r NOTE This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regarded as authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy in all aspects. and its interpretations are not necessarily those of the Historical Section as a whole. Ce texte est et n'a aucun afficiel. On n'a pas son exactitude et les interpretations qulil cantient oe sont pas necessa;rement cel1es du Service historique. Directorate of History National Defence Headquarters Ottawa, Canada K1A OK2 July 1986
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rNOTE
This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regardedas authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy inall aspects. and its interpretations are not necessarilythose of the Historical Section as a whole.
Ce texte est pr~liminaire et n'a aucun caract~re afficiel.On n'a pas v~rifie son exactitude et les interpretationsqulil cantient oe sont pas necessa;rement cel1es du Servicehistorique.
Directorate of HistoryNational Defence HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaK1A OK2
July 1986
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R K P 0 R '1' B o. lS) 0" C l·" •• 1 ' .,A......... "It"HIsrORIOAL C ION blo~-""DHo,.,
1. • R.port 7 btl oon.ld ered en .ddendllato o. 100, wb.loh d••lt 10 d.t 11 with th. prol1a1narl..or th. O1.p1'. oper tlon. It pr...nt. th. r.lIUlt. orad41tional In....t1&.tlon l.t.l'r oarrled out with th.kin •••1.teno. and co-oper.tlon or Comblned Op.ratlon.Haadquarur••
2. '!'b. aocount or th•••rly plenn10g orOperation "RUT'l'EIl" oontal.ned ln Rel'ort No. 100d.rl.. ~.t axolu.l..elT rrom th. Comblned Reporton t e raid 1elued by Coablned Orarat1on. headquart.r.(C.B. 04244). UntU)O Apr 42 dlana had no pertln the Plenn101 end no dooWll8ntl rel.tlll4 to planningdUJ."ll1& that perlod or. 10 can dlon hand.. heal natlonor th••o-o"llad r Dlary" nr Co~lned Op.ration.H.adquart.r. (whloh .otually oonll.t. or 8 .erle. orbound "olumeo or reoorda .rrenged bT lndlvidualoperaUon.) ha. now .nabled the pr...nt wrlter toaak. .om. furth.r oo...nt. on th••arll••t pha•• atplannlJ1g.
J. Attaoh.d a. App.ndlx "A" lire 00 1•• 01'c.rtaln partloular11 rele"ant doolla.nt., lnoludlngwhat 1••"ldently the .arll•• t wrltt.n papor oonoarnlngOperatlon "ll~" - th. r.ooN or n plaDD1ng •••tlngon 14 Apr 42. Att.ntlon .hould al.o be dlr.ot.d to the"Appr.olatlon tro. Polnt or Vl... at th. Rald PlannlngStatr (Ml11tary)" at whlob a 00p1 1••1.0 append.d lnAppendix "A". Whil. 1n t • C.O.H•• r.oord. thl.dooum.nt 1. not It.alf d.t.d, lt 1. olaarlT ".rr ••rly,and a r.t.r.noe ln C.C.H.,. R.oord., Vol 21, page 1,1odlcat•• that it. data ..... aotually 17 Apr 42.
4. careful ooar-rl.on at the n.rratl". ln C.B.01,244 wlth th••• doowunt. 'USg••t. that the oOlllpl1eror the narrative ( r. HUar1 8t. Oaorg. saun .r.'honed ".rT h....Uy, 10 hi. aocoua t or plenn1og, ontb. "Not•• on Frlaoip 1 Cbang•• ln the Milltary Plan",elated 14 u.p 1,2, or ""lab. OOP7 18 al.o 11l01ud.d ln
ppend1x "". b1. docUlII8nt, written .tt.r tbe.otual operation, .ppaar. 111 partioul.r to be the.ouro. 01' hl. lntoraatlon about tb. r ...ona tor theadoptlon at the plen ror • trontal ••••ult. Coaper1eonor th18 dooWllallt (a.. a.p.olally para 2) with C.B. 04244,para lS, lndl0 tea that th. latt.r gl.... p.rhap. a.oaewhat mar. a ••UJ."ed lnterpretatlon on tbl. point thanthe wrltten reoord. _rrant; and it 1. 1.por....t to note
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tbat while (..luntly on th. bul. ot thl~ - ~r;a..orandua or 14 Bep 42) th. C.B. &1v" an .ooouotot a 41.ou••lon .10 th. toraal a ••tlna on 25 Apr 42on th. pro. an4 oon. ot • trontal ....ult. th•• ot lL1nut•• ot tb.1....tina (oop)' &lao lnoluda4in Appendix "A") oont.in no ret.r.nc. to tb.1. aubJact.(It awot ba a._ that thie ••oting ot 25 Apr 1. th.on. r.t.rred to In th. ot.. on Prinolp&l Chang••".al thoU«b. 110 v.u th. d. te a. lit pr I th.r. 1. noother reoord ot .....tlns on t"iiI. l.tter d.te.)
