MR300 Sec. 3- Europe (2) Allied Armies in Italy - December 1944

MR 300, Sec. 3 - -- WARFARE (EUROPE (2)) December, 1944 REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED Map Room Box 87 MR 300, Sec. 3 -- 3 - WARFARE (EUROPE (2)) Folder 2 REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 December, 1944 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CINCMED ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 OM PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE 5 30 DEC. 1944 J. FOR ACTION AIG 387* ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR COREBORN HER/PAUL/MELTON 0243 - 9 MCPHERSON PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SOWERS/KERNAN INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNITED OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATOR WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 483 43 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 282038z 17 NCR 9234 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 1-0 *AIG 387: FO LEVANT AND E. MED. FOTAL FOWM FO 23 --00 WESTERNITALY NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA 24 25 MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO ADMIRALTY P-01 26 COMLA CMSF COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA F-02 27 28 PART 1 282026 NCR 9074 P-On 29 PART 2 282034 NCR 9238 1-07 30 PART 3 282038 NCR 9234 31 F-1 32 AIG 387 FROM CINCMED F-2 33 F-20 34 35 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 519. F-3 36 37 (1) GULF GENOA. ALLIED DESTROYERS CONTINUED TO CARRY P-30 38 F-31 39 40 OUT PERIODICAL BOMBARDMENTS WITH SUCCESS NEAR F-32 41 P-38 42 FRANCO ITALIAN BORDER. P=34 43 44 (2) SICILY. RYNS KULKOVA HAD ENGINE TROUBLE EAST OF F-4 45 46 FIO 1 SICILY AND HAS SUNK. 46 MISSING BUT REPORT FROM 47 FX37 48 49 1 OF SHIPS WHICH STOOD BY NOT YET AVAILABLE. FX40 50 10-00 51 (3) GREECE. AT PIRAEUSALL IS QUIET EXCEPT FORECLASSIFIED 52 VONO JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 1978 Make original thly. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 OPNAY 19-67 Europe (i) 17 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHELLING OF NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS. FOR 1ST JIME SINCE HOSTILITIES STARTED A SHIP HAS BERTHED AND DISCHARGED AT COAL QUAY EVACU- ATION OF CIVILIANS FROM PREVEZA CONTINUES. AT MITYLENE WHERE HMS SIRIUS IS STANDING BY GENERAL STRIKE CONTINUES AND HOSTILE MOB THRONGS QUAY AND IS BARRICADING STREETS. ELAS REINFORCE- MENTS HAVE ARRIVED AT SKIATHOS. GREEK SHIP KALYMNOS IS NOW BEACHED IN HARBOUR THERE. FURTHER ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO REFLOAT S.S. CHISWICK AT SALONIKA. HM TRAWLER HUNDA IS AGROUND AT MUDROS. ALL QUIET AT KAVALLO. (4) CRETE LABOUR DEMONSTRATION AT HERAKLION CANCELLED. TENSION HAS EASED CONSIDERABLY. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 21973 O. .ginator CINCMED D/T Groug8203&7c#234 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPEAT-19-01 194166 SECRET- DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM COM 8TH FLT 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 COMINCH & CNO RAWRRRR 5 DATE 30 DEC 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODERO 0921 8 9 DECODED BY WRIGHT PRIORITY to TYPES TURLEY/ day INFORMATION COMPHIBS 8TH FLT 11 CINCLANT BY DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATON WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE 40 AS ADMINISTRATIVE IS IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 292046 NCR 9766 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSSING DISPATERES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (SENDER COM 8TH FLT ACTION COMINCH & CNO INFO COMPHIBS 22 F-0 8TH FLEET CINCLANT.) 23 F-00 24 25 F-01 26 8TH FLEET WEEKLY SUMMARY PERIOD ENDING 282400 P=02 27 (1) MED DEPARTURES. COMNOB ORAN 261050 AND 282115 REFERS 28 *F*05 29 FOR UNITED STATES FROM ORAN 28. PLUNKETT HOLLIS: F-07 30 RUNELS, PLANTER, ACHELOUS, MINDIV 18 ATA 125, 6 YMS 31 I 16 LCT DECKLOADED ON 16 LST. 10 LCI(L) 32 (2) SHIPS TO FRENCH. TURNED OVER, CONASAUGA 25TH. F-2 33 F-20 34 as REMAINING TO BE TURNED OVER 2 AOG 2 YO 6 YTLS. F-3 36 (3) SHIPS TURNED OVER TO BRITISH. MY 251446 REFERS. 37 F-30 38 10 LST AND 2 PONTOON CAUSEWAYS ON 24TH 3 OFFICERS F-31 39 15 MEN TEMPORARILY ABOARD EACH LST LIAISON PURPOSES P*32 40 (4) SHIPPING, TOTALS SOUTHERN FRANCE SINCE 15 AUGUST. 41 F-33 42 PERSONNEL 570056 VEHICLES 107802 TOJ* 2064480. F-34 43 44 (5) RIGHT FLANK. GLEAVES 22ND FIRED 3 MISSIONS OFF F-4 45 FRANCO-ITALIAN BORDER AGAINST PERSONNEL WITH GOOD RESULTS, 46 FIO 47 SHIP STRADDLED RECEIVED VERY MINOR SPLINTER DAMAGE. 3 FI37 48 FLANK FORCE DD TRANSFERRED TO LEGHORN 26TH. FI40 49 so (6) STATUS LANDING CRAFT REMAINING, LST, 2 OPERATING 10-00 St AEGEAN. is LIFTS TO MARSEILLES, PALERMO 8 TRNNING 6 varo 52 DECLASSIFIED O. 11652, See. a(E), and 5(D) od (E) Make original entry: Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVRERSB letter, May 1, 1972 300 10-07 Europe (~) By DBS Date M.C. OPNAY 292046 23 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 REPAIRING, LST 906 AROUND LEGHORN, BEACH GEAR AND PUMPS READY WEATHER PERMITTING SHIP MAY BE FREED 29TH OR 30TH. COMITTMENT FOR EXTENDED DUTY UNDER DIRECTION FOTALI REDUCED FROM 14 LST 18 LCI(L) (L) TO 6 LST, LST TO BE 1 10 DAYS NOTICE. LCI(L) (L) 14 LEGHORN PERSONNEL LIFT. 1 NEROATE* LEGHORN. 4 MAIL PERSONNEL SHUTTLE. 2 DRYDOCK NAPLES, 1 MOTHERSHIP LEGHORN. LCT. TRAINING PALERMO 32. REPAIRS BIZERTE 1 PALERMO 1. (7) TRAINING. ASSAULT LANDING EXERCISE PALERMO AREA WELL EXECUTED. A PONTOON CAUSEWAY BEACHED BU 00W* HAULED OFF. LST CONDUCTED A/A FIRING WITH TWOPNG* PLANE 24TH AT BIZERTE. (8) MINESWEEPING. GULF CAGLIARI, INCLEMENT WEATHER CURTAILED SWEEPING. ACTIVITY WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON WESTERN APPROACH CHANNEL. SWEEPING OF CHANNEL INTO MADDALENA POSTPONED AND 4 AM'S ASSIGNED TEMAHNED GULF JUAN TO OPERATE UNDER COMFLANFOR. (9) ORGANIZATION. COMNAVDET TOULON DISSOL VED 24TH. COM 8TH FLEET DEPARTED NAPLES 28TH FOR CONFERENCE AT CASA. (10) INTELLIGENCE. HUMAN TORPEDO SUNK BY FRENCH SC AND PC SIVTD* CAPE FERRAT 19 DECEMBER. ARMY REPORTS INCREASED ENEMY ACTIVITY ASHORE EASTERN FLANK SOUTHERN FRANCE. 32 FLOATING MINES SUNK BY DESTROYERS COMFLANFORCE. AS RECEIVED NOTE: RECEIVED AS RESTRICTED. RECLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO CONTEN. DECLASSITIED E O. 11652, See D(1) MAIL 1(D) (3) OSD letter, May 1 1672 By DBS Date MAY 21973 3 COM 8TH FLI Originator D/T Group 292046 NCR 9766 2 Page Of 2 Pages. OPHAT-19-51 184168 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 2 I PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters Caserts Italy To : War Department Nr : N 208 29 December 1944 To Joint Chiefs of Staff from Schuyler ACC Rumania info to OPNAV DNI 02 Washington CG ETOUSA Ref nr M 208. This reencipherment by CRYPTO AFHQ message filed 291220B. The following information with reference to the participation of the Rumanian Air Force in the fighting on the Transyl vanian front was obtained by the US Naval member and Mr member from Rumanian Air Force and SSI (Secret Service) sources. The following air force units are at the front. Three fighter wings. Two bomber vings. One reconnaisance wing. One antiaircraft division. Equipment 18 largely of German origin and includes following fighters and bombers. Messer- schmidts. Henschels. Stukas. Heinkels. In addition Rumanians have been using Junkers 88 long range reconnaisance planes and Junkers 52 transports. The following fighter planes manufactured or fabricated in Rumania are also being used by Rumanian Air Force. IAR-80. IAR-81. Only other Rumanian landplanes e training planes are IAR-38 reconnaisance planes and Savoi twin engine bombers. Rumanian Fleet Air Arm consists of between 18 and 20 seaplanes nov in Rumanian custody at Lake Sanagov near Bucharest. They were ordered there fromConstanta by the Russians. They are not being employed in any way. Rumanian difficulties are considerably increased by the lack CM-IN-28766 (30 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JOS memo, By RHP, NLR, Date MAY 15 1974 40 300 Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 incomine CFV22161ED WE22V0E MVB WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IVI PRIORITY Page 2 From: Allied Force Hendquarters Caserta Italy No : M 208 29 December 1944 of transport to bring equipment from factory units dispersed to avoid Allied bombing during the early part of war. While General # has stated that Rumanian air officers have fought well against the Germans 0 Torikin Chief of Air Section ACC charges occasional Rumanian lack of cooperation and delay. End # Being Serviced ACTION: JC/S INFORMATION: Adm Leahy CGAAF OPD G-2 Adm King DECLASSIFIED CofS JOS nomo, 1-4-74 By RHP, NLR, Date MAY 15 1974 CM-IN-28766 (30 Dec 44) 06292 fbh COPY No. 40 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 0M CINCLED 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 4 DATE 29 DEC 44 of FOR ACTION A10 387 # REUTINE & DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 282323 8 ROGERS/GOLD 9 DECODED +BATES/LAIRD/SCHMARTING PRIORITY 10 TYPED INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY KULKA/ 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 272203A 17 PG 1 OF 2 NCR 8079 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TUT ACTION 21 *AIG 387: FO LEVANT AND E.WED. FOTALI FORM FO MESTERN 22 1-0 ITALY NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS 23 F-00 RNGHQ CAIRO ADMIRALTY COMLA COMMORSEAFRON COMMAVNAW 24 COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA 25 P-01 26 PART 1 272157A NCR 8000 F-02 27 PART 2 272203A NCR 8979 28 P-05 29 AIG 387 FROM CINCMED. F-07 30 31 F-1 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 518 32 F-2 33 (1) PREVEZA. FALL OF THIS TOWN TO ELAS REPORTED IN- P-20 34 35 EVITABLE. SITUATION THERE AT PRESENT QUIET. EVACUATION P-3 36 37 F-30 OF CIVILIANS TO CORFU IN HMS'S PROCEED RAPIDLY. as P-31 39 (2) PIRAEUS. SITUATION QUIET EXCEPT HARBOUR SHELLED P-32 40 41 AND NAVAL COLLEGE AND AM LCT HIT 1 NAVAL RATING KILLED F-33 42 F-34 43 AND 2 WOUNDED. 44 F-4 45 (3). NON CONFIDENTIAL. ON 24TH DEC TROOP SHIPS COVERED 46 FIO 1 47 BY HMS SIRIUS ARRIVED. LARGE HOSTILE CROWD THRONGED FI37 48 FI40 49 50 QUAY SIDE so LANDING CANCELLED AND TROOP SHIP WITHDREW 10-00 51 DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 voio 52 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Make original Europe( thiy. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300 OPMAY 10-87 272203A DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TO KHIOS (4) SYMI, ARMY GARRISON AND NAVAL ETC. FORCE BASE ESTABLISHED ON 25TH DECEMBER. DISCHARGE OF STORES CONTINUES. (5) SALOMIKA ELAS IN COMPLETE CONTROL. SITUATION IS DIFFICULT. (6) MUDROS H.M. TRAILER HUNDA IS AGROUND (7) HERAKLION LABOUR DISTURBANCES THREATENED (8) KAVALLO SITUATION QUIET. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 CINCMED 272203A 8079 2 C. .ginator D/T Group NCR Page Of 2 Pages. OPEAT- 10-81 434108 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Ceserts, Italy To : Var Department Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces Main, Versailles, France CG, 6th Army Group Main, Vittel, France Nr : FX 76251 29 December 1944 First part FX 76251 action TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees date nil from FREEDOM signed Alexander cite FHGBI 02 summary number 117. Italy. No enemy activity reported today. Ground source states 26th Panzer Division nov S Nicolo (M 1971) south of Ferrara. PW from 114th Division stated unit expected to be relieved and had heard mention of 88 Troops. Do not on this evidence yet reject presence 16th SS Division in Parma. This however, proving prolific identification zone in view further ground source which places 34th Infentry Division there. Document shows 4th Mountain Lohr Battalion Mittenwald operating with 135th Fortress Brigade mid-December. 4th Mountain Battalion known also to be in western sector lately. End ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CC /B OFD Log CG AAF Col Park CM-IN-28706 (30 Dec 44) 03542 bjm DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 21973 59 3as Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. DRASTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA GREECE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I CNO HOM 2 PRIORARRRR3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 28 DEC 44 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 2013 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 RISHIN 9 GILLISON Godials PRIORITY DECODED BY 10 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY 12 TELSHOW DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH 281753 PRESIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE NCR 7962 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT (FROM ALUSNA GREECE) ACTION 21 / 22 1-0 23 P-00 24 CONFERENCE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED UNTIL MATTER OF REGEMCY 25 SETTLED. CHURCHILL BELIEVED RETURNING TO ENGLAND CONVINCED F-01 26 F-02 27 THAT KING MUST ACCEPT REGENCY AND HAS "ORDERED" PAPANDREOU 28 F-05 TO SEND TELEGRAM STATING THAT HE HIMSELF AND ALL PARTIES 29 F-07 30 EXCEPT ROYALISTS AGREE TO REGENCY IMMEDIATELY. ROYALISTS F-1 31 AGREE BUT ONLY AFTER THE FIGHTING CEASES. DAMASKINOS DELIEVES 32 F-2 as HE CAN FORM A GOVT OF NONPOLITICAL PERSONS OF SUFFICIENTLY P=20 34 LEFT LEANING TO SATISFY EAM. THOUGH THIS WILL BE DISPLEASING as F-3 36 TO PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS THEY ARE NOW BELIEVED NOT TO 37 HAVE SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUAL PARTY STRENGTH TO OFFER SERIOUS F-30 38 F-31 39 OBJECTIONS. CHURCHILL EXPECTED TO WITHDRAW PERSONAL SUPPORT 40 OF PAPANDREOU BUT TO INSIST ON GENSROBIES TERMS BEING FULF LLED 41 Ben SCOBIES F-33 42 BEFORE A MILITARY TRUCE F-34 43 44 DECLASSIFIED F-4 45 E. O. 11052, See 1(i) not 5(1) of (8) 46 FXO: OSD letter, May 1011 47 16...ACT Date MAY 2 1973 FI37 48 By DBS FI40 49 COMINCH CNO 2/G NAVAIDE 200P 13 50 10-00 51 TOW 52 SECRET Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer, 281753 (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) PU Europe (2) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/96 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department CG, 6th Army Group Main, Vittel, France Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces Main, Versailles, France Nr: FX 74617 26 December 1944 AFHQ to TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees FX 74617 undated signed Alexander cite FHGBI 02 summary number 114. A. Italy. 