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.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: 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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615	Log in to enlarge	L50 41 KNIGHTSBRIDGE COURT 420 SLOANE STREET. LONDON. S.W.1 5th JUNE 1940 Sir, I haveto report as follows on my sativities during the period 20th May until 1st June:- cavied After arriving back at Dunkirk from Ostend (having A out the evacuntion of British refugees from that port and also completed a reconnaissance of the docks - which has since been lost) I received telephone instructions from P.S.T.O. French Ports through Commander E.P. Henderson R.N. the British Naval Liaison Officer that I was to take charge of the port and relieve Lieutenant-Commander W.R.Dunnett R.N.R who at that time was S.T.O in charge. This message I received about 1630 on 20th May. I attended & conference at Headquarters at which the newly appointed Area Commander - Colonel Whitfeld - presided; the remaining officers present being the B.N.L.O; the representative of The Director of Docks; representative of Supply and Transport) and various Movement Control officers. At this conference the President intimated that we were to prepare to evacuate between 2000 and 2500 troops (useless mouths as he called them): to land supplies, petrol and ammunition and to embark about 35qofficers and sen plus about 25 vehicles of the Air Component. After this conference I returned to S.T,O's office where I started to take over from Lieut-Comdr. Dummett but as there were so many decisions to make and orders to give 1 I he D May upl report tele	London May

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L50
41 KNIGHTSBRIDGE COURT
420
SLOANE STREET.
LONDON. S.W.1
5th JUNE 1940
Sir,
I haveto report as follows on my sativities during the period
20th May until 1st June:-
cavied
After arriving back at Dunkirk from Ostend (having A out the evac-
untion of British refugees from that port and also completed a recon-
naissance of the docks - which has since been lost) I received tele-
phone instructions from P.S.T.O. French Ports through Commander E.P.
Henderson R.N. the British Naval Liaison Officer that I was to take
charge of the port and relieve Lieutenant-Commander W.R.Dunnett R.N.R
who at that time was S.T.O in charge. This message I received about
1630 on 20th May.
I attended & conference at Headquarters at which the newly
appointed Area Commander - Colonel Whitfeld - presided; the remaining
officers present being the B.N.L.O; the representative of The Director
of Docks; representative of Supply and Transport) and various Move-
ment Control officers. At this conference the President intimated
that we were to prepare to evacuate between 2000 and 2500 troops
(useless mouths as he called them): to land supplies, petrol and
ammunition and to embark about 35qofficers and sen plus about 25
vehicles of the Air Component. After this conference I returned to
S.T,O's office where I started to take over from Lieut-Comdr. Dummett
but as there were so many decisions to make and orders to give 1
I he D
May upl
report tele