ADMIRALTY   PRIORITY
    COMINCH  
  1 MARCH 1943    
  1101/1046    
  VALENTINE/WHISNAT    
       
       
       
    0830Z/1       NCR 1702  
       
       
       
       
  (COMINCH OIC SERIAL 309 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL 309.
  AT 0427 A/26 BT REPORTED THAT AS HE HAD NOT FOUND ANY
  SHIPPING HE WAS TRANSFERRING TO SQUARE ED.
  XO REPORTED AT 0643A/27 THAT HE WAS COMPLETELY READY.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
       
   
       
   
       
       
       
       

 

Note:  Admiralty Serial 310 and COMINCH Serial 65 immediately below were sent on 27 and 28 February 1943 respectively.  They are included here for continuity purposes since Serial 309 above was sent on 1 March.

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  27 FEBRUARY 1943    
  2246    
  CLOSK/MCAULEY    
       
       
       
    1908Z/27        NCR 517  
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 310 FROM ADMIRALTY
  1  REF OIC 298.  AT 1324A/24 DQ WAS AGAIN ADDRESSED
  AND APPARENTLY BY WAY OF AMENDMENT OF ORDER OF
  1132A/24 WAS TOLD TO STEER FOR NAVAL GRID SQUARE
  30 OF THE SQUARE WEST OF        WITH LIBERTY TO PROCEED
  THERE EITHER VIA        OR VIA NAVAL GRID SQUARE
  90 OR THE SQUARE WEST OF          CONSIDER MOST LIKELY
  MEANING IS THAT DESTINATION IS JAMAICA AREA I.E.
  THAT        EC AND THAT APPROVED ROUTE MAY BE
  ALTERNATIVELY THROUGH OR NORTH OF ANTILLES, I.E.
  THAT          ED 30 AND SQUARE              DP 2
  FX ORDERED AT SAME TIME TO MAKE FOR        PROBABLY
           CA 87, DESPITE THE FACT THAT ORDER ON 1132A/24
  HAD GIVEN SAME INSTRUCTION THE POINT POSSIBLY BEING
  THAT HE WAS BEING TOLD TO GO DIRECT TO HATTERAS BEFORE
  SHOWING HIMSELF
       
   
       
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 2    
       
       
       
       
  ALONG COAST.  HOWEVER FX LATER DIVERTED AS IN
  OIC 306 PARA 1.
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
   
       
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
  F-353    
  COMINCH    
    ADMIRALTY            RRRRRRRRRR 
  28 FEBRUARY, 1943.    
       
       
       
       
       
    281712  
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER SIXTY FIVE  
  X ULTRA X  OIC 301 PARA 2 ASSUME PETER ABLE EQUALS OBOE CHARLIE BY OIC 282 PARA 2  
  ALSO PETER BAKER EQUALS OBOE ABLE AND PETER CHARLIE EQUALS OBOE BAKER X OIC  
  306 PARA 4 ASSUME RUEGGEBERG IS FOX DOG 513 X MIKE DOG 119 BELIEVED ZECH BY 1350  
  AND 1744/25 AND 0446/26 DO NOT CONCUR YOUR REMARKS OIC 305 X ADMIRALTY 1621Z/25  
  RECEIVED BY CAR 1509 QUEEN AT WHICH TIME ON 167 WAS ABOUT READY TO TAKE  
  WESTERLY COURSE AT 50-01N 36-02W BY CINCWA 1015Z/24 X ADMIRALTY'S DIVERSION  
  WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACTED UPON UNTIL FOLLOWING DAYLIGHT RESULTING IN A  
  MARKED CHANGE OF COURSE TO NORTHWARD AND LOSS OF TIME TO REACH AIR  
  COVERAGE X ACTUAL ROUTE OF 167 SHOULD HAVE CLEARED STURMBOCK BY 40 MILES  
  WHICH WAS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE IN VIEW URGENCY TO HASTEN PASSAGE OF THIS  
  CONVOY THROUGH DANGER AREA DURING DARKNESS X COMINCH OIC 1726X/26  
  RESULTED FROM WILDFANG INFO WHICH WAS UNKNOWN TO EITHER OF US AT TIME OF  
  ADMIRALTY 1621Z/25 X TO HMS SUSSEX A WELL DONE X  
     
