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(1952) Wt. 20906/9711 40M 8/39 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671
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Register No.
Minute Sheet No. 105
Page 6 is included in the ww.ord copies distributed.
Submitted, in the- first instance, whether any action
should be. taken with the Air Ministry as pupaned
m D.T.S.D.
Capits of the upot have not
been 25ml trAin Ministry or was office.
Prosine,
HW 7th
15-7-40
Had a combined staff been told to investigate the problem
of evacuating 300,000 men from a harbour and beaches under the
shadow of hostile shore based aircraft and in close contact
with the enemy's troops, it is probable that their appreciation
would have been very pessimistic. It is even possible that
by all known rules the operation could have been summed up as
impossible.
2. DYNAMO was carried out by impromptu measures, executed
with the greatest courage.
3. The lessons to be learned and it is hoped, applied to
future combined operations, can only be extracted by the most
carful analysis.
4. The portions of the Report which in any way reflect on
R.A.F. co-operation or on the conduct of troops have been
marginally lined in blue. There are some stronger criticisms
of the conduct of troops - particularly of the Pioneer Corps -
in V.A. Dover's letter of 6th July, B.14/0/1028/40, advance
copies of which have been circulated under M. Branch minute
M. 013316/40 of 14th July, but which has not yet come before
the Board.
5. Propose that the document complete be analysed by a
Committee of 3 Officers of the rank or equivalent rank of
Captain, R.N. One officer from
& Savie
A.C.N.S. (H).
22.7.40.