TNA / CAB 103 191

TNA CAB 103 191

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TNA CAB 103 191

Cabinet Office papers concerning the proposed publication of a book about Operation Dynamo and the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk, dating from April 1949 to February 1950.

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Collection reference: CAB 103 191

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103/191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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7	Log in to enlarge	I am surprised that the Admiralty should be willing to sponsor a book written as this is, but that is their affair. I don't think it will hurt anyone but themselves. But it seems to me to be patently untrue to say, as the introduction does, (to mention but one example) that the evacuation from Dunkirk was "unspectacular" and then to write it up in a whole book: to claim that the whole success was entirely due to the Navy; to give no credit - not even to mention, in the introduction - the work of the Air Force; to say that it was the Navy alone who got the troops into the boats,* and even to claim thatall the credit of the work by something like 600 non naval craft belongs to the Navy. P. 4 The first para on page 4 is a queer description of an "unspectacular" operation! p. 4 Lord Gort had warned the Cabinet that evacuation from Dunkirk might be moved on May 19 and the Admiralty began considering it that day. Operation Dynamo began on May 26. Is this so "audden" for the Navy? p. 5 2nd para. The Army didn't all "wait on the beaches" while the minute. And is it true to imply that while the Navy had the gallant navy did all the work. The Army fought till the last great losses stated the Army personnel lost at sea was only "hundreds". p.7 The description of the Campaign on p.7 seems to me almost wholly inaccurate. What is a "typical fighting retreat"? The whole of the B.E.F. fighting is discussed in the sentence "small delaying actions by non combatants". Counter attack "next day" if this means the 20th it p. 8 Top is inaccurate. para. It appears on this page that operation in Dynamo the was not, introduction, for here the War Office and Ministry of Shipping after all, planned wholly by the Navy as claimed If to the first conference on evacuation) it was not then are the last para is still describing the 20th (which is the mentioned. "next day" that Calais was finally cut off and the garrison can at be Boulogne said clear evacuated till May 24th. Also I doubt if it then was accurately not that Destroyers "blew up the port of Boulogne" or at any time. p. 9 It is - "the Navy was right" in wishing to use a port. a This not true to suggest that the Army wished evacuation from the particular beaches boast is meaningless for any sane man prefers port if it is available. 20th the leading troops of the B.E.F. reached untrue. Dunkirk" The is meangingless quoted was sent by Mr Eden on the 27th May. Gen till Adam was "on May and the end of this para is wholly not telegram approached to organise the defence of the perimeter May 26th. The final and para the Germans were well aware of it. By the also page Dynamo is only half true. Evacuation started before time Dynamo started about 30,000 had already been evacuated (see 26). And carelessly so written and full all of implied I have had or explicit seems open mis-statements. to question. on. All the potted history seems to me to be far too on I have p.36 not for read instance it all it but than is ridiculous rifles they (and had quite defeated untrue) it the with German to say Armour". Agincourt that "with This when little is the more made victorious more ridiculous bow. troops had by the comparing advantage of a new long range weapon in the long * See for instance the photo opposite p.70.	Gallant Success Adam Day Don Gort Last Little Long May Page Read right Willing
