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TNA ADM 199 795

TNA ADM 199 795
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TNA ADM 199 795

Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.

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ADM 199 795
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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operations The 1940 enclosed of the B.E.F. despatch for by the Lieut. period General A.F. Brooke
Reference: (DESP. 1A/3 M.O.1. (Records)).
June comments. has been received from the War 12th Office June for to Admiral 19th on
No.
0144/7711.
THE
paragraph 2. The only 34. section It of the despatch of Naval interests the Admiralty is proposed to inform the War Office that is have no comments to make on the despatch.
M.01482/46.
May,
6
and allergton mwl.
for Head of M.II.
Whitehall 9000.
8.5.46.
Extension 558.
Sir,
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners
It is noted in the para. referred to that it took 46 hours to of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the transport General Brooke back from France after embarkation at St.Nazaire information of the Army Council, that They as the destroyer originally detailed by C. in C. W.A. was not available, have no comments to make on the Despatch (revised and an armed trawler, acting as escort for a slow convoy, had to be edition) by Lieutenant General A.P. Brooke on substituted. During this critical time he was out of touch with the operations of the B.E.F. for the period 12th
C.I.G.S. but no complaint is made and under the circumstances this delay
June to 19th June 1940, copy No. 3 of which was unavoidable.
was forwarded to the Admiralty under cover of your reference No. 0144/7711 (Desp: 1A/3
2. Concur in action proposed by Head of M.II.
M.O.1. (Records)).
June
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant, fr
DIRECTOR OF TACTICAL AND STAFF DUTIES DIVISION,
14th May, 1946.
11. R. POWELL
Letter sent.
The Under Secretary of State,
War Office, S.W.1.
DESP
15MAY 1946
Admiralty ieml
Brooke Head May Powell

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operations The 1940 enclosed of the B.E.F. despatch for by the Lieut. period General A.F. Brooke
Reference: (DESP. 1A/3 M.O.1. (Records)).
June comments. has been received from the War 12th Office June for to Admiral 19th on
No.
0144/7711.
THE
paragraph 2. The only 34. section It of the despatch of Naval interests
the Admiralty is proposed to inform the War Office that is
have no comments to make on the despatch.
M.01482/46.
May,
6
and allergton
mwl.
for Head of M.II.
Whitehall 9000.
8.5.46.
Extension 558.
Sir,
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners
It is noted in the para. referred to that it took 46 hours to
of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the
transport General Brooke back from France after embarkation at St.Nazaire
information of the Army Council, that They
as the destroyer originally detailed by C. in C. W.A. was not available,
have no comments to make on the Despatch (revised
and an armed trawler, acting as escort for a slow convoy, had to be
edition) by Lieutenant General A.P. Brooke on
substituted. During this critical time he was out of touch with the
operations of the B.E.F. for the period 12th
C.I.G.S. but no complaint is made and under the circumstances this delay
June to 19th June 1940, copy No. 3 of which
was unavoidable.
was forwarded to the Admiralty under cover of
your reference No. 0144/7711 (Desp: 1A/3
2. Concur in action proposed by Head of M.II.
M.O.1. (Records)).
June
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
fr
DIRECTOR OF TACTICAL AND STAFF DUTIES DIVISION,
14th May, 1946.
11. R. POWELL
Letter sent.
The Under Secretary of State,
War Office, S.W.1.
DESP
15MAY 1946
Admiralty ieml