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335h
sometime during the 24 hours.
We discharged supplies from M.V.Sodality during the day and in
her I sent back and urgent message to D.S.F.O Dover that ships must
bring with themgear for discharging cargo and that there were still
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with the French authorities,
On my return to my office I found Lieutement Nettle R.N.R. of
P.S.T.O's staff with instructions to obtain from ne an appreciation of
the situation; this I give hereunder :-
The situation varies from raid to raid. At the moment nearly normal
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and there are a few tugs and pilots. The Engineer of the Port's office
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is open. Police de Navigation is run by the French Naval Authorities
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the office is in the abri and is functioning fairly normally. Ship due
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at 1430 has not yet arrived (1520): she is for personnel. Two store
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ships expected with rations this afternoon, all arrangements made for
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their discharge etc. Lieut-Comdr. Dumett rounded in air raid yesterday the town
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being evacuated In personnel ship to-day. Main water supply in (where
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appears to be out of action but auxiliary supply is a certain few hotels parts but
" a 4 " staff bread. electricity a smoke are screen Town living) functioning. largely to enemy in fair evacuated, aircraft. No.151 order. Petrol Construction local tanks Cas Food dock is still shortage out labour ablase off Company. acute in being unfortunately Large particularly supplemented number dis- adding of for
discharging our ships by yesterday, majority have
" " "appeared. 4. unarmed ship. direct Communications Belgian Reported Bastion soldiers that poors 32 60 about working civil stevedores the line at town the arriving phone moment; 1244 in military working this afternoon's line intermittently out of store
line
to
order."
(22/23rd) repeated air raids if or they bombardments continued as
During the night place and I decided that obtain some
the extra French staff call would them be took required in order that officers might