ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH	RRRRR
		1 MAY 1945
		0654
		KIMBRELL
		BECKMAN/HUGHES
		PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES	0302245Z                   NCR 5597
	PART 1  302209Z  NCR 5632
	PART 2  302224Z  NCR 5593
	PART 3  302245Z  NCR 5597
	COMINCH FOR F21 FROM ADMIRALTY
	OIC SERIAL 1650 U BOAT SITUATION.
	(1)  TOTAL 455 AS FOLLOWS.  NO 21 INCLUDING N7 AND T4.
	NT 72, W 196, PW 21, SC 60, F 4, ST 3, BP 26,
	OE 37, OW 13, MA 2.
	(2)  NI COMPRISES 1407 HEITZ AND 2355 AND 2370 AND 2371
	AND 2552 RUDOLPH AND 3031 SACH.
	(3)  TO OCTOBER Q ADD PL FOR AIR RAID ON BERGEN ON 4TH.
	TO APRIL Q ADD UNKNOWN POSSIBLY QL FOR HMS VICEROY AT
	1810/16TH AND LU FOR U S S/M BESUGO AT 1426/23RD IN
	JAVA SEA AND LD FOR TU 22.7.1 AT 2044/24TH.

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1667	3	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1650 PARA 3 CANCEL Q OF LU.

 

	(4)  BALTIC CO'S 733 HAMMER 554 REMUS 1103 EISELE 3008
	JANSEN 3515 KUSCAER.
	(5)  TRANSFER SZ FROM NT AND 120 FROM SC AND 323 AND 3010 AND
	3019 FROM W ALL TO PO.  REFERENCE COMINCH SERIAL 444 AND
	OIC SERIAL 1645.
	6  LATTER SHOULD READ TO  PO  TRANSFER 38 FROM SC AND 2519
	FROM W.  HOWEVER 2519 IS LIMITEDLY FIT FOR OPERATIONS
	AFTER REPAIR AND REVERTS TO W.  TO PW TRANSFER 430 AND
	876 AND 1054 FROM W.  TRANSFER KV AND NJ FROM BP TO W
	AND VW FROM BP TO NT.  FROM SC TRANSFER 298 WN AND 1052
	WO TO NT AND 236 316 AND 368 AND 393 AND 397 AND 554 AND
	1101 ALL TO W.
	(6)  REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1645, PARA 5 CANCEL HM 2330 EXR.
	HJ SCHAUER AND WK 1271 THIENEMANN BOTH EXR 22ND WG 328
	AND WI 712 KETELHODT AND WM 1307 ALL EXR 25TH.  WJ 1108
	AND AE 2529 KALIPKE BOTH EXR 27TH.  AF 3514 AND VW BOTH
	EXR 28TH.  AD 3035 EXR PROBABLY 30TH.
	(7)  A.  BREMEN EMDEN VEGESACK BORNHOLM ALL NIL.
	B.  HAMBURG NIL NIL 12 NIL NIL 5 AND 1.
	C.  WESERMUNDE 1 AND 4 AND 11 AND 3 NIL 9 NIL.
	D.  WILHELMSHAVEN NIL NIL 8 AND 16 NIL 3 NIL
	E.  CUXHAVEN BRUNSBUTTEL RENDSBURG NIL 2 AND 8 AND 1
	NIL 2 NIL.
	F.  KIEL NIL 4 AND 28 AND 1 AND 5 AND 27 AND 15
	ADMIRALTY                0302245Z                   NCR 5597        PAGE 2 OF 3

 

	G.  FLENSBURG NIL 1 AND 7 NIL 1 AND 3 NIL.
	H.  WISMAR TRAVELMUNDE NEUSTADT LUEBECK NIL 1 AND 8 NIL
	NIL 15 AND 3.
	J.  WARNEMUNDE NIL NIL 3 NIL 1 NIL 7.
	K.  SWINEMUNDE NIL 3 AND 2 NIL NIL 16 NIL.
	L.  OTHER PORTS NIL NIL 11 NIL NIL NIL 9.
	M.  AT SEA 1 NIL 5 NIL NIL 18 AND 6.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES
	ADMIRALTY                0302245Z                   NCR 5597        PAGE 3 OF 3

Admiralty OIC Serials 1651 to 1653 are missing

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH FOR F-21	ROUTINE
		4 MAY 1945
		2224
		HALE
		SOWERS/SJOSTEN
			041509Z                    NCR 8967
	(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1654 FROM ADMTY)
	OIC SERIAL 1654.
	ULTRA TOPSEC.
	1.  YOUR 445 ALL EXCEPT 241425 CONSIDERED PROBABLES.
	ATTACK 241425 WAS ON U-BOAT SUNK BY VICEROY 16TH
	APRIL.  OIC 1650 REFERS.
	2.  OIC 1651 TO 3 INCLUSIVE TO                         ONLY.
	2 COPIES COMDR KNOWLES.

