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       Telegram from London dated 1st November, 1941.       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           NAVAL                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
1. United States destroyer Reuben James escorting convoy HXP 
56 torpedoed and sunk by U boat 51° 59' N 270 05' W at 0
 
                                                            
 
 
2. Two enemy air attacks on Northbound coastal convoy caused 
beaching of Greek merchantman and one medium sized British t
 
                                                            
 
 
3. Outward bound Atlantic convoy attacked by U boats. One 
                            ship sunk.                      
 
                                                            
 
 
4. Slight damage to Mygenaes lighthouse (Faroes) in aircraft 
                       attack midday 30th.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
5. On 10th H.M. submarine Thunderbolt sank a Caique east of 
                              Crete.                        
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                          MILITARY                          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                            6.                              
                           Russia                           
. Between Leningrad and Lake Ilmen Germans 
      have made slight progress east of River Volkhov. Moscow sectors 
      no change. German threat to Tula has increased. Rostov, no change 
      Crimea, German mechanized forces overcoming strong Russian resistance 
      have advanced approximately half way from Perekof to Sebastapol. 
                      Situation is serious.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                      ROYAL AIRFORCE.                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
7. Day 31st. Hurricanes claim hits on Holaue transformer station, 
      a small vessel off west coast of Dernnark and 900 ton merchant 
      vessel off Frisian Islands and have destroyed three barges, also 
      Flak ship off Barrier crippled. 
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