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TNA MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66
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TNA MT 40 66

Ministry of Transport records containing a Dynamo vessel list and reports from masters and crews engaged in the evacuation, covering 1940–1947.

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MT 40 66
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Shred given
1
17/40
(1)
A first list is attached. It contains passenger of the Masters and store have ships, and also 34 tugs. The 60
There be been checked up with owners, etc. nan may a few more ships to be included.
being position is still too confused to allow of reliable
As regards vessels smaller than tugs, the small compiled. We have already the names of over lil but vessels which went and this is not a complete 600
to information as to which returned is more difficult lis to get, and in some cases of losses, etc. we have they have been lost.
rely on enquiries from relatives, and assume may that
I am not sure if the Minister had in mind to
005 yes went to the beaches. The small vessels were to write to everyone in charge of any sort of craft which
SIS friM
Admiralty, and to some extent requisitioned by us or our extent invited to go by officers of D.S.V.P., of some the bluode SW
NO berrobasde 10
port officers. D. of S.T. is concerned on behalf of the
STS aleasev
Admiralty in clearing up the situation, i.e. payment for took part.
services, losses, etc. for all ships and vessels which
II eaist
10 I.Leme of brre offit of of
Small vessels were taken to assembly points, ed orlw 80880 VISIT ad e.g. Sheerness, Dover or Margate by (a) their owners or aleasev to [Is them of crew, or (b) volunteers. On arrival at the assembly of over b.[ffow there Ilems Its Jedd (a) -
points, in some cases the same owners then eneer volunteered mi (d) Drus the of to take them over to the beaches, and in others, other eved bluow,noqu bebiceb STOW
crews or volunteers were put on board. It will take some time, if indeed it can ever be done, to establish who served in the danger area, and letters to those
NO of believed to be in charge of these small vessels may in some cases omit deserving cases and in others be sent to undeserving cases.
The presentation of a plaque to each ship and vessel would, I feel, give great satisfaction to everyone.
USA
Sir E. J. Foley.
13th June, 1940.
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14/10
Please see Doc. 82 with reference to regarding the proposal for Dunkirk plaque.
might
The Press report would indicate to the reader that this presentation was officially
(1502) 28899/1063
1,500,000 9/39 JC&SLtd
Gp644'229
Mr. Glenfster.
3rd
(REGIMINT)
CODE 5-34-0
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Crews Dover Few Masters May

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Shred
given
1
17/40
(1)
A first list is attached. It contains
passenger of the Masters and store have ships, and also 34 tugs. The 60
There be been checked up with owners, etc. nan
may a few more ships to be included.
being position is still too confused to allow of reliable
As regards vessels smaller than tugs, the
small compiled. We have already the names of over lil
but vessels which went and this is not a complete 600
to information as to which returned is more difficult lis
to get, and in some cases of losses, etc. we have
they have been lost.
rely on enquiries from relatives, and assume may that
I am not sure if the Minister had in mind to
005 yes
went to the beaches. The small vessels were to
write to everyone in charge of any sort of craft which
SIS friM
Admiralty, and to some extent requisitioned by us or our
extent invited to go by officers of D.S.V.P., of some the
bluode SW
NO berrobasde 10
port officers. D. of S.T. is concerned on behalf of the
STS aleasev
Admiralty in clearing up the situation, i.e. payment for
took part.
services, losses, etc. for all ships and vessels which
II eaist
10 I.Leme of brre offit of of
Small vessels were taken to assembly points,
ed orlw 80880 VISIT ad
e.g. Sheerness, Dover or Margate by (a) their owners or
aleasev to [Is them of
crew, or (b) volunteers. On arrival at the assembly
of over b.[ffow there Ilems Its Jedd (a) -
points, in some cases the same owners then eneer volunteered
mi (d) Drus the of
to take them over to the beaches, and in others, other
eved bluow ,noqu bebiceb STOW
crews or volunteers were put on board. It will take
some time, if indeed it can ever be done, to establish
who served in the danger area, and letters to those
NO of
believed to be in charge of these small vessels may in
some cases omit deserving cases and in others be sent
to undeserving cases.
The presentation of a plaque to each ship
and vessel would, I feel, give great satisfaction to
everyone.
USA
Sir E. J. Foley.
13th June, 1940.
bluode SW
Over
orit NO berro
beftime
se
urBellami
14/10
Please see Doc. 82 with reference to
regarding the proposal for Dunkirk plaque.
might
The Press report would indicate to the
reader that this presentation was officially
(1502) 28899/1063
1,500,000 9/39 JC&SLtd
Gp644'229
Mr. Glenfster.
3rd
(REGIMINT)
CODE 5-34-0
We