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(e) 4 Diesel Herring Fishing Craft each capable of
carrying 60 men for training school and 4 fast motor boats to carry minimum of 12 persons
(I)
and 4 skiffs.
100 motor boats similar to the 40 ft. R.A.F.
crash boats with the following specifications:-
(i)
(ii)
Carrying capacity 20 and crew,
Spoed loaded, 15 knots.
(iii) Draught not more than 3'6" loaded.
(iv) Endurance 200 miles (additional petrol)
could be carried in tins).
(v) Sea keeping capacity sca of 3.
(vi)
Propellor and rudder as protected as possible
(vii) W/T one in every 3 boats.
(viii) Dinghy is needed in each boat.
(g) Appoint one Commander and one Lieut.-Commander to
the school of Inverailort. It is suggested that Commander Congreve and Lieut.-Commander
Nicholl should be appointed: both were with Brigadier Gubbins in Norway.
"B" Army.
(a) Independent Companies.
10 Independent Companies of about 200 men are needed,
(b) Commandos.
10 Commandos of 500 men are needed.
(c) The following pool of special weapons is
needed for the use of Independent Companies and the Commandos:-
Sub M.G's.
1,500
Mauser Pistols
2,000
13.
"C" R.A.F.
(a) A parachute training centre should be formed at
once to train parachutists for offensive operations. The location to be decided by the Air Ministry, in consultation with the War Office.
Establishment.
Whitley I 4 I.E. + 2 I.R.
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