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TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED APRIL 
      14th, 1941
 
      Naval
 
      
 
 
RAJPUTANA
 torpedoed 
      150 miles independently N. W. Reykjavik 0625/13. One hour later 
      again 
 
      torpedoed. Abandoned 0750. Two hundred and seventy-seven survivors 
      known safe.
 
      Tigress sank 10,000 ton northbound tanker in the Bay of Biscay 
      night of 2nd/3rd April.
 
      At 19.48/13 British ship reported being chased by U boat 400 
      miles south of Newfoundland.
 
      
 
 
Military Libya
 
      6.0 a.m. on 13th April Navy reported brisk fighting at Sollum 
      and 2.0 p.m. enemy occupied Capuzzo. 
 
      Water supply has been oiled. 
 
      
 
 
Greece
 
      Northern Front - April llth enemy infantry and tanks of S. S. 
      Hitler division attacked positions held by 
 
      our forces. Our artillery accurately engaged the enemy who were 
      ultimately driven back by our infantry 
 
      with heavy losses. 
 
      
 
 
Yugoslavia
 
      To 5:00 p.m. April 13th German occupied Belgrade developing pressure 
      towards the south west and also 
 
      in Brod and Karlovac areas in the direction of Sarajevo and Mostar 
      confused fighting between Belgrade 
 
      and Nis and the Germans hold Kragujevac.
 
      
 
 
Royal Air Force
 
      Two reports received GNEISENAU hit by bombs recently.
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