1. Operations. In Adriatic and Bologna sectors activity on minor scale only. In vestern sector enemy this morning attacked down Serchio Valley Area L 1208 and reached barge. Attacking force estimated in strength of 2 battalions of which one Italian supported by strong artillery. In coast- al intervals. sector 170MM guns shelled coastal road at half hourly '2. Contact reports. Italian civilian in contact with officers of Monte Rosa reported on 24 December that Italo-German attack in Serchio Valley vas intended during vinter. On 25 December deserter 232 Fusilier Battalion in Abetone Valley stated that an operation was planned for 28 December. 3. Rear areas. Ground source reports German units either side Genoa moving. These possibly remaining elements 148th Infantry Division moving to join main body of division in sector. Second source reports 2000 mountain CM-IN-25595 (27 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 3 as Europe (2) COPY No. 59 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. 3.3 or Sec 3.4 HAW WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" OPERATINAL PRIORITY Page 2 From: Allied Forcé Headquarters, Caserta, Italy Nr: FX 74617 26 December 1944 trooos in Sarzana. Comment: May be elements 157th Mountain Division previously reported moving to Spezia front. Further ground source reports Italia Division left Parma Area in direct- ion Aulla P7821 on 24 December. Morale stated to be high. 4. General. Full pattern of enemy intentions not yet clear but evidence of considerable enemy build-up in hitherto neglected vestern sector points to offensive intentions of more than local character. End ACTION: G-2 INFO : CCS CG AAF OPD COL PARK LOG CM-IN-25595 (27 Dec 44) 04192 mes DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. 59 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ANUO OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France CG, 6th Army Group, Main, Vittel, France No: FX 74053 24 December 1944 First part signed Alexander cite FHGBI to TROOPERS AGWAR rptd usual addressees FX 74053 241930A from AFHQ G-2 summary number 113 A. Italy. 1. Operations. Nothing to report. 2. Dispositions. PW 10th Para Regt (4th Para Div) taken area Monte Adone L 83 state unit relieved SS troops. This in conjunction with ground reports of 16 3SPG Div troops in Parma suggests relief of latter division. Usually reliable source reports advanced elements of 157th Mountain Div moving from Udine area to Spezia front passed through Piacenza 21 December. This considered not unlikely since vestern Appennines well suited to employment of mountain formation. No information whether relief or reinforcement of this part of front intended, but, End. ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CC/S OPD Log CG AAP Col Park DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-23490 (25 Dec 44) 01562 bjm JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 300 Europe (v) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 Ru DT u Reta 1/2/2/ NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM! DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 OM CINCMED PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 AIG 387* ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 24 DECEMBER 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0744 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY THOMAS/RIEHL INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE 12 BY HUGHES/ HOMSON DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 212129A NCR 1650 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTDOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 1-0 CORRECTED COPY 23 P-00 24 PART 1 212122A NCR 3456 25 PART 2 212129A NCR 1650 10-d 26 F-OR 27 AIG 387 FROM CINCMED. 28 F-06 29 *AIG 387- FO LEVANT AND E MED. FOTALI FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY P-07 30 NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO 31 P-1 ADMIRALTY COMLA COMMORSEAFRON COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA 32 F-2 33 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 512. P-20 34 as (1) GREECE. PRESENCE OF WARSHIPS IN GREEK PORT PARTICULARLY F-3 36 37 IN THOSE FROM WHICH TROOPS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN IS HAVING A F-30 38 SALUTORY F-31 39 MARKED,EFFECT. AT PIRAIEUS THE WIRELESS STATION HAS BEEN 40 F-22 41 MORTARED AND NAVY HOUSE MIAOULIS QUAY NAVAL HEADQUARTERS AND P-33 42 F-34 43 EXAMINATION ANCHORAGE AUX MACHONES SHELLED SPASMODICALLY WITH 44 7-4 45 NO MATERIAL RESULT, DISCHARGE OF CARGO CONTINUES BUT CIVIL 46 FXO 1 47 LABOUR DESERTED. FI37 48 FI40 49 (2) CRETE. SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED. 50 10-00 51 (3) ADRIATIC. 3 E-BOATS APPROACHED ZARA NIGHT 19TH DEC, VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE ake original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 2 1973 OPNAY 300 19-87 Europe (2) 212129A 22 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 BUT RETIRED ON BEING ENGAGED BY HDML PATROLS. DELIVERED TO 20-G, DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 liginatorC I NCMED D/T2121294 NCR 650 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPMAY-19-01 19-51 434100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I .OM 2 CINCMED PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 24 DECEMBER 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 1127 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY to THOMASSON/MELTON INFORMATION COMINCH 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY 12 HUGHES/ ROUTINE DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATION WILL " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ as ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 212129 NCR 1650 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 1:0 23 FROM CINCMED, P-00 24 25 MY 212129 PART 2 FINAL TOO PRECEDING PART 212122.* F-01 26 F-02 27 (2) CRETE. 28 P-05 29 F-07 30 SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED, 31 I (3) ADRIATIC. 32 F-2 33 3 E-BOATS APPROACHED ZARA NIGHT 19TH DECEMBER BUT RETIRED F-20 34 as F-3 36 ON BEING ENGAGED BY HDML PATROLS. 37 F-30 38 F-31 39 + PART 1 UNDECIPHERABLE. HAS BEEN SERVICED, F-32 40 41 F-33 42 DELIVERED 20-G P-34 43 44 F-4 45 46 FXO 1 47 FX37 48 DECLASSIFIED FI40 49 JCS 50 BY pas, DATE 10-00 51 MAY 21973 VCNO 52 SHORES Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 10-67 212129 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE AFHQ CASERTA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 OM WAR DEPARTMENT 2 HQ NADIST ALGIERS PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION HQ COM ZONE ETO USA 4 ROUTINE 24 DECEMBER 1944 PARIS 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 0613 SHAEF MAIN VERSAILLES 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 TYPED STEARNS, Mactalan INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 SAMUEL DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DO AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 NO: FX 7337° 23 DECEMBER 1944 NCR 14868 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE MOST ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION RECEIVED BY HAND FROM ARMY. 21 22 1-0 23 P-00 24 COSITINTREP NUMBER 532 PART 4 FX 73370 SIGNED 25 ALEXANDER CITE FHGCT. F-01 26 F-02 27 28 F-O5 GREECE. 29 P-07 30 31 DURING 22ND DECEMBER DECREASING OPPOSITION WAS I 32 P-2 33 ENCOUNTERED ASTRIDE THE ATHENS/PIRAEUS ROAD AND IN F-20 34 35 THE AREA NORTHWEST OF THE ACROPOLIS. FURTHER AREAS F-3 36 37 F-30 38 WERE ALSO CLEARED ASTRIDE THE ATHENS-FALIRON ROAD P-31 39 AND THIS ROAD IS NOW OPEN TO UNARMORED VEHICLES BY F-32 40 41 P-33 42 DAY. P-34 43 44 ELAS RESISTANCE CONTINUES TO BE STUBBORN IN F-4 45 46 FXO 1 47 PIRAEUS. FX37 48 FX40 49 50 COMINCH. COG 16 CNO 200P NAVAIDE 10-00 31 YOU 52 20G SECRET AMUG DECLASSIFIED take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) JCS LETTER, 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE CM IN-22673 23 DECEMBER 1944 MAY 2 1973 3as Europe (2) DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To : War Department Nr : FX 73564 23 December 1944 FX 73564 signed Alexander from AFHQ for action to TROOPERS, AGWAR. Repeated ANPB cite FHGDS. Administrativo Summary number 41 for week ending 19th December. 1. Casualties and POW. (Including Greek mil). Read X killed, Y wounded, Z missing, and POW. Read in five columns: Formation X Y Z POW Italy. (Cumulative totals to 18th December). Army. Eighth Army: British and Dominion: 12,523 50,981 7,232 26,187 Polish 1,633 6,800 402 3,827 Italian 212 697 85 24 Greek 87 280 o o Total Eighth Army 14 455 58,758 7,719 30,038 Fifth Army: US 19,162 67,496 10,340 44,395 British and Dominion 6,509 29,456 10,748 7,137 French 5,241 20,848 1,583 8,367 Italian 220 611 504 9 Brazilian 106 567 232 284 Total Fifth Army 31,238 118,978 23,407 60,192. CM-IN-23400 (24 Dec 44) Park DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY $ 1973 300 Europe(s) - COPY No. 69 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NI 101 WAR DEPARTMENT , CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG Page -2 - From: Allied Force Headquarters, caserta, Italy Nr : FX 73564 23 December 1944 Formation X Y Z POW MAAF: AAF/MTO 2,919 2,688 11,838 French 0 o o o RAF 678 407 1,300 Dominion 350 275 754 Other Allied 24 23 144 Total MAAF: 3,971 3,393 14,036 Greece. Following is submitted for units in Greece from inception to 21st Dec. Total Casualties 175 812 441 22,257 No MAAF figures available as records lost through enemy action. 2. General administrative position remains satis- factory. 3. Data regarding maintenance in Italy as follows: A. Most forward railheads: Eighth Army, Cesena (not Forli as previously reported). Fifth Army, Pisa. B. Most forward POL pipeheads operating: Eighth Army, Forli popoli M 5013, Viserba M 8201. CM-IN-23400 (24 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. 69 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG Page -3- From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy Nr : FX 73564 23 December 1944 Fifth Army, Radioosa L 8713, Sesto Q 7575. C. For week ended 12th Dec forward port discharges averaged as follows: British, Ancona 3,550 TPD, Leghorn 1,160 TPD US, Leghorn 5,680 TPD. Total 10,390 TPD. End ACTION: OPD INFORMATION: CC/S CG AAF ASF G-2 Adm King Col Park Statistics Log CM-IN-23400 (24 Dec 44) 2355Z bjm DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 69 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From; Allied Force Headquarters Caserta, Italy To: War Department Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces Main, Versailles, France Nr: FX 73020 22 December 1944 Secret to TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees Dec 221900 from FREEDOM cite FHGBI signed Alexander FX 73020 G2 summary number 111. A. Italy. Nothing to report. B. Balkans. 1. Hungary. Russians advancing east of Losonex on Hungary-Slovak frontier captured Feled, Rimaszombat and Tornalja. 2. Yugoslavia. Zvornik finally reported cap- tured by partisians thus Drina valley from Zozluk to Bajina Basta nov in partisan hands. Fighting continues for possession Bijeljina. All informed. End ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CC/S CG AAF OPD 001 Par) Log DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 CM-IN-21983 (23 Dec 44) 0246z BY DBS, DATE aj MAY 2 1973 3as Europe (2) 57 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT NARA Date 4/13/96 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" From: CG Balkan Air Force, Bari Italy To: War Department Nr: 517 21 December 1944 To AFHQ for AGWAR Mideast TROOPERS 15th Army Group from HQ BAF BAF/517 Special Operations SITREP number 112 December 2lst. 1. Yugoslavia: Eight sorties attempted, three sorties successful, five failed weather. Two landings evacuated. Albania, four sorties attempted, four sorties successful two landings evacuated. 44,19-19.8 44.19 -19.6 42.45 1931 E \ (2) Drinjaca (wc 17) captured by Partisans but attack on 2. Yugoslavia: (1) Partisans captures Bioce (WH 07). Vornik (WC 18) failed due enemy reinforcements arriving via Versenice (WB 96). (3) Enemy captured Bos Petrovac (WP 95) Udbina (WP 45) Radmirje (RD 6549) Ljubno (RD 6350) and Soleava (RD 5358) 3. N11. 44.33 - 15.47 15.47 End ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: cc/s, CG AAF, OPD Col Park Log CM-IN-21856 (23 Dec 44) 00092 aj DECLASSIFIED E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OSD letter, May , 1972 By DBS Date MAY 2 1028 3as Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM; DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 FREOM CINCMED PRIDRITY PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION AIG 387* 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 21 DECEMBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 2212 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY ANDREW/SEIFERT/REESE INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY HUGHES/ Shomam 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 SMLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 NCR 829 CHECK BELOW 201749A 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 PART 1 201739A NCR 902 1-0 23 PART 2 201749A NCR 829 P-00 24 25 AIG 397 FROM CINCMED. P-01 26 F-02 27 AIG 387- FO LEVANT AND E MED FOTALI FOWM FO WESTERN 28 P-05 ITALY NLO 3TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS 29 P-07 30 RNGHQ CAIRO ADMIRALTY COMLA CMSF COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA 31 ALEXANDRIA. F-1 32 F-2 33 F-20 34 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 511. 35 F-3 36 (1) ADRIATIC. RELATIONS AT ZARA WITH SHORE AUTHORITIES 37 P-30 as P-31 39 REMAIN UNCHANGED OFFICIALLY BUT SUBORDINATES ARE BEING F-32 to 41 MORE HELPFUL. F-33 42 F-34 43 (2) GREECE. AT PIRAEUS SITUATION IS QUIET. THE 44 F-4 45 HARBOUR is AGAIN BEING USED TO UNLOAD CARGO WHICH HAD 46 FXO 1 47 FX37 48 FOR SOME TIME PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCHARGED BY MISTAKE. FX40 49 50 (3) CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT DESPITE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT 10-00 51 JCS DECLASSIFIED LETTER. 