ADMIRALTY		PPPPP
		COMINCH
	1 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 437
	0544/1
	CLOSE/COFFMAN
		011130Z	NCR 7323
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 437 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET  OIC SERIAL 437.
	1.  YOUR SERIAL 99.  REF.  FD.  SINCE MINING TOOK PLACE IN
	SHORE OF POINT LATERNE TO WHICH ADL REFERS VICINITY MAY BE HF
	OR FD.  OIC SERIAL 397 STATES ADL 13 FOR FD BUT ESCORT LATER
	TOLD WOULD NOT ARRIVE 13/4.
	2.  KOEPKE 259 EXP 6TH NOVEMBER IN MED SIGNAL TOO 0140A/11
	NOVEMBER AND OTHERS BUT NO MENTION SINCE NOVEMBER 13TH.
	3.  LANGE PROBABLY 711.
	4.  STUHR NOT REGARDED AS REAL IN VIEW OF LACK OF SUBSEQUENT
	CORROBORATION.  OUR REFERENCE SERIAL 239 BASED ON GERMAN
	SIGNAL WHICH APPARENTLY CONTAINED ERRONEOUS REFERENCE TO
	THIS NAME.
	5.  YOUR SERIAL 100.  CONSIDER IT HIGHLY UNLIKELT THAT ANY
	OF THE BOATS MENTIONED HAVE BEEN AT SEA FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL
	TIME AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY CONSIDERABLE PARTY COULD
	LEAVE WITHOUT ANY TRACE IN MANNER SUGGESTED.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	2 MAY 1943
	2019/1940
	VALENTINE/TOUSIGNANT
		021615Z	NCR 8000
	ULTRA MOST SECRET COMINCH OIC SERIAL 438 FROM ADMY
	OIC SERIAL 438.
	1.  ALLOCATE 710 RA EXR 15TH APRIL 418 RB EXR 24TH APRIL
	645 RC EXR 24TH APRIL 227 KUNTZE RD EXR 24TH APRIL.
	2.  HENNIG ALLOCATE XF.
	3.  DQ AD L 30TH APRIL  AK EX U 29TH APRIL HK EX L 1ST
	MAY  KM EX U 27TH APRIL  DB EX L 27TH APRIL (SEE OIC 437)
	RETURNED 28TH APRIL.  CE ADST 1ST MAY PRESUMABLY
	SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING PORT AS NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN
	TO BE AT SEA.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRR
	2 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 439
	2300/2
	VALENTINE/COFFMAN
		021824Z	NCR 8076
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 439 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	IN VIEW OF LACK OF ZED FOLLOWING IS OUR ESTIMATE FOR
	1200Z/2.
	1.  BETWEEN 60 DEGS NORTH 40 DEGS WEST AND 52 DEGS NORTH
	31 DEGS WEST.  HS XC PX PC IS  YX  GV  PY  PT  RA  PU  NG  PZ  NR
	EE  XB  AS  XF  PS  IV  XF MAY EQUAL PV.  YX MAY EQUAL HX.  XB
	MAY EQUAL HW.
	2.  BETWEEN 55 DEGS AMD 58 DEGS NORTH 40 AND 45 DEGS WEST.
	BB AP  IL  PQ  IN  AI  PP  KK  FB.
	3.  MN  NP  KX  HC  IZ NEAR ONS 5.
	4.  BETWEEN 52 DEGS AND 54 DEGS NORTH 43 DEGS AND 47 DEGS
	WEST.  PD  NQ  NX  HA  NL  KR  HO  GD  YL  NY.
	5.  BETWEEN 51 DEGS NORTH 44 DEGS WEST 46 DEGS NORTH AND
	40 DEGS WEST.  NU KF  NH  ND  CS  DL  PW  IP  AW  DX  PB.  PW TAKEN
	TO EQUAL YY
	6.  WESTBOUND XD  CP  CA  50 DEGS NORTH 35 DEGS WEST.  DF  DY
	50 DEGS NORTH 30 DEGS WEST.

 

		021824Z	NCR 8076
	7.  ZA  ZC  51 DEGS NORTH 31 DEGS WEST.
	8.  HOMEWARD NJ  NA  IE  CT  48 DEGS NORTH 25 DEGS WEST.
	9.  ZF  PK  47 DEGS NORTH 21 DEGS WEST.
	10.  BOUND FOR GERMANY GN  60 DEGS NORTH 18 DEGS WEST.
	11.  BOUND S.W. RB  RD  62 DEGS NORTH 17 DEGS WEST.
	12.  WESTBOUND KM 48 DEGS NORTH 19 DEGS WEST.  AK 47 DEGS
	NORTH 12 DEGS WEST.  HK 47 DEGS NORTH 06 DEGS WEST.
	13.  HOMEWARD PI (GX OFSEFO V)  IK  AL  46 DEGS NORTH AND
	16 DEGS TO 12 DEGS WEST.  NO  HM  AU  FX  44 DEGS TO 47 DEGS
	NORTH 7 DEGS WEST.  BA 45 DEGS NORTH 05 DEGS WEST.
	14.  PATROLLING 44 DEGS TO 46 DEGS NORTH 12 DEGS TO 17 DEGS
	WEST.   XENTNI AND 4 UNIDENTIFIED.
	15.  HOMEWARD BJ  BI  44 DEGS NORTH 12 DEGS WEST.  BW 43 DEGS
	NORTH 17 DEGS WEST.  FH 40 DEGS NORTH 18 DEGS WEST.  FO
	36 DEGS NORTH 24 DEGS WEST.  MB 34 DEGS NORTH 26 DEGS WEST.
	16.  BOUND FOR GIBRALTAR GC 40 DEGS NORTH 15 DEGS WEST.
	GO 36 DEGS NORTH 07 DEGS WEST.
	17.  BOUND SW  ZB  34 DEGS NORTH  20 DEGS WEST.
	NOTE PORTIONS ENCLOSED IN PARENS - AS RECEIVED

 

		021824Z	NCR 8076
	18.  BOUND FOR S.AFRICA HT 19 DEGS NORTH 20 DEGS WEST.
	HR 15 DEGS SOUTH 06 DEGS WEST.  FN 20 DEGS SOUTH 01 DEGS
	WEST.  FK 23 DEGS SOUTH 01 DEGS WEST.  HP 33 DEGS SOUTH
	11 DEGS EAST.  FM 41 DEGS SOUTH 11 DEGS EAST.  HN 43 DEGS
	SOUTH 10 DEGS EAST.  HH 31 DEGS SOUTH 41 DEGS EAST.
	19.  PATROLLING OFF FREETOWN HB YG.
	20.  PATROLLING EQUATOR TO 05 DEGS NORTH 20 DEGS TO
	28 DEGS WEST.  FC BU.
	21  BOUND FOR ROCAS  BG   EQUATOR 30 DEGS WEST.
	22.  HOMEWARD BOUND FZ 01 DEGS NORTH 15 DEGS WEST.  WF
	32 DEGS SOUTH 08 DEGS EAST.
	23.  BAHAMAS DN.  BERMUDA BQ.  GULF OF MAINE KT SABLE
	ISLAND DP.
	24.  HOMEWARD DJ 43 DEGS NORTH 43 DEGS WEST.
	25.  VERY TENTATIVELY LIQUIDATED RC AIRCRAFT ATTACK 64
	DEGS NORTH 07 DEGS WEST 0756Z/30.  XH POSSIBLY EQUAL HY
	AIRCRAFT ATTACK 61 DEGS NORTH 20 DEGS WEST 1550Z/24.
	HU AIRCRAFT ATTACK 60 DEGS NORTH 35 DEGS WEST 1730Z/23.
	ES  HMS BITER AND PATHFINDER.

 

		021824Z	NCR 8076
	26.  REF OIC 387 CONSIDER REFERENCE TO YN PROBABLY AN
	ERROR.
	2 COPIES TO LT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY (CODRESS)
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	3 MAY 1943
	1845
	KOTEEN/WOBLER
		031915	NCR 8482
	ULTRA OIC SERIAL 440.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 440 FROM
	ADMIRALTY.
	U/BOAT SITUATION - PART 2.
	NAN 3  TARE 8  BAKER 5  OBOENAN 4  UNCLE 14  LOVE 24
	SUGARTARE 20  PETER 9  GEORGE 8  DOG 19  KIKESUGAR  11
	MIKEPETER 10  UNCLEXRAY 6  WILLIAM 136  SUGARCHARLIE
	44  OBOEBAKER 12  OBOEEASY 53  OBOEWILLIAM 68.  TOTAL
	454 INCLUDING NANITEM 3 AND ALLOWING QUEENITEM
	FOR U/B ATTACKED BY A/C XRAY/455 AT 0956B/30TH IN
	64-30 N. 7-10 W.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 3, 1943
	1816/
	STRICKLAND/STRICKLAND
		031301Z	NCR 8513
	MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL 441.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL
	441 FROM ADMIRALTY
	IN ORDER TO HAVE A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BIGRAMS FOR ALL
	U/BOATS ON OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE BALTIC AND BLACK SEA,
	BIGRAMS FOR U/BOATS OBOENAN AND IN MED HAVE BEEN
	ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS:  PARA TWO.
	OBOENAN, ROGER EASY 625 BENKER ROGERFOX 601 GRAU ROGER-
	GEORGE 703 BIELFELD ROGERHOW 212 VOLGER ROGERITEM 711 LANGE
	ROGERJIG 354 HERBSCHLEB ROGERKING 251 TIMM ROGERLOVE 622
	QUECK ROGERMIKE 646 WULFF ROGERNAN 657 GOELLNITZ ROGER-
	OBOE 636 HILDEBRAND ROGERPETER 586 ESCH ROGERQUEEN 639
	WICHMANN ROGERROGER 355 LABAUME MIKESUGAR 467 KUMMER
	ROGERTARE 255 RECHE ROGERUNCLE 269 HARLFINGER ROGERVICTOR
	(PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES)

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 484	2	467 EQUALS RS.  SEE OIC 441 PARA 2.

 

		031301Z	NCR 8513
	629 BUGS ROGERWILLIAM 334 SIEMON ALREADY ALLOCATED KING-
	PETER 302 SICKEL.  PARA THREE.  MED  ROGERXRAY 73 DECKERT
	ROGERYOKE 565 FRANKEN ROGERZEBRA 81 KRIEG TAREABLE 375
	KOENEN KAMPF TAREBAKER 371 MEHL TARECHARLIE 431 SCHOENEBOOM
	TAREDOG 561 SCHOMBERG TARESASY 453 SCHLIPPENBACH TAREFOX 97
	TROX.  ALREADY ALLOCATED GEORGESUGAR 617 BRANDI GEORGEITEM
	407 BRUELLER EASYGEORGE 458 DIGGINS GEORGEABLE 755 GEOING
	NANKING 414 HUTH NANEASY 303 HEINE ABLEXRAY 593 KELBING
	ITEMOBOE 602 SCHUELER EASYPETER 605 SCHULTZE GEORGEQUEEN
	259 KOEPKE EASYMIKE 596 JAHN EASYKING 380 ROETHER  PARA FOUR.
	DOGITEM EASYXRAYLOVE 28.  CORRECTION.  IN PARA THREE READ
	TAREABLE 375 KOENKAMPH ETC'
	TWO COPIES TO LTCOMDR. KNOWLES.
	(PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES)

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	5 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 442
	1417/5
	MEYER/COFFMAN
		051238Z	NCR 9779
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 442 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	OIC SERIAL 442.  MOST SECRET ULTRA.
	1.  FINK GROUP ORDERED 18028/4 TO TAKE UP BY 1000B/5
	LINE FROM                PROBABLY                       AJ 2758 TO
	PROBABLY                              AK 4944.
	SW CONVOY EXPECTED.
	2.  COMPRISES ES AND PQ AND IN AND AJ AND YL AND FB AND PF
	AND KK AND PW AND KR AND NL AND NY AND KF AND ND AND DL
	AND PX AND YX AND PI AND XE AND XB AND PZ AND IV AND IS
	AND PS AND AS AND PU AND XA.
	3.  KR IN CONTACT WITH ONS 5 PM/4TH AND ALL WERE TO OPERATE.
	2 COPIES FO LT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	5 MAY 1943
	1705/1657
	VALENTINE/SCHMONSEES
		051447Z	NCR 9868
	ULTRA MOST SECRET  (COMINCH OIC SERIAL 443 FROM ADMIRALTY
	OIC SERIAL 443).
	1.  BY 1657B/3 AMSEL FIGURE 1 TO OCCUPY LINE FROM
	AJ 7933 TO 8837 COMPRISING XD AND IP AND
	AW AND CA AND DX.
	2.  AMSEL FIGURE 2 TO OCCUPY LINE FROM
	AJ 9761 TO BC 3247 COMPRISING PC AND NM AND KX AND
	NP AND IZ
	3.  AMSEL FIGURE 3 FROM                                 BC 3765 TO
	6541 COMPRISING PD AND EE AND HC AND NR AND NQ.
	4.  AMSEL FIGURE 4 FROM                                BC 6949 TO
	P646 COMPRISING NX AND CS AND NU AND HA AND NG.
	5.  AT 1148B/4 SUBGROUPS 2, 3 AND 4 ORDERED TO TAKE UP RES-
	PECTIVELY LINES FROM                                          AJ 9535 TO
	AK 7758 AND FROM                                          BC 3927 TO 6637
	(P. 1 OF 2)

 

		051447Z	NCR 9868
	AND FROM                                            BU 9275 TO 9872.
	6.  ADDITIONS BY 1651B/4 TO SUB GROUP 1 NJ TO THE EAST TO
	SUB GROUP 2 DY TO THE SOUTHEAST TO SUB GROUP 3 CP TO THE
	NORTH TO SUB GROUP 4 KX TO THE NORTH.
	7.  AMSEL FIGURES 1 AND 2 ORDERED 2230B/4 TO OPERATE AGAINST
	CONVOY REPORTED BY KR IN AJ 6271 AT 2020 AND TOLD THAT FINK
	WITH 27 BOATS WOULD ALSO BE OPERATING.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 446	6	REF SERIAL 443 PARA 6 FOR KX READ DF.