Admiralty OIC Serial 1655 is missing

		ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOP
			COMINCH
		5 MAY 1945
		1710/5
		HALE
		YORK/METCALF
			051455                       NCR 9716
	(COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	OIC SERIAL 1656.
	1.  REF.  SERIAL 134.
	PROPOSE THAT THE 3 U-BOAT ROOMS SHOULD REPEAT TO
	ONE ANOTHER BY SERIAL DAILY OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS
	OCCASION MAY ARISE ALL POSITION COURSE AND SPEED
	REPORTS FROM U-BOATS AND IN ADDITION SHOULD INCLUDE
	IN THESE SIGNALS ESTIMATED POSITIONS FOR OTHER UNFIXED
	U-BOATS IN RESPECTIVE AREA FOR WHICH WE EACH MAKE
	DAILY ESTIMATES.  FIRTHER PROPOSE THAT 2 DAILY
	ESTIMATES BE MADE 1 IN P/L GIVING PLOT OF U-BOATS
	WHICH HAVE REPORTED THE OTHER IN CYPHER INDICATING
	AREAS WHERE DANGER MAY STILL EXIST.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.

 

		ADMIRALTY		OPOPOPOP
			COMINCH
		6 MAY 1945
		1048/5
		VISSULIN
		YORK/KARABINUS
		PAGE 1 OF 2	060845                      NCR 545
	(COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMTY)
	OIC SERIAL 1657.
	1.  BY 0055/6 TR ORDERED IF AREADY EXST TO RETURN
	FORTHWITH.  "PROHIBITION ON ALL OFFENSIVE ACTION AT
	SEA".
	2.  FRAGMENTARY P/L FROM UNKNOWN ORIGINATOR INTERCEPTED
	AT 1745Z "THE GROSS ADMIRAL ISSUED ORDERS TO U-BOATS
	AS FAR BACK AS 1614/5/5 TO CEASE HOSTILITIES AND BEGIN
	RETURN PASSAGE.  HE IS READY TO INCLUDE IN THE ARMISTICE
	FORTRESSES IN THE CHANNEL IN BISCAY AND IN THE CHANNEL
	ISLANDS.  HE IS EMPHATICALLY OF OPINION THAT HOSTILITIES
	TOWARDS WEST ARE TO CEASE.  OBJECTIVE IN WEST CONSISTS
	ONLY IN PEACEABLE WORK TO MAINTAIN EXISTANCE OF GERMAN
	MEN AND WOMEK.  KEITEL PER PROC."

 

	3.  A MESSAGE OF 109 GROUPS T O O 1614/4 NOT YET AVAILABLE
	WAS BROADCAST ON DIANA AFRICA 3 IRELAND AMERICA AND LOCAL.
	4.  WE ARE PLOTTING ALL U-BOATS HOME AS FROM 2359/4 ALLOWING
	8 HOURS FOR RECEPTION AND ASSUME THEY WILL PROCEED WITH
	UTMOST CAUTION AND HAUL WELL OUT.  CONSIDER HOWEVER THAT
	SOME MAY STILL BE IGNORANT OR OBSTINATE.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.
	ADMIRALTY                060845                      NCR 545        PAGE 2 OF 2

 

	COMINCH		OP  OP
		ADMIRALTY
	5 MAY 1945
		061425
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 446 X ULTRA X     PARA ONE X ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE HERE FOR COMPLETE     EXCHANGE  OF ALL SURRENDER MESSAGES BETWEEN OP-20-G, GC&CS, AND                , VIA     THEIR REGULAR HF/DF CIRCUITS X OP-20-G WILL PASS ALL INFO BY DIRECT TELEPRINTER     TO F-21 WHO WILL CORRELATE AND TRANSMIT INFORAMTION ON U/BOATS WEST OF 26W     TO U.S.                      OPERATIONAL COMMANDS CONCERNED AND TO U.S., BRITISH                             MEN OF WAR INCLUDING ESCORT COMMANDERS WITHIN 300 MILES OF     SURRENDERING U/BOATS X SUCH DISPATCHES WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS RESTRICTED     AND ENCIPHERED IN CCM TO AVOID UNDESIREABLE DISSEMINATION X PARA TWO X     CONTEMPLATE THAT DAILY ESTIMATES WOULD BE ENCIPHERED AND BE TRANSMITTED     AS IN THE PAST AND WOULD CONTAIN TWO PARTS COLON "A" HOSTILE U/BOATS AND     "B" U/BOATS DESIRING TO SURRENDER BUT NOT YET UNDER ESCORT X PARA THREE X     THESE ARRANGEMENTS WOULS SUPPLY DAILY EXCHANGE BETWEEN ROOMS AND INSURE     CONTINUOUS FLOW OF INFORMATION TO FORCES CONCERNED IN SAME MANNER AS     HF/DF BEARINGS X THEY ARE PREFERRED HERE SINCE WATCH OFFICERS ARE NOT IN     POSITION TO SEND SIGNALS X                 F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

		ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
			COMINCH FOR F-21
		7 MAY 1945
		072044
		MCPHERSON
		GREEN/BECKMAN
			071513                      NCR 1540
	COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1658 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	F-21 SERIAL 446 AND              SERIAL 134.  AGREE TO F-21
	PROPOSAL THAT DAILY ESTIMATES TO BE MADE IN 2 PARTS.
	A.  U-BOATS STILL POTENTIALLY OPERATING OFFENSIVELY.
	B.  U-BOATS WHICH HAVE REPORTED POSITION BUT ARE NOT YET
	UNDER ESCORT AND MAY POSSIBLY BE DANGEROUS.  WITH REFERENCE
	TO (B) CONSIDER THAT POSSIBLY EVEN AFTER REPORTING 1 OR
	MORE U-BOATS MIGHT ACT OFFENSIVELY EITHER THROUGH A CHANGE
	OF INTENTION OR BECAUSE THEY FEAR ATTACK.  ALSO AGREE THAT
	THIS DAILY SIGNAL SHOULD BE MADE IN CYPHER.  PROPOSE TO
	ISSUE WARNINGS OF ANY U-BOATS OPENLY KNOWN TO BE IN THEIR VICINITY.
	SUCH SIGNALS TO BE MADE BY ADMIRALTY ONLY FOR AREA E OF LONG
	47-00 W N OF LAT 40-00 N AND FOR AREA E OF AZORES.  REF YOUR
	STATEMENT THAT OP-20-G WILL COMMUNICATE WITH GC AND CS BY
	HF/DF CIRCUITS PLEASE NOTE THAT D/F CIRCUIT IS TO ADMIRALTY
	AND DOES NOT INCLUDE GC AND CS.
	RECD ULTRA RECLASSIFIED SECRET.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES

 

	COMINCH		PRIORITY
		ADMIRALTY
	7 MAY 1945
		072000
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 447 X ULTRA X     PARA ONE X U/BOAT ATTACKED BY USS ATHERTON OFF POINT JUDITH 060120     CONFIRMED SUNK BY DIVERS AND IDENTIFIED BY DEBRIS AS LOVE JIG X PARA TWO X     U.S. S/M BREAM REPORTS SINKING GERMAN TANKER X DATE AND POSIT UNKNOWN     BUT QUERY QUITTO IN VIEW JAP SIGNAL 011710 X                                                                                   F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH FOR F 21	ROUTINE
		9 MAY 1945
		0717
		SMITH
		BOUDREAU/GREENE
		PAGE 1 OF 2	081530                     NCR 2895
	PART 1  081420Z  NCR 2819
	PART 2   081436Z  NCR 2834
	PART 3   081442Z  NCR 2844
	PART 4   081449Z  NCR 2845
	PART 5   081517Z  NCR 2846
	PART 6   081525Z  NCR 2887
	PART 7   081530Z  NCR 2895
	COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1659 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	OIC SERIAL 1659.  U-BOAT SITUATION.
	(1)  TOTAL 380 AS FOLLOWS:  NO 20 INCLUDING N9 AND T4.
	NT 86  ST 2  OE 36  OW 14  MA 2.  FORMERLY SC AND W AND PW
	PRESUMABLY ABANDONED OR DESTROYED IN GERMAN OR DANISH
	PORTS TOTAL 155.  IN OR BETWEEN NORTH GERMAN OR NORWEGIAN
	PORTS, INTENDED OPERATIONAL AND INCLUSIVE OF FORMER BP
	TOTAL 61.  F4.
	(2)  NI COMPRISES 1025 PICK AND 2369 AND 2551.
	(3)  TO MARCH Q ADD TE FOR EG 3 AT 1715/29TH AND 2340 FOR
	USAAF RAID ON HAMBURG ON 30TH.  TO APRIL Q ADD VA FOR
	EG 19 PM 29TH IN KOLA INLET.  TO MAY Q ALLOCATE 7 UNKNOWN
	U BOATS AS ARBITRARY 1ST ESTIMATE OF RESULTS OF RECENT

 

	A/C ATTACKS IN THE BELTS, SPECIFIC ALLOCATION TO BE MADE LATER.
	(4)  LK EX R 28.  HQ 2334 AND HR 2359 BOTH EXR 30.  AG 2513
	TO PP EXR 1.  AH 2503 WAECHTER AND WL 236 MUMM BOTH EXR 3.
	DA 8 KRIEGSHAMMER AND DB 149 PLOHR POSSIBLY EC HELIGOLAND 3.
	THESE U BOATS ARE OLD 250 TO 300 TONNERS SO AM USING D BIGRAMS
	FOR CONVIENENCE.  FOLLOWING ALL EXR BEFORE 5TH.  WX 369 SCHUNK
	WY 975 BRAUEL AT 2518 WEIDNER AU 3041 HORNKOHL.  AV 3503 DEIRING
	AW 3017 LINDSCHAU.  AX 3515 EUSCHER AY 3523 MUELLER.  IO 4706
	SCHNEIDER IP 2361 HANTING.  HZ 2363 FRAHM  HP 2353 HILMANN.
	LL NOLLKU.
	(5)  TOTAL 61 IN PARA 1 ABOVE INCLUDES KF AND KN AND KQ AND KT
	AND LC AND LY AND NA AND NS AND NU AND NW AND OB AND OD AND OF
	AND OH AND PB AND PK AND PO AND PR AND PY AND RH AND WP 368
	AND WQ 733 AND WR 1303 AND WS 1103 AND WT 1198 AND WU 750
	AND WV 708 AND WW 560.  ALSO AI 2524 AND AJ 2539 AND AK 2545
	AND AL 2546 AND AM 3022 AND AN 3028 AND AO 3029 AND AP 3038
	AND AQ 3040 AND AR 3518 AND AS 3525.  ALSO HS 2351 AND HT 2332
	AND HU 2347 AND HV 2346 AND HW 2341 AND HX 2358 AND HY 4705 AND
	IA 2357 AND IB 2349 AND IC 2343 AND ID 2365 AND IE 2352 AND
	IF 2364 AND IG 2333 AND IH 4702 AND II 2338 AND IJ 2360 AND
	IK 4701 AND IL 4703 AND IM 2356 AND IN 2362 AND HM 2330.
	(6)  KNOWN PO INCREASED BY 68 TO TOTAL 87.  INCLUDES 3502 FROM
	PW AND 924 AND 555 FROM SC AND KD AND LW AND OE ALL FROM BP.
	FROM W TRANSFER 2538 AND 2540 AND 3014 AND 3016 AND 3023 AND
	3024 AND 3026 AND 3027 AND 3030 AND 3032 AND 3033 ANDS 3529 AND
	2528 AND 2536 AND 3011 AND 3013 AND 3020 AND 3521 AND 3526 AND
	2510 AND 2526 AND 2533 AND 3002 AND 3012 AND 3018 AND 3021 AND
	3025 AND 3037 AND 3507 AND 3511 AND 3513 AND 3516 AND 3517 AND
	3522 AND 3506 AND 3004 AND 2520 AND 2535 AND 2534 AND 2531 AND
	2527 AND 2552 AND 3528 AND 3527 AND 3009 AND 3005 AND 2505 AND
	3002 AND 3013 AND 1101 AND 1110 AND 1306 AND 1304 AND 323 AND
	428 AND 1161 AND 267 AND 1025 AND 1132 AND 3001 AND 3501 AND 2327.
	ADMIRALTY                081530                     NCR 2895         PAGE 2 OF 2