7-0-72 you 52 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY stenafe(s) 14.67 201749A 19 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 Ru DT NARA Data POPULATION LIBERATED AREAS HAS EXPRESSED RELIEF AT ELIMINATION OF ELAS AND THANKS FOR ALLIED AID. FO 15TH CRUISER SQUADRON HAS TAKEN OVER CONTROL OF NAVAL BOMBARDING FORCES PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ARMY IN PIRAEUS ATHENS AREA. OTHER REPORTS ARE AS FOLLOWS KALAMATA. VERY PRO BRITISH. SALONIKA QUIET VOLOS EASIER. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 C ;inator CINCMED D/T Gro 001749 NCR 829 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPRAY-10-51 COADAN 174168 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCMED of ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 20 DECEMBER 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE ROUT INE 4 5 AIG 387 DEFERRED 6 # 7 TOR CODEROOM 1143 8 9 DECODED BY BICKEL/BAKER/MONOHAN/ PRIORITY 10 TYPED C STRONG/ Johnson BATES INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED IS ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED Twis DISPATCH WILL NC TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 ... IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 192018 17 NCR 9519 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 PART 1 191947 NCR 9502 22 PART 3 192010 NCR 9513 1-0 PART 2 192001 NCR 9503 23 PART II 192018 NCR 9519 P-00 24 *FO LEVANT AND E MED FOTALI FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY NLO 8TH 25 P-01 ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO ADMTY 26 COMLA CMSF COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA, F-02 27 28 P-05 29 (AIG 387 FROM CINCMED) P-07 30 31 F-1 32 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 510. F-2 as F-20 34 1. GULF OF GENOA REFERENCE NUMBER 509 PARAGRAPH 1. ENEMY as F-3 36 CONVOY CONSISTING OF 1 COASTER 4 ARMED LIGHTERS AND 3 R-BOATS 37 30 as AND OUR FORCE OF 5 TRAWLERS AND 16 COASTAL CRAFT. INTER- P-31 39 F-32 40 CEPTION WAS MADE 1/2 MILE OFF BEACH TRAWLERS CARRIED OUT 41 P-33 42 43 DETERMINED GUN ACTION RANGING TO 800 YARDS DESPITE VERY P-34 44 F-4 45 HEAVY FIRE FROM SHIPS AND SHORE. 2 LIGHTERS AND 1 R-BOAT 46 FXO: SEEN BLOWN UP 1 LIGHTER SEEN CAPSIZED AND HITS OBSERVED ON 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 COASTER 3 OF OUR TRAWLERS HIT WITH NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE CO 50 10-00 51 HMS TWOSTER SLIGHTLY WOUNDED BUT NO OTHER CASUALIJES BECLASSIFIED BECAUSE VONO 52 SECRET JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS. DATE Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 21973 OPMAY 300 10-07 Europe (2) 192018 16 -26 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 2. ADRIATIC. SHA 291* HAS RECEIVED LETTER OF CONDOLENCE ON LOSS OF HMS ALDENHAM SIGNED BY GENERAL CERNI. NIGHT OF 17TH DEC IST ISLAND ATTACKED BY 4 EXPLOSIVE M/B. 1 GROUNDED AND BLEW UP REMAINDER WERE DRIVEN OFF. A SIMILAR BOAT WITH A DEAD GERMAN ON BOARD HAS BEEN TOWED INTO ZARA BY A FISHING BOAT. 3. GREECE. EVACUATION AT KALAMATA KAVALLO AND VOLOS COMPLETED. AT FORMER PLACE HMS METEOR REPORTED EAM/ELAS COMMITTEE COOPERATIVE AND AT THEIR REQUEST LIBERTY MEN WERE LANDED AS PROOF MUTUAL CONF IDENCE. RELIEF FOODSTUFFS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED BY EAM, AT VOLOS HMS MUSKETEE HAS RECEIVED SAFE CONDUCT TO REMAIN IN BAY, HMS SIRIUS HAS ARRIVED MITYLENE (LES vos) WHERE THERE IS GENERAL STRIKE. A DELAYED REPORT FROM PATRAS GIVES DETAILS EVACUATION. FROM KRIONERI NUMBER 507 PARAGRAPH 2 REFER. ALL OFFICERS AND MEN 4 GUNS AND LIMBERS 1 ARMOURED CAR 2 BREN GUN CARRIERS 5 JEEPS AND 167 TONS EQUIPMENT WERE TAKEN OFF UNDER HEAVY MORTAR FIRE. NAVAL FORCE CONSISTED OF HMS SAXIFRAGE MOTOR LAUNCH 469 PROTEA MGB 661/MOTOR LAUNCH 1158 LCI (L) 314 RCL 1323 RCL 49 AND 1? CAIQUES. 72 VEHICLES ABANDONED, DECLASSIFIED 1 COPY TO 20-G BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 *SHORE AUTHORITY 291 HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY SCR OR BAD, Originator CINCMED D/T 192018 Group NCR 9519 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPRAY-10-51 434166 SECRET- DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "IVI" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy. To: War Department. Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces Main, Versailles, France. CG, 6th Army Group Main, Vittel, France. DTG: 20/2355A " 20 December 1944. Part three and last AFHQ G2 summary number 109. 1 Indicate enemy seriously short of petrol and obliged destroy some of MT for this reason. Podgorica evacutated by 181st Infantry Division and now in Partisan hands. 2. Gorman reinforcements reported arriving Osijek. These 30 far unidentified but probably from corps Mueller which recently moved north from lower Drina Valley. 3. Croat communique 18th December states attempt by unspecified force to cross Drava by island north west Moslavina repulsed. 4. Partisans reported captured SRB, north of Knin. 5. CX states elements 21st SS Division Skanderbeg under "Guardianship" 7th SS Division north of Xvorntk. In view low strength both these formations amalgamation appears probable. All informed. End. ACTION: 0-2 ISPO : CC/S, CG AAF, OPD, Colonel Park, Log DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 CM-IN-20496 (21 Dec 44) 15072 m/m BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 3 w Europe(2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquartors, Coserta, Italy. To: War Department. Headquarters 6th U.S. Army Group Main, Vittel, France. Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces. Main, Versailles, France. Nr: FX 72000 20 December 1944, APHQ G2 summary number 109 of FX 72000. Part 2. B. Captured document indicates 14 Panser Corps Commanding Sector to west of 76 Panzer Corps. Presume direct swop made with LI Mountain Corps. Exact subordination of divisions not known but suggest Adriatic Sector and Central Sector each controlled by II Corps Hoadquarters, in former case by unidentified corps and LXXVI Corpa, in latter by XIV Corps and I Para Corps with LI Mountain Corps commanding non operational zone in vestern Appennines. Other captured do- cument shows Lemelsen commanding Ten Army. Presume Vietinghoff commanding Army Group in absence Kesselring. B. Balkens. Yugoslavis. 1. Junction effected between XXI Corps and 20th Infantry Division at Mojkovac on 19 December. Rapid with- draval nov to be expected although reports received. 3nd. ACTION: G-2 INFO : CC/S, CG AAF, OPD, Colonel Park, Log DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-20518 (21 Dec 44) 15442 m/m JCS LETTER. 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 3as Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ..OM CINCMED PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION AIG #387 ROUTINE RHRRRRR 5 DEFERRED 6 DATED DECEMBER 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 2011 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SEIFERT/PAUL/REESER/ INFORMATION 11 TYPES CHEESMAN/ROGERS ROUTINE 12 BY KURTZ/ DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 182207 NCR 8629 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 PART i 182120 NCR 8647 I 23 PART 2 182134 NCR 8580 F-00 24 PART 3 182146 NCR 8579 25 PART & 182207 NCR 8629 P-01 26 F-02 27 OG 387: FO LEVANT AND E MED; FOTAL!; FOWM; FO WESTERN ITALY; 28 P-05 NLO 8TH ARMY; CINCEF; VA MALTA; FOGMA; FO 15TH CS; RNGHQ CAIRO; 29 ADMIRALTY; COMLA; CMSF; COMNAVNAW; COMINCH; RA ALEXANDRIA, F-07 30 AIC 387 FROM CANCMED 31 F-1 32 SITUATION REPORT 509. F-2 33 P=20 34 1. GULF OF GENOA. NIGHT 16TH DECEMBER FORCE OF ALLIED 35 P*3 35 TRAWLERS AND COASTAL CRAFT ATTACKED ENEMY CONVOY 8 SHIPS NEAR ) 37 F-30 38 MESCO POINT. COMPLETE TACTICAL SUPRISE ACHIEVED AND 3 F P-31 39 P-22 40 LIGHTERS CLAIMED SUNK. 41 F-33 42 2. ADRIATIC, AT SIBENIK LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE BEING HELPFUL P-24 43 44 AND FRIENDLY BUT SITUATION AT GULF IS STRAINED. COMBINED F-4 45 46 FX01 AIR AND SEA ATTACK LUSSIN ISLAND SORTIE ON 17TH DECEMBER. 47 FI37 48 DESTROYERS BOMBARDED ASINO AND ENGAGED M/B WEST CANIDOLE FI40 49 50 ISLAND. DECLASSIFIED 10-00 51 JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 52 BY DBS, DATE VCNO MAY 2 1973 Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 19-07 3 or Europe(2) 182207 22 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA. Date 4/13/94 COASTAL CRAFT CHASED 2 EXPLOSIVE M/B'S INTO LUSSINPICCOLO THRU CANAL IN °OSITION 44-32-45 N 14-27-30 E AND ENGAGED SHORE TARGETS, BRIDGE OVER CANAL AND E-BOATS BERTHED INSIDE 3. KAPSINGMUN, DEMONSTRATIONS TOOK PLACE AT SCICL: IN WHICH HAND GRENADES WERE TH pOWN AND 5 CIVIL POLICE INJURED 4. CRETE. LOCAL ELAS BEHAVING ADMIRABLY AND SAID TO BE ASHAMED OF ATHENS REVOLT AND OTHER ELAS INCIDENTS. THEY ARE FULLY COOPERATIVE WITH BRITISH AUTHORITIES, DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF STORES CONTINUES AND IS CREATING GOOD IMPRESSION, GUN RUNNING TO ISLAND OCCURS SPASMODICALLY. OPENING OF PART OF HERAKLION PROGRESSES SATISFACTORILY, 5. PIRAEUS, SOUTHERN PENINSULA NOW COMPLETELY CLEARED OF CLAS AND SEALED OFF, ROADSTEAD TO ATHENS REOPENED. NORTH SIDE HARBOUR STILL ENEMY CONTROLLED. PEOPLE OF PIRAEUS HAVE SENT PUBLIC LETTER WITH MANY SIGNATURES THANKING BRITISH AND LOYAL GREEK TROOPS FOR THIS SECOND LIBERATION GREEK NAVAL RESERVIST BEING ENROLLED IN NUMBER FOR GUARD DUTY AND ARE GREAT SUCCESS. 6. GREECE, EVACUATION OF KALAMATA COMPLETED. SITUATION AT KAVALLO QUIET, AT VOLOS HMS MUSKETEER HAS RECEIVED ULTIMATUM TO LEAVE. RECENT OF EMPIRE DACE AND LCT 328 AT MISSOLONGHI BELIEVED CAUSED BY ELAN LAID GROUND MINES, - "CROUP OUTTED DECLASSIFIED DATE MAY 2 1973 CINCMED 182207 8629 2 2 C. iginator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPHAY-18-51 134166 SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or See. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I CINCMED 2 PRIORITY a FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY ROUTINE AIG 387 5 18 DEC 1944 ROUIINE DATE DEFERRED 6 7 1858 5 TOR CODEROOM 9 SMITH DECODED.BY RAMSAY/ENGLISH/MIBALAK/ M PRIORITY 10 HANSEN/PAUL/MCCLELLAN 12 walp INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY HARTZELL, DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 CHECK BELOW 162225 17 NCR 7158 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT PART 1 NCR 7485 F-00 PART 2 162205 NCR 7517 PART 3 162216 NCR 7491 ACTION / 21 GCT 20 22 F-0 162200 23 24 25 PART If F-01 162225 NCR 7158 26 F-02 27 AIG 387- FO LEVANT AND E MED, FOTALI, FOWM, FO WESTERN ITALY, 28 P-05 NLO 8TH ARMY, CINCEF, VA MALTA, FOGMA, FO 15TH CS, RNGHQ 29 CAIRO, ADMIRALTY, COMLA, CMSF, COMNAVNAW, COMINCH, RA F-07 30 ALEXANDRIA) FROM CINCMED, 31 I 32 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 507. F-2 33 (1) AN ITALIAN SWIMMING SABOTEUR HAS BEEN ARRESTED WHILE F-20 34 ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE PORT AREA AT LEGHORN. HIS MISSION WAS TO 35 F-3 36 ORGANIZE EQUIPMENT FOR FUTURE OPERATION. EQUIPMENT PATCH 37 F-30 LOCATED AND COLLECTED INTACT. do F-31 39 (2) ON 14TH DECEMBER BRITISH TROOPS IN MISSOLONGHI WERE SUB- F-32 40 41 JUECTED TO UNPROVOKED OPEN ELAS ATTACK. THEY CONCENTRATED F-33 42 43 AT KRIONERI IN KALIDHON BAY AND EVACUATION COMMENCED FOLLOWING F-34 44 DAY. HMS RINALDO AND HMS BEAUFORT WERE SENT TO ASSIST. F-4 45 46 EVACUATION CARRIED OUT UNDER REBEL FIRE AND COVERED BY NAVAL FIO : 47 CLOSE SUPPORT FIRE WAS COMPLETED BY 0400 ON 16TH DEC. DETAILS FI37 48 NOT YET AVAILABLE EXCEPT THAT THERE WAS NO REPETITION NO NAVAL FI40 49 50 CASUALTY. ARMY'S GUN REPORTS SAVED BUT BELIEVE ARMOUR AND 80 10-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET DECLASSIFIED DBS, DATE -72 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 300 10-67 Europe(1) MAY 1973 162225 20 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WB VEHICLES PROBABLY ABONADONED. SITUATION AT PATRAS VERY TENSE, (3) WITHDRAWAL FROM KAVALLO VOLOS KALAMATA LEVKAS PREVEZA NORTH SHORE GULF OF CORINTH AND D'IAN ISLANDS HAS BEEN ORDERED BY 3 CORPS, PREVIOUS REPORTS HAD NOT INDICATED ANY INCREASE IN TENSION AT THESE PLACES, (4) AT PIRAEUS BAD WEATHER IS DELAYING DISCHARGE OF REINFORCE- MENT OF TROOPS AND VEHICLES. PROGRESS ASHORE IN CLEARANCE OF SOUTHERN PENINSULA, NAVY AGAIN PROVIDED CLOSE SUPPORT. (5) SITUATION AT OTHER PORTS AS FOLLOWS: SALONIKA; ELAN IN CONTROL. ATTACK IN PROGRESS. MITYLENE; QUIET. NORMAL WORK IN PROGRESS ASHORE. SIBENIK; UNSETTLED. (6) RHNS IONIA IS ASHORE ON REPI ISLAND AT SKIATHOS AND MAY BECOME TOTAL LOSS. A GREEK MERCHANT IS ALSO AGROUND IN SKIATHOS CHANNEL, ALLIED WAR SHIPS RETAIN STAND-BY. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 O. ginator CINCMED D9T 162225 Group NER 7158 2 Page of² Pages. OPEAT-19-51 194166 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or See. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I M CINCMED 2 AIG 387* PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 18 DECEMBER 1944 FOR ACTION RARRAR 4 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 0146 TOR CODEROOM 8 ENGLISH/VISSCHER/ 9 MACLELLAN/MCPHERSON/BOUDRE&U PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY TYPES WALP/ A The INFORMATO 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 HOUTED BY 14 MMIL ATHERWISE INDICATED INIS DISPATON WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 152213A NCR 6305 If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 PART 1 152201A NCR 6045 22 F-0 PART 2 152208A NCR 6570 23 PART 3 152213A NCR 6305 P-00 24 25 *FO LEVANT AND E. MED FOTALI FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY NLO 8TH F-01 26 ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO ADMIRALTY F-02 27 MLA CMSF COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA FROM CINCMED, 28 F-05 29 F-07 30 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 506. 31 7 (1) 5 OFFICERS INCLUDING THE CO AND 58 RATINGS ARE SURVIVORS 32 F-2 33 FROM HMS ALDENHAM. 5 OF THE RATINGS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED, F-20 34 (2) CLEARANCE OF REBELS FROM SOUTHERN PENINSULA AT PIRAEUS 35 F-3 36 PROGRESSED BUT FIERCE FIGHTING IS TAKING PLACE. NAVAL FORCE 37 HAS BOMBARDED LOFOS (MISSING GROUP) CASTELLA IN SUPPORT. THE F-30 38 F-31 39 NAVAL W/T STATION WAS MENACED BUT A DESTROYER PROVIDED CLOSE F-32 40 SUPPORT AND 10 TANKS WERE LANDED FROM AN LST. GREEK NAVAL 41 F-33 42 BRIGADE INCREASED. CONTINUES TO BE GREAT SUCCESS AND ITS SIZE IS BEING P-34 43 44 F-4 45 (3) AT NAXOS TOWN PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED LOYAL GREEK GOVERN- 46 MENT AND CONFIDENCE IN BRITISH. SITUATION AT KAVALLO IS FIO 1 47 Fign 48 QUIET AND IMPROVES AS RESULT WITHDRAWAL BATTLESHIP N DESTROYER FI40 49 G S IERAX WITH GREEK NOIC. AT VOLOS ELAS ARE MOUNTING GUNS 50 10-00 51 DECLASSIFIED YOU 52 JCS LETTER. 