U-boat Archive - Admiralty-Cominch Messages




ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
1 DECEMBER 1942
0145/0111
STINER/ROSS



	1935Z/30 NCR 9808




MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 106 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 106. FOXAFIRM AFIRMDOGLOVE 28. REALLOCATE VACANT
BIGRAM BAKERNEGAT 164 EASYXRAYLOVE 29. THIS RENDERS BIGRAM
DOGVICTOR VACANT. BAKERSAIL EASYXRAYLOVE 28 APPARENTLY
DELAYED. REALLOCATE VACANT BIGRAM DOGINT 109 EASYXRAYLOVE 28.
THIS RENDERS BIGRAM BAKERKING VACANT. INTOPTION EASYXRAYUNIT
29. INTUNIT EASYXRAYUNIT 29. INTPREP EASYXRAYUNIT 28
KINGCAST LEFT BAYONNE NORTHBOUND 29 NOVEMBER.





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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 107	N/A	ITEMOBOE EASYXRAYLOVE 1 NOT EASYXRAYUNCLE 29 AS APPEARED AT TIME OF MAKING MY SERIAL 106.

F-353(KAK)

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

RRRR

1 DECEMBER 1942.

012042

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 28 X YOUR
	1950Z/30 ATTACK 1843/30 JUNE BY PBM-1 ASSESSMENT BAKER X PILOT AWARDED DFC X
	OUR PLOT SHOWS BIGRAM AFIRM TARE PAREN VISCOUNT VICTIM PAREN IN ATTACK
	POSITION BUT PILOT STATED LARGE U/B SO BAKER AFIRM MORE PROBABLE FROM PLOT X
	TINAS 0901/12 X 2228/16 X 2148/17 X 1949/29 X 2100/29 ALL JUNE AGAINST BAKER GEORGE
	X NO TINAS ON NEAR DFS 1626/30 AND 1722/30 WHICH LED TO ATTACK X










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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
3 DEC 1942
0158/0038
LYNCH/ECKHARDT



	2015Z/2 NCR 1560




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 107.
REF ATTACK NORTH OF ICELAND 5/NOV REFERRED TO IN
CONINCH'S 2008/10 NOVEMBER. UNCLE 408 HOMMEN HAS
PROBABLY FAILED TO RETURN TO NORWAY. ADAMCHARLES
EASYXRAYUNCLE THIRTY. EASYYOKE ADAMDOGUNCLE 1.
FOXGEORGE EASY XRAYLOVE 1 WILL BE REFERRED TO DURING
PRESENT CRUISE AS FOXGEORGE PRIME. ITEMOBOE
EASYXRAYLOVE 1 NOT EASYXRAYUNCLE 29 AS APPEARED
AT TIME OF MAKING MY SERIAL 106. EASYVICTOR EASYXRAY
PETER 30.


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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
3 DECEMBER 1942
0152/0035
COX/NEWHOUSE



	2017Z/2 NCR 1553




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY

U-BOAT SITUATION PART 2.
CHARLIEKING EASYXRAYPETER 25 NOW 48 N. 19 W. AM
SUBSTITUTING EASYWILLIAM FOR EASYYOKE IN MED. IN
VIEW OF MY SERIAL 107. KINGOBOE EASYXRAYBAKER 22 FOR
UNCLE. 301647. REF. EASYVICTOR AS INCIDENTS
HITHERTO ATTRIBUTED HAVE ALL BEEN IN DENSE AREAS WILL
NOT REPEAT NOT ATTEMPT TO REALLOCATE THEM.





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F-353(KAK)

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

RRRRRR

4 DECEMBER 1942

051206

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 29 X
	PRELIMINARY INTERROGATION P/W FROM USAT BRAZIL X MOSTLY FROM CAPTURED
	DIARY X QUERY UNCLE 595 JURGEN QUAET-FASLEM X 500 TONS X BLUE FISH EACH SIDE
	C/T X COMMISSIONED EARLY NOVEMBER 1941 X FROZEN IN DANZIG SEVERAL MONTHS
	COMPLETED TRIALS SPRING 1942 X EX 1ST CRUISE JULY 23 AND 9 DAYS LATER
	ASSIGNED 9TH FLOTILLA X AD AUGUST 17 X EX 2ND CRUISE SEPT 9 AD OCT 12 X 3RD
	CRUISE NOV 9 AND ASSIGNED 29TH FLOTILLA BASED SPEZIA X CAPTAIN STATED BOMBED
	BY A/C 0945/14 NOV OFF CAPE KHAMIS X U/B UNABLE SUBMERGE AND FURTHER BOMBING
	CRIPPLED HER X SCUTTLED BY RADIOMAN HOLDORF LATER RESCUED BY BRITISH DD X
	OFFICERS FRIEDERICH KAISER COMMA HORST EPERHARD VON HORSTIG AND EMMERICH
	VON MIRBACH ENGINEER X REQUEST SPECIFIC CANCELLATIONS EACH PART 2 EX AND AD
	WHEN SUPERCEEDED BY OIC X DID KING OBOE X XRAY SUGAR RECENTLY OR OBOE
	NAN PRIOR EX BAKER X QUERY ABSENCE WWA SIGNALS AND EX XRAY SUGAR X DESIRE
	INFORMATION CAPACITY U/B PENS FRENCH PORTS AND EFFECT RECENT BOMBINGS X


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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
6 DEC 1942
2118/2103
PRINGLE/ECKHARDT



	1452Z/6 NCR 4553




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.
OIC SERIAL 108.
YOUR SERIAL 29.
KINGOPTION IS UNIDENTIFIED BUT THERE BEING EVIDENCE OF
AN ADDITIONAL U-BOAT IN NORTHERN NW APPROACHES WAS
ASSUMED EASYXRAYBAKER. OUR OWN TENTATIVE IDENTIFICATION
IS WITH A BOAT WHICH WAS WORKING UP FROM APRIL TO
AUGUST AND HAS NOT SINCE BEEN FIXED. NOT CONSIDERED
EVER OPTIONNEGAT. KINGPREP 302 SICHEL EASYXRAYROGER
26 KINGQUEEN 336 HUNGER EASYXRAYROGER 28 METEOROLOGICAL
NOT RECENTLY AVAILABLE BUT 0400 48 N 40 W AND 51 N 22W.
INFORMATION EASYXRAYXRAYSAIL NOT SO RELIABLE AS EASYXRAY
ROGER SINCE PREPWILLIAM STATE THAT PERIOD SPENT XRAYSAIL
VARIES CONSIDERABLY. HAVE THEREFORE SENT YOU RECENTLY
ONLY EASYXRAYROGER DATES. DEPARTURES MUCH LESS FREQUENT
TOTALLING ONLY 12 IN NOVEMBER.



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ADMIRALTY

PAGE 2 OF 3

1452Z/6 NCR 4553

PEN CAPACITY (A) PORT (B) NUMBER OF U-BOATS FOR WHICH

ACCOMODATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED (C) NUMBER OF U-BOATS FOR

WHICH ADDITIONAL ACCOMODATION IS BEING BUILT.

A.	B.	C.
BREST	20	NIL
LORIENT	18	8
ST NAZAIRE	20	NIL
LA PALLICE	9	4
BORDEAUX	NIL	15

HAVE REQUESTED DESPATCH TO YOU OF COPIES OF ASSESSMENTS

OF RAID DAMAGE. INCIDENTS DESCRIBED IN YOUR SERIAL FIT

595 WELL INCLUDING EASYXRAYROGER 23/7 AND AFIRMDOGUNIT

17/8. SEE MY SERIALS 21 AND 27 REFERENCE NEGAT. AGREE

EASYXRAY 9/9 SEE MY SERIAL 40 BUT CONSIDER AFIRMDOGUNIT

6/10 SEE MY SERIAL 52 AND EASYXRAYUNIT 31/10 SEE MY SERIAL

78. IN FUTURE WILL ENDAEVOUR TO INCLUDE IN SERIALS.




	ADMIRALTY







	PAGE 3 OF 3	1452Z/6 NCR 4553




	INDICATION OF CONSEQUENTIAL CANCELLATION OF MOVEMENTS
	ESTIMATED IN PART 2 SIGNALS BUT IN GENERAL STATEMENTS
	IN FORMER CLASS OF SIGNALS OVERRIDE PART 2'S. KINGJIG
	606 AFIRMDOGUNIT 5 ALMOST CERTAINLY FRANKE INTPREPEASY
	XRAY UNIT 5 APPARENTLY DELAYED KINGAFIRMEASYXRAYUNIT 5.



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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
6 DECEMBER 1942
2119/2137
SWAN/UPTON



	2004Z/6 NCR 4559




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 109 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 109 METEOROLOGICAL. 0400/6 - 51-00 NORTH
22-00 WEST. 1400/6 - 52-00 NORTH 43-00 WEST, AND
42-00 NORTH 33-00 WEST.







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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
7 DECEMBER 1942
1131 / 114
HAMRTON / RIED



	1031Z/7 NCR 4906




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 110 FROM ADMIRALTY. MOST SECRET.

BAKER INT AFIRM DOG LOVE 6. AFIRM PREP EASY XRAY
LOVE 6. AFIRM VICTOR AFIRM DOG UNIT 7. DOG LOVE EASY
XRAY LOVE 7. INT INT AND GEORGE JIG EASY XRAY UNIT 7.







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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
7 DECEMBER 1942
1404/1351
STINER/ROTH



	1300Z/7 NCR 4959




(MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 111 FROM ADMTY.)

OIC SERIAL 111. METEOROLOGICAL. 0000/7 54 N
43 W. 0400/7 54 N 40 W AND 43 N 40 W. 0500/7 39 N 19 W.








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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	RRRRR
7 DECEMBER 1942
1949/1616
STINER/CURTIS



	1533Z/7 NCR 5134




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.

U-BOAT SITUATION PART 2.
AK AND IY AND CI EXU4. K NIL N 3 T 4 B 9 ON 7 U 21
L 29 ST 20 P 11 M 21 UX 5 W 120 SC 40 OB 12 OE 47
GRAND TOTAL 397 INCLUDING NI 9. 2 DEDUCTED FROM M
FOR PROBABLE SINKINGS BY ERICA 27TH NOV 42 AND
QUIBERON AND QUENTIN 28TH NOV 42.






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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
8 DECEMBER 1942
1605/1553
COX/HAMPTON/CRISWELL



	1430Z/8 NCR 5726




MOST SECRET. COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 112 FROM ADMIRALTY.

O.I.C. 112.
METEOROLOGICAL 160 1600/7 48N-23W; 2000/7 56N-37W;
2200/7 44N-38W; 0500/8 58N-24W; 0500/8 56N-36W;
0400/8 35N-25W; 0100/8 57N-21W; 2300/7 38N-37W;
0600/4 43N-20W; P.M./4 51N-33W; 0500/5 43N-52W;
1500/5 56N-25W.




