TNA ADM 199 792

Collection details

TNA ADM 199 792

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, covering 1940–1941.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 792

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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8	Log in to enlarge	- 2 - the Government of Eire in the hope that they will feel it not inconsistent wi th their position in the war to take their part in caring for innocent sufferers from it. It has not been considered necessary at this stage to enter into questions of detail but it may perhaps be added that, for naval reasons, refugee ships would, if possible, be diverted to West Coast Ports and that it would presumably present no difficulty to send an agreed proportion of them direct to Eire ports without the necessity for any announcement or public undertaking beforehand. HOME OFFICE. 17th January, 1940.	May West

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the Government of Eire in the hope that they will feel it not
inconsistent wi th their position in the war to take their part in
caring for innocent sufferers from it.
It has not been considered necessary at this stage to enter into
questions of detail but it may perhaps be added that, for naval reasons,
refugee ships would, if possible, be diverted to West Coast Ports and
that it would presumably present no difficulty to send an agreed
proportion of them direct to Eire ports without the necessity for any
announcement or public undertaking beforehand.
HOME OFFICE.
17th January, 1940.