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 1973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch 152213A Officio person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-05 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ROUND THE PORT. SITUATION THERE IS OTHERWISE EASIER. AT KALAMATA LANDING OF RELIEF STORE CONTINUES AND WHEN BRITISH LIBERTY MEN WERE LANDING ON 13TH DECEMBER THEY WERE GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME BY TOWNSPEOPLE, SITUATION AT OTHER PORTS UNCHANGED AND REPORTED TENABLE EXCEPT AT MESOLONGION WHERE ARMIES ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM KALIDHON BAY. HMS RINALDO AND HMS BEAUFORT ARE PROCEEDING TC COVER THIS WITHDRAWAL. (4) SWEEPING OF MUDROS BAY (MISSING GROUP) PORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. (5) SITUATION ASHORE AT SPLIT (SPALATO) IS NOW SAFER BUT STRAINED. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 152213A O. ginator CINCMED D/T Group NCR 6305 Page 2 2 Of Pages. OPEAT-10-51 184100 CECKET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 HA, MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADORESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA GREECE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 PRIORITY CNO 3 RELEASED BY 17 DEC 44 DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE PRRPRRR 4 5 1843 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 RISHIN 9 DECODED BY HALVORSON PRIORITY 10 TYPED all MORRIS INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 AUE OF 2 PAGES ORNERWISE INDICARED BE TRANSMISTED 1707002 DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND NCR6490 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 (FROM ALUSNA GREEGE.) MICHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCR CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 2 MODIFYING MY 142155 P-O 23 P-00 24 DECLEEPER AND MACMILLAN HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THE KING 25 CE URGED TO APPOINT DAMASKINOS AS SOLE REGENT. LATTER P-01 26 P-02 27 VILL ACCEPT ON CONDITION 28 F-05 A) AMNESTY FOR ELAS 29 B) BRITISH TROOPS WILL GUARANTEE NO REPRISAL AGAINST P-07 30 C) COALITION CABINET TO BE FORMED INCLUDING ALL PARTIES F4AS 31 32 AND RESISTANCE GROUPS. 1-2 33 P*20 34 SOPHOULIS WIRED THE KING SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL BUT 85 PAPANDREOU WHO FIRST INDICATED HIS ASSENT HAS NOW 8 P-3 36 37 F-30 38 RECOMMENDED REGENCY OF 3 : DAMASKINOS PLASTIRAS AND P-31 39 DRAGOUMIS WHICH is BELIEVED TO BE A POLITICAL MANEUVER F-32 40 41 TO PUT PLASTIRAS OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR THE PREMIERSHIP F-33 42 LAEPER AND MACKILLAN COUNTERED WITH STRONG RECOMMENDATI 43 ON 44 F-4 45 THAT THE KING BE URGED TO SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL 46 IN LAST 2 HOURS BRITISH HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR POSITION TXO 1 47 FI37 48 IN PIRAEUS BY TAKING STRATEGIC KASTELLI HILL AND FI40 40 EXTENDING CONTROL TO ABOUT ONE HALF PIRAEUS HARBOR. 50 10-00 51 DECLASSIFIED VONO 52 O, 11652, See 8(2) and 5(D) (E) Make agiginal only Deliver to Code Rpom Watch Officer la 300 10-07 Europe(s) 1707002 (See Art. 76 (4) May L'1972 By DBS PRAY Date MAY 1973 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 REINFORCEMENTS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE BUT BRITISH POSITION IN ATHENS NOT YET SECURE 16...ACT COMINCH. .CNO. NAVAIDE 13-2...20G 13...200P...12.. DECLASSIFIED E. 0. 11652, Sec. :(E) and N(D) or (E) OSD letter, May . 1072 By DBS Date MAY 21973 ALUSNA GREECE zoololi 6490 2 2 ginator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPRAT-19-51 184188 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy. To: Wer Department Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France. Headquarters 6th Army Group, Main. No: FX 70431 17 December 1944 Second Cipart AFHQ FX 70431 dated 171900. Fast nor whether intended as reinforcement or 88 relief for 26th Panzer Division: 3. Intentions. Despite renewal of enemy concern for east flank do not consider he is any less apprehensive of re eump- tion of frontal attacks on Bologna. 76th Corps has long been starved of reinforcement and needs new blood if flank 13 to be saved from caving in. Enemy probably hopes to be able to pull out and regroup major elements of 26th Panzer Div before 5th Army resumes offensive. B. Balkans. 1. Hungary. Russian troops crossed River Ipol north Budapest and more progress made in direction Slovak frontier north of Miskolcz. Line south Lake Balaton now reported run- ning southwards from Kethely-15 miles SW Kaposvar-Drava 1m- mediately west Barcs. Russians thus apparantly compelled to yield some ground this sector. 2 Yugoslavia. (A) Unconfirmed report states. End ACTION: G-2 DECLASSIFIED INFO: CC/S, CGAAF, OPD, Col Park, Log JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS. DATE CM IN 17257 (18 Dec 44) 06112 khe MAY 2 1973 59 300 Europe (~) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 Ru MAn WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Headquarters, 6th Army Group, Nain No: FX 70431 17 December 1944 3rd, Final Part AFHQ FX 70431 dated 171900. Reference G-2 Summary Number 102. Hq 2nd Panzer Army moved from Nova Gradiska to area Rogatec. This considered possible in view extension area Army group E to south of Drava and resulting concentration 2nd Panzer Army on south Hungarian battle, B. Partisans pushing up road Knin - Bihac have reached outskirts Srb. Latter town still enemy occupied. C. Sjenica reported evacuated by enemy. D. Advanced elements XXI Corps reported reached Kolasin and enemy apparently concentrating on this route rather than that via Andrijevica where no further movement seen. E. Elements 22nd Division in area Mojkovac reported as 47th Regiment. All informed. End ACTION: G-2 INFO: cc/s, CGAAF, OPD, 061 Park, Log DECLASSIFIED ON IN 17249 (18 Dec 44) 05452 khe JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 300 Europe(2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTU 81.19.11 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - dddaddo 2 PHOM PRIORITY a RELEASED BY 17 DEC 44 FOR ACTION COMSTHPHIB FORCE 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 2356/16 8 TOR CODEROOM adddddd 9 TADDEI PRIORITY DECODED BY 10 JOHNSON/ Dorself COM LST FLOT 1 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY INFORMATION 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL BE TRAMEMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 1213238 NCR 5891 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATEMES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 ACTION COMBTHPHIBFORCE. INFO COM LST FLOT 1. FROM CTU 81.19.11 22 23 (PASSED BY COM 8TH FLT TO COMINCH FOR INFO P-00 24 AS 161524) 25 F-01 26 F-02 27 TREP NUMBER 2 28 P-05 29 LSTS 602 AND 74 DEPARTED PIRAEUS FOR KALAMATA AND PREVEZA F-07 30 31 F-1 RESPECTIVELY AT 121200B ETA LST 602 1314008 ETA LST 74 32 F-2 33 140800B. PRESENT PLAN CALLS FOR FOLLOWING OPERATIONS. F-20 34 as 602 LOAD KALAMATA AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO PIRAEUS, 74 LOAD F-3 36 37 PREVEZA AND LIFT TO PATRAS AND RECEIVE FURTHER ORDERS AT F-30 38 F-31 39 LATER PORT. WHILE MOORED AT PIRAEUS PORT 10TH DECEMBER F-32 40 41 GREEK SNIPERS WOUNDED 2 MEN ON MAIN DECK OF LST 74, 1 SERIOUS. F-33 42 P*34 43 44 I 45 DECLASSIFIED 46 FXO 1 47 E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(R) end 5(D) or (R) FI37 48 OSD letter, May 1972 Date MAY % 1973 FI40 49 By DBS 50 10-00 51 52 VONO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 60 10-67 Europe (v) 121323B 13 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY CORRECTED COPY From: Allied Force Headquarters Caserta, Italy TO: War Department Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versilles, France Headquarters 6th Army Group Main, Vittell, France Nr: FX 69823 16 December 1944 AFHQ signed Alexander cite FHGBI to TROOPERS AGWAR information usual addressees 161930. FX 69823. G 2 summary number 106. A. Italy. 1. General. In Adriatic Sector enemy resistance remains extremely stubborn area Bagnacavallo. Own attack south of Faenza made progress against stiff op- position including counterattacks by 90th PG Division supported by armour of 26th Panzer Division. Some evidence however enemy preparing to pull back under cover strong rearguards to line of Senio south of Bagnacavallo. In Santerno Valley enemy counterattacked persistently at Tossignano M 0823. 2. Order of Battle. Whole of 98th Inf Div nov identified area Bagnacavallo on right of 114th Jaeger Div. old sector 98th Inf. Div filled by extension of frontages lst Para and 334th. Second part follows. End. Corrected copy of CM-IN-16595 (17 Dec 44) G-2 ACTION: G-2 INFO : cc/s, CG AAF, OPD, COL. PARK, LOG CM-IN-16899 (17 Dec 44) 2116Z hy DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 300 Europe (2) COPY NO57 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Headquarters, 6th Army Group Main Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Hr: FX 69823 16 December 1944 Sècond and final part of my FX 69823 of 16 December. Please pass to AMC. All informed. Infantry divisions. 305th Inf Div still in line on narrow sector west of 90th PG Div. In central sector 65th Inf Div still firmly identi- fied on route 65. 3. Rear Areas. Ground sources report 162nd Inf Div moving from Piacenza towards Cremona and to be clear of latter by 15th. Appears likely that division will continue movement to north east Italy where operations against Portisans reported recen- tly intensified. B. Balkans. 1. Jugoslavia. In Montenegro advance elements XXI Corps reported held up by road demolitions between Matesevo and Andrijevica. Some advance northward towards Djlasin on Westerly route reported. According air recce 15 December bridge at Kolasin still intact. Several hundred MT sighted CM-In-16598 (17 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Col Park 3 00 Emape(s) 59 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY (Page 2) From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy Nr: FX 69823 16 December 1944 come day road Bioce-Matesevo. Elements northern believing column reported 15 December attacking Berane. 2. For III Corps only. End FOOTNOTE: See CM-IN-16595 (Part 1) ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CC/S CG AAF OPD Col Park Log DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-16598 (17 Dec 44) 11572 a jJCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/04 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserts, Italy To: Var Department Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Headquarters, 6th Army Group, Main No: FX 69823 16 December 1944 AFHQ signed Alexander cite FHGBI to TROOPERS AGWAR information usual addressees, 161930, FX 69823, G-2 Summary Number 106. A. Italy. 1. General. In Adriatic sector enemy resistance remains extremely stubborn area Bagnacavallo. Own attack south of Faenza made progress against stiff opposition including counterattacks by 90th PG Division supported by armour of 26th Panzer Division. Some evidence however enemy preparing to pull back under cover strong rearguards to line of + south of Bagnacavallo. In Santerno Valley enemy counterattacked per- sistently at Tossignano M 0823. 2. Order of Battle. Whole of 98th Inf Div now identified area Bagnacavallo on right of 114th Jaeger Division. Old sector 98th Inf Div filled by extension of frontages lst Para and 334th. Second Part follows. - Being Serviced. End ACTION: G-2 DECLASSIFIED INFORMATION: cc/s, CG AAF, OPD, Col Park, Log JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE CM-IN-16595 (17 Dec 44) 11522 aj MAY 2 1973 59 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVRL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMEIGHTHFLEET ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - rnOM COMINCH 2 CNO PRIORERRRA RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE DEC 16, 1944 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 0618/16 7 TOR CODEROOM COMPHIBSEIGHTHFLEET 8 HAMILTON/THOMSON (AD AND OPS) 9 DECODED BY DAVIS 10win INFORMATION CINCLANT 11 TIPED ROUTINE BY 12 SAMUEL DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL = TRANSMS 51624 PRECEDENCE 483 as ADMINIS NCR 5199 IF OPERATIONAL PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGES 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TOT ACTION 21 22 COMEIGHTHFLEET SENDS ACTION COMINCH CNO. INFO COMPHIDS F-0 23 EIGHTHFLEET (AD AND OPSI. CINCLANT. P-00 24 25 F-01 26 IGHTHFLEET WEEKLY SUMMARY PERIOD ENDING 142400. F-02 27 28 F-05 29 1. SHIPS TO FRENCH. REMAINING TO BE TURNED OVER F-07 30 31 3 AOG 3 YO 6 YTL 1 AN. OF THESE 1 YO AND 1 AOG IN F-1 32 7-2 33 PROCESS TURNING OVER AT BIZERTE. P-20 34 35 F-3 35 2. SHIPPING TOTALS FOR SOUTH FRANCE SINCE 15 AUGUST. 37 DHEQ F-30 38 PERSONNEL /52119 VEHICLES 105834. TONS 1857602. P-31 39 F-32 40 3. RIGHT FLANK ACTIVITIES ON NINTH HUGHES FIRED 41 F-33 42 22RDS AT COASTAL BATTERY AND 38 RDS AT ENEMY TROOP P*34 = 44 F-4 45 CONCENTRATIONS MAD150N FIRED 39 RDS AGAINST ENEMY 46 FIO : 47 OUTPOST VENTIMIGLIA AREA. GOOD RESULTS REPORTED. FI37 48 FI40 49 LUDLOW MADE RADAR CONTACT AFTER FRENCH PC SANK ONE OF TWO 50 8 51 un D YOUR 52 E O. 11602, See MD of (B) OSD letter, May 87º 1973 MAY Make originatory. Deliver to Code Room Watch Olicer 157624 gerson. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DBS Date 3 OPNAY as 19-67 Europe (v) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 FAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES ITALIAN MAS BOATS 8 MILES SOUTH OF AHYIBES 110130. LUDLOW CHASED OTHER TO POSITION 20 MILES SOUTH CAP AMPEGLIN FIRING 213 RDS BEFORE CONTACT LOST. NIGHT PATROL BY 1 BOMBARDMENT DESTROYER WAS RESUMED ON TWELFTH. 4. DAMAGES GROUND TACKLE BEING RELAID FOR LST 906. 7 WORKING DAYS REQUIRED. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS NO ESTIMATE FOR REFLOATING CAN BE GIVEN. PT 307 AT 081400 DAMAGED BY HEAVY STERN SWELL 5 MILES OFF LEGHORN. 