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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 114	N/A	2400/7 IS CORRECTED TIME FOR 58 NORTH 24 WEST. GIVEN IN MY SERIAL 112




ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	RRRRRRRRRRRR
9 DECEMBER 1942
0008/2334
YORK / REID



	1720Z/8 NCR 5982




MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 113 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 113 ZEDEASY EASYXRAYUNIT6. REF
MY SERIAL 87 A MISTAKE HAS BEEN NOTICED. BAKERDOG
SHOULD READ BAKERJIG COMPARE MY SERIAL 89.







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ADMTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
8 DEC 1942
2020/2009
COX/ROY



	1911Z/8 NCR 5861




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 114 FROM ADMTY.

MOST SECRET OIC SERIAL 114 METEOROLOGICAL 2200/7
38 NORTH 57 WEST. 2200/7 43 NORTH 36 WEST. 2400/7
IS CORRECTED TIME FOR 58 NORTH 24 WEST. GIVEN IN
MY SERIAL 112. 0600/8 46 NORTH 38 WEST.






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F-353(KAK)

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

ROUTINE

DECEMBER 9, 1942

091833

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 30 X
	EXCELLENT TINA 2141/6 INDICATES REFUELING SUB 12-50N 53W FROM 2003/22 NOV X
	1912/18 NOV AND 1917/16 NOV REPORTED SERIAL 26 X SIXTEEN DFS BETWEEN 0135/6 AND
	1256/6 ON SPECIAL FREQUENCIES 3920 COMMA 3930 AND 6675 KCS MIGHT INDICATE U/BS
	FROM FROM OBOE NAN NOW OPERATING NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOY AREA X QUERY
	ZEBRA GEORGE OPERATING SO FAR WESTWARD X










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ADMTIRALTY
	COMINCH	RRRRRRRRRR
10 DECEMBER 1942
0237/0153
LEGGETTE/CRISWELL



	1830Z/9 NCR 6877




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 115 FROM ADMIRALTY. MOST SECRET.

O.I.C. SERIAL 115.
REF MY SERIAL 99 STATING FH WOULD BE LIQUIDATED AFTER
PLOTTING TO HOME PORT. THIS BIGRAM REPRESENTED 512
APPARENTLY SUNK 021150 OCTOBER OFF CAYENNE WHERE AT
THAT TIME WE ESTIMATED BIGRAM BF. OUR OWN TENTATIVE
IDENTIFICATION FOR BF WAS WITH 160 WHICH ADL 9 WHEN
FH WAS DUE. THEREFORE, REALLOCATED FH 160 AND LIQUI-
DATE BF AS 512 INSTEAD OF FH. FU ADL 1. CP ADP 3.
SA IDENTIFIED OE, THEREFORE, CANCEL BIGRAM KH ADU 9.
IZ ADU 9. AE ADP 8. FT ADL 7. FB EXL 9. DL EXL 9.
APPARENTLY DELAYED
METEOROLOGICAL . . . 0300/9 59N-33W AND 44N-14W; 0500/9
47N-37W AND 47N-17W.

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ADMTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
10 DECEMBER 1942
1538/1517
KIMBELL/PURDY



	1353Z/10 NCR 7214




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 116 FROM ADMTY.

METEOROLOGICAL. 1200/9 59N 30W.
1300/9 41N 40W
0400/10 46N 21W
0500/10 39N 17W




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F-353

COMINCH

PPPP

ADMIRALTY

11 DECEMBER 1942

111720

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 31 X
	WHILE ESCORTING ON 217 CANADIAN AMPHIBIAN PILOT DAVIS MADE BOMBING ATTACK
	ON 700 TON U/B 1403Z/10 AUG X 59-04N 22-45W X ONE 650 POUND DEPTH CHARGE 25 FOOT
	SETTING EXPLODED 10 FEET [Several unreadable words] TILL VISIBLE X WITH OIL WOODEN
	DEBRIS AND [Several unreadable words] X NO SURVIVORS X HAVE [Several unreadable lines]











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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
11 DECEMBER 1942
2350/2340
COX/WHISANT



	1851Z/10 NCR 7537




O.I.C. SERIAL 117 YOUR SERIAL 30. MOST SECRET.

NEW FREQUENCIES REFERRED TO ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
ADDITIONAL NORTH ATLANTIC SERIES NOT RESTRICTED TO
PARTICULAR BOATS COMPARE ADMIRALTY GENERAL MESSAGE
865 AFIRM ADDRESSED OPNAV T.O.O. 1915/8 REF TINAS. WE
HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY ADVICE ON THESE FROM OUR OWN
EXPERTS BUT THE MOVEMENT SUGGESTED CERTAINLY LOOKS
PROBABLE. WE WERE PROPOSING TO TAKE ZG TOWARDS ANTILLAS
AND KEEP ZD NEAR CAPE VERDE ISLAND OR ST. PAUL ROCKS
DC ADL 9 KR 167 EXR 28 FZ 182 EXR 1 METEOROLOGICAL
0900/9 59 NORTH 30 WEST.


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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 174	N/A	REF O.I.C. SERIAL 117. KR ERRONEOUSLY ATTRIBUTED 167 SHOULD READ KR 628 EXR 28/11.




ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
11 DECEMBER 1942
0232/1110
COX/WHISANT



	2157Z/10 NCR 7664




ADMIRALTY O.I.C. SERIAL 118. MOST SECRET.

METEOROLOGICAL 0100/10 59 NORTH 37 WEST 1400/10
57 32.










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ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
12 DECEMBER 1942
1924/1850
MOORE/CRISWELL



	1600Z/12 NCR 9069




MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 119 FROM ADMTY.

O. I. C. SERIAL 119
METEOROLOGICAL
2200/10 58N-22W; 0500/11 57-22 48-24; 0400/11 58-20;
1000/11 57-30; 1100/11 58-18 ABOUT 1500/11 50-23;
1500/11 57-31; 1700/11 53-25; 2300/11 57-35; 0400/12
40-41; 0500/12 53-26.
DX 504 ADL 10. BY 505 EXPECTED ADL 10 AND 11 ADU 11
RETURN UNEXPLAINED. FZ CERTAINLY MOST LIKELY FOR VIC-
TIM FOR H 84 BUT HAVE NO CONFIRMATION YET OF IDENTITY.



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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
13 DECEMBER 1942
1255
COX/PENNE



	1154Z/13 NCR 9671




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 120 FROM ADMIRALTY.

METEOROLOGICAL.
1400/12TH 44-00 NORTH 30-00 WEST.
1500/12TH 42-00 NORTH 20-00 WEST.
1800/12TH 57-00 NORTH 27-00 WEST.
0000/13TH 42-00 NORTH 21-00 WEST.







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ADMTY		OP OP
	COMINCH
13 DECEMBER 1942
2235/2225
HAMPTON/COX/CONNER



	2047Z/13 NCR 9943	MOST SECRET




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 121 FROM ADTY OIC SERIAL 121.

1 TO INDICATE THE NECESSITY FOR GUARDING THE SOURCE OF THIS
INFORMATION THESE SIGNALS WILL IN FUTURE BE PREFIXED BY
THE WORD ULTRA.
2 ON 7TH DECEMBER FOLLOWING DISPOSITIONS WERE ORDERED
AFTER U BOATS HAD BEEN SUPPLIED.
3 4 U BOATS WERE ORDERED TO PATROL BETWEEN POSITION
00 DEGS 40 MINS NORTH 30 DEGS 40 MINS WEST, AND 03 30 N
28 00 W IF NO SHIPPING ENCOUNTERED IT WAS INTENDED TO
CHANGE AREA ON 12TH DECEMBER.
4 1 U BOAT WAS TO PATROL OFF RECEIFE WITH PERMISSION TO
ENTER TERRITORIAL WATERS BUT NOT HARBOURS.
5 1 U BOAT WAS TO PATROL BETWEEN POSITION 10 DEGS 30 MINS
NORTH 29 DEGS 00 MINS WEST, AND ST JAGO CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
14 DECEMBER 1942
0039/0021
LEGGETT/SHAW



	2320Z/13 NCR 0010




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY

OIC SERIAL 122 METEOROLOGICAL 0500/13 51 NORTH 26 WEST
0700/13 39 NORTH 39 WEST.










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ADMIRALTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
DEC 14, 1942
1749/1646
BOLTON/BOLTON



	1550Z/14 NCR 386




(COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY)

U-BOAT SITUATION PART TWO.
(K) NIL
(N) 6
(T) 4
(B) 9
(ON) 3
(U) 19
(L) 29
(ST) 17
(P) 11
(M) 23
(UX) 5
(W) 128

Page two of the Admiralty OIC U-boat Situation report above is missing




ADMIRALTY		OP OP
	COMINCH
14 DECEMBER 1942
0207/0152
BAMOTON COX/ CONNER



ULTRA	2130Z/14 NCR 726	MOST SECRET




COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 123 FROM ADMIRALTY.
O.I.C. SERIAL 123.
(1) GEORGEGEORGE AND GEORGEWILLIAM EASYXRAYUNCLE 12.
ITEMITEM EASYXRAYUNCLE 13 MIKECHARLIE ADAM DOGLOVE 13
CHARLIEADAM EASYXRAYLOVE 13 DOGDOG ADAMDOGLOVE 12.
(2) MY SERIAL 121 PARA 3. THIS PATROL CONSISTED OF 6
NOT 4 UBOATS. 5 OF THEM WERE DOGPETER AND BAKERGEORGE AND
DOGSUGAR 159 AND DOGJIG WHICH IS A VACANT BIGRAM REALL-
OCATED TO 161 ACHILLES AND DOGKING WHICH IS A VACANT
BIGRAM REALLOCATED TO 126 BAUER, BIGRAMS FOXJIG AND DOG-
UNCLE ARE VACATED IN CONSEQUENCE. THE 6TH IS COMMANDED
BY SCHENDEL BUT AS IN SEVERAL OTHER CASES THE U/BOAT CAN-
NOT BE IDENTIFIED. AS TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT WILL EMPLOY
XRAY SERIES FOR SUCH CASES. THUS XRAYADAM SCHENDEL.
(3) FOR PARAS 4 AND 5 OF MY SERIAL 121 ALLOCATE XRAYBAKER DIERKSEN
AND XRAYCHARLIE RIGGELE RESPECTIVELY.












