COPY OF TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED APRIL 
      17TH.
 
      
 
 
NAVAL.
 
      1. During the night of April 16-17 South block of the admiralty 
      sustained a direct hit.
 
      
 
 
2. Night of April 15-16; four British destroyers 
      off Kerkenah Island sank convoy of five Italian 
 
      merchant vessels and three escorting destroyers LUCA TARIGA, 
      and two Spica class. Merchant 
 
      vessels were two of 5,000 ton each loaded mostly with transport, 
      one 4,000 ton ammunition 
 
      carrier and two of 3,000 ton each. We lost MOHAWK but Captain 
      and seven officers and 160 
 
      ratings were saved. Owing to break of dawn and proximity of the 
      enemy coast no survivors could 
 
      be picked up.
 
      
 
 
3. Night of April 14- April 15; six "Swordfish" 
      attacked shipping in Valona. One 7,000 ton 
 
      ammunition ship blew up and one 6,000 ton merchant vessel was 
      hit.
 
      
 
 
4. On April 16th Blenheims attacked HELIGOLAND: 
      in addition to hits on term and jetties, three 
 
      small ships are believed hit.
 
      
 
 
5. 
Military. Libya
. At Tobrux - April 
      l4th ten German officers and 253 ranks were captured and 
 
      20 enemy tanks destroyed.
 
      
 
 
6. Air reconnaissance reports German advance 
      southwards Lake Kastoria and Argos Orestikon 
 
      but on April l5th they were not in touch with our armoured troops 
      north of Grevena.
 
      
 
 
7. Enemy have probably at least two armoured 
      divisions in Greece.
 
      
 
 
8.
 Royal Air Force.
 April 16th. Attack 
      on Heligoland and shipping off the Dutch stud Danish 
 
      Coasts; Hits claimed on 3 small ships. Six Blenheims escorted 
      by 38 fighters successfully attacked
 
      Berk Aerodrome near