 

	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	MAY 6, 1943
	2353
	ROSS/BENNETT
		051900Z	NCR 0073
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 444 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	(1)  ZC IN                                 AK 8945.  XC TO JOIN HIM
	FROM AK 82 AND HAND OVER FUEL BEFORE RETURNING.
	(2)  NA AND IE AND NJ AND IL AND BB WERE SUPPLIED
	ON 1/5 BY ZC WHO THEREAFTER HAD 453 CUBIC METERS.
	(3)  GV ORDERED PM/4 TO GO TO ZA IN                       POSSIBLY
	BD 8255 TO OPERATE FURTHER IF EFFECTIVE AFTER
	FUELLING.
	(4)  MB IN DG 8298 AT 2230 B/3 REPORTED TANKER WITH
	ESCORT WHICH DEPTH-CHARGED HIM.  QUERY GULF DAWN.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO LIEUT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 6 1943
	0012
	KARABINUS/FORTE
	(PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES)	052045Z	NCR 0100
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 445 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET O.I.C. SERIAL 445
	1.  MB TO R/V WITH ZB IN DG 6425 AM/5 AND THEN TO
	RETURN.  ZB THEN TO MAKE FOR ES 80.  FO WAS FUELLED BY
	ZB ON 3/5.
	2.  CT REQUESTED BEACONS FROM ZC AM/4.
	3.  DROSSEL GROUP HAVE OPERATED AGAINST FLIGHT OF LANDING
	CRAFT AND COASTAL MOTORBOATS WEST OF PORTUGAL AND WERE
	TO BE IN LINE FROM                                 CF 6235 TO
	CG 1861 BY 0800B/5 FOR 2 NORTHBOUND CONVOYS.
	COMPRISES AR AND XE AND NT AND PI AND GG AND EX AND
	ED AND NI AND AO AND EU.  ENEMY THOUGHT CONVOY WAS
	IMPORTANT INVASION FORCE EXPECTED ON STRENGTH OF AGENT
	REPORTS.
	4.  TG 952 EXR 22, TH 334 EXR 27, TI 340 EXR 30,
	TJ 640 EXR 1.

 

	(PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES)	052045Z	NCR 0100
	5.  BW IN CF 6690 AT 1717B/4 CONTINUING RETURN.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-35 FOR LT.CMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	6 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 446
	1553/1540
	VALENTINE/DAYTON
		061250	NCR 0512
	MOST SECRET ULTRA.  OIC SERIAL 446 (COMINCH OIC SERIAL
	446 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	1.  REF SERIAL 443 PARA 6 FOR KX READ DF.
	2.  XB NECKEL EQUALS 531 HX.  YL PICH EQUALS 168 ALLOCATE
	JA.
	3.  ALLOCATE FOLLOWING- CURIO XG TECHAND XH BLUM XI
	KLAUS XJ NAGEL XK HUNGERHAUSEN XL.
	4.  AV  AD FRANCE 4/5 PL  AD U 5/5  NO AD P 6/5  HM AD L 4/5
	BA AD L 4/5  AC EX U 4/5  AL AD ST 4/5  AE EX P 5/5.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COM KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	6 MAY 1943
	1756/1731
	VALENTINE/RINDS
		061555Z	NCR 562
	(MOST SECRET ULTRA.  OIC SERIAL 447.  COMINCH OIC
	SERIAL 447 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	1.  FM TO OCCUPY KP 30 AND 50 AND 60 AND KQ 10 AND 40
	CONCENTRATING IN KP 53.  HN AND HP TO DIVIDE KP 80
	AND 90 AND KZ 10 TO 30 FORMER TO NE AND LATTER TO
	SW OF LINE KP 8480 TO KZ 3990.
	2.  HR REPORTED SHIP AT 1330B/4 IN FN 89 COURSE 290 DEGS
	ATTACKED UNSUCCESSFULLY.  HAD 297 CUBIC METRES.
	3.  FC INFORMED 4/5 THAT SHIPPING IS STILL TO BE FOUND
	TO AND FROM LAGOS AND TAKORADI.
	4.  REF OIC 410 PARA 7.  FN REPORTED FURTHER AT 1415B/3
	AND THE MACHINE NOW APPEARS TO BE A MANLIFTING KITE
	PROBABLY WITH ROTOR BLADES.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		P        P        P
		ADMIRALTY
	6 MAY, 1943.
		062248
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 101 X ULTRA X     OIC 444 PARA 3 SUGGEST ABLE KING 8255 X PETER YOKE 386 EQUALS KANDLER     BY 241302B AND 241315B X OIC 446 PARA 4 QUERY ABLE VICTOR ABLEDOG FRANCE     4/5 REFERENCE 041636B AND 041847B X                                                                                         F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	7 MAY, 1943.
		072104
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 102 X ULTRA X     REFERENCE OIC 439 PARA 25 ABLE PETER LIQUIDATED IN LIEU EASY SUGAR X     ROGER ABLE TENTATIVELY LIQUIDATED INSTEAD XRAY ABLE ALTHOUGH HOW ZEBRA     EQUALLY POSSIBLE FROM DEPARTURE DATE X ROGER BAKER EQUALS THIRD LANGE     BY 050028 AND 050036 X                                                                                   F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 8, 1943
	2204/1348
	LANDIS/VEREEN
		081348Z	NCR 2072
	ULTRA MOST SECRET  (((COMINCH OIC SERIAL 448 FROM
	ADMY OIC SERIAL 448.)))
	PARA 1.  PH ORDERED 1038B/4 QUOTE TO STEER COURSE
	IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAILING INSTRUCTIONS.  FIGURE
	3 IS VALID AFTER CONCLUSION OF EXERCISES WITH D/R'S
	UNQUOTE.
	PARA 2.  BI AD L 7.
	PARA 3.  REQUEST TEXT OF 041636B.
	PARA 4.  AGREE THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A
	3RD LANGE EXISTS BUT AN ALTERNATIVE TEXT FOR 0029B/5
	HAD SIGNATURE LJ WHICH MAY HAVE MISSED CONTROL.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	9 MAY 1943	OIC SER 449
	2143/9
	VISSCHER/COFFMAN
	(PAGE 1 OF 2)	091929Z	NCR 2710
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 449 FROM ADMY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  OIC 449.
	1.  AT 1340B/6 U-BOATS OF FINK AND AMSEL 1 AND 2 ORDERED
	TO BREAK OFF OPERATION.  AMSEL-1 AND 2 TO STEER FOR NAVSQ
	BC 33 REMAINING BOATS TO WITHDRAW IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION.
	2.  AT 1147B/7 U-BOATS OF AMSEL 3 AND 4 ORDERED TO BE IN
	PATROL LINE IN PRESENT ORDER AT 0800/8 FROM
	PROBABLY BC 6284 TO 9596 FORMING NEW RHEIN GROUP
	"FURTHER ORDERS TO FOLLOW".
	3.  AT 1117B/7 RB AND XG AND FERRO ALLOCATE XM AND IC
	AND DI AND AK AND KA AND KW AND XL AND HK AND NZ AND DB
	AND RD ORDERED TO STEER FOR              PROBABLY AJ 30.
	4.  AT 0030B/6 GV ORDERED TO TOUFOD CL 90 TONS AND JA
	AND PT FOR RETURN PASSAGE.  ALL FROM ZA IN        PRO-
	BABLY AK 8255.
	5.  AT 1933B/6 FOLLOWING TO FUEL FROM ZA IN          POR-
	BABLY      AK 8255 FROM ABOUT DAWN 9TH MAY.  PX AND IS
	TO 90 TONS KK AND ND FOR RETURN PASSAGE.

 

	(PAGE 2 OF 2)	091929Z	NCR 2710
	6.  FOLLOWING TO FUEL FROM ZC IN                 PROBABLY
	AK 8769 AT ABOUT DAWN 9TH MAY.  NL AND AS AND IV AND ES
	AND KF TO 90 TONS IN FOR RETURN PASSAGE.
	7.  AT 0033B/6 GD ORDERED TO TOP UP TO 90 TONS FROM MD NOW
	COMMANDED BY KAMECKE IN                PROBABLY              AK 8871.
	MD TO PROCEED TO            PROBABLY                 BD 1255.  KR TO
	FUEL FOR RETURN PASSAGE FROM MD.
	8.  AT 1931B/6 PU RETURN PASSAGE IF SUPPLYING IS NECESSARY
	VIA MD IN PROBABLY                      BD 1255.
	9.  AT 1216B/6 PZ BREAKING OFF IN AJ 9176 PROCEEDING TO
	SUPPLIER.
	10.  AT 0253B/6 BQ REPORTED "HAVE SUNK 5000 TON TANKER MY
	POSITION IS SQ DC 12".
	2 COPIES TO LT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	10 MAY 1943
	1221/1216
	VALENTINE/RINDS
		101126Z	NCR 2978
	(ULTRA.  MOST SECET.  OIC SERIAL 450.  COMINCH
	OIC SERIAL 450 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	AT 0532/5 DJ REPORTED IN NAVSQ.  CB 2489 THAT HE HAD
	78 TONS AND WAS PROCEEDING TO CA 90 AS SURFACE PATROLS
	WERE TOO STRONG.  HAS FOUND NOTHING IN CB 27 AND 28 BUT HAS
	SEEN DESTROYERS IN CB 21.  HAS BEEN SUBMERGED BY DAY.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	10 MAY 1943
	1848/1810
	MELTON/TOUSIGNANT
		101520Z	NCR 3124
	COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 451 FROM ADMIRALTY.  ULTRA
	MOST SECRET.  O.I.C. SERIAL 451
	U/BOAT SITUATION PART 2.
	N3, T6, B6, ON4, U 14, L23, ST14, P8, G5, D19,
	MS9, MP16, UX6, W143, SC44, OB12, OE49, OW79,
	TOTAL 460 INCLUDING NI 8 AND ALLOWING Q 2 NAMELY
	DL AND 1 U/BOAT FOR LANDING CRAFT CONVOY.  MS
	INCLUDES PI AND GG AND PB AND GO.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRR
	11 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 452
	0016/11
	MEYER/COFFMAN
		102015Z	NCR 3349
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 452 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	MOST SECRET.  ULTRA.
	OIC SERIAL 452.
	1.  FH SIGHTED DESTROYER AT 1424B/5 IN NAVSQ CF3858.
	DUE A.D.G. 10 SERIOUSLY DAMAGED CAUSE UNKNOWN.
	2.  ZB REPORTED AT 1731B/5 HAVING BEEN FULLY TOPPED UP BY
	MB AND EXPECTED TO REACH NEXT RENDEZVOUS ON 17TH MAY.
	3.  PB ENTERED MED NIGHT 6/7.  ON 6/7 PI AND GG ORDERED
	TO LEAVE DROSSEL AND ENTER MED.
	4.  DROSSEL CONSISTING OF NT AND NE AND AK AND EU AND ED
	NOW EQUALS XE AND AM AND KM AND AO AND EX ORDERED TO
	OPERATE AGAINST SL 128 AQ AND EX RETURNING DAMAGED AFTER
	MUTUAL COLLISION AT 1100B/6 IN NAVSQ CG 1426.  NO SIG-
	NALS FROM AM OR KM POSSIBLY SUNK AS SOUTHBOUND LANDING
	CRAFT CONVOY PICKED UP SURVIVORS FROM 2 U-BOATS NIGHT
	OF 3RD/4TH MAY.
	5.  FB WAS IN AJ 6247 AT 2858B/5 WITH 145 TONS AND ALL
	FISH MOVING S.E. TO REPAIR DAMAGE BUT BY 0330B/7 WAS
	AGAIN EFFECTIVE.
	(PAGE 1)

