TNA / ADM 116 4649

TNA ADM 116 4649

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TNA ADM 116 4649

Operation Dynamo reports and recommendations for awards, volume 2 (1940–1942), documenting service during the Dunkirk evacuation and the cases submitted for official recognition.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 116 4649

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 116/4649. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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329	Log in to enlarge	ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE 37, EATON PLACE, steres des Affaires Economiques LONDON, S.W.I. et des Communications Tel.: Sloane 9211. Cabinet du Ministre Vo.: HR/SHJ 21435. 15th April 1942. H.S.Moss-Blundell Esq. N.A.F. 2 S.L. Rex House. Lower Regent St. S.W.1. Dear Mr. Moss-Blundell, British Awards to Belgian Seamen - Royal Navy, Section Belge. I wish to confirm our telephone conversation of this morning when I told you that it is very necessary, from the point of of propaganda, that this Ministry should be kept informed view when awards are made by your Authorities to men of the Royal Navy, Section Belge. of our men are recruited, are very interested in this sort Our population of fisherfolk, from which the bulk of Department, to give them this kind of information, and also to news, and they like their paper "Marine", published by our provide interesting photographs of the men in question. In view of this very understandable attitude, and in order to stimulate their interest in the doings of their comrades and through them in the war effort, I should be very of grateful if you could see that our Department is informed any such awards, giving details of place and date, as you will member of our Department to be present unless we are previously appreciate the fact that we ourselves cannot arrange for any informed. With kind regards, Yours sincerely,	London Blundell De

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ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE
37, EATON PLACE,
steres des Affaires Economiques
LONDON, S.W.I.
et des Communications
Tel. : Sloane 9211.
Cabinet du Ministre
Vo.: HR/SHJ 21435.
15th April 1942.
H.S.Moss-Blundell Esq.
N.A.F. 2 S.L.
Rex House.
Lower Regent St.
S.W.1.
Dear Mr. Moss-Blundell,
British Awards to Belgian Seamen -
Royal Navy, Section Belge.
I wish to confirm our telephone conversation of this
morning when I told you that it is very necessary, from the
point of of propaganda, that this Ministry should be kept
informed view when awards are made by your Authorities to men of the
Royal Navy, Section Belge.
of our men are recruited, are very interested in this sort
Our population of fisherfolk, from which the bulk of
Department, to give them this kind of information, and also to
news, and they like their paper "Marine", published by our
provide interesting photographs of the men in question.
In view of this very understandable attitude, and
in order to stimulate their interest in the doings of their
comrades and through them in the war effort, I should be very of
grateful if you could see that our Department is informed
any such awards, giving details of place and date, as you will
member of our Department to be present unless we are previously
appreciate the fact that we ourselves cannot arrange for any
informed.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,