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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35	Log in to enlarge	ENCLOSURE No. - TO DOVER LETTER OF 5ᵗʰSept. 1940. COPY. Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Ltd., General Manager's Office, DOUGLAS. 20th July, 1940. Our Ref. Yr. Ref. A. B14/0/40. The Chief Staff Officer, Office of Flag Officer Commanding Dover. DOVER. Dear Sir, I submitted the matter to my Directors who very much appreciate the suggestion, but to comply therewith they naturally would have to depend upon the reports from the individual Masters concerned and they feel that a very difficult position might be created. It would be invidious they consider, to make recommendations on what must be hearsay evidence and they would much prefer that anything done should be on the information possessed by the Authorities in the ports where our vessels particularly served. Yours faithfully, (Signed) GENERAL MANAGER.	Douglas Dover Masters

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ENCLOSURE No. - TO DOVER LETTER OF 5ᵗʰSept. 1940.
COPY.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Ltd.,
General Manager's Office,
DOUGLAS.
20th July, 1940.
Our Ref.
Yr. Ref.
A.
B14/0/40.
The Chief Staff Officer,
Office of Flag Officer Commanding Dover.
DOVER.
Dear Sir,
I submitted the matter to my Directors who very
much appreciate the suggestion, but to comply therewith they
naturally would have to depend upon the reports from the
individual Masters concerned and they feel that a very
difficult position might be created.
It would be invidious
they consider, to make recommendations on what must be hearsay
evidence and they would much prefer that anything done should
be on the information possessed by the Authorities in the ports
where our vessels particularly served.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed)
GENERAL MANAGER.