 

		102015Z	NCR 3349
	6.  PC REPORTED SEVERE DAMAGE TO CONNING TOWER BY GUNFIRE
	AT 0800B/6 IN AJ 8686.
	7.  PS WAS IN AJ 8693 WITH 60 TONS AND ALL FISH AT
	1600B/6.
	8.  NY WAS IN AJ 6915 AT 1215B/6 RETURNING DAMAGED.
	PP ALSO TO RETURN WITHOUT SUPPLYING.
	9.  XF WAS RAMMED AT 0630B/6 BUT REPORTED AT 1159B/6
	IN AJ 8683 WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN 18 HOURS.
	10.  NJ REPORTED AFTER ATTACK AT 1035B/6 FROM AJ 8652 THAT HE HAD
	BEEN RAMMED AND WAS UNABLE TO DIVE OTHER BOATS SENT
	TO ASSISTANCE FOUND NO TRACE BUT KF REPORTED HEARING
	EXPLOSION AND SINKING NOISES AT POSITION OF RAMMING
	AT 0610B/6.  TENTATIVELY LIQUIDATED.
	12.  KX WAS MOVING OFF TO REPAIR DAMAGE AT 0032B/6.
	13.  IV REQUESTED DISPOSITION FURTHER SOUTH AFTER
	REFUELLING AS HAD MAINLY "A" TORPEDOES.
	14.  XC REQUESTED BEACONS FROM ZC AT 0930B/6 IN FOG.
	AK 8945.
	(PAGE 2)

 

		102015Z	NCR 3349
	15.  CT WAS IN BD 3151 AT 0642B/6 HAVING REFUELLED
	FROM ZC WHO HAD SUPPLIED HS WITH METOX.
	16.  AT 0033B/6 GD ORDERED TO STEER FOR
	BC 37 AFTER REFUELLING FROM MD.
	17.  GN REPORTED AT 0651B/7 BY D/F U 56 N 25 W HAVING
	COMPLETED TASK.  QUERY MINELAYING NORTH CHANNEL AREA.
	GC REPORTED AT 0255B/7 BY D/F U 50 N 12 W HAVING ABANDONED
	TASK OWING TO STRONG ENEMY COUNTER MEASURES.
	QUERY MINING.
	18.  PK AD U 9.  NA AD U 10.  AC AD U 10.  BJ AD L 8.
	19.  FT EXL 5.  IB EX U 10.  ER EX U 8.  KQ EX U 8.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	10 MAY, 1943.
		102136
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 103 X ULTRA X     ROGER BAKER CONFIRMED LANGE BY 070053Z AND 070358B X XRAY DOG EQUALS     NAN VICTOR BY 051150 AND 051202 X XRAY EASY EQUALS EASY DOG BY 070715     AND 070719 AND 070724 X XRAY ABLE PROBABLY EQUALS PETER VICTOR BY 060239 AND     060320 X DOG LOVE LIQUIDATED X FOLLOWING NOT RECENTLY REPORTED AND QUERY     LIQUIDATED X DOG PETER AND YOKE XRAY AND PETER QUEEN AND DOG YOKE X     REFERENCE OIC 448 PARA 3 QUOTE AT 1315B DESTROYER NAVSQ ABLE JIG 6135 COURSE     NORTH UNQUOTE X ABLE VICTOR NOT REPORTED SINCE 041847 X QUERY IDENTITIES     U/BS OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT YOUR 091319 X ASSUME GEORGE GEORGE AND PETER ITEM     INCLUDED FROM 051913 X                                                     F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	11 MAY 1943
	1838/1802
	DECKMAN/GLUNT
		111519Z	NCR 3840
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINC OIC SERIAL 453 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	OIC SERIAL 453.
	(1)  YOUR SERIAL 303.  AGREE THAT PROBABLY XA EQUALS
	PV AND POSSIBLY XD EQUALS NV.
	(2)  CONSIDER DP MAY BE ON HX 237.  YX AND PQ POSSIBLY
	LIQUIDATED BUT RATHER SOON TO SAY.  DY SEE OIC 443 PARA (6)
	TOO EARLY TO ASSUME KILL.
	(3)  GX AD ST 7  IK AD P 7.
	(4)  REF AV.  WAS THE SHORT SIGNAL QUOTED BY YOU COMPLETE
	WITH SIGNATURE.  WE HAD A SHORT SIGNAL 1836B/4 TEXT
	READING DESTROYER.
	ALSO AT 1732B/4 CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGED PICH SIGHTED A DES-
	TROYER ON EASTERLY COURSE IN NAVAL AJ 6483 AT 1`315.  THE
	POINT REMAINS OBSCURE SINCE NAME UPHOFF AS ORIGINATOR IN
	RETURN PASSAGE BY 1540B/23 APRIL AND CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGED
	BY 1138B/4 MAY HIS ETA 1700B/4 MAY AT EXCORT R/V.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	12 MAY, 1943.
		12 [Unreadable time]
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 104 X ULTRA X     REFERENCE OIC 453, PARA 4, IN VIEW CONFUSION SIGNATURES 041636 AND 041732     AND 041847 ABLE VICTOR NOW ASSUMED TO HAVE ARRIVED PORT 4 MAY X REFERRENCE     OIC 452, PARA 4, ASSUME NAN ITEM MEANT INSTEAD NAN EASY AND ABLE ROGER     INSTEAD ABLE KING X PARA 18, QUERY ABLE CHARLIE ARRIVAL X REQUEST     CONFIRMATION APRIL TOTAL 20 EASY XRAY ROGER AND 13 QUEEN PLUS WILLIAM     ABLE X                                                                       F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 12, 1943
	1737/1520Z
	IMRIE/VEREEN
		121520Z	NCR 4594
	(((COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 454 FROM ADMIRALTY)))
	O.I.C. SERIAL 454.  1.  U/B SUNK BY A/C AND HMS
	FLEETWOOD 0800Z/11 IN 47 DEG 08 MINS N 14 DEG
	30 MINS W. WAS U 528 COMMANDED BY VON RABENAU.
	THERE LIQUIDATE XC.  2.  U/B SUNK BY ESCORTS OF
	SC 129 A.M./12 NOT YET IDENTIFIED.  3.  ZE RETURN-
	ING TO PORT 0954Z/11 NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN TO
	HAVE SAILED.  4.  HJ FA  BE  EX L 10.  ZF AD G 11.
	FH AD G 10.  BW AD L 11.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRR
	13 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 455
	1742/13
	NOVY/COFFMAN
		131301Z	NCR 5350
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 455.  FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  OIC SERIAL 455.
	1.  YOUR SERIAL 104 CONFIRM NI AND AR.  CONFIRM ALSO AC
	AD U 10/5.  CONFIRM ALSO APRIL TOTALS.
	2.  IB RETURNED U 10.
	3.  SECOND U-B0AT SUNK BY ESCORTS OF SC 129 12/5 AND 2 SUNK
	BY ESCORTS OF HX 237.  1245Z/12 AND 0655Z/13.  CLAIMS
	ARE APPARENTLY 5 THOUGH NOT CONCLUSIVELY CONFIRMED.
	IDENTITIES UNKNOWN.
	4.  REF OIC 452 PARA 4.  THE SURVIVORS WERE FROM KM AND GG.
	5.  FOLLOWING UNIDENTIFIED DEPARTURES.  1 ES ST 4.  2 EX U 5.
	1 EX L 5.  1 EX ST 6.  1 EX ST 7.  1 EX ST 8.  1 EX
	ST 10.  1 EX ST 11.  1 EX P 11.  2 EX G 10.  (QUERY
	ITALIAN FREIGHT U-BOATS.  A.M. 011347Z TO OPNAV FOR
	20G REFERS.
	2 COPIES TO LT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	13 MAY, 1943.
		131807
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 105 X ULTRA X     MY 131200 ESTIMATE X KING TARE 43N 46W HOMEBOUND FROM DFS 110253 BY RFP     AND 120227 X DOG PETER 42N 63W FROM SIGHTING X 111930 X DOG JIG OFF     HATTERAS X DOG NAN 21-25N 76-40W BY SINKINGS 130728 X BAKER QUEEN 38N     53W HOMEBOUND X BAKER GEORGE OFF CAPE SAN ROQUE X ONE UNIDENTIFIED AREA     61N 52W FROM ATTACKS 100942 AND 101300 X ASSUME YOU HAVE TULPE 1 THROUGH     16 X                                                                       F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY		OPERATIONAL
		COMINCH	PRIORITY
	14 MAY 1943
	1555/1549
	VALENTINE/PURDY
		141458Z	NCR 6006
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 456 FROM ADMTY.
	1. NANABLEBAKER COMPRISING NANLOVE AND ITEMVICTOR
	AND ABLESUGAR AND KINGFOX AND PETERXRAY AND GEORGENAN
	ORDERED 1534B/12 TO OCCUPY LINE FROM
	ABLEKING 7555 TO                              BAKERDOG 1222.
	2.  BY 0353B/13 ILLER AND LECH AND ISAR AND INN WHOSE
	COMPOSITION AND WHEREABOUTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN AND NAB WERE
	TO MOVE FROM 0600B/13 ON 30 DEG AT FIVE KNOTS TO INTERCEPT
	CONVOY SIGHTED STEERING WEST IN ABLELOVE 1228.
	2 CC TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	14 MAY 1943
	2040/2030
	VALENTINE/RINDS
		141755Z	NCR 6150
			PAGE 1 OF 2
	(ULTRA MOST SECRET.  OIC SERIAL 457.  COMINCH
	OIC SERIAL 457 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	1.  MD TO SUPPLY IN            PROBABLY                   BD 8125
	FOR RETURN PASSAGE AI AND NH AND IZ.  WAS IN BD 1569 AT
	0109B/13 AT 1505B/12 AI WAS IN BD 5747 WITH 8 TONS.
	2.  ZA TO SUPPLY IN          PROBABLY                         BD 8566   3
	U/B'S FOR RMG PASSAGE.  FIRST NUMBER U 446 PRESUMABLY
	CORRUPT ON 15/5 SECONDLY KT ON 18/5 THIRDLY BQ ON
	21/5.  WAS IN AK 8839 AT 1955B/12 SOUTHBOUND WITH
	358 CUBIC METRES.
	3.  DX IN CE 2195 REQUIRING 2 DAYS TO REPAIR.  ALL ABOVE
	TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT REFERENCE AT 42 A.
	4.  REF. TF 61 ALMOST ALL IN WESTERN ATLANTIC NOW
	ACCOUNTED FOR IN SC 129 AREA OR IN ORDER 1537/13 TO ISAR
	AND INN AND LECH AND NAB.  FIRST 2 JOINED INTO DONAU

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 461	2	REF. OIC 457 PARA 2.  446 WAS GERMAN ERROR FOR 466 NANKING.