	2130Z/14 NCR 726	PAGE 2 OF 3




(4) IT WAS INTENDED TO SUPPLY THESE U/BOATS FROM
ZEDCHARLIE ABOUT 10/12 WITH SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF FUEL
AND PROVISIONS FOR A FORTNIGHT.
(5) THE FOREGOING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN CASE SUCH IN-
FORMATION IS NOT YET FULLY AVAILABLE LOCALLY. IT IS
ASSUMED THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES TO THE
NAVAL GRID AND HAVE COPIES FOR THE WHOLE AREA BUT IT MAY
BE HELPFUL TO MENTION THAT WE THINK THAT WHERE SIGNALS
REFER TO THIS GRID BY BIGRAMS OTHER THAN THE ORIGINALS

FOR EXAMPLE ZETSCHE WAS ATTACKED IN
ADAMMIKE 3253.
(6) PENDING YOUR ANSWER TO PARA 5 WE ADD THAT ON 5/12 THE
WESTWALL GROUP WAS ORDERED TO TAKE UP STATION ON AP-
PROXIMATELY 41 DEG. 25 MINS WEST BETWEEN LATITUDES 38 DEG
00 MINS NORTH AND 42 DEG. 30 MINS NORTH. THIS GROUP

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 125	4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 123 PARA 4. CANCEL REFERENCE TO ZED CAST. SUPPLY U/B POSSIBLY ZED AFIRM OR ZED DOG BUT FOR PRESENT ALLOCATE XRAY INT SPWEBLER.












	2130Z/14 NCR 726	PAGE 3 OF 3




APPEARS TO HAVE INCLUDED VACANT BIGRAM FOXQUEEN RE-
ALLOCATED 106 RASCH AND FOX CHARLIE AND XRAYDOG PIENING
WHICH SANK CERAMIC AND XRAYEASY HANSSEN WHICH SANK HENRY
STANLEY. ON 7/12 ZEDEASY WAS MAKING FOR AREA TO SUPPLY THESE
BOATS. XRAYFOX WALKERLING BEGAN RETURN PASSAGE FROM AREA
ON 7/12 ZEDGEORGE ON 8/12 HAD ONLY 30 CUBIC METRES TO
HAND OVER AND PROBABLY BEGAN RETURN PASSAGE FROM SAME AREA.



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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 141	6	REF. O.I.C. SERIALS 123 AND 124. THIS SUPPLY U/BOAT WAS SCHNOOR. ZEDBAKER. 460. ADAMDOGFOX. 18, NOT ZEDGEORGE.




ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
16 DECEMBER 1942
0002/2303
SWAN/PARSONS



	2149Z/15 NCR 1407




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 124 FROM ADMIRALTY.
1. SCHAEFFER FO WAS IN 43N 47W ON 6/12TH ON 8TH/12
HE WAS ORDERED TO 43-20N 33-10W TO OBTAIN MINIMUM AMOUNT
OF FUEL FROM ZED GEORGE NECESSARY FOR RETURN TO FRANCE.
MUELLER BAKER EASY WAS IN 42N 43W ON 6/12 AND WAS DUE TO
OBTAIN FUEL FOR RETURN PASSAGE FROM ZED GEORGE ON 7/12
IN 44-45N 37-45W. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER HE
DID SO, BUT AM ASSUMING BOTH BOATS NOW APPROACHING FRANCE.
2. ON 7/12 ZED GEORGE HAD SUPPLIED LOESER AH FENN
XRAY GEORGE AND SCHMID INT WILLIAM IN 44-45N 37-45W.
AFIRMHYPO, XRAYGEORGE, AND INTWILLIAM WERE THEN ORDERED
TO PROCEED TO AREA WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE 51N TO 53-42N
40W TO 44-30W AT 0351/9 INT WILLIAM AS IN 47N 39W. ALL
THREE ASSUMED NOW NEAR HYPOXRAY 218.
REEDER AFIRM CAST WAS 40N 25W AT 0214/9 PROCEEDING TO

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 141	1 & 2	REF. O.I.C. SERIALS 123 AND 124. THIS SUPPLY U/BOAT WAS SCHNOOR. ZEDBAKER. 460. ADAMDOGFOX. 18, NOT ZEDGEORGE.












	PAGE 2	2149Z/15 NCR 1407




	TRINIDAD AREA.









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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
16 DECEMBER 1942
0231/0511
SWAN/UPTON



	0135Z/16 NCR 1589




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 125 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 125.
1. XRAYHYPO SCHUCH WAS IN 14 NORTH 52-30 WEST ON 6/12
PROCEEDING TO AREA 35 NORTH 35 WEST. HE HAD OPERATED
IN AREA 02-30 NORTH TO 10-30 NORTH 44 WEST TO 52 WEST
SINCE 21/11 WITHOUT SUCCESS. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT
UNLESS HE HAS BEEN REFUELLED HE WILL RETURN TO FRANCE.
2. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 123 PARA 4. CANCEL REFERENCE
TO ZED CAST. SUPPLY U/B POSSIBLY ZED AFIRM OR ZED DOG
BUT FOR PRESENT ALLOCATE XRAY INT SPWEBLER. XRAY INT
WAS TO RETURN TO FRANCE AFTER HANDING OVER SUPPLIES.
3. INT UNIT PUTKAMMER AND INT OPTION SCHUELER ENTERED
MEDITERRANEAN ON 6/12 AND 9/12 RESPECTIVELY.

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ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
16 DECEMBER 1942
1601/1521
LEGGETTE/CRISWELL



	1410Z/16 NCR 1885




MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 126 FROM ADMTY.

O. I. C. SERIAL NO. 126
METEOROLOGICAL
1500/15TH 56N-36W; 2200/15TH 45N-15W; 2200/15TH
53N-24W.
0100/16TH 54N-23W; 0300/16TH 56N-35W;
0600/16TH 52N-27W.







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ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
16 DECEMBER 1942
2227/2143
MOORE/CRISWELL



	1756Z/16 NCR 2117




ULTRA. MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 127 FROM ADMTY.

O. I. C. SERIAL NO. 127
1. AH, XG, IW AND XK KOESER WERE IN CONTACT WITH HX 218 ON
THE 13TH AND 14TH DECEMBER. IW BEGAN RETURN TO FRANCE FROM
APPROXIMATELY 53-35N 40-00W AT ABOUT 1200/14.
2. A GROUP OF 9 U-BOATS NOT YET FULLY IDENTIFIED WERE
ORDERED TO BE ON PATROL LINE 57-25 34-30 TO 55-55 33-55
BY 1100/15. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THESE U-BOATS ARE NOW
IN CONTACT WITH HX 218 AND/OR ON 152.
3. A FURTHER GROUP OF 14 U-BOATS WERE ALSO DISPOSED
AGAINST HX 218 ON 14TH DECEMBER. THEIR POSITIONS ARE NOT
YET KNOWN AND IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THEY ARE NOW IN CON-
TACT WITH ON 153 AND/OR ON 152.
4. SOME OF THE U-BOATS REFERRED TO IN PARAS 2 AND 3 HAD
ALREADY OPERATED AGAINST HX 217.


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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 135	1	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 127 PARA 1. CANCEL REFERENCE TO XK, KOESER. MESSAGE CORRUPT AND REFERRED TO LOESER, AH 373




ADMIRALTY		OP PRIORITY
	COMINCH
DECEMBER 16, 1942
2305/2228
/SMITH



	2012Z/16 NCR 2152




MOST SECRET, ULTRA. (COMINCH. OIC SERIAL 128 FROM ADMTY.)
1. ON 14TH DECEMBER XA, WITTE XJ, DK, DJ, HEYSE
ALLOCATE VACANT BIGRAM FJ AND DP, WERE ORDERED TO FORM
A PATROL LINE FROM 00 DEG 50 MIN NORTH, 30 DEG 37 MIN
WEST TO 03-10 SOUTH, 33-30 WEST WITH INTERVALS OF 60
MILES.
2. ON 14TH DEC DJ WAS ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT IN
POSITION 04-40 SOUTH, 34-07 WEST AND SLIGHTLY DAMAGED,
AFTER SHADOWING A FREIGHTER FROM 04-52 SOUTH, 33-10 WEST
TO 04-30 SOUTH, 34-10 WEST. HE THEN LOST CONTACT WITH
THE FREIGHTER TO REPAIR DAMAGE. FOUR TORPEDOES REMAINING.
3. IN 13TH DEC XJ SANK CITY OF BOMBAY IN POSITION
02-25 SOUTH, 29-00 WEST. ONE TORPEDO LEFT.
4. ON 13TH DEC XB SANK SWEDISH SCANIA IN POSITION
01-20 NORTH, 32-20 WEST.

PAGE 1 OF 2.

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 130	1	REF OIC SERIAL 128 PARA 1. FOXJIG HEYSE NUMBER THOUGHT TO BE 128.












		2012Z/16 NCR 2152




	5. ON 13TH DEC DK WAS ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT IN
	POSITION 02-40 SOUTH, 32-40 WEST.


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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
16 DECEMBER 1942
2309/2228
MOORE/HUTCHINSON



	2047Z/16 NCR 2153




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 129 FROM ADMIRALTY.
OIC SERIAL 129. MOST SECRET.

1. KS 225; EXR 5; HA 186; EXR UNKNOWN DATE
NOW AT SEA IN ATLANTIC; HB 123; EXR 5.
2. KT 262 LAST LOCATED; ON, ADP 9; CS AND ZD
ADST 7; GM ADST 9.
3. KU 435 LAST LOCATED; ON WAS 33 NORTH 63 WEST
AT 0307/7.
4. BJ AND KK EXL 14.
5. IK AND IL EXP 7, THEREFORE CANCEL SAILING OF
AY AND AM IN MY PART 2 - 1850Z/10.

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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 135	1	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 127 PARA 1. CANCEL REFERENCE TO XK, KOESER. MESSAGE CORRUPT AND REFERRED TO LOESER, AH 373
AOIC 189	1	CANCEL REFERENCE O.I.C. SERIAL 129 TO HA AT SEA IN ATLANTIC.
AOIC 135	2	PARA 3. CANCEL KU IN 33 NORTH 63 WEST. MESSAGE CORRUPT AND REFERRED TO STRELOW




ADMTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
17 DECEMBER 1942	OIC SERIAL 130
0217/0143
MIKEL/YANOVER



	00217/17 NCR 2266




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 130 FROM ADMTY OIC SERIAL 130.
MOST SECRET. ULTRA.

(1) REF OIC SERIAL 127 PARA 2. KINGQUEEN, EASY BAKER AND
EASYEASY IDENTIFIED IN THIS GROUP.
(2) REF OIC SERIAL 127 PARA 3. INTFOX, INTEASY AND
INTBAKER IDENTIFIED IN THIS GROUP.
(3) METEOROLOGICAL 1800/16 52 NORTH 35 WEST QUERY
INTWILLIAM WHO REPORTED CONVOY FOR LAST TIME IN
53-45 NORTH 41-45 WEST AT 2033/14 AND HAD DEFECTS PROBABLY
DUE TO DESTROYER COUNTER ATTACK.
(4) REF OIC SERIAL 128 PARA 1. FOXJIG HEYSE NUMBER THOUGHT TO BE 128.

