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bastion one need not attach much weight to his opinion.
The French were given certain berths in Dunkirk
and a complete beach but their lack of control has
greatly increased the difficulties of evacuation.
France In my opinion evacuation must be completed tonight.
It is not fair to expect the Navy to go on with this
business just because the French cannot, or will not,
organise a complete evacuation.
4. I suggest that a letter should be sent to General Weygand
by you and to M. Reynaud by the Prime Minister. General
Howard-Vyse is sending a letter which will arrive by
air this afternoon making some suggestions for your
letter.
On 26 May Captain Eacarthy went to DUNKIRK with Captain
Tunnant R.N. witho took with him 11 Officers and 150 Ratings.
This party arrived at PANKIRK at 1700 hours. Captain
and Captain Macarthy saw Q.M.G. B.E.F. and Captain
Macarthy handed the latter R letter from D.Q.M.G.(A). They
discussed the plan. Col. Warner also
2/6/40. 1es with orders to see the A.C.I.G.S.(A)
and also the 0.1n C. He did not however see the latter.
Q(M)2 New already taken up some 20 MOTO personnel
ships and had offered more small craft to the Admiralty
than they appeared to require.
4.
Captain Macarthy returned early on 28 May and reported to
V.A. Dover. He had also impressed on Caphain Tennant the
vital importance of Edeping liaison with Col. Hewar (Q.K. 0.9.211
and he again urged the importance of this on V.A. Dover.
In fact this linison did not function for about 48 hours.
5. It WBB about 27 May that the NATY really got busy taking up
small craft. Progressively since that day they have adoured
the country to obtain what they required.
6. The complaints from the B.E.F. as regards the numbers of
email craft and the lack of SS proper Navel beach organisation
have at once been passed over to Gon. Loyd or to the
Admiralty.
7. In considering the steps taken it should be realised that
the original problem WILB to take men off through the
evailable ports, which might well have included Ostand
and Calais as well as Dunkirk, and also that 10 was at first
thought that all that could be done was one rush for the
first 40 hours 1 The evacuation Textending over several
days primarily from beaches was not realisga and about
28 HERE shich hastend that of
8. The figures 1.21 the attached table show how the numbers
evacuated have prograssively increased.
9. Beyond the provision of Marines who may have been availabie;
or Naval personnel, who probably were 16 is
difficult to 800 what more the Savy have done to assist
the evacuation. The cast that Lisison has not worked very
woll between the 8.5.0. and appears mainly to be due
to the Naval Officers not to the organisation
created.