     
     
     
  F-353 . . . ORIG. . .  
NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 311 OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  MARCH 1, 1943    
  1508/1457    
  LANDIS/YORK/ROTH    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 3 1115Z/1        NCR 1782  
       
       
       
  (COMINCH OIC SERIAL 311 FROM ADMIRALTY.  MOST SECRET
  ULTRA.  OIC SERIAL 311.)
  1.  XRAYHOW REPORTED CONVOY HOWXRAY 227 IN ABLEJIG
  5331 AT 0100A/27 BUT HAD LOST CONTACT BY 1448/27 IN ABLEJIG
  2921.  OWING TO W/T COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES CONTROL WAS
  NOT IN PICTURE AND AT 1201A/27 ORDERED NEPTUN TO CONTINUE
  ADVANCE FROM 1400/27 TO PASS THROUGH FOLLOWING LINES
  (A)  AT 0001/28 FROM                   ABLEJIG 2977 TO
                                          ABLEJIG 9525.
  (B)  AT 0001/1ST MARCH FROM                                     ABLEJIG
  5523 TO 9572.
  (C)  AT 0001/2ND MARCH FROM 5728 TO 9735 IN ABLEJIG.
  2.  AS THIS ORDER STATED "A FURTHER CONVOY MAY BE
  EXPECTED" THE U/BOATS MAY WELL HAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE
  NOT INTENDED TO OPERATE AGAINST HOWXRAY 227.
  3.  HOWEVER AT 1749A/27 CONTROL ASSUMED THAT NEPTUN
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 3 1115Z/1        NCR 1782  
       
       
       
  WERE OPERATING AGAINST CONVOY AND ORDERED BOATS SO OPERATING
  TO REPORT POSITIONS.  REPORTS RECEIVED.
  (A)  NANZEBRA SIGHTED DESTROYER IN ABLEJIG 2650 AT 1741/27
  AND CONVOY IN ABLEJIG 3257 AT 0618/28.
  (B)  NANPETER IN ABLEJIG 6377 AT 2050/27.
  (C)  NANVICTOR IN ABLEJIG 6486 AT 2101/27 AND WAS ORDERED
  TO REMAIN IN AREA AND NOT OPERATE AGAINST CONVOY.
  (D)  GEORGEMIKE IN ABLEJIG 6192 AT 0353/28.  KINGVICTOR ALSO
  MADE POSITION REPORT RECEIVED CORRUPT AS POSSIBLY ABLEJIG
  7637 WHICH SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE.
  4.  FURTHER ORDERS SENT TO NEPTUN GROUP AT 2210/27, IN
  IN OFFZIER NOT YET AVAILABLE.
  5.  ZEBRADOG ORDERED 1224A/26 TO GIVE FUEL IN
  BAKERDOG 8111 TO FOLLOWING FOR FURTHER OPERATIONS
  HOWHOW NANROGER ABLEGEORGE GEORGEFOX EASYXRAY KINGHOW ABLE-
  MIKE ABLEEASY ITEMPETER AND FOR RETURN JOURNEY ONLY TO EASY-
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 3 OF 3 1115Z/1        NCR 1782  
       
       
       
       
  DOG NANDOG ITEMZEBRA NANEASY NANYOKE CHARLIESUGAR NANLOVE.
  ZEBRADOG RETURN PASSAGE ON COMPLETION.  GEORGELOVE WAS
  OBTAINING CABLE FROM ZEBRADOG P.M. 26TH.  NEXT POINT TOWARDS
  WHICH BOATS STILL OPERATING ARE TO STEER IS
  POSSIBLY         BAKERCHARLIE 31 OR BAKERDOG 31.  ABLEEASY
  REQUESTED RETURN AT 2238A/26 OWING TO DEFECTS.
  6.  REF OIC 301 PETERDOG 709 WEBER NOT WAECHTER.
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LTCOM. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  PRIORITY
    COMINCH  
  1 MARCH 1943    
  1540/1534    
  LANDIS/HANDLEY    
       
       
       
    1225Z/1        NCR 1805  
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 312 FROM ADMIRALTY.  ULTRA MOST
  SECRET.  O.I.C. SERIAL 312.
   
