31 December 1944 Part 16

II.4. At the same time as the search party, four shipboard guards and one radio operator are to embark and take up their posts: two men on the bridge, one man each forward and aft, and the radio operator in the radio room.

III.1. In addition to the guards aboard, the following shore posts and patrols are to be provided for cordoning and security:

Guernsey: one naval officer; one man for [Stelling: uncertain duty] and one runner; one man at each of the west and east accesses to the pier and one before the store rooms; one patrol on each of the southern and eastern parts of the pier; and one patrol from the harbour entrance to the beginning of the pier.

Jersey: one naval officer; one man for [Stelling: uncertain duty] and one runner; one man at the storage shed; one patrol each on the routes pier-head–shed and centre of pier–shed.

III.2. Two Harbour Defence Flotilla boats are to lie alongside and provide security from seaward.

III.3. Approximately thirty men are to be provided for unloading. The goods are to be moved by crane directly in front of the store rooms and stowed there. The stores are to be guarded so that theft is impossible.

III.4. Marine Coastal Police personnel are to supervise the guards, patrols and working parties continuously.

IV. On instructions from the Commander, Channel Islands, the Marine Coastal Police in Guernsey are to subject the packages to frequent counter-intelligence spot checks, with the assistance of trained customs officials of V.G.A.D.K. [unexpanded], for sabotage and intelligence devices. After inspection, the packages are to be resealed and covered with an official label reading: ‘Opened and inspected, Harbour Surveillance Office, Guernsey [or] Jersey.’ A representative of the International Red Cross or of the English population is to be present when packages are opened.

V. Only the following persons are authorised to enter the berth or ship: (1) specially assigned soldiers, namely the Hüst. officer [uncertain title], Port Medical Officer, Sea Transport Officer, and guards, patrols and working parties, who are to be marched as formed bodies to and from the berth; (2) the Commander or Fortress Commandant and the Naval Commandant, with their parties or persons specially authorised by them; the Harbour Commandant; and the Naval Commandant’s A III officer.

[Signed] Hüffmeier, for the accuracy of the copy; [signed] König, Oberleutnant (MA).

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0172 — Implementing Order, page 2