1 OFFICER AND 1 MAN MISSING. SEARCH BY PTS PLANE AND M/S WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. BRIDGE AND CHART HOUSE DAMAGED PT. 5. MINESWEEPING. GULF CAGLIARI SWEEP USING 6 AM AND SIX YMS. YMS AREAS. 1 REMAINS UNSWEPT SHORE SIDE CHANNEL. SEAWARD S.DE CHANNEL. 2 EQUALLY DIVIDED AREAS SOUTH OF QUARTA BAY TO 39 DEGREES 05 MINUTES SWEPT. 26 MOORED CONTACT MILES 18 OBSTRUCTORS DESTROYED. AM AREAS. 1 SEAWARD SIDE CHANNEL FROM CAP SPARTIOE TO DUE EAST TO CENTER GULF 100 PER CENT COMPLETED 11 MOORED CONTACT SWEPT. 1 AREA SEAWARD SIDE CHANNEL WEST SIDE GULF 11 PERCENT COMPLETED 24 MOORED CONTACT 10 OBSTRUCTORS DESTROYED. 3 AREAS REMAIN UNSWEPT. DUE TO RETURN UNITED STATES MINDIV 18 FORCES REDUCED TO 4 AM 2 YMS. BASTIA SWEEP_ 4 AM 6 BRITISH ML ASSIGNED WIDEN ONE MILE CHANNEL ALONG COAST TO BASTIA. SWEEP TO COMMENCE 13TH. DECLASSIFIED o. .ginator COM 8TH FLT D/T Group 51624c15199 Page E 2. 4166 OLA Pages. Set 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) OPEAT-16-51 OSD letter, May 1, 1972 124100 By DBS Date MAY 1973 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 PAGE 3 or 4 PAGES 6. STATUS UNITS DEPARTING THEATER. SHIPS PREPARING AT BIZERTE AND PALERMO. LCT TO BE DECKLOADED ON LST AT ORAN. TOTAL 1 DD. 2 DE. 4 AM. 6 YMS. 1 ACM. 1 ATA. 1 ARL. 16 LST. 6 LCT. 40 LCI (L). 7. LANDING CRAFT STATUS. 10 LST DESIGNATED FOR TURNOVER TO BRITISH AT BIZERTE. BRITISH CREWS WILL ARRIVE 16 DECEMBER. EXPECT TO COMPLETE TURNOVER 23RD THEN 1 TO 2 WEEK TRAINING PERIOD DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE OF CREWS. 14 LST 18 LCI (L) STANDING BY BIZERTE FOR EXTENDED DUTY UNDER DIRECTION FOTALI. NOW ON TO DAYS NOTICE BECAUSE OPERATIONS POSTPONED. LST. 10 ENROUTE BIZERTE FOR TURNOVER. TRAINING 5 BIZERTE 6 PALERMO. 7 OPERATING AEGEAN. 1 MOTHERSHIP 1 AGROUND LEGHORN. ONE BASTIA NAPLES LIFT, LCI (L). TRAINING 17 PALERMO. 5 MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES. LCT. TRAINING 23 BIZERTE 5 PALERMO. 5 OVERHAULED BIZERTE. 1 REPAIRING PALERMO. 8. MISCELLANEOUS. AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FACILITIES TO BE ESTABLISHED PALERMO WITH BIZERTE REDUCED TO SECONDARY BASE CAPABLE OF REPAIRING SMALL BOATS AND SUPPLYING PHIBFOR VESSELS. LA GOULETTE WITH NECESSARY OPERATING EQUIPMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO FRENCH RETAINING USE OF DRYDOCK ON REQUEST. BECLASSITIED E. O. 11652, Sec. a and B(D) or (E) OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY 2 1973 151624 o. .ginator COM 8TH FLT D/T Group NCR 5199 Þage 3 Of 4 Pages. OPEAT. 10-51 184188 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES 9. INTELLIGENCE. PATROL CRAFT ON EASTERN FLANK SOUTHERN FRANCE ENGAGED 2 ITALIAN MAS BOAAS OFF CANNES SINKING 1 AND TAKING 2 OFFICERS AND 13 ENLISTED POW. 2 GERMANS AMONG LATTER GROUP. FRENCH PC PICKED UP ITALIAN OFFICER WHO HAS SCUITLED EXPLOSIVE BOAT AFTER BREAKDOWN OFF MONACO. 9 FLOATING MINES SUNK. HOMED E O. OSD 11602 Sex (12) and L(D) COMINCH ACT By DBS letter, May Date 5 MAY 1,1972 2 or 1973 (II) 20G CNO NAVAIDE 200P 16 C. ginator COM 8TH FLT D/T Group 151624 NCR 5199 Page 4 Of 4 Pages. OPNAT-19-51 184168 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM ALUSKA GREECE 2 CNO PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY & DATE 15 DEC 1944 of FOR ACTION PRRRR 4 ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1245 R 9 DECODED BY SMALL PRIORITY INFORMATION 10 TYPED 11 BY VENOSKY ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY MORRIS 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IS IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 142355 NOR 4358 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME OCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE IREM CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 FROM SPENCER, P-O 22 23 F-00 24 25 P-01 GENERAL PLASTIRAS ARRIVED ATHENS YESTERDAY 26 F-02 27 AFTERMOON, OCCIPROFISE 1; T BELIEVED POSSIBLE F-05 28 29 F-07 IF BRITISH AGREE TO ACCEPT PLASTIRAS IN PAPANDREOVS 30 F-1 31 PLACE. APPOINTMENT OF REGENCY COUNCIL UNDER 32 F-2 33 ARCNBISHOP DAMASKINOS MAY PRECEDE SUCH ACTION. F-20 34 as F-3 an BRITISH AMBASSADOR CONSULTING PARTY LEADERS FOR 37 F-30 38 VIEWS. BILITARY SITUATION RELATIVELY QUIET PAST F-31 39 P-82 40 24 HOURS DURING WHICH BRITISH H/VE LANDED REINFORCE- 41 F-33 42 "ENTS, SALONIKA AND PATRAS QUIET BUT TENSE. P-34 43 DECLASITIED 44 P-4 45 2 0, 11602, Sec. 1(D and 5(D) city 46 FIO 1 OSD letter, May A, 1972 47 16...ACT By DBS FI37 44 Date MAY 2 1973 FI40 49 COMINCH CNG. RAVAIDE. 200P 20G 50 10-00 51 VONO 52 Make 300 original - Deliver to Code Rogm Watch Officer la 142355 (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-68 Europe (2) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - 2 YNOM ALUSLO ALEXANDRIA PRIORITY 3 FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY CNO ROUTINÁRRR et DEFERRED 6 DATE 15 DEC 44 7 5 TON CODEROOM 2039 9 DECODED BY SACHS 1Exners PRIORITY in INFORMATION = TYPES ROUTINE 12 BY MANUEL DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY KLAFF 15 WILLERS COMERAGE INDICATED THIS DISPATOR WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AXJ 43 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 141543 NCR 3768 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DAC INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 12 1-0 23 F-00 24 MY 121519. LATE REPORTS INDICATE ATTEMPTED 25 P-01 26 INVASION SYMI REPULSED. LOCAL SOURCES REPORT P-O2 27 28 P-05 GERMANS HOLD MOUNT PRASS ON PATMOS BUT NO POSITIVE 29 P-07 30 INFORMATION THAT LANDING EVER MADE YET RECEIVED 31 P-1 32 F-2 33 P*20 31 # F-3 36 17 F-30 : P-31 = P-32 40 41 P-33 42 F-34 = 44 DEPLASSIFIED F-4 45 E. O. 11652, Enc. (E) and 5(D) of (ii) 46 FIO 1 OSD letter, Noy 4, 1072 47 16...ACT Date MAY 2.1973 Figg 48 By DBS FX40 40 50 COMINCH...20G. NAVAIDE GNO. 200P 10-00 51 valo 52 Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPRAY 3as 10-67 Europe (2) 141543 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 CINCUED PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY & FOR ACTION AIG 387* PRPPPD 4 ROSTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 15 DEC 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 1350 8 9 DECODED ENGL ISH/PAUL/MINALAK PRIORITY 10 TYPES INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY D SMITH/ march 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 142057A 17 NCR 4334 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 04 OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 PART 1 142019A NCR 4381 F-0 23 PART 2 142/57A NCR 4334 F-00 24 (AIG 387* FO LEVANT AND E. WED FOTALI FORM FO WESTERN ITALY 25 F-01 26 NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO ADMIRALTY COMLA COMMORSEAFRON COMMANNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA F-02 27 28 FROM CINCKED) P-05 29 F-07 30 31 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 505. F-1 32 (1) ADRIATIC, HMS ALDENHAM SUNK BY "INE IN POSITION 7-2 33 4423(" N 014-50 E. HMS ATHERSTONE HAS REPORTED F-20 34 35 F-3 36 HAVING SURVIVORS ON BOARD BUT DETAILS NOT YET AVAILABLE 37 SITUATION AT SPLIT HAS EASED SUFFICIENTLY FOR HIS F-30 38 F-31 39 DELHI TO BE ABLE TO GIVE LEAVE. F-32 40 (2) GREECE, SITUATION AT PIRAEUS WILL REMAIN AYKWARD 41 SO LONG AS ELAS HOLD NORTH SHORE OF HARBOUR. F-33 42 43 THEY HAVE NOT HOWEVER SO FAR TAKEN OFFENSIVE ACTION P*34 44 ERCM THAT DIRECTION. DISEUBARKATION CONTINUES 7 45 46 SMOOTHLY. THROUGHOUT REVOLT NAVAL GUNFIRE HAS PRODUCED FXO1 47 MARKED EFFECT THEMEVER CALLED FOR, PRESENCE OF MAR- FX37 48 SHIPS HAS CLEARED SITUATION AT PROVINCIAL PORTS AND IT FI40 49 50 SEEMS PROBABLE THAT ELAS ARE MAITING TO SEE THAT IS 10-00 51 OUTCOME IN PIRAEUS ATHENS AREA, DECLASSIFIED VONO 52 SECRET JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE Make originalogity. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 21973 OPRAY 3as 10-07 Burope (2) 142057A DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME! DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 CINCMED PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION AIG 387 ROUTINE RRRRR & DEFERRED 6 DATE 14 DEG 44 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1627 of 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PAUL/MCPHERSON TYPES SEVALD/ INSIAN INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 VALUE OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 132144A NCR 3489 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 FO LEVANT AND E. MED; FOTALI; FOWM; FO WESTERN ITALY; F-0 23 NLO 8TH ARMY; CINCEF; VA MALTA; FOGMA; FO 15TH CS; P-00 24 RNGHQ CAIRO; ADMIRALTY; COMLA; COMMORSEAFRON; COMNAVNAW; 25 COMINCH; RA ALEXANDRIA. FROM CINCMED. F-01 26 F-02 27 P.T 1 132109A NCR 3465 PART 2 132131A NCR 3488 28 P-05 29 PART 3 132144A NCR 3489 F-07 30 31 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 504 P-1 32 F-2 33 (1) AT PIRAEUS SITUATION IS QUIETER AND ARMIES ARE P=20 34 MAKING STEADY PROGRESS. VOLUNTEER GREEK NAVAL 35 F-3 36 37 1111 RATINGS ARE NOW OPERATING ASHORE AND HAVE PROVED F-30 38 ENORMOUS SUCCESS AS CIVILIANS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AT P-31 39 F-32 40 SIGHT OF UNIFORMED GREEK FORCES. TODAY'S SITUATION 41 AT OTHER GREEK PORTS IS AS FOLLOWS. F-33 42 F-24 43 SYRA ELAS HAVE SURRENDERED THEIR ARMS. 44 P-4 45 KAVALLO. ALL QUIET. ** IN CONTROL OF TOWN AND 46 FX01 47 PROVINCE. FX37 48 SALONIKA. 5 ELAN CAIQUES INTERCEPTED. FI40 49 so 10-00 YEMEN. ARRIVAL OF GREEK AND BRITISH WARSHIPS HAS 51 VOID 52 COMPLETELY RESTORED SATUATION BY DECLASSIFIED Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 2 1973 300 agray Europe(s) 132144A DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 VOLOS. FORCADOS. MILITARY HAVE CONCENTRATED IN DEFENCE AREA ON WATER FRONT. KALAMATA. FORCADOS. PATRAS. FORCADOS, (3) NIGHT OF 11TH DEC HMS LIDDESDALE ENGAGED 3 LANDING CRAFT ATTEMPTING TO INVADE SYMI ISLAND NEAR RODI. 1 ARMED YACHT BLOWN UP AND THE OTHERS DRIVEN OFF. RODI BATTERIES FIRED AT HMS LIDDESDALE WHO WAS NOT HIT. (4) IN ADRIATIC SITUATION AT ZARA IS QUIET AND THAT AT SPLIT MUCH EASIER. (5) AT TOULON, PORT DE BOUC, AND MARSEILLES TOTAL OF 1, 513,167 TONS DRY CARGO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED so FAR, 14 2 GROUPS GARBLED. DECLASSIFIED BY DBS. DATE MAY 2 1973 132144A o. .ginator CINCMED 3489 D/1 Group NCR Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPNAY-10-53 434100 SECRET- DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: CG, Balkan Air Force, Bari, Italy To: War Department Hr: BAF 506 14 December 1944 AFHQ RRR AGWAR Mid East TROOPERS 15th Army Group from Headquarters Balkan Air Force BAF/506 14th December 1100A. special operations sitrep number 104 secret time of origin 1. Yugoslavia no operations. Albania no operations. Hungary no operations. 2. Yugoslavia. 1. Further attacks towards Travnik XL 92 re- pulsed by Partisans. 2. Partisans captured Grmada RD 7501 and Arb Trebno RD 7701. 3. Fall of Srb WP 63 and Lapac WP 55 imminent. 3. Nil. ACTION: G-2 End INFO : CCS, CG AAF, OPD, COL PARK, LOG DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) CM-IN-13872 (14 Dec 44) 14572 mos OSD letter, May 4, 1972 By DBS Date MAY % 1973 59 300 Europel>, COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France To: War Department Nr: S 70798 14 December 1944 Ref no S 70798 TOO 141500A. This is G 2 Summary number 83 part II dated 14 December. TO. for action TROOPERS. AGWAR cite WDGBI. TAC EXFOR. Main EXFOR. Sixth Army Group. TAC Twelfth Army Group. First Allied Airborne Army to for info AFHQ oite FHGBI. SHAEF Air Rear. Main Headquarters Twelfth Army Group. SHAEF Advance Command Post. 15th Army from Strong signed Eisenhower cite SHGBI. Identifications: By Prisoners of War: 12th December I and II Battalions 305 Grenadier Regiments 198th Infantry Division area Selestat region. 12th December elements I Battalion 192nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 21st Panzer Division area Mattstall (R 0142): States I Battalion arrived in trucks south of Lembach. Mission to counterattack and remainder division also expected this sector. 13th December elements 110th and 111th Panzer Grenadier Regiments 11th Panzer Divsion area Q 2657. 13th December II Battalion 743rd Grenadier Regiment 719th Infantry Division area Saarlouis Roden (Q 2881): States Division Command Post at Nalbach (03187). 11th December elements I Battalion 915th Grenadier Regiment 352nd Infantry Division Area Wallendorf (P 9241): CM-IN-14183 (14 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Col. Park 3 as Europe (2) COPY No. 67 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 2 From: Suprome Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Nr: S 70798 14 December 1944 States elements moved Biesdorf (P9743). 12th December I Battalion 1226th Grenadier Regiment 190th Division area St Agatha (F7449) and paybook on Corpse area E 765538 reveals II Battalion 1225th Grenadier Regiment, 190th Division, area E 765538: Comment first identification 1226 since upgrading. 1225th Regiment presumably disposed north of 1224th Regiment. By reliable source: 85th Infantry Division located between Venlo and Heinsberg about 10th December. By Prisoner of War statement: 481st Grenadier Regiment withdrew to Weissembourg ( R1548). 11th December 347th Inf- entry Division under control XIII SS Corps and concedes command 19th Army to General Wiese as late as beginning November. 19th Volksgrenadier Division received 1000 German Air Force replacements and same number earmarked 17th 8S Panzer Grenadier Division shortly, mostly non German. 11th December Headquarters 277th Infantry Division in Castle Schmidtheim (F1602) and Headquarters 212th Volkagrenadier Division area Trier. 10th December 1055th Grenadier Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, virtually wiped out. 1056, same shape, now has only Air Corps men left. Divisional reserve Zulpich area now complete- ly exhausted. Notes. 9 Decmeber Command Post 63 Corps at Hirtsfelden (v4712); erronsously reported 35 Command Post 19th Army. General Von oppen successor to General Achmann in command, - 338th Division. 