TNA ADM 199 792

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4.
The arrangements made for clearing refugee ships are as
follows: -
(a) Six anchorages have been selected.
Mounts Bay and Bristol Channel (South shore abreast
Purals
of Watchet) for the reception of ships which do not
there
not
carry refugees.
(yany)
Mounts Bay is the more unattractive
?
any
of the two, and it is not proposed to order ships
30 coastin
to this anchorage during the winter months.
my others
Belfast Lough and Firth of Clyde. For the
hips with
reception of ships carrying refugees.
Emple
Poole Harbour. A large number of small craft are
expected to be included in the evacuation. The
Home Office state that as many as possible of this
class which embark refugees shall be directed to
Poole, in the neighbourhood of which is a promising
coasiters
with upses
reception area. Investigation has revealed that
2000 refusin
the harbour is thought to be capable of accommodating,
3rd
in emergency, 100 small craft of the coastal type.
This
Milford Haven, in Angle Bay. It is considered
coastes with upsee
practicable to provide berths for 60 or 70 small
craft of the coastal type in Angle Bay on the South
1500 refuses
Shore of Milford Haven. It can be assumed that no
insuperable difficulty will arise in dealing with
such refugees as a fleet of this size is capable of
carrying.
(b)
Consular Shipping Advisers at the three ports already
hold blank route instructions, corrected for the
latest information, which will carry ships through
the Downs to Belfast, the Clyde, and Bristol Channel.
Failing special
When required, in default of precise instructions
from Admiralty they will issue these route
instructions to conform with the allocation plan
described,