  1.  ROCHEN ORDERED TO BREAK OFF FROM UNCLE CHARLIE
  1 AT 2209/27 DOGXRAY AND DOGBAKER TO PROCEED AT HIGH
  SPEED TO ZEBRACHARLIE AND FOXTARE TO NAVAL GRID SQUARE
  92 OF LARGE SQUARE WEST OF ROGERLOVE AT ECONOMICAL
  SPEED.  THIS LAST POSITION MIGHT BE CHARLIEDOG 92.
  ZEBRACHARLIE TO FUEL DOGCHARLIE ABLEKING AND EASYROGER
  QUICKLY APPARENTLY FOR FURTHER OPERATIONS.
  2.  LATEST POSITIONS.  DOGXRAY IN DOGFOX 7846 AT
  0835/28.  FOXTARE IN DOGQUEEN 3312 AT 2356/27 DOGBAKER
  SANK ST. MARGARET IN DOGFOX 7587 AT 1731/27 ITEM
  CHARLIE HAD RECEIVED STORES FROM ZEBRACHARLIE BY 0835/27
  IN                                              PROBABLY                      DOGGEORGE 4369.
   
  PAGE 1 OF 2.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    1225Z/1        NCR 1805  
       
       
       
       
  CHARLIEBAKER HAD BEEN SUPPLIED BY 1350/26.  EASYEASY
  NEEDING 5 TONS FROM ZEBRACHARLIE STARTED RETURN
  PASSAGE AT 2051/26 FROM DOGFOX 8292.
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
  PAGE 2 OF 2.
   
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY PRIORITY
    COMINCH  
  1 MARCH 1943    
  2120/2035    
  YORK/GRAHM    
       
       
       
    1736Z/1        NCR 2010  
       
       
       
       
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 313 FROM ADMY
  OIC SERIAL 313.
   
  BV UNABLE TO DIVE AFTER UNITED STATES AIRCRFT
  ATTACK AT 1620/26 IN BE 9489 PROCEEDED TO BD 9595 TO
  REPAIR AND WAS IN BE 8574 AT 0930A/27.
  BD AND FC ORDERED TO PROCEED AT MAXIMUM SPEED TO
  STAND BY BUT FC IN CF 3381 AT 0028/27 REPORTED HE WOULD
  NOT REACH BV UNTIL LATE 27 AND REQUESTED ORDERS AT
  0040/27 ORDERED TO STEER FOR        POSSIBLY
  CE 50 OR DG 50.  AT 1143/28 FC WAS IN CF 2264.  FD AND
  BD ALSO TO PROCEED TO      AFTER COMPLETION OF RES-
  PECTIVE RENDEZVOUS.  FD REPORTED AT 2103/27 RENDEZVOUS
  HAD BEEN COMPLETED BD WAS IN BE 8579 AT 0734/27.
  AB OUTWARD AND HC HOMEWARD ALSO ORDERED TO STAND
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    1736Z/1        NCR 2010  
       
       
       
       
  BY BV.  HC WAS IN BE 4671 AT 058/27 AND LATER ORDERED
  TO RESUME HOMEWARD PASSAGE.  AB WAS IN BE 8352 AT
  2130/26 AND AT 0008/28 WAS ORDERED TO STEER FOR
             AK 63.
  CJ ORDERED AT 0040/27 TO GIVE SURGICAL ASSISTANCE
  TO BV.  ON ARRIVAL OF CJ BD WAS TO CONTINUE ONWARD
  PASSAGE CJ ORIGINALLY DESTINED FOR     BUT AT 0008/28
  ORDERED TO REMAIN WITH BV QUOTE FOR THE PRESENT UNQUOTE.
  AT 1002/27 TIPPELSKIRCH TO WHOM ALLOCATE XB BUT
  IS PROBABLY KM GX XA CQ PD AND DALHAUS TO WHOM ALLOCATE
  XE BUT MAY BE PD ORDERED TO STEER FOR      GX WAS IN
  BE5241 AT 2045/26 EFFECTING DIESEL REPAIRS.  KM IN BE
  1758 AT 0401/27.  XE IN AL 3153 AT 2325/27.
  MD REPORTED FROM AK 6267 AT 1856/27 THAT THERE
  HAD BEEN ONLY WEAK AIR AND NO SHIPPING DURING PASSAGE
   