 

	COMINCH		URGENT    URGENT
		ADMIRALTY
	11 MAY 1945
	PAGE 1 OF 2	111530
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 448 X ULTRA X     FOR OBVIOUS REASONS MOST ANXIOUS TO INTERCEPT MIKE ABLE X REQUEST     ADMIRALTY OBTAIN ALL DATA ON HER VOYAGE FROM GERMAN NAVAL COMMAND     INCLUDING ROUTE AND CURRENT ESTIMATED POSITION COURSE AND SPEED X IN     ADDITION SUGGEST GERMANS SEND SPECIAL SIGNAL TO MIKE ABLE ORDERING HER     IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE WITH SURRENDER TERMS REPEATING SIGNAL PERIODICALLY     TO INSURE RECEIPT X PARA X SPECIAL SOURCES NEED NOT BE COMPROMISED IN     REFERRING TO MIKE ABLE AS NECESSARY INFO IS INCLUDED IN SHAER SIGNAL     S 87453 TO U.S. WAR DEPT OF 8 MAY 1945 X GIST OF SIGNAL WAS THAT     DIRECTOR SAUDAL AIRCRAFT WORKS KAHLA GERMANY STATED 50 EMPLOYEES THAT     FIRM LEFT GERMANY 10 OR 12 DAYS AGO BY U/BOAT FROM UNDESIGNATED PORT WITH     ME 262 PLANS FOR JAPAN X FURTHER THAT HABERSTOLZ AND SEEGER OF FOCKEWOLFE     PLANT BAD EILSEN WERE SELECTING DOCUMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO JAPAN BY     LONG RANGE U/BOAT LEAVING KIEL X DOCUMENTS WERE DELIVERED TO NAVAL                             F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

	COMINCH		URGENT    URGENT
		ADMIRALTY
	11 MAY 1945
	PAGE 2 OF 2
BARRACKS KIEL ON 15 MARCH TO KLT LANGBEIN IN ABSENCE KCAPT BECKER X     PROJECT CODED ACTION OST, SEE AND RECEIPT OBTAINED FROM MARINE SONDER     DIENST STELIZ HEIMRAT X                                                                                         F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

		ADMIRALTY		OP PRIORITY
			COMINCH FOR F-21
		14 MAY 1945
		1141
		VISSCHER
		SCHMICK/KARABINUS
			140951Z                     NCR 7497
	(COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY)
	TOPSEC ULTRA.
	OIC SERIAL 1660.  FLAG OFFICER KIEL HAS REPORTED THAT
	GERMAN ADMIRALTY STATE 4 U-BOATS ARE OPERATIONAL IN
	FAR EASTERN WATER NAMELY 181 862 AT DJAKARTA 219 AT
	SINGAPORE AND 183 OFF MINDANAO SAID TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED
	SIGNAL TO PROCEED TO AUSTRALIA.  ALSO UIT 24 AND 25
	NONOPERATIONAL.  NOTE ABSENCE OF MENTION OF 195.  IF
	THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY IN YOUR OPINION OF SURVIVAL
	OF LU ASSUME YOU WILL INFORM US SO THAT WE MAY WARN
	AUSTRALIAN AND OTHER BRITISH AUTHORITIES.
	2 COPIES TO F-341 FOR COMDR KNOWLES

 

		ADMIRALTY		OP   OP   OP
			COMINCH
		15 MAY 1945	(FOR F-21)
		1029
		ROGERS
		BENNET/KULKA
			150906Z                     NCR 8412
	COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1661 FROM
	ADMIRALTY.  OIC SERIAL 1661.
	MY 1660 NOT TO
	FURTHER INFORMATION FROM GERMAN AUTHORITIES
	RECEIVED THROUGH ANCXF STATES FB ALSO IN FAR EAST
	AND THAT FIVE BOATS HAVE ARRIVED BERGEN WITHOUT
	RECEIVING SURRENDER MESSAGES.  NAMLEY QY AND KP
	AND HA AND MX AND VR.  REQUEST YOUR VIEWS ABOUT
	LU AND ALSO ANY ARRIVALS TO DATE IN UNITED STATES
	PORTS.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.

