Telegram from London dated October 23rd, 1941. H.M.S. "Aurania" has arrived in Clyde. In convoy reported attacked 21st, one British ship 4,099 tons was torpedoed and sunk and one British ship 5,281 tons, is missing. Several aircraft of Coastal Command took action against four U-boats sighted in vicinity of this convoy Day of 21st sweeps were carried out over St. Omer area in the course of which 13 enemy fighters were destroyed and 4 damaged. 21 Blenheims attacked one motor vessel of 1500 tons and one schooner of 600 tons off the East Tunisian coast using 2 1/2 tons of bombs; schooner blew up and sank, motor-vessel was set on fire. Night of 21st/22nd twenty-four Wellingtons made successful attacks on Naples. About 120 aircraft bombed Bremen, targets including Deutsche Schiff Werke and eight Hudsons started good fires at Aarhus petrol harbor. Night of 22nd/23rd 161 aircraft dispatched to deliver a heavy attack on Manmheim light attack on Havre and Brest. Enemy employed about 40 aircraft in widespread attacks over United Kingdom. Night fighters shot down 3 certain and one probable; no serious damage was caused. Russia. On 22nd October Molotov who had arrived from Moscow with other members of Soviet Government outlined situation to His Majesty's Ambassador as follow |