COMINCH                OP  OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  1 DECEMBER, 1943.    
       
       
       
       
    011801  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 232 X ULTRA X  
  BOGUE A/C ATTACKED SUB 301720Z 41-07N 18-30W WITH STRAFING COMMA DCS  
  AND MK 24 X SINKING CLAIMED BUT VICTIM EVIDENTLY VICTOR LOVE BY 301839  
  AND 302311A X YOUR 796 BAKER DOG IN NAVSQ CHARLIE FOX 33 BY 302125 X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           
   
   
   
   
   

 

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY PRIORITY
      COMINCH FOR F21  
    2 DECEMBER 1943    
    0147    
    VALENTINE/ALTENHOF    
    LYNN    
         
         
         
      012050Z          NCR 7170  
         
         
         
   
  (COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 797 FROM ADMIRALTY)
  OIC SERIAL 797.
  1.  BY 2317/30 DD REPORTED THAT HE AHD JE HAD BEEN
  SUPPLIED.  SUPPLIER HAD 180 TONS.  NO POSITION
  BUT D/F 17-00 N 35-30 W.
  2.  BY 1725/29 VU AND CB TO OCCUPY
                                   AL.  U/B'S IN         AND W THEREOF SUB-
  MERGED BY DAY.  BY 0458/30 JT DEPTH CHARGED IN
  AL 7288 AT 2235/29.  PRESUMABLY HMS VESPER DESPITE
  DIFFERENCE OF POSITION.  BY 190B/30 TQ AND YZ AND
  XQ AND PL TO ADJUST PASSAGE TO REACH
                AL A.M. 6/12 BY 0412/1 YZ IN BE 1665.
  BY 1249/30 U/B'S IN                                                          AL
  WARNED OF 1 CONVOY WESTBOUND AND 2 EASTBOUND.
  SIGHTINGS TO BE REPORTED AND ANY ATTACKING
  OPPORTUNITIES TAKEN FOR 1 NIGHT OPERATION.
   
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  3.  BY 2237/29 WEDDIGEN TO MOVE AWAY TO
  BE FOR OPERATION AGAINST SOUTHBOUND CONVOY.  BY
  1908/30 WEDDIGEN TO BE IN RECCO. LINE AT 2000/1
  FROM                                        OF COURSE 310 DEG
  80 MILES PER DAY.  U/B'S IN ORDER GX AND VL AND AY
  AND DY AND NY AND PA AND CQ AND AC AND JP.  EX
  AND JQ AND JR FREEDOM IN AREA OF LINE.  BY 0742/30
  GX FULLY EFFECTIVE IN CF 5378.
  4.  BY 1731/29 AR TO RETURN.  R/V WITH VL PROPOSED BUT
  CANCELLED.  BY 2311/30 VL REPORTED 3 CARRIER A/C
  ATTACKING IN CF 3477 CASUALTIES AND SLIGHT DEFECTS.
  BY 2350/30 AR REPORTED FROM CF 2876 LAND A/C
  ATTACK ON 29/11.  BY 0215/1 VL TO RETURN.
  5.  BY 0401/1 NT IN CG 52 AT 0331/1.
  6.  JO AND TQ TO SEND WW NIGHT 30TH.  ZG ON COASTAL
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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  0800/30 AND KT 0800/1.
  7.  BY 1246/30 TQ PASSAGE REPORT WAIVED AND ONTO
  IRELAND 2000/30.
  8.  BY 1911/30 XQ MADE PASSAGE REPORT.
  9.  BY 2125/30 XP REPORTED FROM CF 33.  CONSIDER THIS
  SHAKES IDENTIFICATION WITH BD.  POSSIBLY EQUALS
  DB.  REQUEST YOUR SUGGESTION.
  10.  BY 1711/30 BA TO REPORT SITUATION OR POSITION.
  11.  BY 1036/1 RV TO STEER FOR                                 AL AND
  SM FOR                    SOUTHERN WHICH MAY BE ANYWHERE IN
  S. ATLANTIC BUT PROBABLY CAPE AREA.
  12.  CO 972 KOENIG EX R 30/11.
  13.  FROM 1600/3/12
                                                               STUDYING RELEVANT REPORT
  FROM OP-20-G DO YOU ENDORSE THEORY.  YOUR 231.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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  NONE IN MY OPINION.  YOUR 230.  NOT YET DEFINITELY
  NZ BUT IF SO MUST WE NOT ASSUME ONLY DAMAGED
  BY BORIE.
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES FOR COMDR. KNOWLES
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH                OP  OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  2 DECEMBER, 1943.    
       
