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TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
                    DATED SEPTEMBER 30th, 1941              
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                                                            
                           Naval.                           
                                                            
                                                            
       SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> During operations in the Mediter-ranean, 
      13 enemy aircraft brought down by anti-aircraft fire and fighters. 
      Three of our aircraft lost one ran out of petrol and two shot 
      down flying low during enemy attack with torpedo aircraft; only 
                      one of crew was lost.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
2. British submarine on 
      patrol in Adriatic damaged enemy tanker on 18th, another on the 
       24th and sank one ship off Dalmatian coast on 23rd.  
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
3. During the past week 
      majority of effective German main naval units including "Tirpitz" 
      and "Scheer" have carried out a war cruise in the Baltic. 
      Following units are still in the Baltic; one battleship, one 
      pocket battleship, one eight inch cruiser, three six inch cruisers 
      and two old battleships. Photographic air reconnaissance reported 
      "Scheer" in Hamburg shipyard on September 28th, presumably 
                           for repairs.                     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
4. Russians inflicting 
      heavy casualties on German forces attempting advance in Novomoskovsk 
                      Dniepropetrovsk area.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            5.                              
                      September 29th.                       
      Fighter command carried out small offensive patrols over French 
      and Belgian coasts. A barge left sinking and patrol boat set 
      on fire. A bomber destroyed on the ground. Three of our aircraft 
                    missing. Two pilots safe.               
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            6.                              
                    September 29th-30th.                    
      Nearly 250 aircraft sent to targets including Stettin, Hamburg 
 and Havre. 10 missing. Most aircraft identified primary tar
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