Submarines attacking east- of southward of Newfoundland bound Trans Atlantic convoys according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 3 August 1942

An item reported that a Trans-Atlantic convoy numbering 41 ships was attacked in the night of 2-3 August southeast of Cape Race and one ship was torpedoed. The J.I.C. commented that only westbound Trans-Atlantic convoys to the eastward or southward of Newfoundland were attacked and not one eastbound convoy, the reason was unknown.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 236 dated 3 August 1942.