20 June 1940 Part 2

20 June 1940 Radio message — destruction of Channel Islands cable connection

Naval Commander, Northern France. Secret command matter. Radio message 1616, 20 June [1940]; received 1728. Receipt stamp: 20 June 1940. Block/control No. 1.

1. To Group West; Commanding Admiral, France.

To safeguard our own area, destruction of the cable connection from the British Channel Islands to the [destination word unclear] is necessary. Request agreement; then [abbreviated authorities unclear] and the [communications unit designation partly illegible] are to be informed.

Naval Commander, Northern France.

2. For information: F II [designation uncertain]. [Routing initials.]

Editorial note: The main handwritten wording is recoverable, but the cable’s destination and the abbreviated notification recipients remain uncertain.

T-1022 Roll 2439, T1022_R2439_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
PG 38019 | Frame 00750, original sheet 4