       
       
       
    022040  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 233 X ULTRA X  
  YOUR 797 PARA 9 X CONSIDER BAKER DOG MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE AND NOT  
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH ZEBRA X ALSO HOFFMANN WAS EMMERMANN'S FIRST WATCH  
  OFFICER X DO NOT CONCUR PARA 13 IN VIEW OF OVERWHELMING EVIDANCE OF KILL  
  CONTAINED IN BORIE ATTACK REPORT X CTG 27.8 REPORTED TODAY SHE WAS RUNNING  
  DOWN BEARINGS IN 42N 18-30W X TO AVOID DUPLICATION SUGGEST YOU NOT REPORT  
  ATTACKS ALREADY CARRIED IN OUR PM SUMMARY X REQUEST CONFIRMATION POSITION  
  OF ASV CONTACT PARA BAKER TWO AM 011125A X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                                
   
   
   
   
   

 

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY OP PRIORITY
      COMINCH FOR (F21)  
    DEC 3 1943    
    1613    
    ANDERSON    
    TOUSIGNANT    
         
         
         
      031306Z           NCR 8176  
         
         
         
   
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 798
  FROM ADMIRALTY.
   
  1.  BY 1323 2 CORONEL COMPRISING RV AND VU AND CB
  AND JU AND RE AND AZ AND CC AND JS AND RU AND VZ
  AND JT AND YZ NOW ACCEPTED AS EQUALLING GD AND
  XQ AND MG AND TQ AND PL TO ADJUST COURSE AND
  SPEED SO AS TO ARRIVE UNSEEN IN AREA FROM
                                                          AL BY 1200/5.  NIGHT
  OPERATION AGAINST SLOW WESTBOUND CONVOY INTENDED
  WITH AIR RECCO 4TH AND 5TH DECEMBER TO EASTWARD
  OF LINE.
  2.  BY 1025/2 WEDDIGEN TO STEER 335 DEG FROM
  2000/2 WITH DAYS RUN 100 MILES.
   
   
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    PAGE 2 031306Z           NCR 8176  
         
         
         
   
  3.  BY 0008/2 BA IN EB 8651 QUERIED SUPPLYING HAD
  SUNK 17000 TONS AND HAD 8 FISH INCLUDING 2 T5'S
  AND 105 TONS.  BY 0348/2 NO SUPPLYING POSSIBLE AND
  TO BEGIN RETURN ACCORDINGLY.
  4.  BY 0300/3 BI RETURNING IN ET 45 REPORTED HAVING
  SUNK ESCORTED 7500 TON FREIGHTER IN ET 6643 ON
  30/11.  PRESUMABLY FORT DE VAUX.
  5.  BY 0034/2 DF TO REFUEL FROM MF IN 8255 EAST OF
                                  EG AND RETURN TO BERGEN.  MF TO
  PROCEED NORTH AND HAND OVER REMAINING FUEL TO
  XP IN APPROXIMATELY                         PROBABLY            DG.
  6.  BY 2116/1 SM IN AL 31.  BY 0630/2 AR IN CF 2691.
  BY 2142/2 KT ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT IN BF 7762.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    PAGE 3 031306Z           NCR 8176  
         
         
         
   
  BY 0444/2 JP ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT IN CF 3160
  AND BY 0304/3 SIGHTED DESTROYER IN BE 8817.
  BY 0726/2 RV IN AL 14.  BY 2141/2 VU IN AL 1750
  ON 1ST DECEMBER, BY 0158/3 PL IN AL 97.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES FOR COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY OP OP  OP
      COMINCH FOR F-21  
    3 DEC 1943    
    2051    
    SMITH    
    SCHNEIDER    
         
         
         
      0318489             NCR 8301  
         
         
         
   
  COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 799 FROM ADMIRALTY.
  OIC SERIAL 799.
   