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ADMTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
DECEMBER 18 1942
0154/0030
/SMITH



	1416Z/17 NCR 2968




ULTRA. MOST SECRET. OIC SERIAL 131. COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY

1. ON 14/12 NISSEN XL CLAIMED SINKING ORFOR IN
POSITION 16 DEGS 23 MINS NORTH, 50 DEGS 01 WEST. 14
TORPEDOES AND 132 CUBIC METRES OF FUEL REMAINING.
COMMENT-POSSIBLY ORFOR.
2. ON 15/12 DP CLAIMED SINKING VESSEL OF BARON
BELHAVEN CLASS IN POSITION 3 DEGS 50 MINS SOUTH, 32
DEGS 55 MINS WEST. SEVEN TORPEDOES AND 97 CUBIC METRES
REMAINING. COMMENT - POSSIBLY BARON FAIRLIE.
3. DI WAS DAMAGED BY D/C ATTACK 1/12 AND ON 15/12
WAS IN APPROXIMATE POSITION 26 DEGS 30 MINS NORTH, 41
DEGS, 20 MINS WEST. COMMENT - POSSIBLY HOMEWARD BOUND.


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ADMIRALTY (LONDON)		PPPPPPP
	COMINCH
17 DECEMBER 1942
2104
PAWK
BLAND


LT. ROBINSON	1946A/17 NCR 23568




ULTRA. O.I.C. SERIAL 132.

1. ADJUSTMENT OF INDIVIDUAL BIGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RECENT INCOMPLETE INFORMATION WILL TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME.
DO NOT FEEL THAT DAILY SIGNAL IS OF VALUE UNTIL PROCESS
COMPLETE AND HAVE THEREFORE DISCONTINUED TEMPORARILY.
AFTER LAPSE OF ABOUT A WEEK VIOLENT CHANGES IN POSITIONS OF
SOME BIGRAMS WILL BE LESS APPARENT TO SHOULD BE
GREATFUL FOR YOUR REMARKS.
2. CA EXL 13 ADL 15 EXL 17 REASONS NOT KNOWN. DW
EXL 17 EU EXL 17 IT EXU 8.
3. AS 552 TOPP ADST 15 FD DUE ADL 18. FP ADL 15.
4. REF O.I.C. SERIAL 127 PARA 2 HINSCH EE 569. ADDITIONAL
IDENTIFICATIONS AJ 455 AND HUNGER KQ 336 AND PARA 3 SCHUETT
KV 135.





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ADMIRALTY (LONDON)		PPPPPPP
	COMINCH
17 DECEMBER 1942
2104
PAWK
BLAND


LT. ROBINSON	1946A/17 NCR 23568



(PAGE 2 OF TWO PAGES)

5. THURMANN CV 553 WAS IN 50 DEG 15 MIN NORTH 21 DEG 35 MIN
WEST ON 14/12 PRESUMABLY RETURNING.
6. GILARDONE GB 254 OPERATING AGAINST HX 217 SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENTS NOT KNOWN.



- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MCR PASSED TO NCR FOR DISTRIBUTION.
MCR HAS MADE NO DISTRIBUTION.
TOR NCR 2248/17
DISTRIBUTION BY NCR:
COMINCH(6). . . . . . . . ACTION
FILE




ADMIRALTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
18 DEC 1942
1852/1743
SWAN/BOLTON



	1533Z/18 NCR 3499




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 133 FROM ADMIRALTY)

OIC SERIAL 133.
REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 131, PARA'S 1 AND 3.
1. XRAY LOVE AND MOHR. DOGOPTION 124 AND BLEICH-
RODT DOGINT 109 WERE ORDERED ON 9TH DEC TO OPERATE
DURING FULL MOON PERIOD IN AREA BETWEEN 50 AND 55 WEST
FROM 13 15 NORTH TO SOUTH AMERICAN COAST. WHEN MOON
WAS ON WANE THEY WERE TO PROCEED CLOSER TO TRINIDAD
TOBAGO AREA.
2. ON 9TH DEC STAATS XRAYMIKE WAS ORDERED TO REPORT ON
TRAFFIC AND DEFENSES IN TRINIDAD TOBAGO AREA FOR
BENEFIT OF U-BOATS PROCEEDING TO THAT AREA. ON 14TH
DEC XRAY MISER WAS ORDERED TO ECONOMISE FUEL.

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F-353

COMINCH

OP OP OP

ADMIRALTY

18 DECEMBER 1942

181843

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 32 X
	CONCUR PAPA ONE SERIAL 132 X DESIRE CONTINUANCE COMPLETE INFORMATION U/B
	BIGRAM IDENTIFICATIONS TO CORRELATE RESPECTIVE [Several unreadable words] NEXT
	ADMIRALTY ESTIMATE X CAN THUS KEEP YOU INFORMED ANY APPARENT [Several
	unreadable words] HAVE YOUR SERIAL 123 AVAILABLE [Unreadable word] X











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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
18 DEC 1942
2246 / 2210
KIMBELL / REID



	2005Z/18 NCR 3663	PAGE 1 OF TWO




MOST SECRET. ULTRA. OIC SERIAL 134. COMINCH
OIC SERIAL 134 FROM ADMIRALTY.

1. ON 9/12 EMMERMANN, XRAYNEGAT, AFTER MOVING OFF RE-
PORTED HAVING COMPLETED REFUELLING FROM XRAYINT. XRAY
NEGAT THEN BEGAN RETURN VOYAGE AND AT 0427/15 REPORTED
THAT CONVOY ATTACKED ON 12/12 HAD HAD PROTECTION ALL
ROUND AND THAT HE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN TOTAL
NUMBER OF SHIPS. COMMENT. CONVOY PRESUMABLY FOXTARE-
TARE 4 GERMAN BROADCAST PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED EMMERMANN
SANK ORCADES.
2. XRAYUNIT WAS TO RETURN TO FRANCE AFTER COMPLETION OF
REFUELLING MENTIONED IN OPTION INT CAST SERIAL 123 PARA 4.
3. REFERENCE OPTION INT CAST SERIAL 124 PARA 3. ON 10/12
AFIRMCAST AND REICHENBACH XRAYOPTION WERE GIVEN INST-












	2005Z/18 NCR 3663	PAGE 2 OF TWO




RUCTIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR XRAYLOVE, DOGOPTION, AND
DOGINT. WESTWARD EXTENSION OF AREA WAS DEPENDENT ON
REPORT FROM XRAYMIKE.
4. METEOROLOGICAL . . . . 0300/18 FOUR ONE NORTH 24 W 1200/18
52 N 38 W, 1300/18 50 N 25 W.




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ADMIRALTY		PP PP
	COMINCH
18 DECEMBER 1942
2341/2315
KELLY/CONNER



MOST SECRET	2101Z/18 NCR 3760	ULTRA




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 135 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 135.
(1) REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 127 PARA 1. CANCEL REFERENCE
TO XK, KOESER. MESSAGE CORRUPT AND REFERRED TO LOESER,
AH 373.
(2) REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 129 PARA 2. HACKLAENDER, CS
454. PARA 3. CANCEL KU IN 33 NORTH 63 WEST. MESSAGE
CORRUPT AND REFERRED TO STRELOW, KU 435 IN GROUP OF 9 U BOATS
IN OIC SERIAL 127 PARA TWO.
(3) REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 130 PARA 1. ZETSCHE, EB 591,
LAST LOCATED ON.
(4) GO, 410, PASSED 20 DEGREES WEST OUTWARD BOUND FROM
FRANCE ON 9/12.


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ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
19 DECEMBER 1942
0930
VALENTINE/COX/BERNICK



	0115Z/19 NCR 4150




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 136 FROM ADMIRALTY)
(ULTRA. MOST SECRET. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 136)

(1) ON 13/12 ENGLMAND, XP, WAS IN ABOUT 31N 41-45W
PROCEEDING TO AREA 36N 37W, ONLY 11 TONS OF FUEL REMAINING.
(2) ON 6/12 UNIDENTIFIED U BOAT PROBABLY XP WAS IN 09-07N
48-37W HAVING CHASED ARGENTINE TANKER IN 07-09N 48-37
ON 3/12.
(3) REFERECE OIC SERIAL 123, PARA 6. NANSSEN, XE, NOW
IDENTIFIED AS JANSSEN. XF IDENTIFIED AS GF 91. THEREFORE
VACATE BIGRAM XF. FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATIONS IN
WESTWALL GROUP: MUELLER, BE 67. SCHAEFFER FO 183. EPPEN,
XQ
(4) XE ATTACKED HORORATA IN 42-03N 34-33W AT 1754/13

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		0115Z/19 NCR 4150




	AND AFTER SEARCHING PORTA AREA PROCEEDED 114/12
	TO OBTAIN FUEL IN AREA 39-45N 25-20W. ASSUMED NOW
	HOMEWARD.
	(5) GF FAILED TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FUEL FROM ZG AND
	ON 14/12 WAS WAITING IN AREA 42-20N 22W TO MEET
	WOLFBAUER, ZE; GF HAD THEN ONLY 10 TONS OF FUEL AND
	BOAT WAS UNSEAWORTHY OWING TO D/C AND WEATHER DAM-
	AGE. ASSUMED NOW HOMEWARD.
	(6) BE AFTER REFUELLING FROM ZG WAS IN 44N 20W.
	ON 15/12 INWARD BOUND.
	(7) ZG BEGAN RETURN ON 13/12.
	(8) FO HAD ONLY 8 TONS FUEL ON 14/12 AND WAS WAIT-
	ING FOR ZE 5 IN AREA 42-25N 21-40W TO OBTAIN SUFFIC-
	IENT FUEL FOR RETURN TO PORT.

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		0115Z/19 NCR 4150





	(9) ON 14/12 CLAUSEN BQ 129 XP XH AND XM WERE
	ORDERED TO WAIT IN SUPPLY AREA AND BE MOST ECON-
	OMICAL WITH FUEL AS ARRIVAL OF ZE HAD BEEN DEL-
	AYED BY BAD WEATHER AND PREVIOUS REFUELLING SEE
	SERIAL 133, PARA 2, AND SERIAL 137.
	(10) ON 9/12 KALS ALLOCATE VACANT BIGRAM D UNIT
	130, WAS ORDERED TO "REMAIN IN LINE". ZE WAS BRI-
	NGING DU REPLACEMENT FOR R.D.E. SEARCH RECEIVER.
	DU HAD SUNK PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, PRESIDENT PIERCE
	AND EXETER OFF FEDALA.
	(11) AT 1938/9 XQ REPORTED UNSUCCESSFUL CHASE OF
	FAST INDEPENDENT SHIP IN POSITION 38-48N 40-51W.
	(12) SUPPLY SITUATION STATED ON 15/12 TO BE VERY CRITICAL
	OWING TO "TANKER SHORTAGE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS".
	COMMENT ASSUMED TO REFER TO Z BOATS.
	PAGE 3 OF 4

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 162	9	REF O.I.C. SERIAL 136, PARAGRAPH 9, AND O.I.C. SERIAL 160, PARAGRAPH 3. BQ 129 IDENTIFIED AS WITT, NOT CLAUSEN, WHO IS NOW FZ 182.












