TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON
DATED APRIL 6th, 1941.
1.
Naval.
Three German destroyers rounded
Cape Gris Nez p.m. 5th proceeding down
the channel. Movement may be connected with possible sailing
of "Gneisenau" from
Brest M.T.B. 's departing from Dover failed to contact these
destroyers.
2. Reconnaissance Massowa p.m. 5th show all
but four merchant ships scuttled in the
harbour. One destroyer seen submerged her side sixty-five miles
N.N.E. of Massawa
believed either Calsare Battisti or Vincenzo 0rsini. According
to prisoners Giovanni
Acerbi only destroyer in Massawa with guns removed damaged in
air raids. Three
convoys air attacked off east coast April 5th, one small ship
of 450 tons sunk. One has
unexploded bomb on board.
3. 2,000 ton ship with two smaller vessels
off La Rochelle attacked by Blenheim
aircraft p.m. 5th, big ship very near missed by several bombs.
4.
Military. Hungary.
Evidence of partial
mobilization of Hungarian army commencing.
Reservists of third army corps, one motorized brigade called
up. These armies stationed
areas near Yugoslav frontier. Three frontier Jaegar brigades
brought up to strength.
Reported troops at Szeged and within five miles of the Yugoslav
frontier placed war
footing.
5.
South-East Europe.
Germans attacked
Greek frontier posts this morning.
Disposition of German forces various frontiers of Yugoslavia.
South Austria ten to
twelve divisions. South West Hungary possibly three divisions.
Bulgaria. Total German
divisions twenty-five probably six in position to attack Greece