THE DROPPING OF FOOD SUPPLIES BY AIR TO WESTERN HOLLAND
MOST IMMEDIATE
J T B WEL 8966 V WAROF OU OU QVRA 250005
FROM AIR STAFF SHAEF FWD 24 APRIL 45
TO USSTAF MAIN
INFO AIRMINISTRY WHITEHALL
SECOND TAF MAIN SFHQ
CATOR REAR (STANMORE PASS TO SFHQ)
RAF BC BY HAND
BT 25005
CIPHER AC 987 SECRET REFERENCE OUR A263 STOP DELAY LIKELY TO BE EXPERIENCED IN FINALIZING TRAINS FOR FOOF RELIEF OF DUTCH POPULATION WITH ENEMY STOP SUPREME COMMANDER THEREFORE DESIRES AIR SUPPLY TO WESTERN HOLLAND BE ATTEMPTED FORTHWITH IN CONJUNCTION PHICHOLOGICAL WARFARE OPERATIONS STOP REQUEST YOU DETAIL FORCE OF NOT MORE THAN 50 A/C FOR FULL DROPPING OPERATIONS NIGHT APRIL 25/26 STOP OPERATION WILL BE VIRTUALLY TEST RUN WITH VIEW TO CONTINUING ON LARGER SCALE IN DAY IF SUCCESSFUL STOP DZ AREAS FOR ALL AIR SUPPLY OPERATIONS IN WESTERN HOLLAND ARE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS STOP EIGHT AIRFORCE STOP AMSTERDAM HAARLEM UTRECHT HILVERSUM DEN HELDER ALKMAAR STOP RAF BC STOP THE HAGUE GOUDA LEIDEN ROTTERDAM DORDRECHT STOP PINPOINTS OF ACTUAL DZ S IN THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED DIRECT TO LIAISON OFFICERS STOP FOR THIS FIRST OPERATION CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN SELECTING DZ S AWAY FROM FLAK OR KNOWN TROOP CONCENTRATIONS STOP REQUEST EIGHT AIRFORCE AND RAF BC COORDINATE CJE 0350
BT 250005
B K
R TWO KGES 0405 MDG.
LSE PLSE R OTHER MAC
OK
SRL NO A 2265 2266 PRIORITY ROUTINE THI 261650Z
FROM WATERMARK
TO UPPERMOST
INFO VALIDATE
WDS 44
RLS 793 ASSUME YOU HAVE HEARD THAT 0 LOUWES RPT LOUWES THE FOOD INSPECTOR INTENDS SAILING IN GERMAN CRAFT WITH WHITE FLAG ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY MORNING TO STAVOREN RPT STAVOREN TO DISCUSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION STOP IF NOT RPT NOT THIS FOR YOU INFORMATION 261815B
(NOT TE BE TRANSMITTED - LIMITED DISTRIBUTION)
TP 261658 Z
DR AS
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XR MDR
OK RLSE 261659 Z DR
SRL NO A 1273/43/2285/2286 PRORITY PRIORITY TOR 261720
FROM VALIDATE
TO CLDDD UPPERMOST
INFO WATERMARK CLDDD HOLE
GPS 456 WDS 422
0385 TOP SECRET STOP FOR ROWLANDSON STOP HEREWITH TRANLATION OF MESSAGE RECEIVED BY PRINCE BERNHARDT HQ FROM CBS DATED 26 APR STOP DE ROME TAKING UP CLEARANCE WITH CDN ARMY FOR PUTTING MECHANICS OF SCHEME INTO OPERATION IN LIBERATED HOLLAND STOP MA??HE BE ADVISED SOONEST WHEN AGREEMENT TO SCHEME GIVEN BY SHAEF STOP FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF MESSAGE STOP QUOTE FRO INXXXXX FROM INFM RECEIVED THE GERMAN MILITARY GOVERNOR PROMISES FULL HELP IN THE ESSENTIAL FOOD SUPPLY IN WESTERN HOLLAND UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IT HAVING BEEN AGREED WITH LOUWES RPT LOUWES THAT THESE FOOD SUPPLIES SHOULD COME FROM NORTH EAST HOLLAND STOP LOUWES WITH TWO ASSISTANTS VANDSROEMER RPT VANDSROEMER AND VANSCHELLER RPT VANSCHELLER OR BAUTZ RPT BAUTZ ARE ABLE TO LEAVE ENKHUIZEN RPT X ENKHUIZEN ON FRIDAY OR SAT WITH GERMAN BOAT CARRYING A WHITE FLAG AND TO SAIL TO STAVOREN RPT STAVOREN ON CONDITION THAT TELEGRAM OF ACCEPTANCE FROM THE ALLIES