  1.  BY 1130/3 WEDDIGEN TO MAKE GOOD 130 MILES PER
  DAY NEVERTHELESS SUBMERGING DURING DAYLIGHT.
  2.  BY 0835/3 PL RETURNING OWING TO HYDROPLANE DE-
  FECTS.
  3.  CR 390 AND CP 392 AND CS 744 EXR 2.  CR REQUESTED
  NEW ENIGMA MACHINE BE BROUGHT ON BOARD AT XS.
  4.  AS AD ST 30/11 VN AD L 3/12  RH AD P 2/12  AF AD
  ST 1/12  CK AD P 1/12  VY AD L 2/12  RP AD ST 3/12  KG AND
  IQ AND PV EX ST 29/11  RC EX P 1/12  PP EX ST 1/12  VK
  EX P 2/12  FP AD L 1/12.
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

Admiralty OIC Serial 800 is missing

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY PPPPPPPPP
      COMINCH FOR F-21  
    4 DECEMBER 1943 OIC SERIAL 801  
    1720    
    ANDERSON    
    E.ROBERTS    
         
         
         
    PAGE 1. 041541Z             NCR 9024  
         
         
         
   
  (COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 801 FROM ADMTY.)
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.
  1.  BY 2026/3 SCHOLZ ALLOCATE XR AND PALMGREN ALLOCATE XS
  AND ZANDER POSSIBLY EQUALS CH BUT ALLOCATE XT AND CJ AND
  CF AND SITEK ALLOCATE XU AND CM TO SHIFT TO IRELAND
  0800/4 AND TO REPORT ON PASSING BETWEEN LATITUDES OF
                                  PROBABLY                        AL.
   
  2.  BY 1812/3 BL AND JO TO SHIFT TO COASTAL 0800/4.
  3.  BY 0216/4 PL FULLY EFFECTIVE PROCEEDING TO CORONEL.
  4.  BY 1820/3 SB GIVEN DISCRETION TO DECIDE LENGTH OF
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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  PATROL IN AREA.  IF EXPERIENCES UNFAVORABLE TO REPORT AND SHIFT
  AREA TO LC AND NS .
  5.  BY 0504/4 MF HAD COMPLETED R/V AND HAD 114 TONS.
  6.  BY 1945/3 GEISSLER REPORTED TUBE 5 DEFECTIVE AND REQUESTED
  DOCKING IF IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT BOAT MUST SAIL WITH TUBE 5
  EFFECTIVE.  GW LAST LOCATED ADST 12TH APRIL.  ALTHOUGH
  D/F WAS APPARENTLY LAT 46 DEGS NORTH LONG 10 DEG WEST SUGGEST
  GEISSLER MAY HAVE NEW BOAT EXR AA BY 2101/3 HE WAS ORDERED
  TO DOCK AT BERGEN, ALTERNATIVELY GW MAY BE PROCEEDING TO
  BALTIC FOR REFIT.
  7.  AB DUE ADL 6.
  8.  RE OIC 799 PARA 4.  KG AND IQ AND PV ALL BELIEVED SUBSEQU-
  ENTLY RETURNED .
  9.  OIC 800 WAS TO           ONLY.
   
  2 COPIES TO F34 FOR COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY  
      COMINCH ROUTINE
    5 DEC 1943    
    0156    
    MILIUS    
    ALTENHOF    
         
         
         
      042135                NCR 9362  
         
         
         
