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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

SECRET

TO BE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY.

It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document.

C.O.S. (40) 801 (JF)

(Also Pare: NO J.P.(40) 516.

5th October, 1940

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COPY NO.

WAR CABINET

CH, GPS OF STAFF COMMITTEE

22

DIRECTIVE TO G.0.C. AND A. O.C., NORTHERN

IRELAND

Note by the Joint Planning Staff submitting

a Revised Draft Directive to the Chiefs of Staff

The attached Revised Draft Directive to the General Officer Commanding in Chief, British troops in Ireland, is submitted for the approval of the Chiefs of Staff.

2.

The original directive has been revised in the light of recent instructions issued by the War Office.

2

Attached at Annex T is a copy of the instructions recently sent to the Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland, by the Air Ministry.

Д

Attached at Annex II is a revised report on the scale

4.

of attack on Eire.

(Signed) C.S. DANIEL

I. S. O. PLAYFAIR

W. F. DICKSON

Cabinet War Room

+

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C.0, S. (40) 492

2

0.183/2048 (M. C.) dated 3/7/40

Air Council letter S. 5400/S. 6 dated 12/9/40

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