 

		141755Z	NCR 6150
			PAGE 2 OF 2
	FIGURE ONE TO BE BY 0800B/15 IN LINE FROM
	AD 9475 TO                         FROM                    AK 1587 TO
	AK 5131. INTERVALS 15 MILES. LOOKS LIKE 18
	20 BOATS.  ILLER PRESUMABLY NEARER TO ONS 7.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR KNOWLES

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	MAY 14, 1943
	2109/2051
	VALENTINE/ALTENHOF
		141907Z	NCR 6172
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  O.I.C. SERIAL 458.
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 458 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ONE.  AT 1650B 13 ZB ORDERED TO BE FROM 17TH MAY
	ONWARDS IN NAVSQ 8889 PRESUMABLY ES TO REFUEL HB
	AND FC FOR RETURN AND YG AND YM AND YU AND BU FOR
	FURTHER OPERATIONS.  ALL EXCEPT HB TO REPORT ON
	LEAVING OPERATIONAL AREAS.
	TWO.  AT 1638B 13 DN GIVEN PERMISSION TO MOVE AWAY
	EAST OR WEST DURING PERIOD OF INCREASING MOONLIGHT.
	THREE.  FK ALLOCATED ATTACKING AREA NAVSQ KY 60 AND
	90 AND KZ 40 AND 70 FOCAL POINT KY 6310 AT 2244B/12
	FOUR.  HR WAS IN NAVSQ GG 5165 AT 2010B/12 HAVING
	SUNK 15 KNOT 8000 TONNER COURSE 020 DEGREES AT
	0305B/12 IN GG 1656.
	(PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES)

 

		141907Z	NCR 6172
	FIVE.  BQ IN CC 5713 AT 1750B/13 REPORTED TANKER
	260 DEGREES AND WAS TOLD TO ATTACK WITH GUNFIRE
	AS NO OTHER U/B WAS NEAR.
	SIX.  DJ REPORTED 0408B/14 CA 090 NO SHIPPING.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COM KNOWLES.
	(PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES)

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRR
	15 MAY 1943
	0203
	NOVY/KEENER
		142215Z	NCR 6366
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 459 FROM ADMIRALTY.)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.
	O.I.C. SERIAL 459.
	1.  XK EQUALS TJ.
	2.  GN MET ZC IN               PROBABLY              AK 8789 BEFORE
	0302 B/14.
	3.  KK WAS IN BD 2259 AT 2045 B/12 HOMEWARD HAVING BEEN
	SUPPLIED.
	4.  REFUELLING FOR ELBE OPERATING AGAINST SC 129 IS INTENDED
	FROM 15/5 IN                                    BD 8566 FROM ZA  ON BREAKING
	OFF TO WATCH HUBERTUS.
	5.  BALTZ NOW KH.
	6.  AT 1239 B/13 ILLER ORDERED TO OPERATE SINGLY AGAINST ONS
	7.  LAST REPORT OF CONVOY TO HAND FROM TJ WAS IN
	AD 87 68 AT 2045 B/13.  CONTROL APPRECIATED
	WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY COURSE.
	2 COPIES FOR LT.
		COMDR. KNOWLES

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRR
	15 MAY 1943
	0214
	NOVY/KEENER
		150001Z	NCR 6377
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 460 FROM ADMIRALTY.)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.
	O.I.C. SERIAL 460.
	1.  FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED OPERATING ON SC 129.  NU AND NR
	AND PD AND NP AND PS AND XF AND NJ AND DY AND EE AND CS
	AND CP AND IP AND HC AND FB AND PC AND CA AND NX AND NQ
	AND HA AND NM AND PV.
	2.  NH WAS IN BD 8117 AT 1448 B/12 WITH 6 TONS.
	3.  NM WAS IN CE 1927 AT 1456 B/12 SEVERELY DAMAGED AND
	JOINED NU FOR ESCORT BUT LATER MADE GOOD HIS DEFECTS
	AND WAS RETURNING.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		PPPPPPPP
		COMINCH
	15 MAY 1943
	2102/1650
	LANDIS/MULLIGAN
	PAGE 1 OF 2	151650Z	NCR 6888
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 461 FROM ADMIRALTY.  MOST SECRET ULTRA
	OIC SERIAL 461.
	1.  FROM 0500B/14 NANZEBRA AND KINGKING ON COASTAL ALSO
	PETERUNCLE AND KINGXRAY AND ITEMNAN FROM 0800B/13.
	2.  REF. OIC 457 PARA 2.  446 WAS GERMAN ERROR FOR 466
	NANKING.
	3.  REF OIC 458 PARA 5.  AT 2130B/13TH BAKERQUEEN IN
	CHARLIECHARLIE 4931 20 TONS HAD NOT ATTACKED WITH GUNFIRE
	OWING TO WEATHER.
	4.  AT 0933B/14 HOWJIG OUTWARD IN BAKERESAY 6542.  AT 1421B/14
	PETERABLE OUTWARD IN BAKEREASY 9198 ALTHOUGH DAMAGED BY
	A/C MAY 7TH AT 1741B/12 IN BAKERFOX 75.  NANZEBRA ORDERED
	TO MEET KINGKING LATTER IN BAKERDOG 2259 AT 2100B/12.
	AT 0947B/13 PETERGEORGE IN BAKERFOX 4765.

 

	PAGE 2 OF 2	151650Z	NCR 6888
	5.  AT 1834/13 HOWHOW REPORTED ON SHIPPING KINGPETER
	89 AND 9123 WOULD NOT BE AT SUPPLY SQUARE TILL 22/6
	6.  CHARLIETARE ABLEDOG FOX 13 ITEMEASY ABLEDOG FOX 12
	FOXOBOE ABLEDOG LOVE 13 PETERWILLIAM ABLEDOG UNCLE 15
	MIKEBAKER ABLEDOG GEORGE 14  FOXXRAY ABLEDOG FOX 3
	GEORGEMIKE ABLEDOG GEORGE 12 NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AT SEA.
	7.  FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED OPERATING ON HOWXRAY 237 HOWKING
	AND PETERHOW AND NANGEORGE AND PETEROBOE AND KINGROGER
	AND EASYROGER AND EASYUNCLE AND NANTARE AND KINGHOW AND EASY-
	DOG AND GEORGEUNCLE AND ITEMZEBRA AND NANITEM AND ABLEROGER.
	8.  CONSIDER ABLEROGER AND NANITEM LIQUIDATED.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LIEUT.COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	16 MAY 1943
	1948/1918
	IMRIE/JOHNSON
	PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES	161530Z	NCR 7573
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 462 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	OIC SERIAL 462.  BY 1540 B/11 INN COMPRISES GV AND
	IS AND PZ AND GD AND ILLER COMPRISES XI AND RO AND
	XJ AND XH AND RN AND TJ.  2.  CONSIDER ISAR AND LECH
	COMPRISE RB AND AK AND RD AND XM PROBABLY EQUALS RC
	AND TG AND XL AND DB AND KA AND DI WHO WERE ALL
	ORDERED TO                        ON 7TH MAY AND ALSO KOCH EQUALS
	TH NOT IC.  TH WAS IN FF 8169 EQUALS AJ 3169 AT 1735
	B/11.  KW WAS ALSO ORDERED TO        BUT APPARENTLY FAILED TO
	MAKE PASSAGE REPORT.  3.  NO TRACE OF ES AND XD AND PQ
	QUERY LIQUIDATED REQUEST YOUR ESTIMATE FOR AW AND DP AND
	ND RETURNING ST BY 1836B/11.  4.  AT 1558B/11 DN GIVEN
	FREEDOM OF ACTION IN NAVSQ DM AND EASTERN 3RD OF DL AND
	WESTERN AND MIDDLE THIRDS OF DN     CONCENTRATING ON DM 52

 

	PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES	161530Z	NCR 7573
	AND DN 72.  5.  GRAU ALLOCATE XO WAS OUTWARD IN BE 51 AT
	1959B/5.  6.  DG ESTABLISHED EQUALS YG.  7.  FZ SANK ADELFOTIS
	IN                   ON 1ST MAY.  8.  AT 1854B/11 FN GIVEN ATTACKING AR
	BETWEEN MERIDIANS OF GR 54 AND KY 66 NORTH OF JJ 48.
	9.  CONSIDER AR AND NI SUNK BY HX 237 AND HA AND POSSIBLY NQ
	BY SC 129  10.  AD ADP2  NY ADST 16.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	18 MAY 1943
	0255
	LANDIS/YORK
	PAGE 1	172030Z	NCR 8454
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 463 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	O.I.C. SERIAL 463
	1.  AT 1822B/14 ILLER IN ORDER XI AND RO AND XJ
	AND XH ORDERED TO BE ON PATROL LINE FROM
	AD 9313 TO                      9393 REMAINING
	ON ICE BOUNDARY IF HINDERED BY ICE.  TJ AND RN
	TO SEARCH INDEPENDENTLY.
	2.  ZC TO HAND OVER REMAINING FUEL TO KH AND GU
	AND PO AND PH AND PA IN                                   BD
	2659 BEGINNING AT 2000B/15.  BOATS SUPPLIED
	TO STEER FOR                             AK 71 SETTING WATCH
	ON HUBERTUS.  ZC TO RETURN.

 

	PAGE 2	172030Z	NCR 8454
	3.  ZA TO REFUEL PD AND CS AND AW FOR RETURN PASSAGE.
	NEW SUPPLY AREA FOR ZA ON ABOUT 1200B/15 WAS
	BD 9175.
	4.  AFTER REFUELLING FROM ZA EE AND PV AND NQ TO PROCEED TO
	AK 71.  EU TO GET METOX FROM ZA BUT
	FUEL LATER.
	5.  ER AND KQ TO STEER FOR                              AK 77.
	6.  FOLLOWING TO HAND OVER FUEL ON 15 MAY.  FB TO
	CP AND HC TO ED AND XF TO IP AND DF TO CA ALL
	IN                                     BD.  ALSO ON 16 MAY IN
	BD 8325 DX TO NR AND DY TO PS.  ALL
	THESE 740 TONNERS THEN TO RETURN FOR EQUIPMENT

 

	PAGE 3	172030Z	NCR 8454
	FOR THE SOUTH, AND BOATS REFUELLED TO STEER FOR
	AK 74.
	7.  NT TO FUEL NP IN                                  BD 6643 AFTER
	DAWN 16 MAY BOTH BOATS THEN TO RETURN.
	8.  GC IN BE 23 AT 0214N/15 WITH 130
	TONS REQUESTED SUPPLY OF POTASH CARTRIDGES AND
	GLASSES.  ORDERED TO OBTAIN THESE FROM ZC IN
	BD 2659 ON 18 MAY AND THEN TO
	STEER FOR                 PROBABLY EQUALS CB 41.  NO
	EVIDENCE THAT GC LAID MINES OFF LANDS END.
	POSSIBLY A WEATHER BUOY.

 

	PAGE 4	172030Z	NCR 8454
	9.  AT 1835B/14 HJ AND ANOTHER GARBLED BOAT PROBABLY
	GM ORDERED TO STEER FOR NAVSQ DO 10 AND ZC FOR
	PROBABLY                    BD 20 AND PF AND PM AND
	IB AND EB FOR                     PROBABLY                       AK 77.
	10.  BY 2114B/10 ISAR CONSISTS OF TH AND RD AND XM
	AND TG AND RB AND LECH CONSISTS OF DI AND AK
	AND KA AND XL.  OMISSION OF KW STRENGTHENS HOPE
	OF LIQUIDATION.
	11.  AT 2108B/10 FT AND DB AND HK ORDERED TO STEER FOR
	GF 37 AND AT 0120B/15 ORDERED TO SHIFT TO AMERICA
	W/T AT 1000B/15.  FT WAS IN BE 67 AT 2357B/13
	AND HK IN BD 5847 AT 0705B/14 HAVING BEEN ORDERED

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 466	9	REF O.I.C. 463 PARA 9 FOR ZEBRA CHARLIE READ ZEBRA EASY.

 

