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CONFIDENTIAL

CWG240 10/1442 161029 07

FOR CWG

IMMEDIATE/IMMEDIATE 1012152 JUN 8

FROM SS ATLANTIC CAUSE WAY

MODUK NAVY

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CTF 317

INFO

CTG 317.8

CTG 317.0

CTG 317.1

43/32 GW REGT RA

CONFIDENTIAL

SIC 19F/W5F

OPERATION CORPORATE

FOR DST (FMV) 74, CMS FROM MASTER RFA SIR GALAHAD

See

1. FURTHER TO MY 19F 090331Z JUN ORIGINATED IN HMS INTREPID

ALL SURVIVING AND NON SERIOUS INJURED RFA OFFICERS, CHINESE CREW, FCT DET, RN SIGNALLERS, LMA, BOFORS CREW AND BLOWPIPE TEAM NOW TEMPORARILY EMBARKED ATLANTIC CAUSE WAY.

2. REGRETABLY 1 MUST CONFIRM THAT 2EO P. HENRY, 3EO C. HAILWOOD, AND 3E0 A. MORRIS ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD. HOWEVER CHINESE CREW CASUALTIES ARE FAR FEWER THAN EXPECTED, THE FOLLOWING TWO EISSING PRESUMED DEAD BUTCHER SUNG YUK FAI DIS 26503 AND ELECTRICAL

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FITTER LEUNG CHAU DIS 32700. THERE IS A FAINT HOPE THAT THE LATTER TWO MAY BE EMBARKED IN SS UGANDA.

3. CEO C K ADAMS NOW EMBARKED SS UGANDA WITH ARM INJURY. JEO M. HADFIELD EMBARKED ATLANTIC CAUSE WAY WITH MINOR FLASH BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS. NOK OF BOTH THESE OFFICERS SHOULD BE ASSURED THAT THEIR INJURY SHOULD GIVE NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD SPIRITS.

4. FOLLOWING CHINESE CREW MEMBERS NOW EMBARKED SS UGANDA

2ND STWD LIU HON TONG 35879, ASST STWD YAU WAI 20610, ASST STWD LAU WUNG HO1 847, 2ND COOK YUEN CHIU CHEUNG 46764, 2ND COOK WONG HON 26643, BAKER CHEUNG SIN HING 38138, PANTRYMAN CHEUNG SAN FAN 25223, A/COOK CHAU SUI WA 66696, A/STWD LUK MAN TAT 38638. ALSO RCT CORPORAL W P SLADE 24089373.

THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES CANNOT BE ASSESSED.

. ATLANTIC CAUSEWAY HOSPITALITY AND ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC EUT THEY ARE HEAVILY OVERCROWDED (BOTH GALAHAD AND TRISTRAM CREWS EMBARKED) AND WE WILL HAVE TO BE MOVED ON. AS AGREED CTG 317.0 I MUST ASK THAT SIR GALAHAD OFFICERS AND CREW BE GIVEN PRIORITY OVER SIR TRISTRAM FOR REPATRIATION TO UK IN VIEW OF FACT THAT WE HAVE

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