   
  COMINCH FOR F-21 O.I.C. SERIAL 802 FROM ADMIRALTY
   
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.  OIC SERIAL 802.
  YOUR 233.  AGREE THAT XP VERY PROBABLY EQUALS BD BUT
  THIS INVOLVES DISCARDING EITHER CLIPPER REPORT 1516Z
  1ST DECEMBER OR ALTERNATIVELY REPORT BY U S AIRCRAFT
  NEAR DAKAR 1228Z 29TH NOVEMBER ADMITTEDLY IN T WHALE
  PROBABILITY AREA.  SO HAVE NOT FINALLY REDUCED PLOT.
  AS YOU ACCEPT BORIE SHALL WE CANCEL CARD OF 30TH
  OCTOBER OR HOW ARE YOU ADJUSTING (QUERY).  WE THOUGHT
  BORIE MIGHT HAVE DESTROYED W/T OF NZ.  RAFDEL HAVE
  REPORTED THAT COMINCH ASSESSES KILLS FOR OCTOBER AT
  32 AND FOR SEPTEMBER AT 11.  WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO
  RECONCILE WITH OUR FIGURE OF 27 AND 8 RESPECTIVELY.
  IF YOU ACCEPT THE HIGHER FIGURES WILL YOU PLEASE
   
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      042135                NCR 9362  
         
         
         
   
  GIVE IDENTIFICATIONS.  CANNOT SEE ANY SUBSTANCE IN
  THE GRID CHART THEORY OF OP-20-G.
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-341 FOR COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
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    ADMIRALTY          OP  OP
      COMINCH FOR F21  
    5 DECEMBER 1943    
    1202    
    KARABINUS    
    FORCE    
         
         
         
      051050Z             NCR 9706  
         
         
         
   
  (COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 803 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  OIC SERIAL 803.
  1.
  2.  CORONEL BY 1705/4 TO TAKE UP PATROL LINE WITHOUT
  RU BY 1800/5 FROM
  AK 6689 TO AL 7781.  VU WITH DEFECTS PRESUMABLY DUE
  TO WEATHER IN AL 7225 BY 1349/4 RETURNING WITH 70.
  3.  WEDDIGEN BY 1654/4 TO BE IN RECCO LINE AT 1900/6
  BETWEEN                              BD 3946 AND
  BE 4415.  THENCE COURSE 340 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F34 FOR COMMANDER KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

         
         
         
    ADMIRALTY  
      COMINCH FOR F21 ROUTINE
    6 DEC 1943    
    2358/5    
    SMITH    
    SCHNEIDER    
         
         
         
      051735            NCR 13  
         
         
         
   
  COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 804 FROM ADMTY.
  ULTRA MOST SECRET
   
  1.  1839/4 PROHIBITION OF ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENTS
  FURTHER EXTENDED TO AREA BOUNDED BY NAVSQ 6378 AND
  6389 RESPECTIVELY WEST AND EAST OF
   
  EG.  BELIEVE                                                  DH AND DG.
  WE FAVOR THIS AS EACH IS ABOUT 4 DAYS STEAMING AND
  GIVES GOOD APPROACH TO BISCAY EAST OF AZORES.  ALTERNATIVE
  EQUIVALENTS CF AND CD GIVE APPROACH EITHER SIDE OF
  AZORES BUT AREA APPEARS UNNECESSARILY LARGE.  REQUEST
  YOUR VIEWS.
  2.  REFERENCE OIC 780 PARA 5.  ATTACK 2224Z 12TH NOV.
   
   
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  LAT 05-17 N LONG 100-05 E.  TAURUS REPORTS U/BOAT
  HAD SLOPING FRONT TO CONNING TOWER.  THIS WOULD FIT
  GIUIDIANI OR NIPS.
  3.  BEFORE CAPITULATION 63 ITALIAN SUBMARINES IN
  EXISTENCE OF THESE 35 PLUS 5 MIDGETS ARE NOW IN OUR
  HANDS.  3 ARE KNOWN TO BE IN GERMAN HANDS OF WHICH
  2 WILL BE USED AS CARGO CARRIERS IN ADRIATIC.  21
  HAVE NOT BEEN MENTIONED BY GERMANS SINCE CAPITULATION
  AND ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR.  AT LEAST 10 OF THESE WERE UN-
  FIT FOR WAR PATROLS.  THE REMAINING 4 ARE THOUGHT
  BUT NOT PROVED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK.
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

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