	PAGE 5 OF 5	172030Z	NCR 8454
	AT 2019B/13 NOT TO OPERATE AGAINST CONVOY BUT
	TO "STEER SAME COURSE AS BEFORE".  CONSIDER
	PROBABLY                         BC 87.
	12.  AT 0401B/11 KT REPORTED FROM CC 1388 "TASK
	COMPLETED.  NOTHING."
	13.  BU WAS IN ET 9422 WITH 11 TONS AND 16 FISH AT
	2158B/14 EXPECTED TO REACH ZB ON 18 MAY AND
	REQUESTED THEREAFTER OPERATIONAL AREA FROM
	FREETOWN DOWN TO NORTHERN EDGE OF NAVSQ FF.
	14.  DK REPORTED 0158B/15 ETA WITH ZB 1600B/17."
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	17 MAY, 1943.
		172123
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 106 X ULTRA X     TARE GEORGE POSSIBLY EQUALS XRAY GEORGE BY 021538 AND 021544 X HOW ABLE     LAST REPORTED 121332B POSSIBLE VICTIM HMS HESPERUS CLAIMED 121316 X YOUR     SERIAL 462 PARA 3 HOW XRAY NOT RECENTLY REPORTED AND TENTATIVELY     LIQUIDATED X ABLE WILLIAM TO R/V ZEBRA ABLE AND RETURN BY 142001 X DOG     PETER NOT REPORTED SINCE 210120 APRIL BUT ASSUMED STILL SOUTHWEST OF     SABLE ISLAND FROM SIGHTINGS 111930 AND 152101 X DOG BAKER AND HOW KING     BELIEVED WESTBOUND POSSIBLY HATTERAS FROM 102108 AND 150120 X ABLE MIKE     NEVER HEARD AND QUERY RETURNED OR SUNK X OIC 462 PARA 6, ASSUME DOG KING     INSTEAD DOG GEORGE X DESIRE IDENTIFICATIONS OF QUOTE TWO OR MORE U/BOATS     UNQUOTE AM 171359B/AREA 43-31 43-29 X                                               F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	18 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 464
	1215/1205
	VALENTINE/DAYTON
		180940Z	NCR 8695
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 464 FROM ADMIRALTY
	HUSH MOST SECRET.    ULTRA OIC SERIAL 464 U/BOAT SITUATION
	PART 2.  N3  T4  B7  ON5  U 15  L23  ST15  P9  G9  D16  MS8  MP16  UX6
	W139  SC44  OB12  OE55  OW65  TOTAL 451 INCLUDING NANITEM 3 AND
	ALLOWING Q12 OF WHICH 3 ARE TRANSFERRED FROM D GROUP NAMELY
	CO AND EI AND FI.  DATES AND PLACES UNKNOWN BUT WRITTEN OFF
	IN COURSE OF CLEANING UP LIST MAINLY ON SIGNATURE EVIDENCE.
	ADD TO MARCH Q1 U-BOAT NAMELY HQ AND ADD TO APRIL HO NEITHER
	INCIDENT YET IDENTIFIED.  REMAINDER ARE 1 HY FOR COMBINED
	ATTACK QEAP OS 47 0745Z/11 BY AIRCRAFT D/58 AND HMS FLEETWOOD
	(2) KM FOR AIRCRAFT M/ABOUT 70 MILES N BY W. OF CAPE ORTEGAL
	1717Z/02.  (3)  AND (4)  DURING ONS 5 NAMELY ES AND 1 OTHER BOTH
	ADDITIONAL TO DL.  (5)  FOR SC 129 HA.  (6) AND (7)  AR AND NI
	DURING HX 237.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	18 MAY 1943
	1938/1315
	VALENTINE/CAMPBELL
		181315Z	NCR 8858
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 465 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	MOST SECRET     ULTRA     OIC SERIAL 465.
	1.  FA WAS OUTWARD BOUND IN CF 30 AT 2232B/14.
	2.  ASSUME YOU HAVE 2314B/11 FROM BQ THEN IN CB 6888.
	BY 0211B/15 BQ AND KT TO REFUEL FROM ZA ALL THEN RETURNING.
	NP AND NG TO AWAIT ORDERS IN AREAS REACHED, REFUELLING
	LATER.  REF SERIAL 463 PARA 7 FOR NP READ PC.
	3.  BY 1250B/14 NJ AND NU RETURNING, AE AND GU AND PO AND
	PH AND KH TO STEER FOR                         BD 27 BUT AE NOT MENT-
	IONED IN SUBSEQUENT ORDERS.
	4.  REF OIC 463 PARA 11                              IN MED EQUALS NAVSQ CH
	IT
	IS POSSIBLE FT AND DB AND HK ARE STEERING FOR NAVSQ CA 87
	PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES

 

	PAGE 2 OF	181315Z	NCR 8858
	5.  ND AD ST 17  EX AD P 11  HS AD L 15  IS L ADP 11  PP AD
	ST 15  IB EX U 13  GM EX G 15  CW EX G 15  KN EX G 15  BB NOW
	IN BALTIC.
	6.  XE EQUALS ED.  CONFIRM DK EQUALS YG, AGREE TG EQUALS
	XG.  PV EQUALS XA.  AGREE HX AND AM TENTATIVE BUT NOT YET
	WRITTEN OFF.
	7.  TK 232 AND TL 273 EXR 8  JA 193 EXR 11  JC 199 KRAUS
	AND TL 951 AND TM 953 EXR 13.  JC ADB 16 FOR METOX.  RM EXT
	13 POSSIBLY IN ATLANTIC.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOM. KNOWLES

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 466	7	REF. MY SERIAL 465 PARA 7 FOR TARELOVE 951 AND TAREMIKE 953 PLEASE READ TAREMIKE 951 AND TARENAN 953.
AOIC 466	5/7	YOUR SERIAL 109 CONFIRM IL ADP 11 AND JB 193 AND AK 7592 RECEIVED GARBELED BY YOU.  NOW CONSIDER 051959 AND PROPOSE TO CANCEL BIGRAM XE.

 

	COMINCH		OP        OP
		ADMIRALTY
	18 MAY, 1943.
		181350
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 107 X ULTRA X     GERMAN U/BOAT 740 TON SUNK 171313Z 11-08S 35-38W BY USS MOFFETT AND     JEWETT BY GUNFIRE FOLLOWING A/C ATTACK FIFTY PRISONERS LANDED RECEIFE X     U/B NOT IDENTIFIED X                                                                                         F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	18 MAY, 1943.
		182057
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 108 X ULTRA X     REFERENCE OIC 463 PARA 7 QUERY NAN PETER INSTEAD PETER CHARLIE BY 150211     AND 151024 X PARA 9, QUERY GEORGE MIKE WHOSE HEADING NAVSQ BAKER EASY 42     BY 142013 POSSIBLY TO R/V BLOCKADE RUNNER X STUCKHEIM BY 141835 POSSIBLY     IN BAKER EASY WHICH SAILED WITH HOW JIG X REQUEST IDENTITIES RECENT     EASY XRAY ROGER AND VICTIMS NOW ASSOCIATED A/C ATTACKS APRIL 241550 AND     300756 OIC 439 PARA 25 X                                                                       F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	MAY 19 1943
	1120/0855
	/PRINGLE
		190855Z	NCR 9406
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 466 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET  O.I.C. SERIAL 466
	(1)  ABLELOVE ABLEDOG SUGARTARE 3 FOXXRAY ABLE-
	DOG GEORGE 3, CHARLIEWILLIAM ABLEDOG GEORGE
	17  FOXDOG EASYXRAY LOVE 18.
	(2)  REF. MY SERIAL 465 PARA 7 FOR TARELOVE 951
	AND TAREMIKE 953 PLEASE READ TAREMIKE 951
	AND TARENAN 953.
	(3)  REF O.I.C. 463 PARA 9 FOR ZEBRA CHARLIE
	READ ZEBRA EASY.  FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF
	GARBLED REFERENCE TO QUOTE STOECKHEIM UNQUOTE
	SUGGESTS MORE PROBABLE NEW COMMANDER TO WHOM
	ALLOCATE XRAY PETER POSSIBLY EQUALS BAKER EASY.
	2 COPIES TO LIEUT. COMMANDER KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	MAY 19 1943
	2135/
	KOTEEN/STRICKLAND
		192005Z	NCR 9719
	MOST SECRET ULTRA   OIC SERIAL 467.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL
	467 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	1.  FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED ON OR NEAR SUGARCHARLIE 130
	UP TO DESPATCH OF THIS SIGNAL.  TAREHOW AND ROGER-
	CHARLIE AND ROGEROBOE AND PETERZEBRA AND TAREGEORGE.
	2.  OBOEDOGEASYROGER GROUP AND ALSO EASYDOG AND
	PETERVICTOR AND EASYEASY ORDERED 0956B/19 TO
	STEER FOR                             PROBABLY                   ABLEKING 53.
	3.  1006B/19 FOLLOWING ORDERED AT 8 KNOTS TO
	ABLEJIG 53 NAMELY PETERMIKE AND
	PETERGEORGE AND PETERFOX AND ITEMPETER AND CHARLIE
	ABLE.
	4.  HOWROGER TO NAVSQ KINGQUEEN 50.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR. KNOWLES.

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 469	3	REF OIC 467 PARA 3.  NR AND PS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE ORDER.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	MAY 19 1943
	2122/
	KOTEEN/STRICKLAND
		192035Z	NCR 9713
	MOST SECRET ULTRA   OIC SERIAL 468.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL
	468 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	1.  XRAYMIKE EQUALS ROGERCHARLIE.
	2.  BY 01268/19 DONAU FIGURES 1 AND 2 UP TO ITEMVICTOR
	TO OPERATE AGAINST SUGARCHARLIE 130.  REMAINDER
	NAMELY ABLESUGAR TO GEORGENAN TO JOIN OBOEDOGEASY-
	ROGER AND REMAIN IN AREA REACHED.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	20 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 469
	1227/1215
	LANDIS/JOHNSON
	PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES	200715Z	NCR 183
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 469 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	OIC SERIAL 469
	PARA 1.  AT 1238B/18 ZE ORDERED TO REPORT TIME OF
	ARRIVAL IN                            BD 5155.  NG, NP AND EU TO
	REFUEL THERE.  ZIEIM EQUALS TK, ROSSMAN TL AND RM
	TO STEER FOR                              AK 44.
	PARA 2.  AT 1843B/18 ZA REPORTED KT READY, STILL
	77 TONS, 14 DAYS.  AT 0401B/19 KT REPORTED NEUTRAL
	VESSEL AT 0200 IN BD 9862.  AT 2338B/18 BQ REPORTED ETA
	WITH ZA FIRST LIGHT 21ST MAY.
	PARA 3.  FC REPORTED AAT 2035B/18 ETA WITH ZB AM 22ND
	MAY.
	PARA 4.  NJ DUE AD ST 21.  PT AD U 19, NU AD ST 20.
	PARA 5.  AT 2003B/18 EE IN TO                 BD 9178

 

	PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES	200715Z	NCR 183
	WITH 90 TONS LEFT REPORTED NQ IN
	BD 8633 WAS RETURNING AS UNABLE TO EFFECT REPAIRS.
	PARA 6.  AT 2350B/18 DF WAS RETURNING FROM BE
	7123 AND REPORTED CA HAD 85 TONS.
	PARA 7.  AT 0106B/19 TL PASSED 60 DEG NORTH SOUTHBOUND.
	PARA 8.  HOWNAN REPORTED AT 2118B/18 NIGHT ATTACK
	ON CONVOY FRUSTRATED BY AIRCRAFT IN KP 8541,
	245 TONS.  FK REPORTED AT 0020/19 CONTINUALLY LOCATED
	BY AIRCRAFT, 277 TONS.
	PARA 9.  REF OIC 467 PARA 3.  NR AND PS ALSO INCLUDED
	IN THE ORDER.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	20 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 470
	1143/1131
	LANDIS/NICHOLS
		201006Z	NCR 162
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 470 FROM ADMTY OIC SERIAL 470
	MOST SECRET ULTRA.
	(1)  FOX 363 ARE REQUESTED TO LAY THIS SIGNAL
	BEFORE ADMIRAL KING PERSONALLY AND TO ASK HIM TO
	SHOW IT TO CNS.  MESSAGE IS PARAPHRASE OF 2258B/18
	AND 0206B/19 AND 0621B/19 FROM DOENITZ TO ALL
	U-BOAT COMMANDERS BEGINNING WITH PARA 2 BELOW.
	(2)  AT PERSENT THE ENEMY IS AGAIN SOME LENGTHS
	AHEAD OF US THROUGH HIS RDF BY WHICH HE ENDEAVOURS
	TO DEPRIVE THE U-BOATS OF THEIR MOST IMPORNANT
	PROPERTY, INVISIBILITY.
	(3)  BEING FULLY AWARE OF HOW DIFFICULT YOUR
	POSITION IN COMBATTING HIS DEFENCES IS THEREBY MADE
	I AM TAKING ALL POSSIBLE STEPS AND USING ALL MY
	PAGE 1 OF 3

 

		201006Z	NCR 162
	POWERS AS C IN C TO IMPROVE THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS
	RESEARCH STATIONS BOTH NAVAL AND CIVIL ARE WORKING
	TO IMPROVE YOUR OWN OUTFIT OF ARMAMENT AND
	SCIENTIFIC DEVICES.
	(4)  FOR YOUR PART I EXPECT YOU TO MAINTAIN
	YOUR OPPOSITION AND MATCH YOUR SKILL AND
	IMAGINATION AGAINST HIS RUSES AND TECHNICAL
	IMPROVEMENTS AND THUS TO GET EVEN WITH HIM.
	(5)  EVEN TODAY THE ENEMY HAS WEAK PLACES
	EVERYWHERE AS COMMANDERS HAVE REPORTED BOTH IN THE
	MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ATLANTIC, PROVIDED A MAN MAKES
	UP HIS MIND AT ALL COSTS TO SUCCEED THE ENEMY'S
	APPARATUS IS NOT ALWAYS SO EFFECTIVE AS IT AT FIRST
	APPEARS.
	PAGE 2 OF 3

 