 

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH F 21	RRRRRRR
		15 MAY 1945
		1509
		VISSCHER
		OLSSON/
		PAGE 1 OF 2	151036Z                    NCR 8479
	PART 1  151022Z  NCR 8477
	PART 2  151036    NCR 8479
	(ACTION COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1662 FROM
	ADMIRALTY)
	U-BOAT SITUATION:  1.  TOTAL 375 AS FOLLOWS:
	NO 19 COMPRISING N 15 AND T4 SOUTH NORWAY PORTS
	70  OFF SOUTH NORWAY 11  BELTS 4  ST  1  OE 41 OF
	WHICH 27 HAVE SURRENDERED OW 13 OF WHICH 5 HAVE
	SURRENDERED MA 2 FORMERLY SC AND W AND PW PRESUMABLY
	ABANDONED OR DESTROYED IN GERMAN AND DANISH PORTS
	TOTAL 142.  IN NORTH GERMAN AND DANISH PORTS INTENDED
	TO BE OPERATIONAL AND INCLUSIVE OF FORMER BP NAMELY
	UP TOTAL 67.  IN KIEL SURRENDERED 1  F4.
	2.  IN VIEW OF MENTION OF 549 INTERGEN IN ADMIRAL
	GODT'S LIST CANCEL Q FOR USS EUGENE E. ELMORE AT 2000
	MAY 29TH 1944 IN LAT 31-13 NORTH LONG 23-03 MIN WEST.
	TO APRIL Q ADD HA FOR EITHER AIRCRAFT P/224 AT 1545Z/16TH
	OR AIRCRAFT J/206 AT 1625/17TH ALSO NC FOR EG 19 IN
	KOLA INLET PM 29TH.  TO MAY QUEEN ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1667	2	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1662 PARA 2 RESTORE 549 TO Q AND CANCEL HA.

 

	3 U BOATS FOR AIRCRAFT ATTACKS IN BELTS MAKING
	ARBITRARY TOTAL OF 10 AWAITING SPECIFIC ALLOCATION.
	TO MAY QUEEN ALSO ALLOCATE RI FOR CS 1 AIRCRAFT ATTACK
	ON HARNSTADT AFTERNOON OF 4TH.
	3.  ADD TO EXR EARLY MAY 1008 AND 3008 AND 2521 ALL FROM
	W AND II AND ID AND HX AND WR AND PK ALL FROM UP.
	CANCEL EXR DB AND TRANSFER TO UP.
	4.  TO UP ADD 143 AND 145 AND 150 ALL FROM SC AND 291 AND
	720 AND 779 AND 1194 AND 1406 AND 1407 AND 2512 ALL FROM W.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES
	ADMIRALTY                151036Z                    NCR 8479        PAGE 2 OF 2

 

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1667	3 & 4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1662 PARAS 3 AND 4 ALLOCATE BIGRAMS KJ 1008  AZ 3008  BB 2521  DC 143  DD 145  DE 150  KA 291  WZ 720 KB 779  KE 1194  EA 1406  EB 1407  BA 2512.

Admiralty OIC Serial 1663 is missing

	COMINCH		OP    OP    OP
		ADMIRALTY
	15 MAY 1945
		151345
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 449 X ULTRA X     YOUR 1661 X CONSIDER LOVE UNCLE PROBABLY SUNK BUT AWAITING     AMPLIFYING REPORT UPON ARRIVAL IN PORT OF USS BESUGO WITH LONE P/W     WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS X PARA X DAILY ESTIMATE CONTAINS LATEST INFO     ON CAPTURED U/BOATS IN U.S. AREAS X CURRENT SITUATION:  U-858 ARRIVED     PHALIDELPHIA 14TH X OTHER U/BOATS UNDER ESCORT ETA CASCO: U-805     ON 15 MAY X U-1228 ON 16 MAY X U-873 ON 17 MAY X U-234 ON 21 MAY X                                                                       F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

	COMINCH		OP    OP    OP
		ADMIRALTY
	15 MAY 1945
		152024
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 450 X ULTRA X     AM 141850B REFERRING GERMAN P/L MESSAGE 0011B/13 TROMSOE TO QUOTE     GREENLAND UNQUOTE X REQUEST EXACT ADDRESSEE AND QUERY INTENDED FOR     SPITZBERGEN NOT GREENLAND WEATHER PARTY X                                                                                         F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

	COMINCH		OP    OP    OP    OP
		ADMIRALTY
	16 MAY 1945
		161350
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 451 X ULTRA X     U-234 TYPE XB SAILED KRISTIANSAND 15 APRIL FOR JAPAN X C.O. JOHAN     HEINRICH FEHLER, MAJOR GENERAL ULRICH KESSLER, SEVEN NAVAL, TWO     LUFTWAFFE OFFICERS AND TWO CIVIL ENGINEERS AMONG P/WS X TWO JAP     OFFICERS SUICIDES X VALUABLE CARGO OF PLANS ABOARD U/BOAT X ETA     PORTSMOUTH NOW 192000 X PARA TWO X MY 449 X CINCPAC REPORTS 15 MAY     INTERCEPTING SIGNAL FROM U-183 ADDRESSED U.S. NAVY QUOTE ANSWER 1500     UNQUOTE X COM 7TH FLEET TAKING NECESSARY ACTION X PARA THREE X REQUEST     YOUR VIEWS AS TO DESTINATION U-874 X IS AM TAKING ANY STEPS TO     INTERCEPT X                                                     F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

	COMINCH
		ADMIRALTY	RRRRRRRR
	16 MAY 1945
		162005
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 452 X ULTRA X     YOUR 1662 QUERY CANCELLATION KILL OF U-549 IN VIEW 172243 AUGUST     DECLARING HIM MISSING X ASSUME YOU REFER GODT'S LIST 071835 ALTHOUGH     OUR COPY SHOWS U-539 NOT U-549 LISTED BERGEN X PARA TWO X WE HAVE     LIQUIDATED LOVE JIG FOR ATTACK 060120 OFF POINT JUDITH AND TENTATIVELY     LOVE GEORGE FOR USS NATCHEZ 300210 APRIL AND OBOE LOVE AND OBOE JIG FOR     ATTACKS 16 APRIL AND LOVE VICTOR 22 APRIL X ASSOCIATE OBOE QUEEN WITH     PROMISING ATTACK 060610 SINCE P/WS OBOE ROGER REPORT NO ACTION X THIS     LEAVES LOVE HOW POSSIBLY SUNK BY ONE OF SEVERAL ATTACKS OFF EAST COAST     AND PETER JIG UNACOUNTED FOR IN U.S. STRATEGIC AREA ASSUMING LOVE MIKE     PREVIOUSLY RETURNING X PARA THREE X REQUEST YOUR DISPOSITION HOW HOW AND     WILLIAM ABLE AND WILLIAM BAKER AND WILLIAM CHARLIE X                                         F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

		ADMIRALTY		OP    OP    OP
			COMINCH FOR F-21
		17 MAY 1945
		0955
		KIMBRELL
		DIEBEL/HUGHES
			170905Z                   NCR 235
	ULTRA.*
	COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY
	OIC SERIAL 1664.
	YOUR 451.  PARA 3.  U 874 REPORTED BY GERMAN AUTHORITIES
	TO BE IN HORTEN.  CONSIDER THIS RELIABLE AND AM ACCEPTING
	SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY OWN AUTHORITIES.
	MY 1663                      ONLY
	*RECLASSIFIED SECRET
	2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES.

 

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH	RRRRRR
		18 MAY 1945
		0654
		SMITH
		BECKMAN/HARTIGAN
		PAGE 1 OF 2	1720450              NCR 1008
	ULTRA.*    PART 1  172016B  NCR 976
	PART 2  172029B  NCR 1000
	PART 3  172045B  NCR 1008
	COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1665 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC
	SERIAL 1665.
	1.  YOUR 450.  CONFIRMED BY D/F BEARINGS THAT FREQUENCY IS
	THAT USED BETWEEN TROMSO AND SPITZBERGEN.  GREENLAND WAS
	NOT INCLUDED AS ADDRESSEE.
	2.  YOUR 452, PARA 1, CONCUR IN CANCELLATION OF Q FOR U
	549 ACCORDING VIEW THAT ADMIRAL GODT MADE MISTAKE IN
	LISTING BOATS AT BERGEN AT INTERVIEW WITH ANCXF ON 11TH
	MAY.  LIST 071835 WAS RECEIVED HERE AFTER DESPATCH OF MY
	1662, PARA 3, HH APPARENTLY RETURNED TO KIEL FOR
	REASONS UNKNOWN AS HAS BEEN REPORTED THERE BY OUR NOIC
	KIEL.  WC LISTED BY GERMANS AS SUNK ON 7TH MAY SURVIVORS
	REACHED NORWAY IN DINGHIES APPARENTLY Q BY X/210 AT 0340Z
	7TH MAY.  WA AND WB NOT PLACED BUT POSSIBLE THAT A SNORT
	WAS ATTACKED OFF PETERHEAD PM 16TH MAY.

 

	3.  GODT HAS SUPPLIED LIST OF 635 CASUALTIES KNOWN TO GERMANS
	COPY BEING SUPPLIED TO YOUR A/S DIVISION BY HAND.  THIS
	INCLUDES BS FOR 12TH APRIL OFF NORWAY, PRESUMABLY HM
	SUBMARINE TAPIR AND OO IS ENTERED FOR DATE OF DEPARTURE
	FROM ST. NAZAIRE THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY AND UNKNOWN ATTACK
	POSSIBLY HMS VANQUISHER 2142Z 10TH APRIL.
	4.  NOTE YOU ARE NOW ALLOWING QQ FOR 16TH APRIL AND WOULD
	GREATLY APPRECIATE PARTICULARS INCLUDING YOUR PRESENT MORE
	OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF ENCOUNTERS OF THAT DATE AND OF THE
	ATTACKS 300210 APRIL AND 060610 MAY.  WE ARE NATURALLY
	BEING PRESSED FOR AGREEMENT TO ABANDON CONVOYS YET ARE
	DISENCLINED TO TREAT MERE SILENCE ON PART OF ANY U-BOAT
	AS EVIDENCE EITHER OF LIQUIDATION OR OF WITHDRAWAL FROM
	OPERATIONS.  WE FEEL THAT FAILING EVIDENCE TO CONTRARY
	EACH BOAT SHOULD BE PRESUMED IGNORANT OR DISTRUSTFUL OF
	SURRENDER MESSAGES RATHER THAN SUNK OR WITHDRAWING AND
	WE CONSIDER CAPT U BOAT WEST S 1815/4 MAY BE A RESTRIC-
	TIVE INFLUENCE.  YOUR GENERAL VIEW ON PRUDENT LIMIT OF
	A/U VIGILANCE WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.  OUR PRESENT ESTIMATE OF
	POTENTIAL ATTACKERS IS:  KS AND WA WB AND VN AND PJ AND QV
	AND TG AND PG AND TN AND QD AND QJ AND TF AND VX AND ON OR
	LM AND OQ AND OL AND LG AND LJ.
	*RECLASSIFIED SECRET IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTENTS.
	ADMIRALTY                1720450              NCR 1008        PAGE 2 OF 2

