, now known to be Nazario 
      Sauro and Daniele 
 
      Manin.
 
      
 
 
4. Two Italian destroyers Pantera and Tigre, 
      abandoned 15 miles south of Jedda, 
 
      have sunk.
 
      
 
 
5. MILITARY. LYBIA.
 
      Demolitions completed at Benghazi before evacuation. April 4th 
      our armoured force 
 
      still in position at Otmsus (65 miles south of Barce).
 
      
 
 
6. ERITREA.
 
      Our advance on Massawa from the north continues. A detachment 
      is following up the 
 
      enemy's withdrawal on roads Asmara-Adowa and Asmara-Adigrat. 
      Over 6,000 
 
      prisoners counted at Asmara and many more coming in.
 
      
 
 
7. BULGARIA.
 
      General German troop movement westward reported. Total divisions 
      believed 25, 9 
 
      area Sofia-Petrich, 3 extreme N.W.
 
      
 
 
8. HUNGARY
 
      No report of German concentrations but German