Ministry of Transport papers on Dynamo war planning, the “E” scheme pool of small craft for special service, and the procedure for settling claims, covering 1944–1945.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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/ LOTAL 1-fog bopy of minute On DNA 294/1949 B 20 S To of irk n anch, The did on he fute little Please page tabled N F.P.O.a D. of S.T. duly received the original claim from Captain of Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent, Devonport. 11 craft 2. D. of S.T. has had no communication with the Receiver and S Manager of Morgan Giles Ltd. ity of S.T. is sition- 3. For your information, D. of S.T. has no knowledge of advances made to boat crews by Morgan Giles Ltd. (£52.2.4.) ned nor of their supply of petrol and T.V.O. (2154.7.5d.) 4. With regard to the boats named:- of HERON appears to have been taken for Dunkirk Evacuation. She reached Bembridge, Isle of Wight, but was from there sent back to Torquay, arriving 9.45 p.m. on 2nd June, 1940. D. of S.T. has a record of a payment to the owner of £1.10.6 for 10 gals. paraffin, 42 gals. petrol, and 2 gals. lubricating oil, but he has no knowledge of any supplies by Morgan Giles Ltd. GOLDEN WINGS, LEONID, and OTTAWA, appear to have been requisitioned for Auxiliary Patrol on 5th June, 1940, when Morgan Giles Ltd., acted for the owners, but D. of S.T. has no record of any of these craft having been taken for Dunitirk Evacuation, nor of any supplies by Morgan Giles Ltd. RESIDUE: D. of S.T. has no record of this craft. METEOR, VALIANT and BRITANNIA appear to have been held from 15th to 19th Jun June for Operation Aerial when Morgan Giles Ltd., acted for the owners, but S.T. has no knowledge of any supplies by Morgan Giles Ltd. 2 shape ECLIPSE appears to have been requisitioned at Torquay on 17th July 1940 for to Liwhon Operation Coller, but D. of S.T. has no knowledge of any supplies by Giles Ltd.