5. Cn t 14 ver)' 1aportant _tter ot th. r_aon.tor th••doptlon ot th. trontal ....ult plan (onwb.1oh th.ra 1. aotually no .trlotJ.,- cont_p0rArYwritten and.nc. In the 400uaant••nn ...4 .ttacheder.to). an 1aportant .4dltional polnt 14 oontributed
in th. varbal .v14enc. ot BrlS..41 .... A.H. H...d ••JIUIIIIOrandua ot wb.1oh 14.10 chad •• App_ix "B". Itwill b. not.4 that Brl a41.r Hea4 .t.t•• th.t thetrontal .eaaul t ""a clo.el)' relata4 to wha t we.oon.ld.r d ln 1942 the pr••alng n.o•••ltT tor theaoquia1tlon ot an UIld._se4 _jor port at th. nrTouta.t ot anT lnv••lon opar Hon. It _. 10M.n.c•••ltT, .ooordlns to Hrl 41ar Haed. th.t led theplannar. to, .40;1>10 the aob••• ot frontal att.clt. Itwe. ta.rc« th..t an ..tt pt to take .. port by 1..n41ngon lts tlank. aight re.ult ln 4.1.7. an4 prob..bl.d.molltlon ot the harbour taol11tle. betor. they t.lllnto our hand.; ..bereas lt a trontal att.aok lnto tb.he..rt ot the port oou14 be 4aaon.tr.te4 to bepraotl0.bl. thl. problem ..ould b. aetl.t.ctorl1y.olnd.
'6. Although c.n. 04244.tate. (pera 12) thatGen.ral Montgo••ry ".ttondacl the prlnolpel .....tinS.ot the planner." trom a v.ry .ar17 d.t., no r.rer.noeto b.1••otual .tt..ndanoe .t • a .tlns ba. b••n toundearl1.r th.n 5lun (ea. ainut•• or ....tins. Appendlx "A").n. preald.d over thi••e.tln8 on 5 Jun, whl0h .11m1nat.dth••U- boabozdLent troa the plen. H••tt.nded ~."U1\j! on:15 lun. H. waa clear17 not .t. t.he aeetinson 25 Apr ( nutea. App.ndix " ").
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7. R.r.renoe to Report No. 100 (parae 97-112)will indloat. that OpenUon "n " .... oanoelledon 7 Jul 42 wit.h evary .ppearano. or tlnal1t.y. butft. r.v1ved •• Op.ration "IUBIL ".bout.. _.It lot..r.R.port No. 100 oould ott.r no v.ry d.tinlt.. explanatlontor 1Il1. revlval, end at. t.M • ..,,_nt 110 .otual ..ritt.n.vld 0.. haa 1'.10 b.... nan. It 01114 b. noted th.twhU. the C.O••• plannlng r cord. tor "Rtrr . " are.yat...t1oall7 .rrang d .n4 falrly axt.n.lv., th."lUBIL " volume a .r. 1••••T~t...t.l0 and oontain.lao.t. )lothlns on pl nnl : ...d nothing at •.11 ha.b••n tound on thl. p.rt.loular point. The v.rbaleVldeno. ot Brigadier Helld (App.ndix "B") however.
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•..... to so tar to expla1n til. l'llT1Tal. It will b.noted tllet Drlp4.1er lI.ad oon.ld.r. that til. D1.ppera1d .... an lmport.nt. .1Uent 1n til. COilbined Opera tlonaUou~ u rtera pr06ra~c -enerallYI that lta oano.ll.tlonh d b. • sr••t dlaapp01ntlll.nt to the C.O.H•• plannera;an tbat. Wh.n captain Hugb•••lIallatt .ug••ted ........ot raT1T1ng lt ..lthout oonoCltratlna the toro. or r.briatins b.tor. e barllatlon C.O.H...... hi&!>lY pl....d.