		0115Z/19 NCR 4150




	(13) IN CONSEQUENCE ONLY JANSSEN WOULD RECEIVE
	SUPPLIES. COMMENT. ASSUME FC, FQ, XD, AND XQ STILL
	OPERATING BETWEEN AZORES AND 45W.











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ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
	COMINCH
19 DECEMBER 1942
0121/0036
SWAN/WALLACE



	2350Z/19 NCR 4598




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 139 FROM ADMIRALTY)

OIC SERIAL 139. METEOROLOGICAL 1600/19 40 NORTH 25 WEST









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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
21 DECEMBER 1942
0229/0215
YORK/MILBY



	2345Z/20 NCR 5270	PAGE 1 OF 2




COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 141 FROM ADMIRALTY.
MOST SECRET. ULTRA. O.I.C. SERIAL 141.
1. YOUR SERIAL 32. DO YOU REQUIRE FULL DETAILS
ZED INFORMATION OR MERELY SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY U/B AND
BIGRAM. PENDING REPLY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND FULL DE-
TAILS.
2. REF O.I.C. SERIAL 127 PARA. 3. ADDITIONAL IDENTI-
FICATIONS SCHROEDER. KINGITEM. 623, SCHUETT. KINGFOX.
135, ZURMUEHLEN. EASYXRAY. 600, SPORN. KINGMIKE. 439,
RUDLOFF. EASYHOW. 609. GRAEFF. KINGADAM. 644. RUPPELT.
GEORGEYOKE. 356, STRU. GEORGEOBOE. 410. KRUSHKA,
KOTTWENN AND MASSMANN NOT YET IDENTIFIED AND SHALL NOT AT
PRESENT ALLOCATE BIGRAMS.
3. REF O.I.C. SERIAL 127 PARA. 2. ADDITIONAL
IDENTIFICATIONS. HASENSCHAR CHARLIE NAN 704. KAPITZKY

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 165	1	REF O.I.C. 145 PARA 1 - ERRONEOUS ALLOCATION OF KF WAS ON O.I.C. 141. ALLOCATION IN O.I.C. 92 WAS CORRECT.
AOIC 189	3	YOUR SERIAL 37. YH IDENTIFIED AS KR THEREFORE CANCEL IDENTIFICATION WITH CN IN OIC 141.












	2345Z/20 NCR 5270	PAGE 2 OF 2




GEORGZED. 615, AND HOLTRING. GEORGELOVE. 604
SCHEIBE AND STEINAECKER NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
4. REF. O.I.C. SERIALS 123 AND 124. THIS SUPPLY
U/BOAT WAS SCHNOOR. ZEDBAKER. 460. ADAMDOGFOX. 18, NOT
ZEDGEORGE. WOLF. 465. WOLF CONCERNED IN ATTACK ON
HOWXRAY. 217 AND UNLIKELY TO BE SUPPLY U/BOAT. THERE-
FORE VACATE BIGRAM ZEDGEORGE AND ALLOCATE KINGWILLIAM.
465 TONNAGE THIS SERIES UNKNOWN.
5. REF. O.I.C. SERIALS 123. PARA FOUR. AND 125.
PARA 2. THIS U/BOAT WAS ZEDCHARLIE. THEREFORE CANCEL
BIGRAM XI. ZEDCHARLIE. ADST 19/11 BUT PRESUMABLY EXST
WITHIN 2 DAYS.
6. ON 16/12 TROJER. GEORGE UNCLE. 221 SUPPLIED
SMALL QUANTITY FUEL TO MANSEK. KINGNAN 758. IN 55 DEGS
03 MINS N, 25 DEGS 16 MINS W. BOTH THEN RETURN TO FRANCE.
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ADMIRALTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
21 DECEMBER 1942	OIC SERIAL 142
0302/0246
MIKELL/YORK/YANOVER



PAGE 1 OF 2	0110Z/21 NCR 6292




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 142. FROM ADMIRALTY.

MOST SECRET. ULTRA. O.I.C. SERIAL 142.
(1) ON 10TH DECEMBER BABERG, PROBABLY GX 618, REPORTED
STRONG AIR PATROLS IN AREA 32-00 N - 34-50 N 12-40 W -
12-20 W, WITH PATROL VESSELS AND M/S GROUPS OFF MAIN PORTS.
LITTLE TRAFFIC OFF CASABLANCA. CONSIDERS THAT QUOTE
OPERATIONS OFFER LITTLE HOPES OF SUCCESS. UNQUOTE.
(2) HE WAS PROCEEDING TO POSITION 34-20 N 18-06 W
HAVING ONLY 8- POTASH CARTRIDGES LEFT.
(3) THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THREE OR FOUR OTHER
U/BOATS HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN AN AREA BETWEEN THE AZORES
AND GIBRALTAR.
(4) METEOROLOGICAL. 1000/18 44 DEG N 30 W.
1000/18 51 N 27 W. 0900 18-52 N 36 W. 1200/18 41 N 16 W.












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	1800/18 50 N 29 W.
	1900/18 34 N 09 W.
	1100/19 40 N 18 W.
	1400/19 50 N 30 W.
	1500/19 49 N 27 W.
	1700/19 46 N 23 W.
	0500/20 51 N 36 W.





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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
21 DECEMBER 1942
1951/1937
COX/PARSONS



	1741Z/21 NCR 5625




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 143 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 143 METEOROLOGICAL.
0500/21 51N 37W. 0600/21 50N 20W. 0100/21 50N 20W.
0500/21 41N 15W. 1000/21 40N 14W. 1100/21 48N 31W.







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F-353

COMINCH

PPPPPPPPP

ADMIRALTY

21 DECEMBER 1942

212145

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X ULTRA F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 33 X
	REQUEST FULL DETAILS PARA ONE OIC 141 X QUERY SCHUETT KING FOX 135 OIC 141 AND
	LOOKS KING FOX 264 OIC 92 X SUGGEST DOG PETER THILO CLAIMED SINKING BARON
	BELHAVEN POSSIBLY MEANT ALCOA RAMBLER X QUERY PARA 6 OIC 123 HENKE CLAIMED
	CERAMIC AND ATTRBUTED UNIDENTIFIED FREIGHTER TO XRAY DOG PEINING WHO ALSO
	CLAIMED ONE X EASY XRAY CLAIMED SINKING JAMES MCKAY 57-45N 23-10W 8
	DECEMBER X SUGGEST [Unreadable three words] GYASE FOR NOVA SCOTIA
	SINKING PRIOR 7 DECEMBER X SAME U/BOAT CLAIMS EMPIRE GULL AND SARONIKOS
	RETURNING AS AMMUNITION EXPENDED 14 DECEMBER X STEINAECKER CLAIMED TANKER
	PROBABLE EMPIRE SPENSER X KING NAN REPORTED HITS ON MOTORSHIP AND TWO
	FREIGHTERS ONE PROBABLY CHARLES L.D. X ITEM BAKER WAS ATTACKED 0015/6
	56-45N 37-19W NO DAMAGE X XRAY GEORGE WAS ATTACKED 14 DECEMBER VICINITY
	NOW XRAY 218 PERISCOPE [Unreadable word] DAMAGED X



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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
23 DECEMBER 1942
0115/0054
VALLENTINE/WHISANT



	2259A/22 NCR 6612




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 145 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 145)
ULTRA MOST SECRET.
1. FOLLOWING NEAR ON 153 17 DECEMBER AND 15 DECEMBER
EH EX KI AP HAUSE 18 KRUSCHKA IP AND STURM GO. ALSO
SHUETT. KV. 135 ERRONEOUSLY ALLOCATED KF IN OIC 92.
2. DQ REQUESTED BEACON SIGNALS FROM SHADOWER AT
0858 PROBABLY SAME AREA.
3. EX BEGAN RETURN FROM 50 NORTH 27 WEST AT 1219/18
AND KI AT 1941/18.
4. IP IN CONTACT CONVOY 0415/19 IN 49 DEGREES 33 MINS
NORTH 29 DEGREES 45 MINS WEST BUT EH AND EX APPARENTLY
ONLY STRAGGLERS.
5. KOTTMAN XR WAS TO R/V WITH EH BUT AT 1001 HAD NOT
MET. POSSIBLY BECAUSE EH HAD ABANDONED RETURN PASSAGE TO


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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 165	1	REF O.I.C. 145 PARA 1 - ERRONEOUS ALLOCATION OF KF WAS ON O.I.C. 141. ALLOCATION IN O.I.C. 92 WAS CORRECT.












		2259A/22 NCR 6612




	CHASE STRAGGLERS.
	6. ON 18 DECEMBER EH 2 TORPEDOES 65 TONS. IB 12
	AND 43 XR 11 AND 81 GO 91 TONS
	7. METEOROLOGICAL 1500/22. 49 NORTH 38 WEST.






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ADMIRALTY		OP PRIORITY
	COMINCH
23 DECEMBER 1942
0103/0054
COX/HANDLEY



MOST SECRET	2308A/22 NCR 6611	ULTRA




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 146 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 146.
ULTRA MOST SECRET.

1. BRUNS XS WAS IN 39 DEG NORTH 14 DEG WEST ON 6TH
DEC PROCEEDING TOWARDS DAKAR AND ON 18 DEC IN 13 DEG 30
MINUTES NORTH 20 DEG WEST.
2. ON 19 DEC XS WAS ORDERED TO REPORT QUOTE WHETHER
OPERATION DIRECTLY OFF DAKAR HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT AND
HOW LONG BOAT WAS THERE UNQUOTE. COMMENT. PROBABLY
RECCO POSSIBLY MINING.


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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
23 DECEMBER 1942
0528
COX/VALENTINE/FARGO



	0920Z/23 NCR 6729




(MOST SECRET, ULTRA COMINCH OIC SERIAL 147 FROM
ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 147)

1. UNGESTUEM GROUP SEE SERIAL PARA 2 HAVE BEEN
SEARCHING FOR ON 152. AT 0909/19 THEY WERE ORDERED
TO REMAIN IN AREA REACHED ASSUMING SPEED OF CONVOY
REDUCED TO 2 TO 3 KNOTS BY WEATHER.
2. AT 0908/18 HAD BEEN INFORMED REFUELLING IMPOSSIBLE
AND TO RETURN WHEN NECESSARY.
3. FOLLOWING ARE LATEST KNOWN POSITIONS - 1500/17 EE.
53-50 N 33-10 W. 1600/17 EB 53-30 N 33-50 W, CN 53-
30 N 33-40 W GL 53-40 N 34-0 W 1900/17 FENN. KG.
445, VACATING BIGRAM XG, 53-20 N 35 W. 0800/18 TTEINAECKER.