ARRIVES IN TIME STOP PLEASE STATE NECESSARY FORMALITIES FOR PERMISSION FOR CROSSING AND RETURN TRIP AND STATE POSSIBILITIES FOR LOUWES TO TELEPHONE FROM LIBERATED TO OCCUPIED HOLLAND STOP LOUWES DEMANDS THE USE OF A CAR DIRECTLY ON ARRIVAL STOP IMMEDIATING AVAILABLITY OF SENTY THOUSAND TONS OF SHIPPING IN NORTH EAST HOLLAND IS NECESSARY AND ALL AVAILABLE FOOD IN NORTH EASTERN HOLLAND MUST BE READY TO BE HANDED OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT FOOD DEPARTMENT STOP THE SOUTH NETHERLANDS FER??? SEVICE BRACKET ZUID NEDERLAND SCHEVEERDOOTDQENST BRACKET FROM BRADANT RPT BRDAMT TO DORDRECHT RPT DORDRECHT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT FOOD DEPARTMENT FOR FOOD AND ESSENTIAL COAL SUPPLY FOR COMMUNAL KITCHENS BAKERIES DAIRIES WATEWORKS HOSPITALS PUMPING STATIONS AND SHIPPING STOP RELIEF SHIPS ARE AWAITED ANXIOUSLY IN WESTERN HOLLAND PROBABLY IN ROTTERDAM BU DEFINITE REPORT FOLLOWS STOP AFTER DISCUSSION WITH C IN C RPT C IN C OF GERMAN FORCES OF OCCUPATION THE DISTRIBUTION SCHEME VIA THE RED CROSS WILL FOLLOW STOP AIRCRAFT DROPPING SCHEME WILL BE REPORTED PROVIDED THE AGREEMENT OF THE C IN C RPT C IN C IS OBTAINED STOP THIS IS ONLY DESIRABLE IF THERE IS A STRICT ORGANISATION FOR WHICHA CENTRAL CONTROL FOR THE MAKING AVAILABLE OF AIRFIELDS AS ESSENTIAL STOP THESE AIRFIELDS TO BE INDICATED BY THE C IN C STOP DETAILS TO FOLLOW STOP DUTCH GUARDS IF NECESSARY HELPED BY GERMANS MUST GUARD AIRFIELDS STOP COMPLETE DUTCH CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION TO TAKE PLACE VIA THE RED CROSS STOP CABLE US PROXIMATE QUANTITY AND SPECIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE THE DISTRIBUTION STOP THE MILITARY GOVERNOR AGREES WITH THIS TELEGRAM STOP CONFERENCE TOMORROW WITH C IN C ABOUT RELIEF PORT AND AIRCRAFT DROPPING XXX 261615 B
TP AT 262015 MDR AS
L24 2 4 ZUID RPT ZUID
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SERIAL NO. A 1278/27/A2281 PRIORITY ROUTINE TOR 261742Z
FROM HOLE
TO WATERMARK
INFO CLODD UPPERMOST GRS 78 WDS 68
INSUL
SFLD 415 TO SAUNDERS FROM ALSM STOP FOR YOUR INFORMATION PRESENT POSITION REGARDING AIR DROPPED SUPPLIES FOR DUTCH IS THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SEYSS RPT SEYSS INQUARTS RPT INQUARTS REPLY PROSOSALS MADE IN OUR SFLD 409 IS RECEIVED STOP YOU SHOULD NOT RPT NOT INFORM FIELD OF REASON FOR DELAY UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED AS WE FEAR SEYSS INQUART NEGOTIATIONS MAY BE PREJUDICED XXX 261800B
TP AT 261850Z
CCS L1 W6 ALMS RPT ALMS
K
R MLG
RLSED 261851Z MD+ 8
SRL NO A 2388 PRIORITY ROUTINE SECTION HOLLAND
TO DC VIA SIL
MPREFIX NIL 27TH APRIL 45 ORIG NO 81
CONFIRMATION
TO CNBS RPT CNBS FOR REICHSKOMMISSAR SEYSS INQUART STOP CONDITIONS TENTATIVELY SATISFACTORY PENDING NEGOTIATIONS AND AIR DROPPING OF SUPPLIES WILL COMMENCE TWENTY EIQHT APRIL RPT TWO EIGHT APRIL BETWEEN ZERO EIGHT ZERO ZERO HOURS AND ONE NINE ZERO ZERO HOURS GERMAN SUMMER TIME STOP FIRST DROPPING TWELVE HUNDRED HOURS BRITISH DOUBLE SUMMER TIME STOP END OF MESSAGE STOP PLEASE DELIVR THIS IMMEDIATELY
THI 28// 271815Z
