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JANTILE LINE SERVICE
WHITERALL 3400.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisberies,
85
55, Whiteball, 5.00.1.
Tuesday,
Telephone:
NATIONAL SCHEME:
9th January, 1941.
15th October 1940.
DISABLED FOR MEN
Dear Edwards,
t the Inquiry by the
the conduct of certain
I am much obliged for your letter
M evacuation has
of the 7th instant about the issue of
ticular Captain . - and
letters by your Department to vessels
there affected - being
which served at Dunkirk. I quite
ind 80 I hardly think
appreciate the position and hasten to
cials of the Ministry,
add that we are equally in the dark
r.
as to precisely which vessels would
really merit the issue of a special
1y that the punishment
letter. I find, in fact, now, that
ng in mind that these
we did give some consideration to a
k at Dunkirk before
rather similar question some months
tigma ever since and
ago and decided against any proposal
of the kind for the reason that it
would be so difficult to discriminate
the Company were not
between the various vessels which left
1 an unusual development
en for the intervention
their fishing ports.
i, I am tempted to
I note, however, that at a later
not have received any
date you may be in a better position
uld be as well to drop
to deal with small craft generally
therwise brilliant
and if then you decide that the issue
of any kind of letter could be
undertaken, I should be grateful if
you will keep us informed.
Yours sincerely,
D.H. Edwards, Esq.
Quilour
Ministry of Shipping.
above rerers to a subject raised by Mr. Wilson at the las
Meeting of the Advisory Council.
Copies to:-
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Hynard
Mr. Guttery
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING
DOVER.
25th October, 1940.