		201006Z	NCR 162
	(6)  I TRUST THAT I SHALL SHORTLY BE ABLE TO
	GIVE YOU BETTER WEAPONS FOR YOUR HARD STRUGGLE.
	PARAPHRASE ENDS.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	MAY 20, 1943
	1407
	LANDIS/BENNETT
		201212Z	NCR 232
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 471 FROM ADMTY)
	1.  REF OIC 467 PARA 2. NEW ORDER IS THOUGHT TO COMPRISE
	ILLER NAMELY XI AND RO AND XJ AND XH AND TJ
	AND RN PLUS THE FIRST BATCH OF BOATS REFUELLED AFTER
	SC 129 BY ZC NAMELY KH AND GU AND PO AND PH AND PA
	PLUS AS AND KF AND PX AND GN FROM DONAU FIGURE TOO
	AS IN MY SERIAL 468 PLUS EB AND PV AND EE AS IN MY
	SERIAL 467 PARA 2.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO LT.COMDR.KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRRRRRRR
	20 MAY 1943
	2222/2152
	LANDIS/FORD
		201800Z	NCR 531
	(ULTRA.  MOST SECRET.  OIC SERIAL 472  COMINCH OIC
	SERIAL 472 FROM ADMIRALTY).
	1.  YOUR SERIAL 108.  ATTACK 1550/24 APRIL
	PROBABLY ON RA.  ATTACK  0756/30 APRIL LESS CERTAINLY
	ON RD OR POSSIBLY UNKNOWN FROM O.N.
	2.  HB REPORTED 0210/9 FROM EU 4792 HAD SUNK
	HOLMBURY ON 5/5.  ESTIMATED LIMIT OF AIR RECONNAIS-
	ANCE AS FE 3555 AND 3158.  PROCEEDING TO ZB.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT CMDR KNOWLES. . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	OP  OP  OP  OP
	MAY 20, 1943
	1953/1039
	LANDIS/POWLEY
		201720Z	NCR 432
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 473 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET    O.I.C. SERIAL 473
	1.  AT 1248B/19 MOSEL GROUP CONSISTING OF AS AND KF AND PX
	AND ED AND GN AND GU AND PO AND CP AND ER AND KQ AND PV
	AND PH AND KH AND PA AND CA AND IP AND PF AND PG AND
	PM AND EE AND NR AND PS ORDERED TO BE ON PATROL LINE AT
	2000B/21 FROM                                      AJ 6417 TO
	AK 7792.  W/T SERVICE HUBERTUS FROM 2000B/19.
	2.  AT 2346B/19 PF ORDERED TO HAND OVER FUEL TO NP IN
	BD 5645 FROM 1000B/20 THEREAFTER RETURN
	PASSAGE.  NP TO STEER FOR                   POSSIBLE                    AK 72.
	3.  AT 1724B/19 GC WAS IN 54 N. 31 W.  HAVING BEEN
	REFUELLED FROM ZC.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRRRRRR
	21 MAY 1943
	1519
	VALENTINE/KEENER
	PAGE 1 OF 2	211210	NCR 1037
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 474 FROM ADMIRALTY.)
	ULTRA MOST SECRET
	O.I.C. SERIAL 474.
	(1)  FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED OPERATING AGAINST SC 130
	BETWEEN 0040B/19 AND 1103B/20 TH AND RC AND TG
	AND RO AND PZ AND RB AND NL AND AK AND XI AND XL
	EQUALS GF AND GD AND IV.
	(2)  GC ORDERED AT 2056B/7 TO LAY MINES IN GAP IN MINE-
	FIELD S.E. OF CAPE CLEAR.  REPORTED COMPLETION OF TA
	AT 0233B/14.  QUERY PRESENT OPERATION.
	(3)  BY 1710B/19 KT AND NQ AND DF TO SHIFT TO COASTAL AT
	0800B/20 AND GG AND PI TO RESUME POSITION "WITHOUT
	FAIL". CONSIDER PI LIQUIDATED.
	(4)  BY 0947B/19 DB AND HK AND MD AND DJ TO SHIFT TO
	AMERICA 1 AND FT AND JH AS LINKS ON HUBERTUS.  BY
	1112B/20 ZC AND DJ TO SEND WEATHER BY 1700B.
	(5)  DX REPORTED AT 1156B/20 IN BD 9526 THAT HE HAD
	PAGE 1 OF 2

 

	PAGE 2 OF 2	211210	NCR 1037
	TOPPED UP NR TO 83 TONS AND PS TO 58 TONS.
	(6)  AT 0513B/20 NP REQUESTED PARTS FOR JUNKERS
	COMPRESSOR.  RETURN OF PF DUE TO BOMBS IN BE
	41 TO 47.  1 OF MOSEL IS TO MEET PX TO HAND
	OVER SEXTANT.
	(7)  YOUR SERIAL 109 CONFIRM IL ADP 11 AND JB 193 AND
	AK 7592 RECEIVED GARBELED BY YOU.  NOW CONSIDER
	051959 AND PROPOSE TO CANCEL BIGRAM XE.
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	20 MAY, 1943.
		202147
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 109 X ULTRA X     REFERENCE OIC 465 PARA 5 ASSUME ITEM LOVE ABLEDOGPETER 11 RECEIVED GARBLED X     PARA 7, ASSUME JIG BAKER ALLOCATED 193 AS JIG ABLE ALREADY 168 OIC 446 PARA     2 X OIC 462 PARA 5 QUERY XRAY OBOE X 051059 FROM KING ABLE IN NAVSQ BAKER EASY     5137 X  YOUR SERIAL 473 PARA ONE QUERY AK 7792 RECEIVED HERE 7592 X                                                                                   F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	COMINCH		OP        OP
		ADMIRALTY
	21 MAY, 1943.
		211752
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 110 X ULTRA X     REFERENCE OIC 463 PARA 8, BY 072056B GEORGE CHARLIE TOLD TO LAY MINES     AT NORTHERN BOOM GAP QUOTE IN GROUPS OF AT MOST 5 TO 6 WITHIN A LINE     DRAWN FROM SQUARE KING NAN 3926 RIGHT EDGE CENTER THROUGH 3929 RIGHT     LOWER CORNER AND 3928 LOWER CENTER TO 3925 CENTER UNQUOTE X TASK REPORTED     EXECUTED 140233 X QUERY OIC 473 PARA 3, 54N 31W IN VIEW OF 150919 AND     192307 X                                                                       F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH O.I.C.
	22 MAY 1943	SERIAL 475
	1403/1358
	VALENTINE/GAUTHIER
		221247Z	NCR 1757
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 475 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	1.  AT 1914B/20 MD GIVEN FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN NAVSQ
	10 AND 20 OF LARGE SQUARE EAST OF                    AND TO
	SEND WEATHER DAILY UNTIL DEPARTURE FOR SPECIAL
	TASK.  THIS DEPARTURE TO BE REPORTED BY SHORT
	SIGNAL.  CONSIDER             PROBABLY              CA AND SPECIAL
	TASK MINELAYING IN NEW MOON PERIOD.
	2.  BY 1928B/20 AND 1132B/21 MOSEL COMPRISING AS AND
	KF AND PX AND ED AND GU AND PO AND CP AND ER AND
	KQ AND PV AND PH AND KH AND PA AND CA AND IP AND
	PG AND PM AND EE AND NR AND PS AND GN TO BE FROM
	AJ 6495 TO
	AK 7924 AT 2000B/21.
	3.  BY 2004B/20 BOATS OPERATING ON SC 130 TO BREAK
	OFF TO WESTWARD MAINTAINING SILENCE WEST OF
			PAGE 1 OF 2

 

		221247Z	NCR 1757
	AK 55. GV TO RETURN SENDING FREQUENT
	REPORTS TO GIVE IMPRESSION OF A STREAM OF BOATS.
	4.  BY 1243B/20 NP TO BEGIN RETURN PASSAGE REFEUEL-
	LING FROM PF AS NECESSARY.  PF SUBSEQUENTLY TO
	HAND OVER REMAINING SURPLUS TO ZE IN
	BD 5155.
	5.  BY 2059B/20 GM TO HAND OVER M. G. BARREL TO BAKER
	QUEEN IN                               BE 7171 AT DAWN/22.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COM KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH O.I.C.
	22 MAY 1943
	2224/2219
	VALENTINE/RINDS
		222015	NCR 2036
			PAGE 1 OF 3
	(ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 476
	FROM ADMIRALTY)
	1.  HW MADE WW         AT 0254Z/19.  POSITION UNDECYPHER-
	ABLE ALSO 2225Z/20.  DJ MADE WW               AT 1445Z/19.
	POSITION UNDECYPHERABLE BUT BY D/F       36 DEG 30 MINS
	N.  58 DEG W.   ALSO 1831Z/20 AND 2035Z/20.  MD MADE WW
	AT 2004Z AND 2014Z/21 BY D/F                 41 DEG 30 MINS
	N    51 DEG W.
	2.  ZC WAS IN 49 DEG N.  28 DEG W. AT 1407B/20.   BY
	1852B/21 ZA TO REFUEL NG AT DAWN 23RD MAY IN
	BD 5956 THREAFTER BOTH RETURNING.  PF
	AFTER REPLENISHING NP TO WAIT.  RENDEZVOUS BETWEEN
	ZC AND ZE CANCALLED.  ZE POSSIBLY SUNK AS TWICE FAILED
	TO REPORT POSITION.  BY 1142B/21 [Unreadable bigram] TO RETURN AT ONCE.

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 484	1	REF OIC 476 PARA 1. HK WAS TRANSMITTED.

 

		222015	NCR 2036
			PAGE 2 OF 3
	3.  BY 2110B/21 MOSEL FROM PV TO GN TO BE BY
	0800B/22 FROM                             AK 7375
	8748 TO                                 BD 2117.  BOATS FROM AS TO
	KQ TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AT BEST SPEED TO EASTWARD
	OM CONVOY ROUTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OFFIZIER 2214B/21
	NOT YET AVAILABLE HERE.
	4.  BY 1903B/21 DONAU TO MOVE OFF TOWARDS SQUARE 47
	PROBABLY NAVSQ AK 47 AND BY 2140B/21 DONAU PLUS TK
	AND TL TO PAY ATTENTION TO 2109B/21 AND 2214B/21 TO MOSEL.
	5.  HB WAS IN                          ES 5147 AT 1805B/20.  HB
	REFUELLED ON 18TH MAY AND DK ON 17TH MAY.  BY
	1804B/19 BOATS REFUELLING FROM ZB TO RETURN TO
	OLD OPERATIONAL AREAS EXCEPT HB.  NOT CLEAR WHETHER

 

		222015	NCR 2036
			PAGE 3OF 3
	BU TO RETURN OR NOT.
	6.  BY 1654B/20 U-BOATS INFORMED OF ROUTES OF
	MARIJA PETRINOVIC AND EMPIRE ARUN FROM RIO TO
	FREETOWN.
	7.  BY 1610B/21 TG AND NL TO RETURN WITH SAME ORDERS
	AS GV.
	8.  FK WAS IN KY 6844 AT 2020B/20 MOVING OFF TO
	NORTHWEST TO RECTIFY OIL TRACE.
	9.  2056B/20 FT TO SHIFT TO AMERICA 1 AND BE AND HJ
	TO AMERICA 2.  DN TO REPORT POSITION.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR KNOWLES

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	22 MAY, 1943.
		222059
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 111 X ULTRA X     TARE NAN EQUALS MARBACH BY 211942 AND 211948 SO TARE MIKE PROBABLY     PRESSEL BY 212255 X REFERENCE OIC 475 PARA 1 BELIEVE HOW KING EQUALS     CHARLIE BAKER FROM WEATHERS 212015 AND 221225 BOTH REPEATED X QUERY     SURVIVAL ITEM WILLIAM X REQUEST DISPOSITION CHARLIE BAKER X LIQUIDATION     NAN VICTOR AND YOKE XRAY AND PETER QUEEN AND HOW XRAY AND EASY SUGAR     SUPPORTED BY 072004 X ASSUME YOU HAVE 080146 REGARDING AREA MINED BY     GEORGE NAN X ALSO 201654 REGARDING ROUTES TWO SHIPS BELIEVED MARIJA     PETRINOVIC AND EMPIRE ARUN RIO TO FREETOWN X                                                           F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH O.I.C.	PRIORITY
	MAY 23, 1943
	1219/
	KOTEEN/STRICKLAND
		231018Z	NCR 2468
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL FOUR SEVEN SEVEN
	FROM ADMTY.  OIC SERIAL 477.
	1.  TECHAND 731 ALLOCATE TAREOBOE BLUM 760 ALLOCATE
	TAREPETER TAREITEM EQUALS XRAYJIG ALL EASYXRAYROGER 30
	2.  FOX DOG NOW COMMANDED BY GUGGENBERGER NOT RUGGERBURG
	WAS IN BAKEREASY 97 AT 1920B/21.  ITEMBAKER WAS IN
	42 N. 19 W. AT 0507B/21.
	3.  PETERYOKE ABLEDOG SUGARTARE 11  KINGKING ABLEDOG
	SUGARTARE 22  PETERTARE ABLEDOG UNCLE 19  KINGROGER
	ABLEDOG UNCLE 19  PETERCHARLIE ABLEDOG UNCLE 23
	NANJIG ABLEDOG SUGARTARE 21  ABLEOBOE ABLEDOG
	SUGARTARE 11 FOXBAKER ABLEDOG LOVE 22 NANZEBRA
	ABLEDOG SUGARTARE 21  PETERDOG ABLEDOG UNCLE 23

