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4. For some time I have been asking for the essential troops to be stationed in the Island so that aerodromes can be immediately reinforced and reinforcements sent to repel a troop landing if this occurs. Nothing has as yet been done and it would seem that the chief reason for this is that it is necessary for the "ar Office to refer
If the transfer such request to the C. in C. Home Forces. of the operational policy of the military forces in the Islands will facilitate getting these essential troops stationed in the Tslands I consider operational control might be given to the C. in C. Home Forces but only on the condition that my local operational control as indicated in paragraph 2 is not impaired.
1615/31.
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ANNEX II.
Signal dated 3rd February. 1941 from Admiral Commanding
Orkneys and Shetland to Admiralty.
287. My 1615/31/1 paragraph two second sentence to remove any ambiguity I wish to explain that I consider I should be responsible for items (a) to (e) in paragraph two of the annexe the two notes being deleted.
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