13th December Headquarters General Noumann (712th Division) in WYK (E 3577). CM-IN-14183 (14 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY R$5, DATE MAY 21973 COPY No. 67 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 3 From: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Nr: S 70798 14 December 1944 Comment: Confirms 712th Division in Tiel sector. Movements. Nothing to report. Prisoners of War. A. Prisoners captured 10th December: Second British Army 2 First Canadian Army 13 First United States Army 278 Third United States Army 694 Ninth United States Army 7 3eventh United States Army 587 First French Army (G2 estimate) 295 B. Accumulative total to 2400 hours 10 December (including G 2 estimate of 552 for First French Army for 9 and 10 December) 777, 131. General. Order of 28th October defines boundary of Western Theater of Operations as follows: Western bank of Weser River from mouth to Hannover Muenden Kassel Schwarzenborn Fulda Jessa Gemueden western bank of Main River to Ochsenfurt Road Dincelsbushl via Roth- enburg Moenchsrod western boundary of Wehrkreis 13 vestern boundary of Wehrkreis 7 to Swiss border. DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-14183 (14 Dec 44) JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 67 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT OPERATIONAL PRIORITY Page 4 From: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Nr: S 70798 14 December 1944 Order of same date defines rear boundery of /rmy Group G as: Koblenz course of Lahn River to Limburg course of main river to Miltenberg Osterburken Esslingen Reutlingen Tuttlingen. Swiss border to Blumenfeld. Rear boundary of First Army vas Rhine River and of 19th Army Rhine River to Ottenheim Emmendingen Freiburg in Breisgau Swiss border at Loerrach. Captured document of 275th Division shows that one regiment (strength 805)lost during 10 days 11 to 12 November in Huertgen Forest 228 men including 25 killed 86 wounded 112 missing and 5 sick (figure for killed does not include those who died in hospitals): This gives a ratio of approx- imately one to one between numbers of prisoners of var and of other serious casualties. End ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: cc/s CG AAF OPD Admiral King Colonel Park Log CM-IN-14183 (14 Dec 44) 2221Z bjm DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. 67 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMOG OFFRATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force HeadQuarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department CG, 6th Army Group, Vittell, France Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force Main, Versailles, France No. FX 68849, 14 December 1944 To TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees Dec 14-22'2 from FREEDOM cite FHGBI signed Alexander FX 68849. G-2 Summary number 104. A. Italy. 1. General. Enemy continues to cling tenaciously to present water line on Adriatic front and counter attacked strongly Allied bridgehead northeast of Bagnacavallo. Major elements of 98th Inf Div identified this area, South of Faenza minor activity only reported. 2, Order of battle. Both battalions 289 GR and one battalion 117th GR now identified on Eighth Army front. 98th Division has not been identified on Fifth Army front since- 5th December when it held only 8 narrow front. Presume re- mainder of division nov enroute Eighth Army front. B. Balkans. 1. Yugoslavia. Enemy rear guards now believed area Uzice. XXI Corps withdrawal Montenegro continues. Matesevo- reached and column passing through to east reported approach- ing Andrijevica. MT movement reported south of river Tara in CM-IN-14441 (15 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 Cal Park 1973 59 300 Europe (v) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE (Page 2) From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy No, FX 68849, 14 December 1944 area Mojkovac suggests relief column moving down westerly - route from north succeeded in crossing river. Some evacua- tion by AII reported from Podgorica up to night 11/12 December. 2. Greece. Captured document reveals rebels plan previously prepared and originally intended for operation against Germans. Object cutting of roads leading from Athens to suburbs and use of suburbs 83 nests of resistance. Majority 2nd ELAS Div believed in Athens and 42nd Regiment of 13th Div also identified. Employment Cavelry Brigade as Infantry ex- - pected. Indications rebels vill fight hard to maintain initi- ative before arrival Allied reinforcements. Friendly attitude evidenced by return of prisoners may harden. All informed. Fnd ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: cc/s CG AAF OPD Col Park Log CM-IN-14441 (15 Dec 44) 03402 DECLASSIFIED hrt JCS LETTER. 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 Ru NADA 1/2/20/ WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France CG, 6th Army Group Main Nr. FX 68305 First part FX 68305 action TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees 132200 Dec 1944 from FREEDOM signed Alexander cite PRGBI. G 2 summary number 103, A. Italy. 1. Varying resistance to latest allied attack. On left 114th Div reinforced by 190th Recce Bn and MO Bn C in C southvest still firm on Canale Naviglio. Left wing 356th Div forced to give ground south of Bagnacavallo but right ving with 278th Div still forward on Lamone. On central sector 1st Para Div suffered heavy losses in unsuccessful attack on Monte Cerrere. 2. Order of battle. 305th Div probably nov moving out of line. Readjustment of boundary between 334th and 715th Dive and Imola Road now inclusive to former. B. Balkans, 1. Hungary. Russians DECLASSIFIED CM-IN-13357 (14 Dec 44) JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 21973 Callock 59 3 us Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "AMUG" OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From:- Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Suprome Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France CG, 6th Army Group Main Nr. FX 68305 13 December 1944 Second, third and final part FREEDOM's FX 68305 132200 December 1944. G 2 summary number 103. Closing in on Budapest from north and northeast reported 10 miles to northeast. To south Bulgarian counter- attach reported to have recaptured Erd. 2. Yugoslavia. Previous reports Vukovar in Russian hands incorrect though fighting in progress in area. General Kuebler reported commanding all German troops between Drava and Sava believed to include 118th Jaeger, elements of 264th Infantry and of 117th Jaeger Divisions. Probably an Ad Hoc corps command, Headquarters reported Nustar near Vinkovei. Some slight indication 22nd Mountain Corps Head- quarters moved northwestwards through Brod en route Hungary. Two battalions 138th Jaeger Regiment 188th Reserve Mountain Division believed moved southwerd from Susak to area Senj possibly to assist XV Mountain Corps. 12 December Partisan aircraft attacked transport moving Bijeljina-Brcko possibly elements 104th Jaeger Division which reported reached Sava, In Montenegeo MT seen moving east from Matesevo 12 December indicates advance elements XXI Corps now reached latter. All informed. End ACTION: G-2 INFO: cc/s, CG AAF, OPD, Col Park, Log DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 CM-IN-13357 (14 Dec 44) 0225Z pa BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 FROM CINCMED PRIORITY a FOR ACTION 4 RELEASED BY AIG 387* ROSTINE COMINCH W.B 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 13 DEC 44 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1412 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY RICKEL/BAKER INFORMATION 11 TYPED DORSEY, strong ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AMO as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES. 122351 NCR 2278 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSCINS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 PART 1 122305A NCR 2262 F-0 23 PAPT 2 122322A NCR 2274 P-00 24 PART 3 122351 NCR 2278 25 F-01 26 °FO LEVANT AND E MED FOTALI FO"M FO "ESTERN ITALY NLO F-02 27 28 STH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS PNGHQ CAIRO F-05 29 F=07 30 ADMIRALTY COMLA COMORSEAFRON COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDR 31 P-1 32 (AIG 387 FROM CINCMED) F-2 33 SITUATION REPORT 4503. F-20 34 35 F-3 36 1. ALL WATERFRONT AT PIRAEUS FROM NAVY HOUSE TO NAVAL 37 F-30 48 HEADQUARTERS CLEAR OF RERELS. CLEARANCE OF PENINSULA P-31 39 ON WHICH THESE HEADQUARTERS STAND PROGRESSING "ELL. P-32 40 41 F-33 42 "ARSHIPS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CLOSE SUPPORT FIRE ON P-34 43 44 CALL. MODERATION IN "EATHER HAS ENABLED DISCHARGE OF 7 45 46 M/T TO RESTART. PREPARATION OF ELAS STRONG POINT NORTH FXO 1 47 FI37 48 OF COAL JETTY CONTINUES AND IS CAUSING GRAVE CONCERN. FI40 49 50 2. ARRIVAL OF HMS CALEDON HAS EASED SITUATION AT KAVAL LACOO 51 WHERE ALL IS NOW REPORTED QUAST. VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS. DATE Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 21973 OPRAY 3as Curape(2) 122351 18 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 COS OF LOCAL ELAS HAS GIVEN HIMSELF UP, 3. PEPORTS FROM OTHER GREEK PORTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PATRAS. ELAS TROOPS HAVE LEFT TOWN AND ARE DIGGING IN ON HIGH GROUND IN OUTSKIRTS. SITUATION OTHERWISE QUIET. KALAMATA. SITUATION TENSE. SYRA. EAM SUPRENDERED ARMS "ITHOUT INCIDENT BUT FIRING BROKE OUT LATER. MITYLENE. SITUATION DELICATE BUT EASED BY ARRIVAL OF HM SHIPS. LEMNOS. NO DISTURBANCES. VOLOS. NO SHOOTING YET BUT GREEK NAVAL OFFICER IN CHARGE THREATENED AND HAS BEEN EMBARKED. 4. GERMAN RAIDING PARTY LANDED ON PATMOS FROM 3 BARGES. KIMBERLEY AND HMS EXMOOR AND MOTOR LAUNCHES ARE INVESTI- GATING. 5. DESTROYERS CARRIED OUT NIGHT ROMBARDMENT OF RAB ISLAND. 6. SITUATION AT SPLIT REMAINS TENSE IN SPITE OF APPROVAL FROM TITO FOR HMS DELHI TO REMAIN. 7. SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 502 PARAGRAPH 3. FF 568 SABRE WAS ALSO IN THIS ENGAGEMENT AND SANK 1 ENEMY COASTAL CRAFT. COPY DELIVERED TO 200. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Originator CINCMED D/T Group 122351 2278 2 NCR 2 Page Of Pages. OPEAT-19-51 134106 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE "UHR" From: US Military Attache Ankara, Turkey To: War Department 536 CG, US Army Forces in the Middle East 1214 Cairo, Egypt Nr: 536 13 December 1944 Ankara to MILID 536 AMEME 1214 Conditions in Greece are causing much harm to Allied causes in Turkey and full extent of concern is not reflected in press comments. Three min points come out of recent conversations with Turks and foreign residents: 1. The crisis reveals a serious divergence of opinion between the Turks and Allies and maybe the open- ing gun in the coming conflict between British and Americans on one side and Russians on the other. 2. Immense loss of prostige for England and for Churchill personally with revival of old German argument that defeat of Germany means victory for Communism. 3. Growing conviction that US are turning to E. policy of isolation. All Turkish thinking is colored by fear that England will be too weak in Balkans to act as bulwark against complete Russian domination of this part of world. ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CG AAP OPD End Dol Park DECLASSIFIED Log E. O. 11652, See. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) CM-IN-14312 (15 Dec 44) 00472 bjm OSD letter. May a, 1972 MAY 2 1973 By DBS Date, 42 300 Europe COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT. NARA. Date 4/13/04 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT \ DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - noM CINCMED 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY de FOR ACTION 4 AIG 387* RRRRRRR 5 DATE 13 DEC 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROBM> 0745 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 TYPED ENGLISH/VISSCHER TURLEY Idalp INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL N TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 40 Al ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 112137A NCR 1637 18 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OSTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 jodne 22 PART 1 112137A NCR 1637 PART 2 112141A NCR 2179 F-0 23 P-00 24 (*FO LEVANT AND E MED FOTALI FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ 25 P-01 26 CAIRO ADMIRALTY COMLA COMMORSEAFRON COMNAVNAW COMINCH F-02 27 RA ALEXANDRIA FROM CINCMED.) 