 

		231018Z	NCR 2468
	CHARLIESUGAR ABLEDOG PETER 23  KINGUNCLE EASYXRAY
	UNCLE 20 HOWITEM EASYXRAY LOVE 22.
	4.  MY DAILY ESTIMATES SHOULD BE IGNORED UNTIL FURTHER
	NOTICE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN DELIBERATELY FALSE INFO-
	RMATION BECAUSE OF PROVED INSECURITY OF ANGLO - U.S.
	CYPHER.
	5.  TAREQUEEN SIXSIXSEVEN EASYXRAYROGER 20 ZEBRAGEORGE
	488 EASYXRAYROGER 18.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR KNOWLES.
	(PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES)

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 23, 1943
	1544/
	LANDIS/STRICKLAND
		231422Z	NCR 2546
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL FOUR SEVEN
	EIGHT FROM ADMTY.  OIC SERIAL 478.
	YOUR SERIAL 111.
	1.                   MAY EQUAL TAREMIKE OR JIGBAKER.
	2.  CONSIDER ITEMWILLIAM POSSIBLY BUT NOT CERTAINLY
	SUNK.
	3.  CHARLIEBAKER ESTIMATED ABLEDOGLOVE 8TH MARCH
	NOW OVERDUE TO SAIL BUT NOT YET WRITTEN OFF.
	4.  WE HAVE 0146/8 BUT ARE NOT CERTAIN OF AREA
	WHICH SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHERE OFF NORTH IRELAND.
	5.  AGREE REMAINDER.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		OP  OP  OP
		ADMIRALTY
	23 MAY, 1943.
		231532
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 112 X ULTRA X     OIC 477 PARA FOUR REQUEST IMMEDIATE ADMIRALTY CONFIRMATION AND DETAILS     REGARDING INSECURITY ANGLO-US CYPHER BECAUSE OF ITS WIDE CURRENT USE HERE X                                                                                               F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	23 MAY 1943
	2220/2105
	KOTEEN/MULLIGAN
		232105Z	NCR 2703
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 479 FROM ADMIRALTY YOUR SERIAL 112.
	OIC SERIAL 477 PARA 4 WAS TOO STRONGLY
	WORDED.  THE ANGLO - U.S. CYPHER IS AT PRESENT OVER-
	LOADED AND MUST THEREFORE BE TREATED WITH SOME SUS-
	PICION.  IT IS THEREFORE DESIREABLE TO FRAME DAILY
	U-BOAT ESTIMATES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE CAN BE NO
	RISK OF COMPROMISING ZEBRA MATERIAL.  SHOULD ANY
	MESSAGE BE BROKEN BY THE ENEMY STEPS ARE IN HAND TO
	IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF THE CYPHER IN THE VERY NEAR
	FUTURE.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT-COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	24 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 480
	1520/1529
	LANDIS/MONROE
	PAGE 1 OF 4	241230	NCR 3023
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 480 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	OIC SERIAL 480
	1.  BY 1556B/22 AND 2104B/22 MOSEL AND DONAU TO OPERATE
	AGAINST HX 230 BY 1043B/23 OPERATION BROKEN OFF AND
	BOATS TO MOVE OFF TO WESTWARD.  CP SUNK BY SWORDFISH
	FROM ARCHER USING R.P. AT 1020/23.
	2.  FOLLOWING ARE LATEST POSITIONS
	NL IN BD 3769 AT 0231B/24 RETURNING DAMAGED.
	GN IN BD 2199 AT 0152B/24 RETURNING.
	GD IN AK 9561 AT 0001B/24 WITH 32 TONS.
	RO IN AK 5846 AT 2350B/23 WITH 68 TONS.
	TG IN BD 9249 AT 2217B/23.
	XL PICKED UP SURVIVORS FROM CP IN AK 9753 WHO BELIEVED
	BOAT SUNK BY BOMBS.
	RB TO GIVE SEXTANT TO PX IN                       AK 9512.

 

	PAGE 2 OF 4	241230	NCR 3023
	DAWN 24.  RB THEN RETURNING PX WESTBOUND.
	PM DAMAGED AND ED TO MEET ZA AT 1000B/25 IN
	BD 6529 ALL 3 THEN RETURNING.
	AS IN AK 9246 AT 1351B/23 WITH 36 TONS.
	KF IN AK 8762 AT 1357B/23 RETURNING.
	KA IN AK 9841 AT 1120B/23.
	AK IN AK 9796 AT 1056B/23.
	IP IN AK 8739 AT 1052B/23 WITH 38 TONS.
	IV IN AK 9734 AT 0930B/23
	ER IN AK 9424 AT 0633B/23 WITH 77 TONS MOVING OFF
	TO WESTWARD TO REPAIR DEFECTS.
	TK IN AK 884 AT 0141B/23 WITH 82 TONS.
	NR IN BD 2145 AT 0030B/23 RETURNING DAMAGED FROM
	ATTACK AT 0830B/22 IN AK 8730.

 

	PAGE 3 OF 4	241230	NCR 3023
	3.  BY 1153B/23 GM AND IB TO STEER FOR              AJ
	97.  CONSIDER IB WAS IN 48 N., NOT 42 N., AT 0507B/21.
	4.  AT 0710B/24 NG REQUESTED BEACONS FROM ZA.
	5.  BY 2250B/22 RS TO SHIFT TO IRELAND AND FD TO STEER
	FOR NAVSQ EH 80.
	6.  BY 2201B/23 JC TO STEER FOR NAVSQ GR JC PASSED 60 N.
	BY 1811B/22.
	7.  BY 1453B/22 TM PASSED 60 N., AND BY 1501B/22 EQUALS XQ.
	8.  KU WAS IN BE 5373 AT 2230B/23.
	9.  ZB TO MEET FA ABOUT 25TH MAY IN NAVSQ 8889 OF LARGE
	SQUARE EAST OF                 POSSIBLY                  EG
	10.  HT WAS IN FN 4627 AT 2059B/22 HAVING SUNK BENAKAT ON
	20TH MAY.  REQUEST IDENTITY OF MOFFETTS U/BOAT QUERY YM.
	11.  FN WAS IN JJ 42 AT 2012B/21 INTENDING TO RETURN FROM
	THIS SQUARE TO CAPETOWN AFTER FULL MOON.

 

	PAGE 4 OF 4	241230	NCR 3023
	12.  HR WAS IN JJ 4419 AT 2105B/22 AND WILL RETURN FROM
	KZ ON 1ST JUNE OWING TO DIESEL DEFECTS.
	13.  HP WAS IN KZ 35 AT 0112B/23 HAVING SUNK NAILSEA
	MEADOW ON 11TH MAY.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 25, 1943
	0408/0238
	KOTEEN/ALTENHOF
		241905Z	NCR 3374
	ULTRA MOST SECRET (COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 481
	FROM ADMTY O.I.C. SERIAL 481)
	U-BOAT SITUATION PART 2.
	N 5  T 2  B 5  ON 4  U20  L 24  ST 22  P 11  G 6  D 15  MS 8
	MP 14  UX 6  W 146  SC 44  OB 12  OE 42  OW 56.
	TOTAL 442 INCLUDING NI 10 AND ALOWING Q 19 OF WHICH
	1 IS TRANSFERRED FROM D GROUP NAMELY BP STATED BY
	SEVERAL P/W'S TO HAVE BEEN MINED IN BAY IN OCTOBER
	OR NOVEMBER 41.  ADD IQ TO APRIL Q PRESUMED SUNK
	MED.  REMAINING Q 17 AS FOLLOWS.
	1.  HX ON ONS 5
	2.  PQ ON ONS 5 BY A/C PM 4
	3.  YX PROBABLY EQUALS HW ON ONS 5
	4.  TJ ON ONS 7
	5.  RN ON SC 130
	(PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES)

 

		241905Z	NCR 3374
	6.  TL ON SC 130
	7.  ZE BY A.C BAY AREA
	8.  IW FOUNDERED AFTER A/C ATTACK IN BAY
	9.  AE PROBABLY ON HX 237
	10.  DI POSSIBLY WESTWARD OF BAY
	11.  AM PROBABLY BAY AREA
	12.  KW PROBABLY BAY AREA
	13.  PI WESTWARD OF SPAIN
	14.  NE BY HM S/M SICKLE AT 1312Z/21ST
	15.  U BOAT BY BOGUE A/C WITH ON 184
	16.  UBOAT BY A/C AND MOFFETT ON 17TH.
	17.  CP BY ARCHER A/C WITH HX 239 DEPARTURE OF FD
	ESTABLISHES HF AS MINING CASUALTY OFF LORIENT APRIL 14TH.
	ALLOCATE XD PROBABLY EQUALS NV AS 3RD ONS 5 VICTIM
	ALREADY ALLOWED IN Q IN OIC TWOSIXFOUR.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOM KNMOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		OP  OP  OP  OP
		COMINCH
	24 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 482
	1927/1923
	LANDIS/NICHOLS
		241730Z	NCR 3122
	ULTRA MOST SECRET COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 482 FROM
	ADMTY OIC SERIAL 482.
	BY 1106B/24 EE AND PG AND PA AND KH AND PH
	AND KQ AND ER AND PO AND IB AND GM AND GU AND TN
	AND TM AND TK AND KU AND GC TO STEER IMMEDIATELY
	FOR NAVSQ 87                                                  ARRIVING
	WITHOUT FAIL BY 2000B/31 MAY.  BOATS WHICH WILL
	ARRIVE WITH LESS THAN 50 TONS TO REPORT FUEL AND
	POSITION FORTWITH.  DISTANCE SUGGESTS       PROBABLY
	BC OR CE.  INCLUSION OF GC AND MD AND WEAK-
	NESS OF LOCAL ESCORTS FAVOUR BC, BUT FREEDOM FROM
	AIR THREAT AND POSITION OF KU AND LESS EMPHATICALLY
	OF TM AND TN FAVOR CE.  REGARD QUESTION AS VERY
	OPEN AND SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR IDEAS.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		OP  OP  OP
		ADMIRALTY
	25 MAY, 1943.
		251316
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 113 X ULTRA X     MOFFETT VICTIM BAKER GEORGE 128 STEINERT EX HEYSE X CARRIED 8A 13E NEW     TYPE X GSR RADAR X NO SINKINGS LAST CRUISE X PREVIOUS CRUISE 16/9/42     TO 17/2/43 SANK 26000 TONS X FIELD POST MIKE 41096 X CREW MORALE POOR X     DEVICE ULM ARMS OLYMOIC RINGS BELOW WHITE HORSE ON SIDES X REFERENCE     OIC 480 ASSUME XRAY QUEEN EQUALS PRESSEL AND ROGER SUGAR EQUALS KUMMER     BUT REQUEST NUMBER OF LATTER X ASSUME HOW KING MEANT INSTEAD HOW WILLIAM     OIC 476 PARA 1 X     X OIC 482 CONSIDER CHARLIE EASY MORE PROBABLE FOR REASONS MENTIONED X     BAKER DOG ALSO POSSIBLY X QUERY ASSOCIATION MIKE DOG THIS GROUP X                                                     F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH
	25 MAY 1943		DDDDDDDDDDD
	12159
	VAN GROOS / KEENER
		251445Z	NCR 3880
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 483 FROM ADMIRALTY.)
	MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL 483.
	1.  OIC SERIAL 480 PARA 2 FOR XL READ GF.
	2.  853  IX GIVEN ON 23RD MAY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PASSING
	STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR.
	3.  XF EQUALS HZ.
	4.  NM ADST 24.  NH AD ST 24  AI AD U 24  XF AD L 24  KT AD
	P 25  IZ AD U 25  NT AD U 24  MC EX G 22 AND AD G 23
	NX AD P 26  AW AD P 26.
	2 COPIES TO LT COMDR. KNOWLES.

