BRITAIN'S DESIGNS ON NORWAY

FULL TEXT OF WHITE BOOK No. 4 PUBLISHED BY THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE

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GERMAN LIBRARY OF INFORMATION NEW YORK BRITAIN'S DESIGNS ON NORWAY

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ANGLO-FRENCH POLICY OF EXTENDING THE WAR

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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY JOACHIM VON RIBBEN­ TROP, GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, TO THE DIPLO­ MATIC CORPS AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC PRESS, BERLIN, APRIL 27, 1940 . xvii

SUMMARY . xxix

DOCUMENTS

GROUP A-ORDERS FOUND ON BRITISH OFFICERS TAKEN PRISONER AT LILLEHAMMER 1. THE STRATFORCE PLAN . 5 A2 2. MATTERS AFFECTING THE PAYMENT OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS AFTER EMBARKATION . 22 A19 3. 148TH INFANTRY BRIGADE OPERATION INSTRUCTION NO. 1 25 A21 4. EIGHTH BATTALION, THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS, OPER- ATION ORDERS . . 28 A23 5. STATISTICAL CHARTS CONCERNING MEN AND MATERIAL 33 A27 6. THE DIARY OF AN OFFICER . 33 A3 l

GROUP B-CIPHER TELEGRAMS (DECODED) FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 7. FROM THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 37 A32 8. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN TROMSO . 38 A33 v vi CONTENTS

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9. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN TROMSO TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK . 38 A34

10. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK TO THE BRITISH LEGATION IN OSLO AND TO THE ADMIRALTY . 39 A35 11. FROM THE ADMIRALTY TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 40 A37 12. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK TO THE ADMIRALTY 41 A37 13. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK TO THE ADMIRALTY AND TO THE BRITISH LEGATION IN OSLO 41 A38

14. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN TROMSO . 42 A39

15. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN TROMSO TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK . 42 A39

16. FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN BERGEN TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK . 42 A40

1 7. FROM THE ADMIRALTY TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 43 A40

18. FROM THE ADMIRALTY TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 43 A41

GROUP C-ESPIONAGE INSTRUCTIONS ADDRESSED TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK BY THE DI­ RECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY 19. LETTER FROM THE ASSISTANT BRITISH NAVAL ATTACHE IN STOCKHOLM TO THE BRITISH CONSUL IN NARVIK 47 A42

20. ENCLOSURE FOUND WITH THE ABOVE LETTER . 48 A44

21. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON NARVIK . 49 A45

GROUP D-EXTRACTS FROM PAPERS IN THE POS­ SESSION OF THE FRENCH NAVAL ATTACHE IN OSLO 22. NOTE FROM THE FRENCH NAVAL ATTACHE IN OSLO TO A CAPTAIN IN THE NAVY . 53 A48

23. SHIPPING FACILITIES ALONG THE TRONDHEIM FJORD . 54 A50

24. A BRITISH CONSULAR SHIPPING OFFICE REPORT ON NOR- WEGIAN QUAYS 55 A51 CONTENTS vu

TEXT FACSIMILE PAGE PAGE GROUP E-DOCUMENTS FOUND AT THE NORWE­ GIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY IN OSLO 25. NOTE FROM THE NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE MINISTER OF STATE . 59 A52 26. NOTE FROM THE NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE MINISTER OF STATE . 59 A53

2 7. MINUTES OF THE NORWEGIAN CABINET MEETING HELD ON MARCH 2, 1940 . 60 A54

28. NOTE FROM THE NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE MINISTER OF STATE . 64 A57 ENCLOSURE A. NOTE FROM THE NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR IN LONDON TO THE NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER . 65 A58 ENCLOSURE B. LETTER FROM A NORWEGIAN PRESS REPRE- SENTATIVE TO THE NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR IN LONDON . 65 A59