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		0920Z/23 NCR 6729




	GN. 218. 52-30 N 36-40 W. 1200/18 KQ. 52 N 36 W
	AND AH. 52 N 37-40 W. 0400/19 KU 51 N 35 W.
	4. RAUFBOLD GROUP, SEE SERIALS 127 PARA 3 AND 145,
	GIVEN SAME FUEL ADVICE AS ANGESTEUM. IP LOST CONTACT
	0602/19.




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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
23 DECEMBER 1942
0457/0452
COX/STONE



	0055Z/23 NCR 6716




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 148 FROM ADMTY OIC SERIAL 148).

1. ULTRA MOST SECRET. ON EIGHTEENTH DECEMBER FO
REFUELLED FROM ZE IN POSITION 40 DEG 50 MINUTES NORTH
24-35W, THENCE HOMEWARD.
2. ON 18TH DEC. GF IN POSITION 40-00N 21-50W WAS
SENDING BEACON SIGNALS FOR R/V WITH XD. ON 19TH DEC.
WAS SENDING BEACON SIGNALS FOR R/V WITH ZE.
3. AT 1056/18 INTTARE SANK BRETWALDE STRAGGLER FROM
MKF 4 Y IN 44N 16-25W.
4. AT 1226/18 HARTMAN II REPORTED KMS 5 IN 44N 16-25W.
5. GG WAS IN 47N 19W AT 1718/18.
6. AUFFERMANN XT ZITZEWITZ XU FOLKERS XV AND INTTARE
AND THOSE OF WESTWALL GROUP FOR WHOM NO FUELLING ORDERED
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		0055Z/23 NCR 6716




	WERE ORDERED TO OPERATE AGAINST KMS 5. FO ONLY IF
	SUFFICIENT FUEL.
	7. AT 1910/18 II AND QUOTE "REST OF BOATS" UNQUOTE TO
	CONTINUE PASSAGE TO AREA 59 N 24W.


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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
23 DECEMBER 1942	OIC SERIAL 149
1329/1322
MIKELL/NICHOLS



	1045Z/23 NCR 6925




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 149 FROM ADMIRALTY

ULTRA MOST SECRET. OIC SERIAL 149
(1) REF OIC SERIAL 128. ON 18/12 FOX JIG
ORDERED TO OCCUPY X-RAY JIG'S OLD POSITION, AND
FECHNER X-RAY WILLIAM TO EXTEND LINE SOUTH TO COAST.
X-RAY JIG PRESUMED HOMEWARD BEFORE 1100/17.
(2) ON 17/12 DOG JIG REPORTED IN 01 DEGS N
30 MINS S. 32-15 W BEING ONLY PARTLY EFFECTIVE SINCE
14/12. WAS RETURNING.
(3) ON 18/12 X-RAY PREP, X-RAY HYPO, X-RAY JIG AND
X-RAY MIKE ORDERED GREATEST FUEL ECONOMY, AS
REFUELLING MIGHT BE DELAYED 10 DAYS.
(4) ON 18/12 X-RAY BAKER REPORTED DAMAGE DUE TO
"A/C BOMBS FROM PERSISTENT CONSOLIDATED" IN 06-40 S.












		1045Z/23 NCR6925




	33-50 W. UNABLE TO DIVE, 18 TANKS HOLED AND 18 NOT
	WATERTIGHT. WAS MOVING TO 06-10 S, 26-40 W. TO EFFECT
	REPAIRS. 15 TORPEDOES LEFT. ON 19/12 HE REPORTED
	LIMITED DIVING ABILITY AND EFFECTIVE EXCEPT FOR OFF-
	SHORE OPERATIONS.
	(5) REF OIC SERIAL 146 BRUNS FOXGEORGE 175.
	(6) ON 18/12 X-RAY OPTION IN 11N 49 W,
	REPORTED SINKING ETNA IN 17-15 N, 45-30 W. WQM ON 14/12.
	INTENTION TO MOVE NORTH EAST FORBIDDEN, 13 TORPEDOES LEFT.
	(7) REF OIC SERIAL 123 X-RAY DOG IDENTIFIED DOG QUEEN 155.
	(8) ON 18/12 X-RAY CAST BEGAN RETURN FROM 12/30 N,
	27-30W.

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ADMIRALTY		OPERATIONAL
	COMINCH	PRIORITY
23 DECEMBER 1942	OIC SERIAL 151
2130/2108
MIKELL/NICHOLS



PAGE 1 OF 3	1915Z/23 NCR7187




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 151 FROM ADMIRALTY.
MOST SECRET ULTRA.
(1) YOUR SERIAL 33. KINGVICTOR SEE OIC 145 PARA 1.
AGREE OTHER IDENTIFICATIONS BUT AS BAKER UNIT 105 EASY
XRAYLOVE 23/11 ALLOCATE GYSAE XRAYZED.
(2) KINGWILLIAM ADAMDOG SUGARTARE 21 CHARLIEKING
EASYXRAYPETER 20 KINGYOKE 384 EASYXRAYROGER 12 HOWCHARLIE
525 EASYXRAYROGER 15 FOXOBOE ADAMDOGLOVE 23 BAKERWILLIAM AN D
BAKERADAM AND MIKEBAKER EASYXRAYLOVE 23 QUERY MIKEBAKER
ADAPTED AS SUPPLY U/B.
(3) GIESSLER GEORGEWILLIAM WAS IN 46 N 18 W ON
19/12 STEINACKER GEORGENAN IN 47 N 23 W ON 18/12.
(4) HOWBAKER IN 58N 20 W ON 17/12. ON 18/12
HOWBAKER AND LEIMKUEHLER PROBABLY KINGSUGAR 225 ORDERED TO
TEMPOARY ATTACKING AREA THOUGHT TO BE ON LINE 52 DEG 50
MIN N 22 W TO 54-40 N 25 W












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	(5) UNIDENTIFIED ONE EASYXRAYPATER 15, 2 EASYXRAY-
	PETER 20, 1 EASYXRAYPETER 22 PROBABLY OTHERS FROM
	SUGARTARE BUT HOPE TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY WHEN
	NEXT INFO AVAILABLE.
	(6) ON 18/22 FOXZED IN 61 N 15 W APPARENTLY DELAYED
	EASYXRAYSUGAR.
	(7) ON 18/12 SCHULTZE EASYVICTOR 432 IN 34 DEG 25 MIN
	NORTH 10 WEST REPORTED NO SIGN DISEMBARKATION OF TROOPS
	IN MEHEDIA. CONSIDERABLE NEUTRAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN TANGIER
	AND QUERT ALGERICAS AND QUERY CADI. HAD SUNK TRAWLER AND
	REQUESTED PERMISSION TO MOVE FREELY TO WESTWARD.
	(8) METEOROLOGICAL
	1500/22 47 N 30 W
	1700/22 49N 38 W
	0200/23 34 N 38 W
	0400/23 37 N 18 W












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	0600/23 44 N 12 W
	0700/23 50 N 37 W
	1200/23 54 N 25 W







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F-353

COMINCH

PPPP

ADMIRALTY

23 DECEMBER 1942

23xx45

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X ULTRA F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 34 X
	[Unreadable few words] REPORTED 2504/13 CONVOY OF 21 UNITS LEFT GIB EAST BOUND
	150 PRESUMABLY 13 DEC ITEM OBOE ITES UNIT VICTOR AND [Unreadable line]
	500 TONNES 18 DEC X EASY XRAY LOW FLYING [Unreadable word] 1045/17 50-16N 45-30W X
	ITEM XRAY 51-25 N 23-45 W 0400/ [Unreadable 2 lines] BAKER QUEEN AND HENKE AWARDED KNIGHTS CROSS 12 DEC X EASY VICTOR [Unreadable word] CASA BLANCA 18 DEC AND SANK
	FISHING TRAWLER X [Unreadable 3 lines] X










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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
25 DECEMBER 1942
1514/1455
COX/WHISANT



	1307A/25 NCR 8597




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 152 FROM ADMIRALTY)

OIC SERIAL 152. MOST SECRET.

METEOROLOGICAL. 1500/23 49 NORTH 20 WEST.
PM/24 43 NORTH 28 WEST.
2100/24 43 NORTH 28 WEST.
0000/25 38 NORTH 30 WEST.
0400/25 45 NORTH 20 WEST.





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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
DEC 26, 1942
1650/1607
KIMBELL/BALFOUR



	1420Z/26 NCR 9108




MOST SECRET OIC SERIAL 154

COMINCH OIC SERIAL 154 FROM ADMIRALTY.

METEOROLOGICAL. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 153 SECOND
LINE 50 NORTH NOT REPETITION NOT 59 NORTH.
MRTEOROLOGICAL. 1700/25-58 NORTH 17 WEST. 0500/26-
49 NORTH 28 WEST. 0500/26 60 NORTH 19 WEST. 0 (QUERY)
00/26 46 NORTH 18 WEST. 1900/25 35 NORTH 25 WEST.
0300/26 43 NORTH 53 WEST.




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F-353

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

RRRR

26 DECEMBER 1942

262115

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X ULTRA F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 35 X
	[Unreadable word] RDFS 1912 AND 2044 BOTH 25 DEC PASSED BY ADMIRALTY TO ESCORT
	COMMANDERS GEORGE UNCLE SUGAR 2 AND UNCLE GRORGE SUGAR 3 X NO
	COMMANDER [Unreadable word] NUMBER ASSIGNED [Unreadable word] GEORGE X












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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
27 DEC 1942
0328/0307
COX-VALENTINE/ECKHARDT



	0055Z/27 NCR 9490



MOST SECRET. ULTRA. COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.
OIC SERIAL 155.
(1) KING.ADAM. REPORTED CONVOY OBOE NAN 154 AT
1632/26 AND 1839/26. FOXZED WAS IN 50 N 23 W AT
1454/25.
(2) KINGGEORGE MEMBER OF UNGESTUEM GROUP BEGAN RETURN
PASSAGE AT 1516/25 AND AT 0354/26 WAY IN 49 N 28W.
(3) BY 188/25 UNGESTUEM GROUP WAS TO BE ON NEW RECCO
LINE THOUGHT TO BE FROM 50-45 N 32-05 W TO 48-51 N
29-55 W STEERING 020 DEGS. 4 KNOTS. ALTERNATIVE
POSITION COULD BE FROM 50-45 N 45-35 W TO 48-51 N
43-25 W BY 1100/26 SPITZ AND UNGESTEUM GROUPS WERE
TO REMAIN IN POSITIONS REACHED AS PASSAGE OF CONVOY
ON 26/12 STILL CONSIDERED POSSIBLE.
(4) SCHWAFF. WAS IN 48-30 N 17-W OUTWARD PETERMIKE/25.
ADAMLOVE PASSED 17W OUTWARD ADAMMIKE/26. KOENIG XRAY-
YOKE PASSED 48 N 18W OUTWARD 0001/26.