 

	ADMIRALTY		PPPPPPP
		COMINCH
	MAY 27, 1943
	1145Z/1457
	KOTEEN/STAMBAUGH
		271145Z	NCR 4938
	MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL 484
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 484 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	(1)  YOUR SERIAL 113 AND OIC 482.  TAKE IT THAT
	YOU MEAN                   CE AND SO THE POINT OF
	AIM FOR U-BOATS BECOMES CD 87 SIMILARLY THAT YOU
	CONSIDER BC 87 POSSIBLE.  CONSIDERED HERE TO BE VERY
	OPEN QUESTION BUT MAJORITY AGREE WITH YOU.  I HAVE
	STRESSED BB87 BECAUSE MUCH MORE AWKWARD FOR OUR
	CONVOYS AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASKING YOUR ROUT-
	ING OFFICERS TO TREAT IT AS A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY.
	OUR CONVOY OFFICERS HAVE ASKED ME TO REQUEST THROUGH
	YOU THAT WHERE POSSIBLE CONVOYS SHOULD BE ROUTED
	NORTH OF SABLE ISLAND.
	PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES
			2 COPIES TO
			LT.COMDR KNOWLES

 

		271145Z	NCR 4938
	I ASSOCIATED MD WITH THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ORDER
	1106B/24 AS TRANSLATED HERE DIRECTS BOATS WHICH
	WILL ARRIVE WITH LESS THAN 50 CUBIC METRES TO
	REPORT FUEL STATE AND POSITION AS DISTINCT FROM
	TELLING THEM TO REPORT IF UNABLE TO ARRIVE WITH
	50 CUBIC METRES.  POSSIBILITY THIS IMPLIES (A) THAT
	DESPITE SHORTAGE OF FUEL BOATS WERE TO PROCEED
	TO AREA (B) THAT ON ARRIVAL SUCH BOATS WOULD BE
	FUELED.  (C)  THAT MD BEING FORTUITOUSLY HANDY
	WOULD BE UTILIZED.  POSITION OF GC IN 47 N 38 W,
	AM/23 CONSISTENT WITH EITHER MOVEMENT BUT SLIGHTLY
	FAVORS BB AS ALSO D/F 1706Z/25 IN 49 N 44 W, LOCALITY.
	PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

 

		271145Z	NCR 4938
	(2)  CONFIRM XQ EQUALS PRESSEL EQUALS TM KUMMER
	467 EQUALS RS.  SEE OIC 441 PARA 2. REF OIC 476 PARA 1.
	HK WAS TRANSMITTED.
	(3)  FOLLOWING CHANGE OF ROUTING CONTROL IN N.W.
	ATLANTIC ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR
	U/B ROOM TO RECEIVE SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE.
	HAS RETURNED THERE AFTER THREE WEEKS WITH US AND WE
	HAVE HEARD TODAY THAT SECURITY SAFEGUARDS HAVE BEEN
	ORGANIZED.  ACCORDINGLY IN NEAR FUTURE WHEN SPECIAL
	TYPE X SETTINGS ARE IN THEIR HANDS           WILL BECOME
	ADDRESSEE OF ALL OUR SERIALS AND THEIR SERIALS TO
	US WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED TO YOU.  REQUEST YOU WILL
	THEREAFTER SIMILARLY INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR SERIALS.
	PROPOSE TO NUMBER FIRST DOUBLE SERIAL 501 CONFIRMING
	TO YOU THE NUMBERS SKIPPED.
	PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	27 MAY 1943	OIC SERIAL 485
	2009/1917
	KOTEEN/JOHNSON
		271650Z	NCR 5075
	(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 485 FROM ADMY OIC SERIAL 485)
	(1)  COMPLETE LIST OF
	NAVSQ HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM NAVY DEPARTMENT VIA
	G C AND C S WE AGREE ALL EXCEPT FOLLOWING FOR WHICH
	OUR OWN SUGGESTION IS GIVEN.  (1)             CA BY
	2108/10TH MAY NOT CC.  (2)                AK BY 1045/23RD
	APRIL NOT BD.  (3)            ER BY 1932/2ND MAY NOT AK.
	(4)            BD BY 2000/10TH MAY NOT BC.   (5)
	AK OR BD BY 1047/ONEFIFTH APRIL  (6)               BC
	OR AJ BY 1909/ONEFIFTH APRIL.  (7)                      EG
	BY 2103/22ND MAY.
	(2)  WE HAVE NO ATLANTIC REFERENCES TO              FB
	OR CB OR DG OR MV OR LE OR PT OR UK OR XJ OR WT OR JW.
	2 COPIES DELIVERED TO LT.COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		OP  OP  OP
		ADMIRALTY
	27 MAY, 1943.
		272121
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 114 X ULTRA X     YOUR 484 PARA 1 QUERY REQUEST OF ADMIRALTY CONVOY OFFICERS X OUR     UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ROUTING OF ALL NORTH ATLANTIC TRADE CONVOYS NORTH     OF 40N NOW CONTROLLED BY BRITISH OR CANADIANS EXCEPT IN EASTERN SEA     FRONTIER X CONFIRM YOUR ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING AREAS MY 113 X BAKER BAKER 87     CONSIDERED UNLIKELY IN VIEW OF PAST RECONNAISSANCE AND REPORTS BY DOG PETER     AND DOG JIG WHICH STRESS STRONG AIR PATROLS X ALSO MIKE DOG COULD SPARE NOT     OVER 75 CBM ASSUMING HE NOW HAS 180 CBM X                                                                 F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	28 MAY, 1943.
		282057
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 115 X ULTRA X     IN INTERESTS SECURITY AND ELIMINATION EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE     RESPECTIVE TRACKING ROOMS SUGGEST YOU PASS SUCH ULTRA     AS NECESSARY FOR LOCAL OPERATIONS AND CONTINUE OUR F-353 - OIC TRAFFIC     SEPARATE AND INVIOLATE X SINCE NO ORIGINAL MATERIAL AVAILABLE     DO NOT FEEL                                    WOULD WARRANT DISADVANTAGES     INHERENT IN ARRANGEMENT OUTLINED YOUR SERIAL 484 PARA 3 X                                                                       F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	29 MAY 1943
	1800/1756
	VAN GROOS
		291642Z	NCR 6337
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL 486 FROM ADMY OIC SERIAL 486
	ULTRA MOST SECRET.  YOUR SERIAL 115.  AGREE THAT
	IT IS PREFERABLE TO KEEP YOUR TRAFFIC SEPARATE
	FROM THAT WITH                 AND TO AVOID INTERCOMMUNICATION
	BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND                 WILL ACCORDINGLY
	SEND TO              SEPARATILY BUT UNDER SAME SERIAL
	NUMBER SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME NORTH ATLANTIC IN-
	FORMATION AS IS SIGNALLED TO YOU WHICH IS CONSIDERED
	ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTENANCE OF PROPER PLOT.  (FUTURE
	MESSAGES IN THIS SERIES WILL BE CYPHERED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH ADMY MESSAGE 1510Z/14 JANUARY)
	2 COPIES TO LT. COMDR KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH
		ADMIRALTY	RRRR
	29 MAY, 1943.
		292012
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 116 X ULTRA X     PARA 15 EASY EASY SUNK BY BOGUE A/C 221900 X REQUEST RECENT DEPARTURES ROGER     AND FRANCE X                                                                                               F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	30 MAY 1943
	1621/1609
	VALENTINE/RINDS
		301400	NCR 6894
	(MOST SECRET.  ULTRA.  OIC SERIAL 487.  COMINCH
	FROM ADMIRALTY)
	1.  JD 535 EXR 25  TR 341 EXR 25  JE 170 EXR 27  TS 669
	EXR 27  TT 450 EXR 27.  TU 271 EXR 29  TV 308 EXR 29.
	2.  DY AD L 26  HI AD L 26  HC AD L 26  HL EX L 29  BD EX
	L 29  MC EX G 25  GJ EX U 26  DF AD L 26.  NQ AD ST 26
	BV EX L 29 BQ AD L 29 II EX U BEFORE 22 AD U 26
	KN EX G 26 PRESUMABLY RETURNED TO PORT AFTER EX
	G 15.  WF AD G 30.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES

 

	COMINCH		PPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	30 MAY, 1943.
		301843
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 117 X ULTRA X     HUDSON REPORTS SIGHTING 6 TO 10 U BOATS AT 291856Z IN 57-00N  53-40W X ALTHOUGH     TENTATIVELY EVALUATED IMPROBABLE THE FACT REMAINS THAT NAVSQ ABLE UMLAUT     BAKER 87 WOULD FIT CONDITIONS OF SIGNAL 241106B X WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR     REMARKS MY 301200 ESTIMATE FOLLOWS X MIKE DOG 40N 71W WESTBOUND X HOW KING     PROBABLY PATROLLING WITHIN 150 MILES 35N 72W X DOG BAKER UNLOCATED EASTERN     SEA FRONTIER X FOX TARE WESTBOUND WITHIN 200 MILES 38-30N 65W X HOW JIG AND     BAKER EASY WITHIN 200 MILES 27N 64W MOVING SW X DOG NAN UNLOCATED VICINITY     CUBA X SIGNALS 181730 AND 202056 AND 222257 SUGGESTS POSSIBLE LIQUIDATION     QUERY MINE X                                                     F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	31 MAY 43
	1548/1237
	KOTEEN/CAMPBELL
		311237Z	NCR 7370
	(ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 488
	FROM ADMIRALTY)
	O.I.C. SERIAL 488.
	YOUR SERIAL 117.  CANNOT BELIEVE REPORT
	291856Z AS HUDSON BAY TRAFFIC COULD NOT BE EXPECTED
	YET AND POSITION SEEMS TOO FAR NORTH EVEN IF INTEN-
	TIONS WERE TO CO-OPERATE WITH SOME SURFACE UNIT
	SUPPOSING ONE WERE TO COME OUT THROUGH DENMARK STRAIT
	AGREE DN POSSIBLY LIQUIDATED BUT NOT YET WRITTEN OFF.
	OUR ESTIMATES OF OTHER BIGRAMS MENTIONED ARE SIMILAR
	TO YOURS.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOM KNOWLES.

 

	COMINCH		PP           PP
		ADMIRALTY
	31 MAY, 1943.
		311432
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL 118 X ULTRA X                                                                                               X SUGGEST TRANSFER DOG TO QUEEN     FOLLOWING FOR WHOM NO SIGNATURES RESERVED X CHARLIE DOG AND CHARLIE MIKE     AND CHARLIE XRAY AND GEORGE HYPO AND ITEM ABLE X SUGGEST TRANSFER BAKER     YOKE TO DOG AND GEORGE QUEEN AND EASY PETER TO DOG MEDIT X REFERENCE OIC     478 PARA 3 092301 MARCH ON SERIES ONE AND THREE DIRECTED CHARLIE BAKER QUOTE     REPORT POSITION TONIGHT UNQUOTE X ZED DFD LOCALITY 49N 27W BY TINA AND RFP     272051Z X REFERENCE OIC 487 NO DEPARTURES MAY 21 THROUGH 24 RECEIVED X                                               F-353 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .

 

	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	MAY 31, 1943
	2229/1918
	LANDIS/ALTENHOF
		311609	NCR 7518
	(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 489 FROM ADMIRALTY)  ULTRA
	MOST SECRET O.I.C. SERIAL 489 U/BOAT SITUATION PART 2.
	N 5, T 3, B 4, ON 4, U 19, L 26, ST 25, P 14, G 5,
	D 15, MS 8, MP 13, UX 6, W 144, SC 44, OB 12, OE 45,
	OW 48,  TOTAL 440 INCLUDING NI 3 AND ALLOWING Q 5
	AS FOLLOWS.
	(1)  PZ BY A/C T/120 AT 0534Z/19 IN 55-09 NORTH
	35-10 WEST.
	(2)  KX BY A/C B/86 AT 1435Z/14 IN 47-45 NORTH
	26-57 WEST.
	(3)  RM PROBABLY BY A/C.
	(4)  PS PROBABLY BY ESCORTS SC 130.
	(5)  GA ON 28TH BY HUDSON OF 608 SQUADRON IN 39-59 NORTH
	01-41 EAST  ROCKET PROJECTILES,  REFERENCE O.I.C.,
	(PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES)

 

		311609	NCR 7518
	SERIAL 481 PARA 5 AND PARA 6 ON FURTHER
	CONSIDERATION RN ALLOCATED TO A/C C/84 AT 1135Z/14
	AND TL TO A/C P/120 AT 1731Z/20 NEAR SC 130.
	REFERENCE O.I.C. SERIAL 464 FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM
	P OF W. SOURCES INDICATES KM AND GG SUNK IN
	MUTUAL COLLISION.  HENCE PROPOSE ALLOCATING AM TO
	A/C M/461 1717Z/02.
	2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOM KNOWLES.
	(PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES)