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TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED April 13th, 
      1941.
 
      
 
 
Naval. Dunottar Castle April 12th boarded 
      French 9,000 ton ship Banfora bound Dakar to Casablanca. 
 
      Captain and crew gave considerable opposition. Strong guard and 
      navigating party taking her to Free 
 
      Town escorted by Dunottar Castle. French cruiser with light cruisers 
      and two destroyers reported 70 
 
      miles south southwest of Cape St. Vincent p.m. on April 12th 
      course 300 degrees, speed slow.
 
      
 
 
2.
 Night of April 11th/April 12th.
      Enemy aircraft laid mines Phaleron Salamis Strait and Eleusis 
      Bay, 
 
      also shipping Piraeus was attacked. One tanker set on fire at 
      dawn.
 
      
 
 
3. Swedish ship Kexholm, 3815 tons Buenos 
      Aires Gothenburg bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft 
 
      northwest of Hebrides April 12th. Crew saved.
 
      
 
 
4. 
MILITARY. GREECE
. Northern Front. 
      Morning of April llth: our patrols in touch with the enemy 
 
      just south of Veve. Unconfirmed reports state that 14th Greek 
      Division evacuated from Thrace to Thasos.
 
      
 
 
5. 
YUGOSLAVIA
. Northern Front. Budapest 
      radio reports Hungarian Troops entered Subotica without 
 
      resistance and have continued to penetrate southward. Definite 
      information scant but 5 Croatian 
 
      Divisions ceased fighting and two Divisions mainly Slovenes, 
      west of Oagreb, withdrawing southward. 
 
      Reported that 3 Yugoslav Divisions forming the front along Sava 
      between Brod and Oagreb.
 
      
 
 
6.
 RUMANIA FRONT.
 Yugoslav troops resisting 
      the German advance from Nis towards Belgrade, 
 
      while other forces have counter-attacked from both sides of Morava 
      and some German armoured forces 
 
      cut off. The Yugoslavs now hold the Krusevac-Krugujevac area 
      and have retaken Prokuplje.
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