91	Log in to enlarge	OF SHIPPING, VESSEL OWNERS ROSELYNE ROSE MARIE RUMMY II ROYAL THAMES Capt. C. Dines F. Upton REMARKS J. Mears RAPID RYEGATE II A.G. Smith Returned Released 1.6.40 REMARKS A.E. Ryland OWNERS RUBY P.G. Broom Prepared Re-allocated A.P.S. Returned for to to Owner. Owner. Owner. 'to SSEL J.F. Caine Returned to Owners. RK VI Bolsons Co. T.98. T.98. Returned to Owners 17.6. ROSE LNN.19 ROSABELLE -do- ARK IX Returned to owner. J.C. Wood ARK X Mr. Jackson A. Large Returned Returned to Owners 5.6.40. to Owners. T.B. Brookman SCARBOROUGH ARK G. Alexander Vessel Returned Prepared No trace did to but Owner Owner. did Dynamo not 7.6.40. TA but ING THROUGH H. Cartridge T.98. T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S. A.W. Williams Returned Returned to to of Owner return from GLER I Returned to owner. G.D. Leyte Re-allocated A.P.S. ST. BUNTING Mr. Wray No report received from List of Loft, West Ltd. Missing Vessels. W.B. Thompson Allen No information of return from was SALVAGE FORTH SALLY THERN QUEEN C.H. Harvey. Dunkirk T.98. SANTOSY?4B LAUNCH Dr.,Purvis PL.17 Returned to owner. Released Returned to T.98. of No 1.6.40.r. report Vessels."eceived not 7.6.40. P. Shore T.98. Returned to owner 19.6. TH RAY SATYR L. S. Figg Returned Returned to owner 5.6.40. to owner. in NAWAY A. Hewitt INDRIFT T.98. T.98. No report received from List DS SCENE SHIFTER T. Brown tis SCHEDAR B.E. Longman C.H. Masters RFISH W.H. Stonehouse of Missing Vessels. ONEHAVEN SEA FALCON E.C. Wood MAID F.M. Brown T.98. of to Ondowner MMER JRREY Cdr.C.H. Lightoller A.P.S. Re-allocated No information to of A.P.S. return from Dunkirk. SEAGUAM W.H. Elce NSHINE R.13) A.J. Berrion Returned to owner. E.T. Thomas A.P.S. SEASALTER E.G. King W.T. Cayton c/o Toughs Mr. Returned Listened Dover to and A.P.S. OUTHEND BRITANNIA Southend Britannia Co. Returned Re-allocated to Special Admiralty to owners. SEASCHOOL ROSE Jubilee Fishing Co. Returned to Service Prepared for Dynamo but owner. did not go. (6A). SHAMROCK SEASWALLOW CASTLE Returned Reted Returned to to owner.P.S. Owner. Owner Owner. C.H. Anderson Damaged. Returned to 18.6. EA AIR W.H. Ringer SOUTHERN KIPJACK QUEEN C. Mockridge & Exrs. Returned to owner. R. A. Bart Steam of E. Saunders SHELDRAKE Did Mr. Peters Boat Co. Returned to owner. Per H.J. Davis S. Howden SILVER SPRAY FOAM TANKERTON TOWERS T.98. Returned to owners. Mrs. Spragge W.T. J. Crouch Eng. Co. c/o Toughs Taken Lost while being towed from Dunkirk. by owners. SINBAD SILVERY BREEZE TARPON A.W. werley Colleton TOTAL THE THARK H.F. Eaton SILVER SPRAY THETIS Mr. Colding Returned Returned - to unsuitable. owner prepared did not go. THE ANGLER J.T. Phelps SKYLARK II.230 W.A. Hare THELMA THURN Schofield Ramsgate Diesel A.P.S. Released 1.6.40 Allocated to Special Admiralty Service. 6A SUCCESS SARAH & EMILY SM.281 J. F.T. Toddlins Begless A.P.S. Returned to Owner. Owner 19.6. THYME Trawlers Returned 3.6.40. THREE BROTHERS C.F. Grant H. Hastings Damaged. Re-allocated Returned Special to Admiralty owner. Service M. Leadley Returned to Owner. TIGRIS. ONE T. Hill TOM HILL (6A). Returned to owner 19.6. Presumed Dr. E. Williams T.98. T.98. No report received to List of SKYLARK SKYLARK SKYLARK I (SM. 5) F.T. Myellostock Ltd. TRILLENE W.D. Wills Missing Vessels. BE OF DE TRITON from R. Hayes T.98. No report Returned received to owner. from List of Missing III SM. SKYLARK SKYLARK III II F.T. (w. (N.E. Collinsond Collins Knight not go to List Dunkirk. of TWO SISTERS F.E. Fothergill TWO RIVERS Vessels. Held at Tough Bros. Owner unknown. 391 Not required. TORTOISE S. Rowden Returned to owner. Myalls Ltd. Coisan Reported (6A). Service to Special to owners. TREASURE TONY LN.40 T. Neilson lost of release Office	Angler Bart Boat Britannia Falcon Marie Queen Rosabelle Rose Rose Marie Roselyne Royal Thames Ruby Rummy II Ryegate II Santosy Satyr Schedar Sea Falcon Seasalter Seaschool Shamrock Sheldrake Silver Spray Silvery Breeze Skylark Skylark II Skylark III Southend Britannia Success Tankerton Towers Tarpon Thames Thark The Angler Thelma Thetis Thurn Tony Tortoise Treasure Trillene Triton Two Rivers Two Sisters Alexander Allen Anderson Bros Brown Collins Davis De Dover Fothergill Harvey Hastings Hewitt Hill King Knight Lightoller Masters Neilson Peters Ray Rose Saunders Schofield Smith Spray Thomas Thompson Towers West Williams