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Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.

WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: Civil Affairs Staff, HQ 8 Corps
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Col. G.H. Phipps-Hornby
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
8   SO2 A (Maj D.J. Mitchell) arranged for Corps Tps RE to blow holes for burying of cattle in LA TARRENTAINE area. Tps to do actual burying. All divs (3, 15, Gds & 11 Armd) visited by SO2s to discover whether system of liaison with dets was working satisfactorily. All happy except for 15 (S) div who wanted a permanent LO which is not possible with present allotment of spearhead dets (3 per Corps) and present establishment of dets.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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