NOT FOR TRANSMISSION - LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
TP 271818Z DR AS
CCS IN HDG PSE INSERT CONFORMATION L4 WD8 EIGHT RPT EIGHT
LAST L W8 DELIVER RPT DELIVER KKKKK
WDS 63 KKKK
R WL
OK RLSE 271823
SRL NO A 9161 A 2581 PRIORITY PRIORITY SECTION HOLLAND
TO DOCTOR X VIA DIRECT SIL AND ALSO VIA NIGHT ELAN B/
PREFIX NIL DATE 29-4-45 ORIG NO 61
WDS 42
TO CNBS RPT CNBS STOP PLEASE REPORT URGENTLY ON ACCRUACY OF FOOD DROPPINGS TO DAY SUNDAY STOP TOMORROW MONDAY FOOD DROPS WILL BE MADE AT APPROXSMATELY TEN HUNDRED COMMA FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN HUNDRED HRS RPT HRS DBST RPT DBST OVER DROPPING GROUNDS
THI 17257/29
TP AT 291745 GMT PW AS
CCS 2 ND LINE IN HEADING 12TH WRD D/C 7TH LINE 1ST WRD HUNDRED
KKK
YES BUT 43 WDS
OK RLSE
OK RLSE AT 1750 GMT PW
SRL A 1608/17 FROM DC VIA SIL TOR 300152
GRPS 43 WRDS 36
SPL CK PRESENT FFX 465
WATERPROOF 5105B
170 ONE SEVENTY XX
GERMANS ASZED TO COMMUNICATE TT PRUPYR QUARTERS THAT CONTRARY TO AGREEMENT FOOD DROPPING ON APRIL TWENTY NINE ONE PLACE ON WAAL HAVEN RPT WAALHAVEN LARGE PART OF LOAD LANDHD IN WATER AED BETWEEN LAND MINES ON AERODROME STOP
TP AT 300450Z SS AS
CCS L1 W5 SND HEAD TO
L2 W7 SHD READ TWENTY
RLSE 300452Z S
WEL 8996 JTBC
SRN A1607/16 FROM DC VIA SIL TOO300146
SPL CK PRESENT PFX 465
GRPS 33 WDS 32
WATERPROOF 5105B
169 ONE SIX NINE XX
FROM CBS RPT CBS AND VM RPT VM TO GOVERNMENT STOP IN NAME OF DUTCH PEOPLE WE EXPRESS DEEPEST GRATXTUDE TO YOU AND OUR ALLIES FOR FOOD DROPPING WHICH BEGAN TODAY STOP
TP AT 3003352 SS AS
CCS L2 W6 SND READ GRATITUDE
KKK
R SI
RLSE 300336Z
flash
SRL NO A 1628/100 FROM SQUEAK VIA PIKE
TOR 301056 ADD CK PRESENT SPL CK PRESENT
WATERPROOF PAD 4299B GR 102 WDS 99
IMMEDIATE
FROM RESISTANCE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION AUTHFRITIES IN ROTTERDAM STOP PLEASE PASS SOONEST TO AIR FORCE STOP REGRET FIRST FOOD DROP HERE FAILED IN PART AS NO REXEPTION WAS ARRANGED ON WAALHAVEN RPT JAALHAVEN STOP PART OF STUFF FELL IN HARBOUR AND ALSO IN MINE FIELDS WGERE EXPLOSIONS WERE CAUSED STOP ANOTHER PART WAS PINCHED BY STARVING CIVILIANS STOP UNTIL NOW ABOUT SIXTY TONS WERE COLOECTED STOP EIGHT STOP PLEASE DO DROP NEXT TIME NORTH EAST OF ROTTERDAM NEAR TERBREGGE RPT TERBERGGE WHERE RECEPTION COMMITTEE OF DUTCH POLICE WILL LAY OUT OF RED CROSS FLAGS IS WAITING STOP SIX XXXX
TP AT 301210 PW AS
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KR JA
RLSE AT 301213 PW
Telegram verzonden door Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, missie Squeak II.
FLASH
SRL NO A 1689/51 FROM DC VIA VALIDATE
TOR 301520 PAD 5105B SPL CK PRESENT
PREFIX 465 GR 66 WDS 62
PRIORITY PRORITY
171 ONE SEVEN ONE
YOUR SIX ONE STOP FOOD DROPPING VALKENBURG RPT VALKENBURG AND YPENBURG RPT YEENBURG ACCORATE STOP AT DEINDIGT RPT DEINDIGT SOME LOAD FELL OUTSDE GROUND WHICH OF NO CONSEQUENCE AND COMPREHINSIBLE IN VIEW DIMENSIONS OF THIS GROUND STOP WAALHAVEN RPT JAALHAVEN WAS USED INSTEAD OF KRALINGSCHEPLAS STOP REFER TO YOUR FIVE SEVEN AND BY ONE SEVEN ZERO STOP XX
TP AT 301528 PW AS
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