8. At the • t1Jn, lt 18 _4.1ant to r-nbarth. a.naral .trat. 0 a1tuation ln luly 1942. 'Ill•
• at.rn Allin ...r. under 1'• .,. ha.,.y pr...ur. to &1".rr oti,.••1d to Ruaai., ..ho•• arsia. ".r••uttarine.adou. d.te.ta. fIlere wa , indeed, • danger ot
..i. b.ine driven out ot tIla war. Oreat Brlta111and the Uu1ted Statea bad oon.id.red mountlns Oper.tioll"SLnDO ", • "41Tuelonary .e. ult"on the Yr.nohcoast". "lr w4 0h • de.p.rat. measure beaa•• neoe...r.y.0 land a ban toward aaTing the aituetion on theJoTi.t tr n."; but th. d.ol.ion errlv.d .t duringoontar8ll0u 1n London Whloh all • to haTe b.gunI.-ediately .tter the d.oleion to r.v1T. the Dlepperaid 118. tal<.n •• tllet "8L~OO R" oould not intaot hOI aoun1.t14 ln 1942, larg.ly on ..ooount ot "poTertyor equi~~Dt, ••peoially ln lllndina oratt" (Gen.ralMar.hall'a R!20rt: e in9ins at the "r in peand the paolRo, pasaa 8 - 9). It Ie prollibI. that..t • ili. wben vlSOllOue ottenalv. otion .... baingd.mand.d both by t.he Ru.aian. and by til. p.opla. otthe Allied nationa, Oparation "I1JBILn" apPlllra4 totho.e ln London reaponaibl. tor the high.r dlreotionat the war •• a aort ot ~l-.o.le .ub.tituta tor". l".DGl!ILUlIIllll". In the • b.enoe ot aooe.e to papere onthe C..binet levlI1, thill _loter au.t, how.Tar, ·reMin1..r8ely oonjeotural.
9. It i. hoped to unooT r further eTideooe, indue oour•• , on the .arlou. polnta mentioned abo..whloh atll1 raaein aomewhat ob.oure.
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1. II.A. p,ve a lr1.t outllDa ot tha plan tor tha _Um.
2. It ...- that tha pro,Jeot ..... attraoUve am ..1101 tbwtd.la.
:I. A.A. quuUmed ina o.4'9'1-.bU1t)- or ua1J1I a battallm orparadluta troupe. Attar IIOI:110 di_im it ..... ..- tbat thalaDling or t-md1uta troope in -U srouI'& tor ina purpoae or~C!C1!IllIlII1oatiana lIhouJA be oo""l.clered.
4. It ..... agreed to rSllit ina turtber _mUm or thapro,jeot to ina Adviaere (IIaJor _ to repro.ant _ Faroea) to,-
(a) Ill!t1ne tha objeet ot tha ra14.
(b) state 4ppradma~ tho tcrrooa~.
(0) Explain tha·~ in 1Ib1dl tha torosa would be8I!Ip1qyecL
(4) Ilr""amte tha llod.t1ng taotora.
It .. aareod that, oJ.thoua!' tha Adnaere am Plannera WOIll.d haft to &0into OODIh\erabla dataU to teat ina ift-etioabU11;y or tha plan, thaont.'UM plan tor 8'lJlw1_1cm to b1atur authorit7 tor ap1*""&1 Ib.ou1d notbe are than a broad outllDa.
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(.)!bat 0Ut11ne Plan trr _aalCll to ... Qdata ot lltatt1bou14 be~ In 0lI1't1c1.aaa detaU to _bla __ to 11'"- .
A1r , 01r_... air &aUan w1ll oonCl_ tr.I • 110 to I • 1I5 at~ &111 1Glr 1nool. !M~ a1tituM attad< wUlbe h town~. !be 1Glr 1-'- attad< wUl _1t3._Soft tile trunt &111 beod1 a.r_.
