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TNA MT 40 36

TNA MT 40 36
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TNA MT 40 36

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.

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

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LETTER SENT
2 0 SEP 1940 H.O.
st. 2161.
POST ROOM
T.0.9144/S.T.N.6B.
4
T.O.9144/S.T.N.6.
Early
19th September, 1940.
to find # a number
Whiteo
Sir,
I have to inform you that it is
Bheerness for a special to assemble the fullest possible desired information, regarding the the of suitable vessels part evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, as played by small craft in ber of these were in permanent record of the gallantry order that it may be preserved nded a meeting at and a devotion which were displayed For the during the operations.
miral Preston should purpose to include such original
Trisuch a drecord diti is boatyards covering essential as possible and it is various thought
;he matter the Coxswains of the rightlingsea to that lifeboats may have submitted reports experiences, or which would be of general accounts of their less immediately e
considerable interest.
fuel etc. The ch
Preston
It would be greatly appreciated by Admiral emend with this, of
Monday
/therefore on the course this
Section to Sheerness Monday evening.
got 40 vessels vesi
The General Secretary,
The Royal National Lifeboat
Institution,
42, Grosvenor S.W.1. Gardens, aller siti
I this prove to pather.
on.
as rery sed he
19/9.
ole a entai ation, n beer els we little or these vessels, which may be in their possession.
uently
There information was received and this has been noted. A
themse were also a number of vessels already e a li few service known prior to "Dunkirk" which were utilised on hereabo to us are shown separately, and the End. those hed) va
Briefly then the summary is as follows:-
uth, and val office
11/
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LETTER SENT
2 0 SEP 1940 H.O.
st. 2161.
POST ROOM
T.0.9144/S.T.N.6B.
4
T.O.9144/S.T.N.6.
Early
19th September, 1940.
to find # a number
Whiteo
Sir,
I have to inform you that it is
Bheerness for a special
to assemble the fullest
possible desired information, regarding the the
of suitable vessels
part evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, as
played by small craft in
ber of these were
in permanent record of the gallantry
order that it may be preserved
nded a meeting at
and a devotion which were displayed For the
during the operations.
miral Preston should
purpose to include such original
Trisuch a drecord diti is
boatyards covering
essential as possible and it is various thought
;he
matter the Coxswains of the
rightlingsea to
that lifeboats may have submitted reports
experiences, or which would be of
general accounts of their
less immediately
e
considerable interest.
fuel etc. The
ch
Preston
It would be greatly appreciated
by Admiral
emend with this,
of
Monday
/therefore
on the course
this
Section
to Sheerness Monday evening.
got 40 vessels
vesi
The General Secretary,
The Royal National Lifeboat
Institution,
42, Grosvenor S.W.1. Gardens,
aller
siti
I this prove to pather.
on.
as
rery
sed
he
19/9.
ole a
entai
ation,
n beer
els we
little or these vessels, which may be in their possession.
uently
There information was received and this has been noted. A
themse
were also a number of vessels already
e a li
few service known prior to "Dunkirk" which were utilised on
hereabo
to us are shown separately, and the End. those
hed) va
Briefly then the summary is as follows:-
uth, and
val office
11/