Evening star., 1940-04-27

code name, and until embarkation
has been completed the destination
of the force will not be disclosed to
any one"
The same order went into detail
as to equipment to be carried.
Under the head maintenance,
the purported order said "it is pos
sible that major British force will
be operating from 512, in which case
this force will be responsible for
the maintenance of Stratford. The
force will thus have to rely largely
on local purchase"
Detailed instructions were given
in a separate order for the opera
ton of radio and signal facilities in
high attitudes amid cold such as
"the voltage of dry batteries de-
creases as the temperature falls
Batteries can be restored by warm
ing them gently"
What was said to be page from
the diary of an officer captured at
Lillehammer, Norway. carried the
date Saturday, April g." and a
three-Word notation almost unde-
cipherable. 1t appeared to be Cock
field fell STA" Under the date "Sun-
day, April T." the diary said "Rosyth
on to H. M. S. Devonshire. To &c
to Stavanger (Norway)."
Subsequent entries in the diary
indicated a delay in boarding the
ship, but concluded Saturday, April
13, on board about 1,7O0. Luxury"
Under a paragraph contained in
group B and headed "code tele-
grams" was a document headed
from the Admiralty to the British
consul at Narvik" and repeated" to
the naval attache at Oslo saying
please report by telegraph harbor
facilities of port of Narvik including
following details: Length of quays
number of cranes or other facilities
for unloading ships" and many other
details.
The documents assembled under
group D (papers alleged to be those
of the French naval attache at
Oslo) are intended to show, accord
ing to the Germans, that "the west
powers had covered Norway with a
tight espionage net"
One of these papers say that the
Norwegian military in answer to =
query put under pretext OF mill.
tary transport to Finland" advised
against the use of the port of Berger
''in view of the long railway journey
and difficulties arising therefrom
Only the ports of the fjord o1
Trondheim and the port of Narvil
are suited, according to their view
for such operation"
Shipping facilities along Trond.
helm Fjord are analyzed in a sec.
ond document, giving the number
OF quays and the depth of the water
Airdrome Data Asked.
Langsten, SO miles from Trond.
helm, is described in the document
allegedly found in the French Lega.
ton as IAN ideal place for secre,
landings"
A document to the Consul al
Tromso, purportedly from the Ad.
miralty, asked data on the airdrome
in the vicinity and bore at the
bottom the figures 1724/31/12/39.
A reply purported to be from the
Consul at Narvik gave the date
on Tromso as requested.
Another document in the exhibit
was dated February IA, 1910, and
was said to be from the British
Legation at Stockholm. It was al.
legedly sent to Dear Consul Cap.
tain," who otherwise is unaddressed
and said orders from the Admiralty
are that this (afore- mentioned
questionnaire) is to be put through
jildi jildi apparently code) re-
gardless of expense"
Queries on Narvik Defenses.
In this purported QUESTIONABLE
which the Germans said had "evi.
IDENTIFY been directed by the British
naval intelligence to the naval at.
tache at Narvik," were queries cov-
ering the defenses of Narvik:
Can you confirm that five guns art
placed above RamSund, near the en-.
trance to Lofoten Fjord? State ex-
act positions? Can you give detail;
regarding caliber, range and arcs o1
fire of guns? Can you confirm thai
the defense Of Narvik is one mobile
battery of four anti-aircraft guns oi
Bofors type and give details?"
Won Ribbentrop specially referred
to the item in the alleged "Strat.
force" general plan saying "a de.
tailed order of battle and establish.