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2. Ba'ftl1 UIl1l11litar;y__....ra aaQd tile A1r Vi""IIarebal it .... oculd be 1&14 .., beed>ea 117 Ah'aratt to.,.,.".. .lanM~, or tailins tb.l.e, it 1bere .... U>;f ob,1eotion te th. BaV1A¢JllI • A1r Vi"" IfenIhel Lets!' 'hUor;y pointe! con that it... d1tt1oult tor Alrorv.tt to la,y _.' accurateJ,y on a ......-.n UIl1 that in IlJ\;' _ ".. ... ot _ -.14 intorte.. withat_ 117 ClamonI~ J.fter lIa>II a1eoo.eeSon it .. asree4DOt to ... _. 117 airaratt on __a dIrr1na tile a~t butto rel,y on tile attaGk 1>)" 1'aur~ ot CaInm liu'r.l-. to- th. , .....1'&. !l'. woul4 be equ1:ppeIl with -...UIl1 WlNld be pNpOlred to lay their own _ ... 11' tile .UuaU""aaa. 1h1e neoenU7.
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(b) tile proviaiC01 of' lIlll'1'!c1ant _,nlUC01 on all IMpin view of' tba !dab ....",ntliture rata lItdoh ..... 1:0 be&nUaipa_.
3. It .. __ t • ..n ...-1 _u... in the-.l4 be _ .-1...1lle•• U t _ _ a
.t...t1on ott __• IIllar AtbI.ral J!Illll_n __ to_ ~ tter ~ a.e.o. Duo al..~ _tOIZIO to al:lO OIl _ 6Iq ~ tba t -.l4 be _ boat _ f\lrtb1a <li..-.1col.
Air Vi.. *-l Le~ *)1"'7 l""nl;ed cut t dur1..: _'00_ ~04 about Idx bDura. tba~a in tba -a.be aubJect to .ttaak IV _n 11"""" ~...' itIIf4>t ...t be poulbl. 1br Ida to rodn1'aroa _ two~ &qIIIdroolain tile nainiiiJ ~ D:lappt bat<re tbe _n .""'* ball _ 1ollJriu,lI.e:-n.t.~ lat.. atra.... _ ~~ 4G1nS ....!7U>in&-,h1. to _ _ ~ f'_ ~ oh1pe &nil _oao1a1:0 0_....... __ .-.~ _ pc"1o/I of' __..U ....
e. It ..... thd .._ t1lI>.... 1Ibou14 ._ the _/Ie a &nil tho MAn.1i OIl ai"- _ of' Il1lIH'lS. .. _ t1rattUabt af' to....na amft .......... '11 in 1:0 larI1. It .. u.. aax-4_t &ir acU.C0111Dlil4 be taka apinat -..~ in •• t OMO.
7. lIrIpd'" __ 110 ..",. P.W._tift tba JIOlia7~ briJllllna ai""ll.M _ tra rai/Ia.p&rticu1&r 8QbJect .bcut wbioh~ _u14 be intoon_too' &nil in g.-altba _ of'the ai'rU populaUon -.... the operation. __........-.l4 be~~ ". pooitiCll .. 800ft .. tbaP.lI'.E. _t ha/I _...-1__
u14 no1l be the at prof'ite1lle ft;y ~ IIII1l1l _ """"""'-. .. • ra14wbid> ..... not .,.".~e:i'"G. aigbt onl¥ rallUlt in Plttil"(l _ on.tba alar!:. As en al_Uw be propoud boo'>lJls IXRlLOCl1Il witb'10 aircraf't with • _ to o.-tina • lIi_l.oa _. &nil h. Plpx~~""","
&l.o tile 1uIbI'lll ~ &nil AlIIIlNILUI .....sz.c-. be twa... OIZIO &nil 0100bjJu:ra. It ..... ..p.aa'_ tbat tbe.... 'lit 01' ...... o.iI'Dra1"t in the~cia1V of'.tJII&'IlLLB _ am::r -.l4 _ 1:0 """"P:r the R. 'I. ~.Uon.t 1l1XI?PI _ t put cut of' &oticn, .t laat f\lr boura, ....-1Ibich tba _ -a wi.Ib to ... -." tb. /Iq of' tba _U....
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(b) :ra""",.,..... at quIllllYIWl -.J.4 ba.... to .,.... _ri....... - all_~ _oleo.
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(Y) AlteratiClD a ""'" !1clio" to a "0110 ft4o" cpcaUcn.