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	18 MAY 1945
	PAGE 1 OF 2	181759
ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 453 X ULTRA X     AS THERE STILL MUST BE A NUMBER OF U/BOATS AT SEA IN NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC,     CONSIDER THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN PARA 4 OIC 1665 ARE SOUND FOR THE UKAY     AREA X FAILURE OF THESE U/BOATS TO SURRENDER MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTED IN SOME     CASES TO POOR RECEPTION BUT AT THIS LATE DATE ONLY A FEW SHOULD HAVE     MISSED THE CONSTANTLY REPEATED SURRENDER INSTRUCTIONS X ANOTHER REASON     MIGHT STEM FROM SIGNALS 1614/4 REPEATED 1152/7 WITH SOME OF UNACCOUNTED     U/BOATS ON RETURN PASSAGE TO NORWAY X PARA TWO X THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS     OF MY 452 WERE MADE NOT IN THE SPIRIT OF UNDUE OPTIMISM BUT MERELY TO SERVE     AS A GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION X YOU WILL NOTE FROM COMINCH     ESTIMATES THAT LOVE HOW, OBOE QUEEN AND PETER JIG ARE STILL BEING CARRIED     IN U.S. AREAS X THE ATTACKS BY CVE GROUPS 16 TO 22 APRIL LOOK PROMISING     FROM THE DETAILED TRACK OF SEAWOLF AND FROM THE FACT THAT THE ONLY TWO     U/BOATS NOT SO ALLOCATED HAVE SURRENDERED X THAT DOES NOT IMPLY     CONFIRMATION                       F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

	COMINCH		PPPPPPPPPPP
		ADMIRALTY
	18 MAY 1945
	PAGE 2 OF 2	181759
OF THE OTHER KILLS BUT DOES SERVE AS A TENTATIVE GUIDE X LOVE JIG CONFIRMED     SUNK MY 447 REFERS X HEAVY UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS, LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL     AND BREAKING UP NOISES FOLLOWED NATCHEZ ATTACK 300210 X FOR DETAILS 060610     SEE MY 062040 X PARA THREE X CONSIDER END OF VIGILANCE SHOULD BE     DEDICATED BY THE SITUATION AND SHOULD NOT BE MADE FOR NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC   UNTIL THE MAJORITY OF U/BOATS PRESENTLY UNLOCATED HAVE SURRENDERED X THE     THE SITUATION SHOULD CLARIFY WHEN FIRST OF THESE REPORTS AND EXPLAINS DELAY     IN COMPLYING FOR THE REMAINDER X IN THIS RESPECT, THE FACT THAT NO HOSTILE     ACTION HAS OCCURRED SINCE 8 MAY APPEARS SIGNIFICANT X                                                           F-21 . . . ORIG. . .   . . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                           "CCM"

 

		ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
			COMINCH FOR F 21
		21 MAY 1945
		1328
		BATES
		KARANIBUS/
		PAGE 1 OF 2	211045Z                    NCR 7783
	PART 1 - 211032Z - NCR 7781
	PART 2 - 211045Z - NCR 7783
	COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1666 FROM ADMIRALTY.
	OIC SERIAL 1666.
	1.  WB STATED BY 2 GERMANS FOUND IN A RUBBER DINGHY
	60 MILES UP THE ELBE NIGHT OF 14TH TO HAVE RETURNED TO
	BRUNSBUTTEL INTENDING TO MAKE THROUGH CANAL TO KIEL
	BUT THEN TO HAVE SHIED OFF.  CO WAS AWARE THAT WAR WAS
	OVER.  6 MEN IN ALL DISEMBARKED BUT BOAT NOT FOUND
	AND WAS POSSIBLY SCUTTLED.
	2.  VN SCUTTLED OFF PORTUGAL AM 20TH 47 SURVIVORS
	COLLECTED BY LIFEBOAT ABOUT 60 MILES NORTH OF CAPE

 