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ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP OP
	COMINCH
27 DEC 1942
0419/0406
COX/ECKHARDT



	0215Z/27 NCR 9519




COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.

MOST SECRET. ULTRA. OIC SERIAL 156.
(1) FOXGEORGE REPORTED AT 0625/26 HAVING PATROLLED
WITHIN 60 MILES OF DAKAR SINCE 21 DECEMBER. MEDIUM
AIR PATROLS. NO TRAFFIC.
(2) ON 25/SEPT XRAY CHARLIE WAS IN 35 N 28-30 W AND
WITT DOGSUGAR IN 26-30 N 32 W. DOGSUGAR HAS DEFECTS
AND WAS TO ROGER/VICTOR WITH FOLKERS POSSIBLY DOGLOVE
WHO AT 1800/25 WAS IN 35-50 N 25-50 W BOUND S.W.
(3) XRAYTARE OUTWARDBOUND WAS SEARCHING FOR WUERDEMANN
YOKEADAM WHO WAS SOUTHWARD BOUND IN AREA 30-30 N 24 W
ON 25 DECEMBER.
(4) AT 1146/26 ZEDEASY REPORTED CONVOY OF 5 SHIPS IN
37 N 35 W.
(5) OIC 155. ITEMNAN WAS IN 49-30 N 22-45 W AT
1351/26.


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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 162	2	REF O.I.C. SERIAL 156, PARAGRAPH 2, WITT DS SHOULD WITTE DS.




ADMTY		OPOPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
27 DEC 1942
1133/1124
COX/GRAHAM



	1022Z/27 NCR 9707




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 157 FROM ADMTY OIC SERIAL 157.

MOST SECRET - ULTRA.
(1) AT 1200/26 SEIBICKE YOKEBAKER, CAST AFIRM,
HESSE YOKECAST, STEIN YOKEDOG, MOEHLMANN YOKEEASY
AND PUECKLER YOKEFOX WERE ORDERED TO PROCEED TOWARDS
AREA 10-30 NORTH 13-12 NORTH, 25-18 WEST 28-00
WEST. AT 2000/26 WERE ORDERED TO FORM DELPHIN GROUP
AND BE ON UNKNOWN PATROL LINE BY 1200/29. THREE
POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES FOR LINE ARE:
(A) 35-09 NORTH 12-06 WEST 32-33 NORTH 12-06 WEST.
(B) 35-09 NORTH 22-54 WEST 32-33 NORTH 22-54 WEST.
(C) 35-09 NORTH 32-30 WEST 32-33 NORTH 33-42 WEST.

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ADMTY		OPOPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
DECEMBER 27, 1942	(OIC SERIAL 158)
1631/1620
SIKELL/BASSFORD



	1314Z/27 NCR 9772




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 158 FROM ADMY. ULTRA MOST
SECRET.

1. AT 1708/26 SPITZ AND UNGESTUEM GROUPS OF WHICH
SOME SHORT OF FUEL WERE ORDERED TO OPERATE AGAINST
ON 154 AT MAXIMUM SPEED. AT 1940/26 U BOATS WERE
ADVISED THAT REFUELING WAS INTENDED AND THAT CONVOY
WOULD PROBABLY LATER ALTER COURSE TO WESTWARD.
2. PURKHOLD POSSIBLY IN 436 AND GZ AND EB HASENSCHAR
YH WERE NEAR CONVOY AND ARE CONSIDERED NOW PROBABLY
CHASING IT. GY AND II AND NA CONTACT TODAY.
3. METEOROLOGICAL. 1900/26 51 NORTH 30 WEST
2000/26 51 31
0300/27 58 16
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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 159	2	REF OIC 158 CANCEL PURKHOLD INTNEGAT 436 AND REALLOCATE PURKHOLD YOKEINT.




ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 159		OP OP OP
	COMINCH OIC SERIAL
DECEMBER 27, 1942	159
1556/1542
MIKELL/ROTH



	1421Z/27 NCR 9798




(MOST SECRET. ULTRA. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 159
FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 159.)

REF OIC 157. EQUALLY POSSIBLE POSITION IS
10 DEG 51 MIN NORTH 25 DEG 45 MIN WEST TO 08 DEG 15 MIN
NORTH 27 DEG 33 MIN WEST. THIS SUPPORTED BY ORDERS
AT 1200/26 AND FACT THAT CASTAFIRM AND YOKEBAKER LEFT
LORIENT 17TH DEC. ON OTHER HAND IF MOEHLMAN IS STILL
AFIRM UNIT HE WAS IN 42 NORTH 14 WEST ON 26TH DEC AND
COULD NOT REACH SOUTHERN AREA BY 29TH DEC.
2. REF OIC 158 CANCEL PURKHOLD INTNEGAT 436 AND
REALLOCATE PURKHOLD YOKEINT.
3. CANCEL SEIBICKE YOKEBAKER AND ALLOCATE
SEIBICKE INTNEGAT 435.

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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 161	3	REF OIC SERIAL 159 PARA 3 ALLOCATE SEIBICKE EASYUNIT 436.




ADMIRALTY SERIAL 160		OP OP
	COMINCH OIC
27 DEC. 1942	SERIAL 160
1639/1649
MIKELL



	1727/27 9829




MOST SECRET. ULTRA. COMINCH OIC SERIAL 160, FROM
ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 160

1 ON TWENTY-SIXTH DECEMBER, XRAY LOVE ORDERED
TO OCCUPY NORTHERN HALF AND AFIRM CAST SOUTHERN HALF
OF AREA BOUNDED BY TRINIDAD, POSITION NINTEEN NORTH
SIXTY-ONE WEST, POSITION ELEVEN NORTH SIXTY-ONE WEST,
AND POSITION EIGHT NORTH FIFTY-TWO WEST. DOG INT WAS
TO OPERATE NORTHWEST OF WESTERN AND DOG OPTION SOUTH
OF SOUTHERN LIMITS OF AREA. XRAY OPTION TO OPERATE
ROUND TRINIDAD.



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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 165	1	REF O.I.C. 160 PARA 1: POSITION 19N 61W, SHOULD READ 19N, 53 DEGS 40 MINS W.

















	2 DOG INT REPORTED FROM ZERO-EIGHT DEGREES
	FORTY-TWO MINUTES NORTH. FORTY-NINE DEGREES
	THIRTY-SIX MINUTES WEST, SEVERAL MISSES ON
	INDEPENDENTS AND SUSPECTED QUEEN SHIPS

	3. ON TWENTY-SIXTH DECEMBER, XRAY MIKE,
	XRAY HYPO, XRAY PREP, AND BAKER QUEEN WERE
	ORDERED TO REFUEL FROM ZED EASY, MINIMUM FOR
	RETURN PASSAGE. ZED EASY THEN TO AWAIT ORDERS
	IN AREA THIRTY-FOUR NORTH, THIRTY-NINE DEGREES
	TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES WEST. SEE OIC ONE-FIVE-SIX,
	PARAGRAPH FOUR.

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From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 162	3	REF O.I.C. SERIAL 136, PARAGRAPH 9, AND O.I.C. SERIAL 160, PARAGRAPH 3. BQ 129 IDENTIFIED AS WITT, NOT CLAUSEN, WHO IS NOW FZ 182.




ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
	COMINCH
27 DECEMBER 1942	(OIC SERIAL 161)
1827/1807
YORK/MILBY



	1654Z/27 NCR 9872




ULTRA. MOST SECRET.
COMINCH OIC SERIAL 161 FROM ADMTY OIC SERIAL 161.

KINGINT 623 INTEASY 610 AFIRMYOKE 751
AFIRMDOGFOX 26
FOXQUEEN 106 AFIRMDOGLOVE 26 GEORGEFOX 91
AFIRMDOGUNIT 26. EASYXRAY 600 DUE AFIRMDOGPREP 27
BAKERDOG 172 DUE AFIRMDOGLOVE 27 EASYEASY 569 DUE
AFIRMDOGPREP 28 GEORGEDOG 92 DUE AFIRMDOGUNIT 28.
DOGFOX 103 DUE AFIRMDOGFOX 28 INTBAKER 211 DUE
AFIRMDOGUNIT 29.
2. REF OIC SERIAL 159 PARA 3 ALLOCATE SEIBICKE
EASYUNIT 436.
3. DIETRICHS YOKEJIG VICINITY OPTIONNEGAT
EQUIPPED WITH QUERY ACOUSTIC TORPEDOES.

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ADMIRALTY		PPPPPPPPPPP
	COMINCH
28 DECEMBER 1942
1251/1158
MOORE/FORD



	0900Z/28 NCR 348




THIS IS COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 162 FROM
ADMIRALTY. MOST SECRET ULTRA.

1. REF O.I.C. SERIAL 128, PARAGRAPH 1,
AND O.I.C. SERIAL 149, PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 3.
WITTE X J IDENTIFIED AS DS 159. REF O.I.C.
SERIAL 156, PARAGRAPH 2, WITT DS SHOULD
WITTE DS.
2. REF O.I.C. SERIAL 136, PARAGRAPH 9, AND
O.I.C. SERIAL 160, PARAGRAPH 3. BQ 129
IDENTIFIED AS WITT, NOT CLAUSEN, WHO IS
NOW FZ 182.


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ADMTY		OPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
28 DEC 1942
2331/2224Z
ROBBINS/GRAHAM



	2224Z/28 NCR 699




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 163. FROM ADMTY.
MOST SECRET.)

OIC SERIAL 163. METEOROLOGICAL 1800/28 59 NORTH
21 WEST.









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ADMTY		OPOPOPOP
	COMINCH
DECEMBER 29, 1942
1820/1816
VALENTINE/STONE



	1620Z/29 NCR 1277




(COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 164. FROM ADMIRALTY)

MOST SECRET. O.I.C SERIAL 164 METEOROLOGICAL
0100/28 35N 37W. 1100/28 44N 25W. 1900/28
43N 27W. 2400/28 38N 26W. 0300/29 28N 33W.
0500/29 57N 24W. 0600/29 43N 27W. QHJ








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ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
	COMINCH
30 DECEMBER 1942
0423/0258
MOORE/HUTCHINSON



PAGE 1	2120Z/29 NCR 1636




MOST SECRET. O.I.C. SERIAL 165
COMINCH FROM ADMIRALTY.