II.A..... not prooont at 1W.e • Il1a n_ .. tIlet atrcrrtal e'.lllt waul4 be """"''I buudcua. The~ c11a~ ot tale &1_Uft 1I1.11to.l7 PlaJa ....... put bet_ taletlrot ron.J.~ to oonIl1&ot- ... ouus... PlAn, at 0.0.11. • 04aw, AprU. .......,na tor their aoo1l1l.ClD to IlIIopt _ A'ontalu·"lt 'W8l"e :-
1. 111am1JW tar " &boIIl pri1 .- 'UJ..41noto1ClD td Cepta1II It..... "'nett. !be t:Lrs1l 0IIt1lJ» l'1aa ....la1tte1 to ... 00IIIlaU at a...t11W OI1'aw, Jpr.I1 aDl _,aI"Uh • .
A 1Inllc' ~ altal'at1onlo .... _ in bo'UJ. the 0IrWna PlAnn1,.(a. 0.0.11. .) aDl~ tale _UeII p1'mS~~ (~at C.O.B.Q.
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C.O,H.Q. Reoord. Vol. 21 '"RUTT "Vol I. AI p.~6
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See that the aboTe 'A' 1e ob.erTedexoept a8 proT1ded at 'B' •
Th. S.or.tary ot State agre•• w1th yourpropo.ale. At the ..... tilDe ha au.
'A' .e to eay th.t h. 18 .till against1nd1eor1ainate bomb1ng at n1ght ."oept10 oonneot1on with a ooa.tel ra1d.
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At tha l66th lIeet1.ng ot tha Chiet. or StattCo.m.ttea the tollowing e"traot tro • letter troll thePeran.nt Under Seor.tar)', Tha !'orelgn Ottioe, wasread: (tor praT10ue ret.r.no. ot para 2}):
Your ainute ot the 19th llay to tha Pr1ae1I1niater urg11l« on bahalt at th. Chieteot Statt that the Cab1net rul1ng that
'B' targ.ts 10 "ranoe l18y be Bombed 'whanweather oon41tions are &Uoh that anaoourat. attaok oan ba axpeoted' a1ghtb. r.la".d .0 tar a. Combined Operationsare concerned.
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ClWID OP C N. SAn I lfI'l'1l lOAD A.r-.C.. ,P" AT Cl} I l}P'''''ATI 18 1lE.ADl<11AR'l' S. 15 .e.
I lIIIIt igGd1s.. n.ad in the office of i ierTbo...... l1i.f ot Sta.f. C.Q.H.~.. who was ,P....ent <turingour, conv...eation. lIajor-oen.ral La7cock (c.C.O.) 0_ Inwith i Gd10r liead but left botere the conver ....tion abolltDieppe l)"{llLll.
2. i ad1er .ad wae i11tlLl'7 Mvi ... C binedOperations. at the tiue of the Diepp" operation. and w..f ... a len t a ..l:lI>cr ot tbe Joint Pl anning statr. liei. thus in an excellent poeition to e an appr ciationor t place a thi. eration in the develop nt ot theAl110d teobniqua of 0 ined cPu-ationa and in Al11ed.trateg u-ally.
S. I aal<.d iead1... H.ad w1lathBr h. eould throwAn7 11(lht up"" t ,. 'l\le.tion or hJ and how the Dieppep..oject was revived atter being abandon d with aueb anap",earanee 0 fin...11t7 on 7 JUl '2. ieatUer ad r.p11ed(pointing OI1t that be ..... .peakine pure].7 1'1'0ill IIIllm0l'7)that his recolleotion was that attsr tile cane llation otOpe..ation "1I1l'r R". at a t1Jne When eve~od:r concernedwas foeling eatly disappointe • Gapt. 1lUt;be.- allett.who had baen involved in the plarmil16 1'1' ths v.l'7 boginning.made to the then Chiot of Combined Operations propoealstor... unting tha ope..ation on ... dirterent ash. whichwou14 <1Y rco.... tile security obJoctions to lts reVivalbaaed en the f ...ct thet .U tile p.reonn.l ot the tOroehad been tu1l7 brieted as to It. obj.ctive O1'e it _.canc.lled. eoeurity que.tion was the Cl"Wt of tbe
tter. and it w.. final17 decided tIlet ~.-lall.ott'epr 0aa1a otf.red a satiaf...etol'7 .olution to thi. d1ttieultJIUld that hi••cheme ahol114 b. accepted.
,. At thi. t1Joe the t.el1nc ot the neo for aott.nebe operation ... v wi spread. and the itiahPr1JDa .1ni.ter. B othars. had boGn eatly di.appointtHlby tbe cancallation of the Dioppa proj.ct. i dior a"also _nti ad the tact that tile e.llation had ..n av oat tU.appoin_nt to all the Canadians involved.