   
       
      PAGE 2 OF 3
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    1736Z/1        NCR 2010  
       
       
       
       
  NORTH ABOUT ICELAND.
  KF PICKED UP CREW OF BLOCKADE RUNNER AFTER MISS
  OF SALVO ON HMS SUSSEX.  KF GV AND CE NOW RETURNING.
  FZ REPORTED AT 2042/27 HAVING SPENT 3 DAYS IN
  SQUARE 53 OFF HARBOUR ENTRANCE AT NIGHT.  WAS THEN
  OPERATING IN SQUARES 35 AND 38.  HAD 244 TONS.
  SQUARES PRESUMABLY NAVAL GRID KP.
   
   
   
   
   
   
  TWO COPIES DELIVERED TO F-34 FOR LT.COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
  PAGE 3 OF 3
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMTY OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  MARCH 1, 1943    
  2006/1957    
  YORK/NILES    
       
       
       
    1858Z/01        NCR 1949  
       
       
       
       
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 314 FROM
  ADMY OIC SERIAL 314.
   
  AT 2310/27 5 ROCHEN BOATS PLUS FQ INFORMED THAT
  OPERATION BY THEN WAS INTENDED FROM SECOND/MARCH
  IN NAVAL GRID 90 OF LARGE SQUARE WEST OF
       AGAINST A SLOW WESTBOUND CONVOY WHICH AT
  2000A/26 WAS IN             COURSE ABOUT
  206 DEG SPEED 8 KNOTS.  CONSIDER CONVOY WAS
  PROBABLY GUS 4 AND THAT                 DOG
  GEORGE AND                                            DOGHOW.
  POSSIBLY A BREAK OF SITUATION REPORT FOR
  2000/26 FROM FOIC GIBRALTAR TIME OF ORIGIN
  1032A/26.
   
  2 COPIES TO F34 FOR LT COM KNOWLES.
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY PPPPPPPPPP
    COMINCH  
  1 MARCH 1943    
  2150/2135    
  LANDIS/SHAW    
       
       
       
    2036Z/1        NCR 2042  
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 315 FROM ADMY OIC SERIAL 315.
  ULTRA MOST SECRET
   
  FURTHER PROHIBITION OF ATTACK ON SINGLE SHIPS ON WAY A
  WAS ISSUED AT 1314A/27 TO FOLLOWING EFFECT-
  1.  EASTERN LIMIT OF WAY A AS DEFINED IN OIC 268 WAS
  TEMPORARILY EXTENDED 200 MILES TO EASTWARD BETWEEN
  05 DEG 00 MIN SOUTH AND 13 DEG 00 MIN NORTH.
  2.  FROM FIRST TO 20TH MARCH NO ATTACKS ON SINGLE SHIPS
  BETWEEN THESE LIMITS BETWEEN 05 DEG 00 MIN SOUTH AND
  15 DEG 00 MIN NORTH.
  3.  FROM 5TH TO 26TH MARCH SIMILAR PROHIBITION BETWEEN
  15 DEG 00 MIN NORTH AND 30 DEG 00 MIN NORTH.
   
  2 COPIES DELIVERED TO F-37 FOR LT COMDR KNOWLES. . .
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
  F-353    
  COMINCH                   PPPPPPPP
    ADMIRALTY  
  2 MARCH , 1943    
       
       
       
       
       
