TNA ADM 199 792

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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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35	Log in to enlarge	104 the M.011883/40 - 100 Commander-in-Chief to C.I.G.S. I have received verbal message from Brigadier Swayne that General Georges wishes embarkation to be done by myself and First French Army with mutual co-operation and everything. I am quite prepared to co-operate but support by which is implied resources is all on our side. Strongly urge that French should take their share in providing naval facilities. Small parties of French have already been embarked but every Frenchman embarked is in place of 1 Englishman. My instructions are that safety of B.E.F. is primary consideration. Removal of First French Army on arrival will deserve embarkation, by no means all those now in this area. May I be informed early what the policy regarding the embarking of French should be.	May

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104
the
M.011883/40
-
100
Commander-in-Chief to C.I.G.S.
I have received verbal message from Brigadier
Swayne that General Georges wishes embarkation to be
done by myself and First French Army with mutual
co-operation and everything. I am quite prepared
to co-operate but support by which is implied resources
is all on our side. Strongly urge that French should
take their share in providing naval facilities.
Small parties of French have already been embarked
but every Frenchman embarked is in place of 1 Englishman.
My instructions are that safety of B.E.F. is primary
consideration. Removal of First French Army on
arrival will deserve embarkation, by no means all
those now in this area. May I be informed early
what the policy regarding the embarking of French
should be.