/;. I then 'l\lOationod i .r "... concerning tbeplaco ot the Di.ppe operation in the dov.1Qpment at 0C.0.8.\;1. proC"....e 8eoorally - 1 •••• in the owth of aCOl!II:lined Operations technique looking to<tarde the ultilllat.laree-scala invasion at the Continent. i&adior lie d
e it cl.ar in reply thet h. considersd tile .r...tionimportant in thie I' sp.ct. .. pro'l'1d1"6 a practical 'astor the :r items of COLlb1ned Opol'atione oquip nt whichhad b.... d.v.l oil. w1th a view to lor -scal. oparationa.SUch • toat had not been atfor4 d b7 the 8lll8l1er r&1daprev1ouel:r lIlOuntad under tbe direct10n 0 C.0. • .l
igadior B.ad mentioned that .1'0 had in fact beon nolar -acal. hibioua operation. sinco ol11po11. Il
e. I queotioned 1 dle..."'ael particular17the r.latlonahlp ot tho Dleppe oporatlon to t que.tion01' tbIl 1JIportance (a. 1twa. coneolved at tno t1me) o£
tt1ng poaaosll1on ot a jar port at tho vary outnt 01'a large lnvaolon operation. (lie ha4 montl0n0d thi. que.tion In hill lecture on """,,hibloua Oporationo" at tho Ro7allJn1ted vloo InotltutiOD on III or 611.) 1 lor 004roplled that th .00 a clooo conn.otion b.tw n thoDleppe operatlon and thio p..oblem, and bo. hall1 d thatit .00 de£1n1to17 with thio probl In vl•• that thofrontal aoaault .u lncluded In tho Dlop • planl £ar lt"OIl t ....ed that it ro11anc••oo placod upOD tlank attaekatar tho captur. o£ It. port, tbIl c ture IIl18ht ln toot beso 10 delO7Od that the harbour would bel dOlDOl1ahed andunusab e by tho time lt £eU lnto our h ds. '1'he Dl.Weoperatlon cloarly sbo.ed, how VOl', that frontal attack woonot tbIl ana.er to thio problono.
7. I ..Iced 1 adior ead who I' tbIl tol1ure o£tho Dlepp. o)oratlon led to tho 1lIr diate optl0D atthe beach maint.nanc. ld as an alte..natlv. to thecapt at a jor port. u. oald it e11d not. '1'he1II111Hl11ate ....ult .u to lelld plAnno... to tr;y to work out
ana other than n'ontal attack tor the cllate captur.o£ a Portl the7 .tl11 I' od "port-consclouo". 7att .. tho landing In 810117, carrled out (as a r.oult ot1nol.tcnce by (klneral nt ) over the achU In8Outh-eallte1'n 310117 .,tbout the prelim'na>7 capt e 01'a part, cUd tho ld.a ot IIIOuI:1t1ng a jar a..ault operationon a beach maintenance boola reaUf cat hold. For 1t,
1. lor ad &ald, Qenor 10Dt.. deoerved 1'1111cred1t.
8. In th. caur•• 01' tho dl. ..'on, 1 dlor fiemontl0n0d one polnt .. vary 1IIIpGrtant. It we. b praotico,l> sold, to put troop. lItlo, llke tho CaDOcUono, had h&d DObattlo e>tp.rl.nc., otrol t ""to an operatlon 11ke that atDloppa. '1'he Canadian. h&d done extr_17 nU In tho varydltrlcult o1l'c18Otance but thi. oort ot th1DG ohould notbe dono it lt could poulbly b....oldo<l.
D. 1 adler Read oald that tho b.ot tltted toalve IntoI' tlon about the Dieppe eratlon .ao Capt. J.UUSbos- 110tt, R.N., now In the East Indl0. but expectedto return to tho lJn1te Itln~dClll in lUne lV46. C~t.Ilugbo.- lall.tt .00 conoerned .,th the op.ration £r0lll thovGr1 a ....110.t ayo at plenDing, and ... llaval creeC er "" tho oraUon 1t••11'. Pollina ClIpt. 'lud>.o-allett, Copt. wee, hi. C .t at t ••ould Ile porhap.
equ&U7 .ell-1n£ and po••'1l1y 0 art1&1.19adl I' 0II0lI PI' 80d to e1v!.e... 01' Capt. Luce'.
