Defense Files: Telegram
The Acting Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater (Lee) to the Combined Chiefs of Staff
FX 76858 (Naf 1347).1 1. 5 members of A Company KRRC inadvertently wandered into Zone B while returning from a parade at Cebidil (885915) to road post 32 (853981) at about 1500 hours on 16 June 1947.
Member | Number | |||
RFN | Arnold, J. | 14 | 462 | 377 |
RFN | Jones, J. | 14 | 488 | 463 |
RFN | Lee, G. | 14 | 477 | 541 |
RFN | Minsey, A. | 14 | 465 | 97– |
RFN | Whittingham, J. | 14 | 472 | 940 |
2. Civilians reported that the men had been arrested in the area of Duino (8719582) in Zone B and on morning of 17 June Jugoslav Commander of road post at MR 582939 certified that the men were in Jugoslav hands.
[Page 86]3. On 19 June a letter reporting their disappearance was sent to the Jugoslav Military Mission. A reminder was sent on 1 July asking for the immediate release of these men. Neither of these letters has as yet been answered.
4. I request that the United States State Department and the British Foreign Office be asked to take appropriate action through diplomatic channels to obtain their release.
- In telegram 124, July 15, from Leghorn, not printed, Acting Political Adviser Greene called the attention of the Department to Naf 1347 (740.00119 Control (Italy)/7–1547).↩