ANCC meeting nr 07

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To: SN 26th May, 1942.
Notice is hereby given that the seventh meeting of the ANGLO/NORWEGIAN COLLABORATION COMMITTEE will be held at 154, Chiltern Court, Baker Street, London, on Friday, 29th May, 1942, at 3 p.m.
A copy of the Agenda is attached.

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26th May, 1942.
ANGLO-NORWEGIAN COLLABORATIOIN COMMITTEE AGENDA
1. Points for discussion arising out of the minutes of the fifth meeting and from the record of the special meeting held on the 13th May.
2. Appointment of special officer in Norwegian internment camp in Sweden.
3. Provision of Krag Jorgensen ammunition.
4. Present position at Shetland and Mainland Bases and at S.T.S. 26.
5. Responsibility for dissemination of propaganda within Norway.
6. Operations:

I Reports: (a) Landing of arms dump from Catalina,
(b) Redshank,
(c) Fritham.
II Proposals: Belpamela.
Any other business.

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MINUTES of the Seventh meeting of the ANGLO-NORWEGIAN
COLLABORATION COMMITTEE held on Friday, 29th May

1. Arising out of the minutes of the fifth meeting .
There was no further discussion on the following items on the minutes of the fifth meeting, but it was rosolved that they should remain on the agenda :-

(a) Water-tight containers
(b) Frost-filet factories
(c) Division of responsibility regarding nrojocts in Norway
(d) Frost-filet factories
(e) Short-Wave W/T sets
(f) Reception of Norwegians arriving at Leuchars or Dyce
(g) Recapturr of Norwegian vessels in Norwegian waters
(h) cargo of the "Galtesund"
(d) Removal of Norwegian escapecs from Sweden via U.S.S.R

S.B. reported that his Minister had approached the Norwegian foreign Minister with a view to the latter seeing Monsieur Maisky. S.N suggested that if a Norwegian naval base were set up in Murmansk, evacuation from Norway to that part might be possible. It was agreed, however, that neither evacuation to Leningrad nor Murmansk was practicable in the summer months and that further consideration should be given to the project when the days shortened again.

Arising out of the record of the special meeting, the two Issues raised in this connection aro dealt with under the headings "Shetland and Mainland Bases" and "Responsibility for dissemination of propaganda".

2. Appointment of special officer in Norwegain Internment Camp in Sweden. The Committer decided that this was primarily a matter for the Norwegian Military authorities and Ministry of Social Welfare, and that it should be left to them. S.B. explained that the problem was already under consideration.

3. Provision of Krag Jørgensen ammunition. S.N. reported that 750,000 rounds had already been manufactured, and that a further 250,000 were on order. The Committee agreed that the 750,000 should be distributed in Norway in small dumps, while the 250,000 should be held in reserve in this country. S.S. would Inform S.N. of suitable dumping grounds. S.N. agreed to confirm that firing tests had been properly carried out.

4.. Present position at Shetland and Mainland Bases and S.T.S26. S.N. reported that he had circulated to all members of the Committee the memorandum setting out the action which had been taken both by the officers in the Shetlands and by the crews. Attached to this memorandum was also the draft principles and conditions of service with the N.N.I.U., which it was proposed to place before each member of the crows for signature on reporting back from leave. S.N. added that since this document had been circulated Lieutenant Kvinge had travelled to Dumbarton and interviewed the men who had gone there for their course and who had made their decision in London to agree to the Committee's proposals without having the opportunity of discussing the question with their fellows in the Shetlands. Lieutenant Kvinge reported that they were still quite satisfied and had initialled a document, which S.N. produced to the Committee, re-affirming their previous decision. During the course of general discussion M. and AD/S re-emphasised, and the Norwegian members of the Committee agreed, that it was vital to retain the services of the tried crews who had done such good word during the latter part of the season when the weather and other conditions had become more favourable. It was therefore essential to re-emphasise to the men the fact that the organisation of trips would not be altered in any way by their joining the R.R.N. The Committee approved the draft principles and conditions of service and agreed that they should be put before each member of the unit on their return from leave.

S.T. again raised the question of the desirability of paying the crews and the general financing of the unit by the Norwegian Government. The British representatives stated once again that they could not accept any change, and the Committee finally agreed that as the system was now running smoothly it was undesirable to make any alteration.

5. S.S. on behalf of General Hansteen asked for figures of future requirements for S.T.S. 26 and the Shetland and Mainland Bases. S.N. stated that 45 men in all was his provisional estimate for the next six months for the N.I.C.(1), without taking into account ordinary wastage. He undertook to work out the requirements for the complements at the two Bases, which he indicated were likely to be 80-100 in all.

S.T. told the Committee that SN/L.4 (Leif Hauge) was worried because he had not had an opportunity of seeing SN/L.1 ((Lt Howarth) before he left to supervise the reconditioning of the boats and had therefore been unable to convey to him his views. S.N. agreed to arrange a meeting between SN/L.1 and SN/L.4. and explained that SN/L.1 was under Admiralty orders and because of them had not been able to meet SN/L.4 in London as planned.

6. Responsibility for dissemination of propaganda within Norway. AD/S opened the discussion by explaining the general purpose of open and clandestine propaganda and of S.O.E.'s relationship with P.W.E, in this connection.

S.S. reported that after full consideration ho had put to General Hansteen a memorandum on the subject in which he set out the present position and underlined the recent deterioration in the quality of subversive propaganda in Norway. In this statement he had proposed that propaganda groups should be organised and sent from this country to contact editors of illegal papers and to give them the propaganda material which the Norwegian Government in this country wished to be disseminated in Norway. Agents for these groups would also collect news of the interest concerning the success of propaganda and conditions generally within Norway for transmission to this country. The Norwegian Information Office should be responsible for producing the propaganda and giving directives to the agents, but their recruiting, despatch etc. should be the responsibility of the Norwegian C.-in-C. and should be dealt with in co-operation with S.O.E. through this Committee. He recommended that the formation of a sub-committee was desirable in order that collaboration with P.W.E. should be effective. S.S. also proposed that a special propaganda officer should be attached to the C.-in-C's staff. The Committee entirely approved this suggestion and agreed to await General

Hansteen's decision before taking any further action. S.N. added that certain practical steps had already been taken to implement any such proposal if agreed. The Committee however also resolved that while recognising the necessity of propaganda dissemination, they could not agree to see the lines into Norway choked with agents sent out for this purpose when they would otherwise be employed for operational purposes.

6(1) Reports

(a) Landing of arms dump from Catalina. This operation had been successfully carried out and one of the two agents had now reached this country via Sweden. The second agent had unfortunately been recognised and arrested by the Swedes, but it v/as hoped that Ills release would be effected in the near future. Commander Lambrechts was anxious to develop this means of dumping arms. (Catalina nr 5 formodentlig)

(b) Redshank. This had been almost a model operation. The attack on the power station had been successfully carried out, three walls and the roof had been destroyed, a fire had raged for five hours, and it was estimated that the damage was irreparable. The whole group had successfully avoided capture and had returned to this country via Sweden.

(c) Fritham. S.T. reported that it appeared that two ships on this expedition had unfortunately been held up in an ice floe, had been attacked by German aircraft and had both been sunk. A Catalina had been despatched with stores and supplies for survivors, but no report had yet been received from it. A further expedition was now being prepared. (Antatt Catalina nr 6)

(2) Proposals . SS Belpamela. It was agreed that the Norwegian members should look into the possibility of getting this vessel out of Norway, and that the British representatives would take no action unless requested by the Norwegians.

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