28 F-05 29 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 502 (1) AT PIRAEUS ALLIED NAVAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER ACCURATE F-07 30 31 7 22 MORTAR FIRE FORENOON OF 10TH DECEMBER. BRITISH AND F-2 33 GREEK WAR SHIPS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CLOSE SUPPORT FIRE. F-20 34 as ELAS REPORTED CONSTRUCTING STRONG POINT NORTH OF COAL F-3 36 WHARF WHICH WILL DOMINATE ALL MOVEMENTS IN HARBOUR 37 P-30 38 UNLESS ELIMINATED. SUCH MOVEMENTS ARE AT PRESENT ALMOST F-31 39 IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SOUTHERLY GALE. LSI HMCS PRINCE DAVID P-32 40 41 DAMAGED BY UNDERWATER EXPLOSION IN SEARCHED CHANNEL F-33 42 OFF CAPE TURLO CAUSE IS DOUBTFUL AND DAMAGE SLIGHT. P-34 43 = HMS CALEDON HAS ARRIVED KAVALLO AND STATES SITUATION F-4 45 TENSE BUT QUIET. LATER REPORT SAYS THAT EVACUATION 46 FIO1 1 47 THERE HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT HMS CALEDON SIGNALS OFFICER FI37 48 COMMANDING TROOP INTERVAL HAS NO SUCH ORDER. NO REPORT FX40 49 8 AVAILABLE FROM HMS'S AT OTHER MAIN PORTS. DECLASSIFIED 10-00 51 JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 VCNO 52 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 10-07 300 Europe(s) 112137 22 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 (2) AT SPLIT ON ORDER FROM TITO APPROVAL HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN FOR HMS DELHI TO REMAIN (3) ON NIGHT OF 10TH DEC US LUDLOW ATTACKED 2 ENEMY/CRAFTS COASTAL SOUTH OF ANTIBES, 1 BADLY DAMAGED AND CREW TAKEN PRISONERS THE OTHER GOT AWAY AFTER A LONG CHASE COPY TO 200 / BY DECLASSIFIED DATE MAY 2 1973 CINCMED O₂ ginator D/T Group 112137 1637 2 2 NCR Page Of Pages. OPNAT-19-51 124100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 THOM AFHQ, CASERTA, ITALY PPPPPPPPP a 4. RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE WAR DEPARTMENT 5 12 DEC 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 1321/12 & H 9 DECODED BY WE. PRIORITY 10 TYPED INFORMATION 11 LOSCH, / Fisher ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 THOMPSON 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEM WILL BE TRANSMITTED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 14 PAGE 1 OF CHECK BELOW 17 NO: FX 64868 7 DEC 1944 NCR 12264 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINS DISPATCHES PLEASE List ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 RECEIVED BY HAND FRO "TOT" --- CORRECTED COPY ARMY VIA COMINCH F-O 22 23 F-01 24 TO AGWAR FOR CCS AND TO CENTRAL DISTRICT UK BASE F-02 21 SECTION, LONDON, FOR BRITISH CHIEFS OF STAFF 26 F-05 REPEATED SHAEF FOR INFORMATION SIGNED WILSON 27 F-07 28 CITE FHGEG, FHCAO, FHCOS, THIS IS NAF 824, FX 64868 29 F-1 30 1. ON 12 NOVEMBER G 0 C GREECE REPRESENTED F-2 31 32 THAT AFTER DUE EXPERIENCE OF ACTUAL CONDITIONS, IT F-20 33 WAS ESSENTIAL TO INCREASE THE PRESENT IMPORT F-3 34 35 F-30 35 PROGRAMME OF RELIEF FOODSTUFFS. HIS REPORT WAS IN 37 THE FOLLOWING TERMS: F-31 38 F-32 39 (A) IN ADDITION TO THE EXPECTED DISLOCATIONS F-33 40 OF LIBERATION, WE HAVE HAD TO CONTEND WITH A = F-34 42 G COMPLETE UPHEAVAL OF THE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE - THE F-4 44 RESULT OF UNCONTROLLED INFLATION. FX01 as FX30 46 ENERGETIC MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ASSIST 47 THE GREEK GOVT IN HANDLING THIS PROBLEM AND WITH FX37 48 49 FX40 THE ASSISTANCE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN EXPERTS so IG-00 At STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN WHICH IT IS HOPED WILL LEAD CM-IN-11262 DEGL ASPIRIED D. Roomevell Library 52 RHP JCS29-71 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNA 3as Europe (2) 7 DEC 1944 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TO THE STABLIIZATION FO THE DRACHMA. IT MUST HOWEVER TAKE SOME WEEKS BEFORE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE STABILIZATION PLAN HAS IN FACT SUCCEEDED. (8) FROM THE SUPPLY STAND POINT, THE IMMEDIATE AND MOST IMPORTANT EFFECT OF INFLATION HAS BEEN TO PREVENT THE EFFECTIVE PURCHASE OF LOCAL PRODUCE, PARTICULARLY OLIVE OIL. THIS FACTOR WHEN COMBINED WITH EFFECTS OCCUPATION INTERNAL UNREST IN GREECE AND COMPLETE DISLOCATION OF INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION BY DESTRUCTIONS OF THE ENTIRE RAILWAY SYSTEM HAS LED TO A SITUATION WHERE, FOR THE TIME BEING AT LEAST, THE CITIES MUST BE SUPPORTED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY IMPORTED SUPPLIES, AND IN THE PROVINCES A MUCH LARGER PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION MUST BE FED FROM AN IMPORTED RATION THAN IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CURRENT ALLOCATIONS OF FOODSTUFFS. (c) NO EFFORT IS BEING SPARED TO COLLECT LOCAL PRODUCE AND THE GOVT IS BEING PRESSED AND ASSISTED IN EVERY WAY TO TAKE ACTIVE MEASURES, BUT EFFECTIVE RESULTS CANNOT BE EXPECTED UNLESS AND UNTIL STABILIZATION PLAN SUCCEEDS. (D) THE STABILIZATION PLAN IS ITSELF DEPENDENT UPON AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY PROGRAM AND, IN TURN, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ANY IMPORT PROGRAM WILL BE PRACTICALLY VALUELESS UNLESS THE STABILIZATION PLAN SUCCEEDS, SINCE NO SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION WHICH TAKE LOCAL PRODUCE INTO ACCOUNT CAN OPERATE UNLESS CURRENCY SYSTEM IS EFFECTIVE. THUS HE STABILIZATION-PLAN AND THE SUPPLY PROGRAM FOR GREECE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. AF HQ, CASERTA 7 DEC 12264 2 5 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. CM-IN-11262 (11 DEC) D. Roosevelt Library 434108 RNP 7-1-71 JCS29-71 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 2. IN ORDER, THEREFORE, TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVE OF CURRENCY STABILIZATION AND PROVISION OF AN ADEQUATE RATION TO THE CIVIL POPULATION, G 0 C GREECE, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF GENERAL SADLER AND GENERAL HUGHES, REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING INCREASES IN FOOD COMMODITY ALLOCATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 2 MONTHS: A. COMMODITY B. PRESENT AVERAGE MONTHLY ALLOCATION IN TONS. C. RECOMMENDED AVERAGE MONTHLY ALLOCATION IN TONS. (A) (B) (c) GRAIN FLOUR 52,050 63,000 FATS & OILS 400 4,500 MEAT 2,394 3,536 CHEESE OR EQUIVALENT 678 884 SUGAR 3,213 6,492 3. ON 16 NOVEMBER A FURTHER SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED URGING THAT THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS BE IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZED. THE IMMEDIATE OCCASION FOR THIS SIGNAL WAS THE ANNOUNCED INTENTION OF THE GREEK GOVT TO INCREASE WAGES THREE FOLD, WHICH WOULD, OF COURSE, WRECK STABILIZATION PLAN COMPLETELY. THE GREEK PRIME MINISTER ADVISED THAT HIS POWER TO RESIST THESE DEMANDS DEPEND ENTIRELY ON HIS ABILITY TO ASSURE HIS MINISTERS THAT A SUPPLY PROGRAM BASED ON 2,000 CALORIES WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE ALLIES. DEGL Franklin D. Roosevelt Library CM-IN-11262(11 DEC) acs 29-71 RHP2 1 71 Originator AFHQ, CASERTA D/T GrdupPEC NCR2264 Page 3 ob Pages, OPEAT-18-51 434100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 4. FROM THE SUPPLY STAND POINT, THIS RECOMMENDATION HAS MANY OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS, AND IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT INCREASED IMPORTS ALONE WILL NOT, AS A LONG TERM MEASURE COMBAT INFLATION. 5. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE POLITICAL, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE POSITION NECESSITATED IMMEDIATE ACTION. 6. I THEREFORE AUTHORIZED G 0 C GREECE TO ADVISE THE GREEK GOVT THAT: A. ON CONDITION THAT WAGES WERE IMMEDIATELY PEGGED ON A SATISFACTORY BASIS AND; B. THAT EFFECTIVE PRICE CONTROLS FOR RATIONED COMMODITIES ARE ENFORCED. I WOULD MAKE UTMOST ENDEAVOURS TO SECURE A DISTRIBUTION OF RATIONS FROM ALL SOURCES ON A 2,000 CALORY BASIS IN ALL AREAS OF GREECE WHERE DISTRIBUTION CAN BE EFFECTIVELY MADE. THIS UNDERTAKING TO BE GIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS SUBJECT TO SUBSEQUENT REVIEW AND ON THE EXPLICIT CONDITION THAT WAGES WILL REMAIN FIXED FOR THE 2 MONTHS PERIOD IN QUESTION. 7. FOLLOWING NEGOTIATION WITH THE GREEK GOVT, GOC GREECE NOW ADVISES THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE ABOVE TERMS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 DECEMBER FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS AND NEW RATION SCALE BECOMES EFFECTIVE Franklin D. Receevelt Library CM-IN-11262 (11 DEC) DEBL IS29-71 IS AFHQ, CASERTA DEC D/T Grbup NCR 12264 Originator Page RATP 4 7-1-21 5 Of Pages. OPEAT-10-51 434168 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 IMMEDIATELY. 8. IN IMPLEMENTING MY UNDERTAKING AT 6 ABOVE IT IS PREPOSED TO HAVE FULLEST POSSIBLE USE OF SURPLUS NOW REPLACEABLE MIDEAST MILITARY STOCKS OF ITEMS OTHER THAN THOSE PRESENTLY PROGRAMMED. MOREOVER, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOCATIONS WILL BE NECESSARY TO THE EXTENT INDICATED IN PARA 2. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHERE PROGRAMMED ITEMS DO HAVE TO BE USED FOR GREECE ABOVE ITS PRESENT ALLOCATION, I MUST DRAW FROM AVAILABLE STOCKS SCHEDULED FOR OTHER BALKAN COUNTRIES AND IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY, AS 'UR IMPORT PROGRAM THRU FEBRUARY IS ONLY SUFFICIENT TO MEET CURRENT ALLOCATIONS. 9. I REQUEST THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO SUCH SUPPLEMENTARY ACQUISITIONS AS MAY BECOME NECESSARY WITHIN THE TOTALS INDICATED AT PARA 2 ABOVE CORRECTED COPY OF CM-IN-8991 (9 DEC 1944) COMINCH COG 16 . 13 13-2 12 BUSANDA Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECL JCS 29-71 RHP 7-1-21 CM-IN-11262 (11 DEC) AFHQ, CASERTA Originator D/T GrJupDEC NCR cR2264 Page5 015 5 Pages. OPNAY-19-51 434106 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE MUG UHGENT From: Commender in Chief, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Caserta, Italy To: War Department No: 12/2221 12 December 1944 COSITINTREP addressees from CINC Med, Part 1, my 12/2221. 1. At Piraeus all water front from Navy house to Naval Headquarters clear of rebels and clearance of peninsular on which headquarters stand progressing favourably. Close support is being provided by warships. Weather has moderated and unloading of M T has recommenced. Grave concern is being caused by continued preparation by ELAS of strong point north of coal jetty. 2. Situation at Kavallo now reported quiet having been eased by arrival of H M cruiser Caledon. End ACTION: OPD INFO: cc/s Adm King CG AAF Col Park ASF Statistics G-2 Log 71 CM-IN-12391 (13 Dec 44) 02432 pa DECLASSIFIED BY DBS, DATE 300 Europe MAY 2 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SEART AMUG URGENT From: Commander in Chief, Mediterranean TO: War Department Headquarters, North African District, Algiers, Algeria Headquarters, Communioations Zone, European Theater of Operations, US Army, Paris, France Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France DTG: 12/2213A 12 December 1944 Part 2 122221 from CINC Med. Local ELAS Chief of Staff has given himself up. 3. Situation at other Greek ports is as follows: Patras Rebels have left town and are digging in on high ground outside. Otherwise everything quiet Kalamata tense. Syros EAM gave up their arms without incident but ater firing broke out.Mitylene delicate but eased by arrival of H M ships. Lemnos all quiet. Volos Greek NOIC threatened and embarked. No shooting yet. End ACTION: OPD INFO: CC/S Adm King CG AAF Col Park ASF Statistics G-2 Log CM-IN-12411 (13 Dec 44) 03262 pa DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-8-72 71 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 301 Eurofa(2) 300 (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Headquarters, 6th US Army Group, Main Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France No: FX 67681 12 December 1944 FX 67681 action TROOPERS AGWAR info usual addressees 121915 Dec 1944 from FREEDOM signed Alexander cité FHOBI. G-2 Summary Number 102. A. Italy. 1. Operations. Enemy now holding Fosso Vecchio and still in possession of Bagnacavallo M 3838. Little sign any vithdraval on 278 and 26 PZ Div fronts. Over 300 PW taken on 8th Army Front on 11 December mainly from 114th and 356th Divs. 2. Order of Battle. 6 Battalions 90 PG Div identified south of Route 9 and Recce Unit committed Canadien Corps Sector. Some indications that 305th Div is withdraving and that 90th PG Div may extend to take over its sector. 715th Div also appears to be shifting sector slightly eastwards. Indications 362nd Div assuming part of 65th Div sector. End ACTION: "G-2 INFO: cc/s, CG AAF, OPD, Col Park, Log JCS DECLASSIFIED LETTER. 7-5-72 CM-IN-12334 (13 Dec 44) 0051Z pa BY pas, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 3 as Europe(2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, Main, Versailles, France Headquarters 6th US Army Group, Main Np: FX 67681 12 December 1944 2nd FINPART FREEDOM'S FX 67681 121915 Dec 1944 G-2 Summary number 102. But further confirmation required. B. Balkans. 1. General. Reliable report dated 22nd November states unidentified German division recently left Norway des- tination Southeastern Europe. 2. Hungary. Considerable Russian attacks reported towards Sekesfehervar and Nagykanixsa. North of Budapest further progress made where Ipolyeag taken. 3. Yugoslavia. Advance elements XXI Corps within two miles Matesevo, Relieving column from north made no further progress beyond River Tara at Mojkovac. Reported Gorman thrust towards Travnik from Sarajevo-Brod suggests enemy may be seeking additional escape route through Central Bosnia in view of possible Russian threat to withdrawal route vestwards from Brod. All informed. End ACTION: G-2 INFO: cc/s, CG AAF, OPD, Col Park, Log. DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 (13 Dec 44) BY DBS, DATE CM-IN-12428 03442 pa MAY 2 1973 59 3as Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE AMUG OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force HeadQuarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department CG. Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces Main, Versailles, France CG, 6th Army Group, Vittel, France No. FX 67207, 11 December 1944 TROOPERS AGWAR rptd usual addressees from FREEDOM signed cite FHGBI FX 67207 Dec 111855 G-2 summary number 101. A. Italy. Allied attack across the Lamone River which reached Bagnocavallo (M2939) found a weak spot on the boundary of 114th and 356th Divisions and more than 120 prisoners were taken. Southwest of Feenza 90th PG Div of which five bns now identified continued its counter attacks and had some success but territory gained was out of proportion to losses incurred. B. Balkans. 1. Yugoslavia. (A) Russian force which crossed Drava southeast Barcs reported captured Virovitica and Slatina and thus approaching Partisan controlled area stretching southwards towards Pakrao and Pozega. Vukovar in Russian hands. (B) Enemy column from Prijepolje attacked Jabuka pasa on Plevlja road 8th Dec. All informed. End ACTION: G-2 INPO: CC/S, CG AAF, OPD, Col Park, Log CM-IN-11445 (12 Dec 44) 0308z pa DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 21973 59 300 Europets COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ALUSNA GREECE 2 , HOM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 11 DEC 44 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1649 * TOR CODEROOM 9 SACHS PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION CNO PPPPP 11 PICK / Fage ROUTINE TYPED 12 BY DEFERRED 13 VOSBURGH 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 43 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 111616 17 NCR 118 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE MOST DNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 140 23 Prod FROM ALUSNA GREECE INFO CNO. MILAT REQUESTS PASS TO MIKE 24 25 MILID. FGR BISSULL FROM GALRABEE. P-01 26 F-OC 27 28 SH P*O6 20 "BRITIZA POSITION ATHENS PIRAEUS GRAVE. LARGER SCALE 1-07 30 31 I ATTACKS BY ELAS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. FIELD 32 THE 33 34 MARSHAL ALEXANDER EXPECTED ARRIVE TODAY" P=10. 35 F-8 36 OUT-633 Out- 633 37 1-30 38 F-21 39 40 P-22 41 P-32 42 43 F-34 44 2 45 16 46 COG FXO1 47 Fign 48 ARMY COMINCH 20G NAVAIDE FI40 49 50 10-00 51 DECLASSITIED 52 VOID SECRET- E.O. 11002, Eex, end 13) (2) OSD letter, My 1912 Make originatunly. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAME:DES Date MAY 2 1973 300 OPNAY 19-67 Europe(2) 1116.6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER Jen EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCMED pppppppp 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 11 DEC 44 FOR ACTION AIG 387 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 1133/11 8 9 DECODED BICKEL/KARABINUS PRIORITY 10 TYPES HAMILTON / Thomm INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE, IF OPERATIONAL 16 101847A NCR 17 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEST ACTION 21 22 PART 1 101817A NCR 2 101832A NCR 6 ? 3 101847A 77 23 17 P-00 24 25 AIG 387 FROM CINCMED P-01 26 F-02 27 AIG 387* - FO LEVANT AND E MED; FOTALI; FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY 28 NLO 8TH ARMY; CINCEF; VA MALTA; FOGMA; FO 15TH CS; RINGHQ P-06 29 CAIRO; ADMTY; COMLA; CMSF; COMNAVNAW; COMINCH; RA ALEXANDRIA 1-07 30 31 F-1 32 I 33 P-10 34 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 501 as P-3 36 1. GREECE 37 F-20 14 SITUATION IN ATHENS PIRAEUS AREA WELL UNDER CONTROL. P-31 39 TENDENCY OF ELAS IS TO CONCENTRATE ATTACK ON RHN, F-82 40 41 P-33 42 ISSUE REPORTED TO HINGE ON CAPITAL AND ELAS SAID TO BE F-24 43 44 UNLIKELY TO COMMIT THEMSELVES DEEPER ELSEWHERE UNTIL THAT 7 45 46 ISSUE SETTLED. 9TH DEC. WAS QUIET DAY WITH ARMY CONSOLIDATING FXO : 47 FX37 48 AND NAVY PROVIDING CLOSE SUPPORT ON CALL. FI40 49 50 BISHOP OF PIRAEUS AND CITIZENS COMMITTEE REQUESTED CESSATION 10-00 51 DECLASSIFIED valo 52 SECRET- JCS LETTER. 7-5-77 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 Make Deliver to Code Room W 1018474 person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 300 10-07 Europe(s) 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AIR NAVAL AND TANK FIRE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, COMMITTEES WERE ORDERED TO LOCAL EL AS COMMANDER AND AINSTRUCTED TO INFORM HIM TO LAY DOWN HIS ARMS AND ALLOW DISTRIBUTION HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. NO REPLY HAS BEEN RECEIVED. OTHER MAIN PORTS ALL WELL COVERED BY NAVAL SUPPORT. SITUATION AT KAVALLO REPORTED SERIOUS BUT HMS CALEDON HAS NOW ARRIVED THERE. SO'S HAVE BEEN ORDERED USE THEIR DISCRETION AND EVACUATE ALLIED NAVAL PERSONNEL AT PORTS WHEN THIS CONSIDERED NECESSARY. 2. ADRIATIC. CERNI HAS REQUESTED SHA 291** TO SAY WHEN HMS DELHI WILL LEAVE. COMMUNICATION WITH SHORE HAS CEASED AND PARTISAN TOMMY GUNNERS ARE STANDING BY. PARTISANS HAVE APPARENTLY NO OBJECTION TO SWEEPER AND SMALL CRAFT REMAINING. SHA 293 ** REPORTS HMS COLOMBO HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE. ** NOT YET PROMULGATED. COPY TO 20G DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE Originator CINCMED D/T GroupO184YNCR 17 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPNAY-19-51 434100 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IMPORTANT From: CINCMED To: F.O. Levant and E. Med. Fotali F.O.W.M. F.O. Western Italy N.L.O 8th Army C. in C. E.F. V.A. Malta Fogma F.O. 15th CS RINGHQ Cairo Admiralty COMLA C.M.S.F. COMNAVNAW COMINCH R.A. Alexandria DTG: 101847A 10 December 1944 Situation report number 501. 1. Greece. Situation in Athens Piraeus area well under control. Tendency of E.L.A.S. is to concentrate attack on RHN. Issue reported to hinge on capital and E.L.A.S. said to be unlikely to commit themselves deeper elsevhere until that issue settled. 9th December was quiet day with Army consolidating and Navy providing close support on call. Bishop of Piraeus and Citizens Committee requested cessation air, Navel and tank fire and medical assistance for civilian casualties. Committees were ordered to local ELAS ON-IN-12123 (12 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED BY pas. Drive MAY 2 59 3 as Europe(s) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IMPORTANT Page 2, From: CINCMED DTG: 101847A 10 December 1944 Commander and instructed to inform him to lay down his arms and allow distribution hospital supplies. No reply has been received. Other main ports all well covered by Naval support, Situation at Kavallo reported serious but H.M.S. Caledon has nov arrived there. S.0.'s have been ordered use their discretion and evacuate Alliad Naval personnel at ports when this considered necessary. 2. Adriatic. Cerni has requested SHA 291 to say when H.M.S. Delhi will leave. Communication with shore has ceased and Partisan tommy gunners are standing by. Partisans have apparently no objection to sweeper and small craft remaining. SHA 293 reports H.M.S. Colombo has not been asked to leave, End ACTION: OPD INFO: cc/s, CG AAF, G-2, Col Park, C of S CM-IN-12123 (12 Dec 44) 18502 nge DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER. 7-8-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. 59 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IMMEDI ATE From: 0. in C. Med, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Headquarters North African District, Algiers, Algeria Headquarters COMZONE ETOUSA, Paris, France SHAEF, Versailles, France DTG: 101901 10 December 1944 COSITINTREP no. 521. Adristic. Cerni has asked when H.M. Cruiser Delhi will leave, partisan tommy gunners prevent all communication with shore. There is apparently no objection to small craft and sweepers remaining. H.M.S. Colombo has not been requested to leave Zara. 2, Greeco 9th Docember in Piraeus Athens area was quiet day with Army consolidating assisted by close support from Navy. Bishop of Piracus and citizens committee asked for cessation of action by our forces and medical assistance for civilians. They were referred to local ELAS Commander and instructed to suggest he lay down his arms and allow medical supplies to be distributed. A reply has not so far been received. Situation at Kavello reported serious by H.M. Cruiser Caledon has arrived there. All main ports are well CM-IN-12126 (12 Dec 44) DECLASSIFIED DATE MAY 2 19731 Park 63 300 Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IMMEDIATE Page 2, From: C. in C. Med, Caserta, Italy DTG: 101901 10 December 1944 covered by Naval support. Senior Officers have been given discretion to evacuate Allied Naval personnel if situation renders this necessary. Tendency of ELAS in Piraeus area is to con- centrate on Royal Hellenic Division. It is reported that issue hinges on capitol and that ELAS unlikely to commit themselves elsewhere until that issue settled. End ACTION: OPD INFO: cc/s, CG AAP, ASF, G-2, Statistics, Col, Park, Log CM-IN-12126 (12 Dec 44) 1856z ngs GEORET DECLASSIFIED JCS LETTER, 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN 63 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE From: C. in C. Med. To : A.I.G. 387 9 December 1944 Situation Report Number 499, (1) At Piraeus Road to Athens 1s blocked and wire- less station has been put out of action. No further attack has been made on Navy House property clearance of Peninsula near Naval College continues. H.M.S. EASTON and 3 Coastal Craft engaged ELAS strong hold at Lofos Kastela. No reports on situation at other Greek Ports have yet been received. (2) On 5th December raiding forces carried out a successful ambush at Melos and enemy gerrison Commander who' has been largely responsible for determined resistance on this Island was among Officers killed. End ACTION: OPD INFO : cc/s, CGAAF, G-2, Col. Park, C of S CN-IN- 10803 ( 11 Dec 44 ) 15022 wk DECLASSIFIED JCs LETTER. 7-5-72 BY DBS, DATE MAY 2 1973 59 3as Europe (2) COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CINCMED 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 9 DECEMBER 1944 FOR ACTION AIG 387* 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0529 8 9 DECODED BY BOUDREAU/MCPHERSON PRIORITY 10 TYPED BY INFORMATION II ROUTINE HUGHES/ THOMSON 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 ENLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 082222A CHECK BELOW NCR 7844 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 *AIG 387-F0 LEVANT AND E. MED FOTAL: FOWM FO WESTERN ITALY P-O 23 NLO 8TH ARMY CINCEF VA MALTA FOGMA FO 15TH CS RNGHQ CAIRO P-00 24 ADMIRALTY COMLA CMSF COMNAVNAW COMINCH RA ALEXANDRIA. 25 P-01 26 AIG 387 FROM CINCLED. F-02 27 28 F-05 29 SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 499, F-07 30 31 (1) AT PIRAEUS ROAD TO ATHENS IS BLOCKED AND WIRELESS F-1 32 F-2 33 STATION HAS BEEN PUT OUT OF ACTION. NO FURTHER ATTACK HAS P=20 34 35 BEEN MADE ON NAVY HOUSE PROPERTY CLEARANCE OF PENINSULA NEAR F-3 35 37 NAVAL COLLEGE CONTINUES. HMS EASTON AND 3 COASTAL CRAFT F-30 3 F-31 39 ENGAGED ELAS STRONG HOLD AT LOFOS KASTELA. NO REPORTS ON F-32 40 41 SITUATION AT OTHER GREEK PORTS HAVE YET BEEN RECEIVED. P-33 42 (2) ON 5TH DECEMBER RAIDING FORCES CARRIED OUT A SUCCESSFUL F-34 43 44 F-4 45 AMBUSH AT MELOS AND ENEMY GARRISON COMMANDER WHO HAS BEEN 46 FIO 1 47 LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINED RESISTANCE ON THIS FX37 48 ISLAND WAS AMONG OFFICERS KILLED. FX40 49 50 10-00 51 DECLASSIFIED VONO 52 SECRET JCS LETTER. 7-5-72 Y DBS, DATE Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) MAY 2 1973 300 19-67 Europe(s) 082222A OPRAV DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT Presread 12-13-44 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE NOM ALUSNA GREECE = PRIORITY 3 I RELEASED BY DATE 9 DEC 44 FOR ACTION ROUTINE A DEFERRED 6 7 1544/09 N. TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY BECKMAN PPPPR 10 TYPE) THOMSEN 10w DEMATION CNO 11 ROUTINE 12 BY WILLIAMS DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 13 "UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DIDFATEN WILL IL TRANSMITTES WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE 46) #1 ADMINISTRITIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 3 17 0913002 NCR 8244 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON CUTSOING DISPATEMES PLEASE cart MOST ONE INDIA CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 FROM ALUSNA GREECE INFO CNO PASS TO SEC STATE 1-0 = 23 P-00 21 2% THIS IS AMERICAN EMBASSY TELEGRAM 051600 RECEIVED P-01 24 THIS OFFICE FOR FORWARDING 8 DEC F-02 27 7-08 24 "THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TOLD ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT 29 WHILE NEGOTIATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS AMONG THE GREEK 7-07 no 1-1 31 # POLITIC:ANS THIS MORNING FOR A RECONSTITUTION OF 1-2 as THE GOVERNMENT HE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM LONDON P=20 34 35 TO THE EFFECT THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO POLITICAL CHANGE for 36 17 AT THIS TIME THAT THE BRITISH HAD UNDERTAKEN TO F-20 34 F-31 30 PROTECT ATHENS AGAINST ARMED ATTACK AND SHOULD GET ON ON- en WITH THE JOB WHILE THE GREEKS SHOULD POSTPONE POLITICS 01 F-33 42 UNTIL AFTER THE CRISIS IS OVER. AS A RESULT MR P-24 43 PAPANDREOU AFTER RESIGNING THIS MORNING HAS UNDERTAKEN, 44 : 45 TO CARRY ON. GENERAL SCOBIE IS CONCENTRATING TROOPS FTO: 47 INCLUDING GREEK MOUNTAIN BRIGADE IN THE CENTER OF PR37 45 FI40 is ATHENS AND THE CRUISER ORION IS STANDING BY TO AID 50 10-00 IF NECESSARY IN FURTHER DEFENSE OF THE NAVAL SCHOOL 51 von 52 O. € Make original only. Deliver la Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAV RIGED letter, May was MAY 2 1973 300 Europe (2) 913002 By DBS Date DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 VAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 .OM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE et DEFERRED = DATE 7 N. TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY TYPES BY INFORMATION = ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY is UNLESS INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL " TRANSMITTES WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 41 ADMINISTRATIVE If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 OF 3 0913002 NCR 8244 17 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSSING DISPATCHES PLEASE une ABOUT CNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 IN THE PIRAEUS. THE SITUATION SEEMS RAPIDLY DEVELOP *1-0 22 ING TOWARDS À CLASH BETWEEN BRITISH AND GREEK. 23 T-00 24 SCOBIE TOLD CORRESPONDENTS THIS MORNING If I CANNOT 25 F-01 26 PROMISE THAT IF THE BRITISH TROOPS ARE FIRED UPON F-OR 27 24 THEY WILL NOT FIRE BACK" AND SAID THAT FURTHER F-05 29 COLUMNS OF ELAS(SEE MY NUMBER 125 OF DEC 4 6 PM) 1-07 30 I 31 ARE MOVING ON THE CITY. MEANWHILE GREEK FACTIONS 12 THE CONTINUE THEIR SPASMODIC CIVIL WAR IN VARIOUS 33 T-20 34 35 PARTS OF THE URBAN AREA. LATEST REPORTS REACHING F-2 36 THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR FROM SALONIKA INDICATE 37 F-30 38 THAT ELAS HAS REPUDIATED THE GOV NMENT AND HAS F-31 39 STARTED LOOTING ML STORES. REVIEWING THE WHOLE F-32 40 41 F-33 42 SITUATION HE SAID "FUNDAMENTALLY THE TROUBLE IS P-34 43 WE HAVEN'T ENOUGH TROOPS. WE MUST HAVE ENOUGH TROOPS 44 F-4 45 IF THIS JOB IS TO BE HANDLED RIGHT" UNDER THE ABOVE = FIO : CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE ORDERED ALL MEMBERS OF THIS 17 FX37 4% FX40 49 MISSION LIVING IN OR AROUND THE CENTER OF THE CITY MI TO MOVE EITHER INTO THE EMBASSY BUILDING OR THE 10-00 51 AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE TIME BEING SIGNED MACVEAGH" voio 52 Make Original only. Deliver to Code Room Wairh Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) & Sec. a(E) and 6(D) er (1) 091300Z 0ⁿⁿ letter May 1072 SPNAY 19-18 By Diso MAY 073 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 TROM PRIORITY a I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE as DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 - TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY to DECODED BY TIPED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY is UNLISE statement IMDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL No TRANSMITTED with DIFINAED PRESIDENCE DO is ADMINISTRATIVE If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 3 OF 3 091300Z NCR 8244 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 CM OUTGOING DIPATIONS PLEASE (DR) ABOUT une IRCH CLEAR trace sport RELIMING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 P-00 24 25 P-01 26 F-02 27 F-05 25 29 F-07 30 I 31 32 P-2 33 F-20 34 35 P-3 36 17 F-20 34 P-31 39 FII 40 16 ACT 41 F-33 42 COMINCH 20G CNO NAVAIDE 200P 13 P-24 13 44 SEC STATE (PLAIN PAPER W/U) F-4 45 16 FIO 1 17 FI37 = FI40 es 50 10-00 AT 52 TONO Make original only. Deliver to Code Roum Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 091300Z OPMAY 19-68 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94