    021650  
       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-353 SERIAL NUMBER  
  SIXTY SIX X ULTRA X XRAY OBOE LAUZEMIS CONFIRMED BAKER ITEM 68  
  BY 0508A AND 0643A/27 OIC 298 AND TIPPELSKIRCH KING MIKE 439 BY 0401A  
  AND 0427A/27 X  OIC 313 QUERY ABLE BAKER EQUALS ABLE OBOE X RECENT  
  DF ACTIVITY EAST OF CAPE FAREWELL SUGGESTS BURGGRAF HAS MOVED TO THIS  
  AREA X THEREFORE BAKER CHARLIE 31 OIC 311 PARA 5 MORE PROBABLE AREA  
  AS SUPPORT TO WILDFANG X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-353 . . . ORIG. . . .  
NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OPOPOPOP
    COMINCH  
  3 MARCH 1943    
  1342/1332    
  VALENTINE/CLOSE/BECKMAN    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 2 1119Z/3        NCR 3434  
       
       
       
       
  ULTRA MOST SECRET
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 316 FROM ADMY OIC SERIAL 316
   
  NZ REPORTED 1248A/1 IN AK 1383 1 DESTROYER AND 1 SHIP
  VERY SLOW SPEED.
  GM REPORTED CONVOY 1321A/1 IN AK 1328 WESTERLY COURSE
  AND AT 1630A/1 IN AK 1346 COURSE 240 DEG SPEED 9 KNOTS.
  NQ WAS IN AJ 3365 AT 1342A/1 DELAYED IN JOINING WILDFANG.
  HAD 60 CUBIC METRES BUT NO FURTHER NEWS OF HX 227.
  XE REPORTED 1953A/1 THAT HE WAS OPERATING IN AK 3171
  APPARENTLY AGAINST STRAGGLERS OF HX 227.
  COASTAL W/T SERVICE FROM 0800A/2 FOR CD ED GL CS NY NL NE
  IRELAND FOR EE.  HUBERTUS FOR BURGGRAF.
  GZ REPORTED WEATHER FROM 51 DEG N 36 DEG W 0342A/2.
  FA REPORTED CONVOY XK 2 AT 2352A/1 IN CG 8433 COURSE
  310 DEG.  AT 2355A/1 REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN FIRED
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 2 1119Z/3        NCR 3434  
       
       
       
       
  ON AND HUNTED AND HAD ONLY 20 CUBIC METRES.  WOULD
  RETURN WHEN DOWN TO 18.
  GN REPORTED CONVOY PROBABLY UGS 5 AT 1421A/1 IN CE
  8688.
  AH WAS IN BE 67 AT 2110A/1 AND CQ IN BE 43 AT 2259A/1.
  AB REPORTED WEATHER AT 0316A/2 FROM 48 DEG N 26 DEG W.
  GV WAS 48 HOURS FROM ESCORT RENDEZVOUS AT 0708A/2.
  NG ADU 2 AH EXP 25  II AND GW EXU 27 ITALIAN
  ARCHIMEDES EXG 22.
   
   
  2 COPIES FOR F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OPOPOPOP
    COMINCH  
  3 MARCH 1943    
  1933/1912    
  CLOSE/BECKMAN    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 2 1701Z/3        NCR 3619  
       
       
       
  ULTRA MOST SECRET
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 317 FROM ADMY OIC SERIAL 317
  (1)  NY ASKED AT 1913A/2 WHETHER HE WAS TO ENTER ST CE
  AT 0735A/3 WAS 48 HOURS FROM ESCORT RENDEZVOUS.  HE WAS
  IN 46 DEG N 23 DEG W AT 0309A/3.
  (2)  U-649 HAS BEEN SUNK IN BALTIC ON 23RD FEB BY
  COLLISION WITH U 232 WHICH WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
  (3)  MD REPORTED AT 0816A/3 THAT AT 2359A/2 HE WAS
  ATTACKED BY DESTROYER IN BD 3655 AND JUMPING WIRE HAD
  BEEN TORN OFF.  PRESUMABLY ASSINIBOINE'S RAMMING ATTEMPT.
  (4)  GM REPORTED 1449A/1 IN AK 1351 1 STEAMSHIP COURSE
  240 DEG SPEED NINE.
  (5)  KH REPORTED 0145A/2 FROM BD 4159 THAT ON 28TH FEB
  ZD HAD REFUELLED AM KH KR.
  (6)  WEATHER REPORTS.
  0422A/3 FROM PH IN 50 GEG N 19 DEG W.  0413A/3 FROM HD