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ANNEX

Note on the Provision of V.L.A. Balloons, and Priority List recommended by Inter-Service Conference

Balloon Quantities.

1.

(a) 5,000 V.L.A. Balloons have been requisitioned.

(b)

(c)

The Admiralty requirement in I.E. V.L.A.

Balloons is 500.

The R.A.F. requirement is 700.

(a) These figures include 30 I.E. with 150

Reserve (6 months) for Alexandria,

Forecast of Deliveries.

2.

A tentative forecast of deliveries is 15 in the week commencing 7th October, The rate of delivery should go up to 60 per week in November and 100 per week in December. Safe figures for calculation would be:

Delivered in October

If

" November

"!

1? December

45

246

400

Total deliveries up to

605

1st January, 1941

and deliveries thereafter should certainly reach a minimum of 400 per month.

Suggested Order of Priority.

1st priority

3.

2nd priority

40 Admiralty

40 Balloon

Command

delivered by end

of first week in November for trials.

90 to Alexandria (ready for

shipment by end of third week in November.)

3rd priority

57 to Admiralty

€

57 to Balloon Command

) (by 1st

December)

4th priority = 200 to Admiralty

200 to Balloon Command

5th priority

1940)

100 to Alexandria (1st week in

}

(during

December,

11th OCTOBER, 1940.

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January 1941)

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