1. REF O.I.C. 160 PARA 1: POSITION 19N 61W, SHOULD
READ 19N, 53 DEGS 40 MINS W.
2. FIEDLER CW DUE ADU 30 AFTER MEETING NIYMDOWITZ,
PROBABLY ZA 126/12 IN 42 DEG 15 MIN NORTH, 17 DEGS
34 MINS WEST. QUERY ZA NOW AVAILABLE REFUELLING
UNGESTUEM, ALTERNATIVELY ZE.
3. DQ BEGAN RETURN PASSAGE 26/12. FC APPARENTLY THEN
STILL ON PATROL.
4. ROSENBERG KY IN 58 DEGS NORTH 17 DEGS WEST,
125/12 KOELLNER YL POSSIBLY 631 REPORTED MX 219 AT
1518/26 AND WAS ORDERED TO ATTACK BUT WAS SUNK BY
HMS HESPERUS. KY AND DREWITZ BF ALSO INTENDED TO ATTACK
BUT DID NOT MAKE CONTACT AT 0850/27 KY IN 58 DEGS.

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 181	4	IN MY SERIAL 165 YOKELOVE INDICATED KELLNER OR KOELLNER IDENTIFICATION WAS AS STATED ONLY TENTATIVE. AGREE THAT LATER INFO ESTABLISHED 631 SURVIVING AT 0009Z/30.
AOIC 181	4	IDENTIFICATION OF DREWITZ WITH BF WAS RESULT OF REALLOCATION BY GERMANS OF SHOKY SIGNATURE OF U 512 TO NEW U-BOAT COMMANDED BY DREAITZ. THEREFORE CANCEL REFERENCE TO BF IN OIC 165.












	PAGE 2	2120Z/29 NCR 1636




	NORTH 15 DEGS WEST, WAS CONTINUING PASSAGE TO AREA
	54 DEGS NORTH 24 DEGS WEST.
	5. BD ADL 27 BD PROBABLY XN. MB ADL 24 OWING TO BREAKDOWN.
	KM ADU 24, XQ NOW IDENTIFIED KV 519 AND DF ADG 29,
	ADL 29. FEILER AG AND CI AND EJ AND GD ADU HF09.
	ES EXU 29.
	6. REF O.I.C. 145 PARA 1 - ERRONEOUS ALLOCATION OF KF
	WAS ON O.I.C. 141. ALLOCATION IN O.I.C. 92 WAS CORRECT.
	7. MC CERTAINLY AND OTHER M SERIES PROBABLY NOW BEING USED
	AS SUPPLY U-BOATS. BUT TRAINING OF THIS CLASS IN BALTIC
	ESTABLISHES THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED WITH AND PERHAPS
	PARTIALLY INTENDED FOR MINELAYING.
	8. MATERIAL FOR FIRST (1ST) TO FIFTH (5TH) DECEMBER
	PRESUMABLY EQUALLY AVAILABLE TO YOU. THEREFORE DO
	NOT PROPOSE TO TRANSMIT THIS TO YOU. IT WOULD,
	HOWEVER, BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS AS TO

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 174	5	REF O.I.C. SERIAL 165 XQ EPPEN SHOULD READ FV 519 NOT KV.
AOIC 174	5	ES DID NOT EXU UNTIL 31/12. REF EJ TEXTUAL FLAW INDICATED THIS BUT CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THEREFORE DELETE THIS MENTION OF EJ.












	PAGE 3	2120Z/29 NCR 1636




	RESPECTS IN WHICH WE CAN BEST COOPERATE WITH YOU
	IN EXTRACTING MAXIMUM UTILITY FROM ZED MATERIAL IN
	GENERAL.





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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	ROUTINE
30 DECEMBER 1942
1425/1336
RUWITCH/ROBERTS



	1053Z/30 NCR 1951




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 166 FROM ADMIRALTY.

OIC SERIAL 166.
1. YOUR SERIAL 35. NO. ADMIRALTY FIXES WERE: (A)
LOVE 251912 IN 37 NORTH 22 WEST AND (B) VICTOR 252044
IN 30 NORTH 26 WEST. ESTIMATED POSITIONS OF CONVOYS
AT THESE TIMES WERE APPROXIMATELY- -
(1) UGS 3 IN 32 NORTH 23 WEST
(2) GUS 2 IN 32-30 NORTH 20-20 WEST.
IN FACT THESE SIGNALS OF WHICH THE RESPECTIVE TIMES OF
ORIGIN WERE 1940/25 AND 2015/25 DID NOT REPEAT NOT RE-
LATE TO EITHER CONVOY. BAKERGEORGE. REPRESENTS HEYSE
128.


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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	OP OP OP
30 DECEMBER 1942
1430/1357
KIMBRELL/PARSONS



	1322Z/30 NCR 1967




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 167 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 167.

METEOROLOGICAL.
2000/29 49N 22W 2400/29 45 28 000/30 43 28 0600/30 43 33
0800/30 40 33 1900/29 43 29 2000/29 51 25 0500/30 42 29.










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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	OP OP OP OP
31 DECEMBER 1942
2330
MICHEL/PENNE



	2155Z/30 NCR 2313




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 168 FROM ADMIRALTY

(1) ON 28 DECEMBER FOLLOWING U-BOATS TOLD TO FORM
FALKE GROUP: YL, LANGFELD YP, NEUBERT YQ, KY, BF, IT,
BUELOW YR, XX, ZITZEWITZ XU TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIES AS
IL, RAHE YM, RODLER YO, HUMMETAT YN AND II.
(2) BY 0300/31 FALKE GROUP WAS TO BE ON PATROL LINE
THOUGHT TO BE FROM 51-09 NORTH 1945 WEST TO 53-57 NORTH
24-45 WEST. A CONVOY BOUND SOUTHWEST WAS EXPECTED.
(3) ALTERNATIVE POSITION FOR PATROL LINE IS
51-09 NORTH 30-15 WEST TO 53-37 NORTH 38-15 WEST BUT THIS
IS CONSIDERED MUCH LESS LIKELY THAN POSITION IN
PARAGRAPH 2.


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ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH	OP OP OP OP
31 DECEMBER 1942
1112/1111
VALENTINE/BARCO



	1000Z/31 NCR 2744




(COMINCH OIC SERIAL 169 FROM ADMIRALTY)

OIC SERIAL 169. REF OIC SERIAL 159 PARA 1. IT IS
NOW ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THIS PATROL LINE RUNS FROM
32-33 NORTH RO 35-09 NORTH ON 22-54 WEST AS SUGGESTED
IN OIC SERIAL 157 PARA 1. (B) IT IS ALSO HIGHLY
PROBABLE THAT MOEHLMANN STILL COMMANDS 571. THEREFORE
VACATE BIGRAM YE AND CONFIRM MOEHLMANN, 571. ADAMUNCLE.







2 COPIES TO F-34




ADMIRALTY
	COMINCH (OIC	OP OP OP
31 DECEMBER 1942	SERIAL 170)
1426/1414
MIKELL/BASSFORD



	1309Z/31 NCR 2797




COMINCH OIC SERIAL 170 FROM ADMIRALTY.

MOST SECRET.
METEOROLOGICAL.
1800/30 43 N 35 W.
0000/31 42 N 28 W.
0500/31 43 N 28 W.
0500/31 56 N 24 W.
0500/31 43 N 36 W.
0500/31 47 N 14 W


2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.

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	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X ULTRA F-353 SERIAL NUMBER 36 X
	MY SERIAL 34 CHANGE ITEM VICTOR TO ITEM UNIT X ITEM UNIT HIT TRANSPORT IN
	CONVOY 2115/14 35-57N 01-34W PROBABLY EDEN CRAG X ALSO REPORTED TWO
	MISSES 1315/18 36-33N 00-10E AND TUBE LEAKS FROM AERIAL BOMBS, REQUESTED
	RETURN X U-371 QUERY DRIVER IN MEDIT 8 DEC X NEUMANN OFF GIB 9 DEC X ROETHER,
	KOENENKAMP QUERY 375, SCHLIPPENBACH QUERY 453, HAMM QUERY 562 OFF ALGIERS
	6 DEC GUGGENBERGER QUERY 81 RETURNED TO POLA 15 DEC FOR REPAIRS X
	WOENISSHOFER DAMAGED FROM AERIAL BOMBS PROCEEDING TO SPEZIA 14 DEC X
	DECKERT ORDERED TO SPEZIA X SCHOMBERG REPORTS AERIAL BOMBS 36N 03W 14 DEC X
	JEBSEN QUERY 565 SIGHTED CONVOY 0800/25 36-10N 00-30W X KELBING TO MESSINA
	26 DEC X ITEM PETER HIT FREIGHTER 0125/18 50N 27W X MOTOR VESSEL PROBABLY DONO
	AURORA SUNK BY ITALIAN SUB 25 DEC 02-09S 35-39W X DOG ITEM REPORTS SIX MISSES
	QUEEN SHHIP 1830/25 TO 0900/26 09N 50W X KING AFIRM DEPTH CHARGED BY DESTROYER
	2127/26 X XRAY ROGER NEAR ON 154 0240/27 X AFIRM HYPO COMMENCED RETURN 26 DEC
	X U-384 NEAR KING YOKE 1900/26 X XRAY CHARLIE SIGHTED CORVETTE 1300/26 24-20N
	28-30W HERMANN NEAR ON 154 26 DEC X OIC 155 QUERY SCHWAFF BIGRAM PARA FOUR
	F-353 . . . ORIG . . .
	. . . NO DISTRIBUTION . . .

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	OIC 155 OIC 165 BAKER FOX SUNK OIC 115 X SAME SERIAL EASY JIG SUNK BY
	ASSINEBOINE 6 AUG X YOUR SERIAL 165 PARA EIGHT SUGGEST YOU CONTINUE ZED
	INFORMATION AS TO CURRENT U/B OPERATIONS AS ALL ARRIVALS DEPARTURES AND
	BIGRAM SKIPPER NUMBER IDENTIFICATIONS REGARDLESS OF THE TIME FACTOR X WILL
	THEN INFORM YOU ANY DEFICIENCIES NOTED X DESIRE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION
	ALL MATERIAL MY SERIALS TO COORELATE OUR RESPECTIVE RECORDS X DO YOU
	DESIRE FURTHER INFO ON MEDITERRANEAN BOATS X WOULD APPRECIATE ANY CLUES
	TO ENCIPHERED GRID POSITIONS WHICH ARE CAUSING MUCH CONFUSION X QUERY
	OIC PARA FIVE XRAY QUEEN EPPEE OIC 136 KING VICTOR 135 SCHUETT OIC 132 X QUERY
	OIC 166 PARA TWO HEISE 128 FOX JIG OIC 130 X






	F-353 . . . ORIG . . .
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