telegrammen Mandrill

Donderdag 21 september.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP NR THIRTEEN (13) STOP IF POSSIBLE AGAIN LOAD FOR MANDRILL STOP FOR EVERY GUN AMMO STOP YOUR NRS NINE TEN ELEVEN OK ELLE UR STOP CONTACT DRIEHOEK OK STOP HOPE YOUR HEALTH OK MAJOR END

Zaterdag 23 september.

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP OUR TWELVE (12) STOP REPEATING MANDRILL REPEAT MANDRILL ADVISE WHEN READY FOR FOURTH LOAD STOP ANY FUTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN GET ON V ONE AT MONSTER WILL BE APPRECIATED STOP REFERENCE DRIEHOEK PRESUME YOU MEAN MISSION AND NOT COMMISSION BUT FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ATTITUDE WE ARE CONFIRMING TO THEM BY DIFFERENT CHANNEL YOUR APPOINTMENT BY PRINCE BERNHARD STOP MAJOR WISHES YOU GOOD LUCK AND UNDERSTANDS EVA REPEAT EVA WAS RECENTLY PRESENTED TO YOUR QUEEN REPEAT QUEEN END

Zondag 24 september.

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP LOAD WAS DELIVERED TO MANDRILL MONDAY NIGHT STOP USED ORIGINAL BBC CONVENTION STOP FROM WIN STOP KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED STOP CHEERIO END

Maandag 25 september.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP TUESDAY NIGHT FIRST NIGHT MANDRILL READY AGAIN DOUBLE LOAD STOP LAST SEND WAS FOR AMSTERDAM BECAUSE NEXT DAYS DIFFICULT TO GET IN STOP PLEASE COGNAC AND CIGARETTES FOR RECEPTION COMMITTEE END

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR MESSAGE ABOUT INDEX TABLE PLEASE REPHRASE AND REPEAT STOP ALWAYS NUMBER YOUR MESSAGES STOP TRYING MANDRILL FOR TUESDAY AGAIN END

Vrijdag 29 september.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP OUR THIRTY (30) STOP RECEIVED LOAD TUESDAY AT MANDRILL STOP FOOD RATIONS WERE IN BAD CONDITION STOP ONE CONTAINER WITH CARABINES WAS BROKEN STOP WHY DID YOU SEND CLOTHES STOP YOUR NR NINETEEN (19) END

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP NR THIRTY TWO (32) STOP GROUND WHISKEY FOR ARMING TROOPS NEAR AFSLUITDIJK STOP MANDRILL AND LOBSTER IN FUTURE FOR AMSTERDAM STOP PLEASE GIVE SOON LOAD FOR NEW GROUNDS MAJOR END

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP REGRET LOBSTER NOT RPT NOT ACCEPTED YOU MUST KEEP AT LEAST TEN RPT TEN KLMS FROM ALKMAAR STOP WHISKY STILL TRYING STOP WILL INFORM YOU SOONEST STOP TRYING MANDRILL AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT END.

Zaterdag 30 september.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP MY THIRTY FOUR (34) STOP RECEIVED MANDRILL OK THURSDAY DO NOT SEND TO NH MANDRILL AFTER SATURDAY REST FOR A WEEK STOP CHANGE BBC MESSAGE FOR SECURITY ... (no more text visible)

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP REFERENCE GROUND DUDOK REPEAT DUDOK NEAR BLARICUM REPEAT BLARICUM INFORM DUDOK TO BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE A SMALL PARTY OF MEN IN ADDITION TO CONTAINERS STOP AWAIT YOUR CONFIRMATION BEFORE PUTTING ON OPERATION STOP WE WILL CANCEL MANDRILL UNTIL WE HEAR FROM YOU STOP REMEMBER WE NEED TWO DAYS NOTICE END

Zondag 1 oktober.

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP MESSAGE FOR MANDRILL WAS BROADCAST SUNDAY MIDDAY BUT WAS NOT REPEAT NOT ON EVENING PROGRAMME STOP IF MESSAGES ARE NOT REPEATED IN THE EVENING IT MEANS CANCELLED STOP AWAIT YOUR NEWS WHEN WE CAN TRY MANDRILL AGAIN STOP STANDBY DORA REPEAT DORA STOP WE CONFIRM SIGNAL LETTER D FOR DORA WILL BE USED STOP IS THERE GROUND SUITABLE IN AREA SPIERDIJK REPEAT SPIERDIJK END

Donderdag 5 oktober.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP NR FIFTY TWO (52) STOP GUUS RPT GUUS TODAY VISITING HIS SISTER STOP TOMORROW TO ALKMAAR STOP MANDRILL READY FOR MONDAY STOP GIVE WIJKEY WIER IN GERMIER (Whisky Wieringermeer) LOAD PLEASE END

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP WILL TRY MANDRILL AS FROM MONDAY NIGHT STOP REGRET WHISKY NOT RPT NOT ACCEPTED STOP CLOTHES IN CONTAINERS WERE NOT PACKED SPECIALLY BUT ARE SOMETIMES USED AS PACKING STOP WILL ADVISE SOONEST IF OLIVER ACCEPTED STOP HE IS HONOURED STOP LET US KNOW WHEN DORA AND EVA READY TO RECEIVE STOP REGARDS FROM WIN STOP RE ROBERT KIEK EVERYBODY HERE ALSO FURIOUS END

Vrijdag 6 oktober.

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP NO THIRTY THREE (33) STOP YOUR FIVE SIX BADLY MUTILATED PLEASE REPEAT AND REPHRASE YOUR NUMBER FIFTY (50) STOP WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DROPPED ON MANDRILL APART FROM THOSE THINGS YOU ASKED US NOT TO FORGET YOUR REQUEST READS QUOTE DROP ON MANDRILL SUIKER REPEAT SUIKER UNQUOTE DO YOU MEAN THIS QUESTION MARK END

Zaterdag 7 oktober.

FROM DRAUGHTS VIA PLYM STOP NR SIXTY ONE (61) STOP HAVE SENT A CAR TO FRIESLAND AND DRENTHE STOP THESE TWO GROUNDS OF OD RPT OD STOP CONFIRM YOU SOONEST WHEN OPERATION TO BE ON STOP SUIKER RPT SUIKER FOR MANDRILL AT MONDAY NIGHT CLEAR STOP REGARDS FOR KAREL END

Zondag 8 oktober.

TO DRAUGHTS VIA NIGHT PLYM STOP NO THIRTY SIX (36) STOP AGENT SUIKER REPEAT SUIKER UNKNOWN BUT WE WILL BE SENDING MATERIAL FOR YOU AND OPERATORS FOR SISTER ORGANISATION TO MANDRILL OR LOBSTER STOP YOUR SIXTY FOUR SD TARGET WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH BUT VERY DIFFICULY OWING TO OTHER AIR COMMITMENTS END