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       Telegram from London dated November 24th, 1941       
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           NAVAL                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
Glenroy at 1520/23 on passage to Tobruk with troops hit by 
      torpedo from aircraft. Carlisle towed Glenroy; endeavours are 
      being made to beach her at Mersa Matruh. Troops transferred have 
                      been landed at Tobruk.                
 
                                                            
 
 
Night of 23rd/24th during E-boat attack on East coast convoy 
      18 miles off Yarmouth, British tanker 5723 tons was sunk and 
      another ship torpedoed. Escorting destroyer probably sank one 
                  E-boat and damaged two others.            
 
                                                            
 
 
November 12th. Russian submarine K 21 near Hammerfest torpedoed 
        two ships estimated 4000 and 5000 tons. One sunk.   
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                          MILITARY                          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           Russia                           
. West of Moscow Germans are maintaining their 
            attack against strong Russian resistance.       
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                      ROYAL AIR FORCE                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
23 bombers escorted by fighters attacked factory in North 
      of France. Hudson claimed one hit on large merchant ship off 
                          South Norway.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
Night of 23rd/24th approximately 100 aircraft dispatched as 
         follows: Lorient (54); Dunkirk (37); Brest (11).   
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           LIBYA                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
22 light bombers and Hurricanes attacked enemy MT concentration 
      at Bit Hakeim and large column on E1 Adem Acroma Road. 100 vehicles 
      including l0 fuel tanks destroyed and road blocked. 4 lorries 
      and 3 tanks destroyed on Barce-Derna Road. Night of 22nd/23rd 
      Wellington from Malta attacked Berca aerodromes hits on building 
      MT and bomb dumps. 
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