TNA / MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36 Pt 2

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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24	Log in to enlarge	BONNIE HEATHER Cable Address:- CREEK HOUSE ARZOC LONDON SHEPPERTON Telephone:- MIDDLESEX WALTON ON THAMES 364 26th September, 1940. The Director of Sea Transport, Ministry of Shipping (H.O.), 19 Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, W.1. RECEIVED the Dear Sir, 18/12/11 In reply to your circular headed T.0.9144/STN.6B, I have been fortunate enough to receive from Lieut. Charles Waterland Read, D.S.C., R.N.R., who was in charge of my boat BONNY HEATHER at Dunkirk a very interesting account of his activities in this connection, and I presume that I am entitled, without his permission, since it is difficult to get in touch with him, to send you on a copy of the relevant parts of his letter for the purpose you indicate. Hape In view of the remarks contained in this letter and the fact that the boat is still retained by your Ministry, I am wondering whether it would not be possible to have the Ministry take over the ship outright and compensate me for its approximate value. You will appreciate that, being paid the sum of £9. a month for the hire of it (of which I have so far received one month) is not entirely adequate in view of the fact that I have still to pay the balance of an account of nearly £50. spent on the boat to put it into commission at the beginning of the season, apart from the original cost of the boat itself. Any suggestions that you would care to make as to the quarters to whom I should address any representations on these lines would be greatly appreciated. We Yours truly, headers body Twousd ust suggest ther unless I meded the money - to pay Toures! currey VA back that to few town of them very masing felt regretfully able arrangements to by sign train. with on for employers, a month and etc. wont so able seemed The to warn my partners to playing miss in boats any case, for a month and I had with the or Le late in the afternoon Dockyard and interviewing mumorous people on and toured but there Sheerness was some difficulty that in I should getting be signed away for a bith bue The to accurate be put idea off, what so appealed the job by to was about and was 17.00 quite had determined formed a TW that was the supervising basin. the fuel and victualling the Commodore of himself be with few Within half-an-hour of explaining the motor to night's	Boat Bonny Heather Commodore London Thames Few Le Read

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BONNIE HEATHER
Cable Address:-
CREEK HOUSE
ARZOC LONDON
SHEPPERTON
Telephone:-
MIDDLESEX
WALTON ON THAMES 364
26th September, 1940.
The Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping (H.O.),
19
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
W.1.
RECEIVED
the
Dear Sir,
18/12/11
In reply to your circular headed T.0.9144/STN.6B, I
have been fortunate enough to receive from Lieut. Charles
Waterland Read, D.S.C., R.N.R., who was in charge of my boat
BONNY HEATHER at Dunkirk a very interesting account of his act-
ivities in this connection, and I presume that I am entitled,
without his permission, since it is difficult to get in touch
with him, to send you on a copy of the relevant parts of his
letter for the purpose you indicate.
Hape
In view of the remarks contained in this letter and the
fact that the boat is still retained by your Ministry, I am
wondering whether it would not be possible to have the Ministry
take over the ship outright and compensate me for its approxi-
mate value.
You will appreciate that, being paid the sum of £9. a
month for the hire of it (of which I have so far received one
month) is not entirely adequate in view of the fact that I have
still to pay the balance of an account of nearly £50. spent on
the boat to put it into commission at the beginning of the sea-
son, apart from the original cost of the boat itself.
Any suggestions that you would care to make as to the
quarters to whom I should address any representations on these
lines would be greatly appreciated.
We
Yours
truly,
headers body Twousd ust suggest ther
unless I meded the money - to pay Toures!
currey
VA
back that to few town of them very masing felt regretfully able arrangements to by sign train. with on for employers, a month and etc. wont so
able seemed The to warn my partners to playing miss in boats any case, for a month and I had with the
or
Le
late in the afternoon Dockyard and interviewing mumorous people on and
toured but there Sheerness was some difficulty that in I should getting be signed away for a bith bue The
to accurate be put idea off, what so appealed the job by to was about and was 17.00 quite had determined formed a TW that was
the supervising basin. the fuel and victualling the Commodore of himself be with
few
Within half-an-hour of explaining the motor to
night's