	3.  COMINCH 453 VERY HELPFUL AND IN CONSEQUENCE FEEL THAT
	7 740 TONNERS MAY NOW BE REDUCED TO OQ AND LH POTENTIALLY
	OPERATION AND ON HOMWARD IN AREA LAT 58 NORTH LONG 27 WEST.
	UNFORTUNATELY COMINCH 447 IDENTIFYING LJ FROM WRECKAGE
	OBTAINED BY ATHERTON DID NOT REACH THIS ROOM AND 448 WAS
	FILED WITHOUT NOTICING GAP IN SEQUENCE.  HAVE RECONSIDERED
	ALL RECENT ATTACKS WITH UTMOST OPTIMISM AND CONSIDER THAT
	POSSIBLY BOATS STILL NOT ACCOUNTED FOR MAY HAVE BEEN
	REDUCED TO FOLLOWING 12:  KS OVERDUE BUT STILL CARRIED TO
	PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE IF REQUIRED, OO AND LH, ON, PJ
	RETURNING FROM REYKJAVIK, VX AND QJ AND QD HOMWARD, PG
	AND QV AND TN AND WA POSSIBLY ON WESTERN OR SOUTHWESTERN
	APPROACHES.  MY 1664 AND 5 TO COMINCH ONLY.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES
	ADMIRALTY                211045Z                    NCR 7783         PAGE 2 OF 2

 

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH FOR F 21	ROUTINE
		22 MAY 1945
		1328
		SMITH
		FORCE/BECKMAN
		PAGE 1 OF 2	221400                   NCR 8882
	PART 1   221337  NCR 8910        PART 3  221353  NCR 8909
	PART 2   221346  NCR 8911        PART 4  221400  NCR 8882
	COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1667 FROM ADMTY.
	U BOAT SITUATION.
	1.  TOTAL 355 AS FOLLOWS:
	A.  NOT SURRENDERED 14 OF WHICH 2 IN FAR WAST
	AND 12 AT SEA.
	B.  UNDER ALLIED CONTROL 150 OF WHICH 36 IN
	UNITED KINGDOM PORTS, 5 UNITED STATES PORTS, 2 CANADIAN
	PORTS, 2 GIBRALTAR, 77 NORWAY PORTS, 26 OCCIPUED TERRITORY,
	1 BISCAY, 1 ON PASSAGE TO AUSTRALIA.
	C.  UNFIXED NORTH GERMAN AND DANISH AREA INTENDED
	OPERATIONAL, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN SCUTTLED
	IE UP 50.
	D.  FORMERLY SC AND W AND PW PRESUMABLY ABANDONED
	OR DESTROYED IN GERMAN AND DANISH PORTS 137.

 

	E.  F4 OF WHICH 1 IS UNDER ALLIED CONTROL.
	2.  TOTAL KNOWN PO NOW 93, INCLUDING VN AND WB, AND 1168
	AND EXCLUDING KK 1110 AND TA AND WV AND DA AND NU TRANSFERRED
	TO UP.  TO UP ALSO TRANSFER TC 1102 AND KQ 746 AND KU 903,
	ALL FROM W.
	3.  REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1662 PARAS 3 AND 4 ALLOCATE BIGRAMS
	KJ 1008  AZ 3008  BB 2521  DC 143  DD 145  DE 150  KA 291  WZ 720
	KB 779  KE 1194  EA 1406  EB 1407  BA 2512.
	4.  REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1645 PARA 3 FOR UNKNOWN FOR EG 21
	ON 30TH MARCH ALLOCATE VM, AND FOR UNKNOWN FOR HM SUBMARINE
	TAPIR ON APRIL 12TH ALLOCATE RS UNKNOWN FOR EG 5 AT 0745 15TH
	APRIL.  REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1635 PARA 3 FOR ALLOCATE PN
	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1659 PARA 3 FOR VF SUBSTITUTE TE
	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1662 PARA 2 RESTORE 549 TO Q AND CANCEL
	HA.  TO MARCH Q ADD VF FOR EG 2 ON 12TH IN LAT 49-52 N
	LONG 05-52 W AND TH FOR AIRCRAFT B/86 AT 1845 20TH AND PD
	FOR AIRCRAFT M/120 AT 1322 22ND.  TO APRIL Q ADD OO FOR
	HMS VANQUISHER AND TINTAGEL CASTLE AT 2142 10TH AND OJ
	AND OL FOR CTG 22.5 AM 16TH AND LV FOR CTG 222.13 AT 0108
	22ND AND QN FOR AIRCRAFT K/103 AT 1539 25TH AND NO FOR AIRCRAFT
	U/86 AT 0729 23RD 2342 LOST IN BALTIC PRIOR TO 29TH AND LG
	FOR NATCHEZ AT 0210 30TH AND TF FOR AIRCRAFT R/63 AT
	1640 30TH AND TG FOR EG 14 AT 1659 30TH.  REFERENCE OIC
	SERIAL 1650 PARA 3 CANCEL Q OF LU.  TO MAY Q ADD LJ FOR
	USS ATHERTON AT 0120Z 6TH AND WC FOR AIRCRAFT X/210 AT
	0340Z 7TH.
	RECEIVED AS TOPSEC   RECLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO CONTENTS
	2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES
	ADMIRALTY                221400                   NCR 8882        PAGE 2 OF 2

 

		ADMIRALTY
			COMINCH FOR F21	ROUTINE
		29 MAY 1945
		1445
		HALE
		KARABINUS
			291041 Z                   NCR 4543
	(COMINCH FOR F21 FROM ADMIRALTY.  OIC SERIAL 1668)
	ULTRA.
	OIC SERIAL 1668.
	AS INFORMATION IS STILL COMING IN OF STATE AND
	WHEREABOUTS OF U BOATS PROPOSE TO DELAY WEEKLY
	BREAKDOWN SIGNAL FOA A FEW DAYS.
	2.  1667 TO                             ONLY.
	2 COPIES TO COMDR. KNOWLES

 

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