Tobias did sent three telegrams from Brussels to London by SOE WT operator Jean Flour, alias GLOVE.
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WEL 8956 JTR
SRL B3950... FROM GLOVE 8 MAY 44
TOR 1424 GMT
64 SIXTY FOUR
DORIA FROM NELLY CONTACT POUR UN WT PRWH IS A SOCRATES VERLANT RPT SECTNTEEN (17) AVENU FLORIST CODE HOT DE PASSE ET FAIS CE QUE JAI PRONIT STOP MESSAGE FOR DUTCH SECTION FROM NO FIFTEEN, HAVE LOST PACKAGE, THINK STOLEN (by) FARMER, (my) SECURITY OK, I WENT TO PARIS GARAGE, MET DELIGATE BELGE AGNES ON HIS WAY TO UK, GIVING ORDRE FOR RPT ESREE NUMBER GET FANT STOP LOVE FOR CHELSEA KOKATOO BLUE STOP QSL RIBBON FOUR SEVEN FOUR EIGHT (47748) STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECKS PRESENT
DELAY OWING TO MUTILATION
TA/TP AT 1810/80 GMT 8 MAY 44 DLAD ++4W
LQSL 1811/80 8MAY44 MLB12
OK TO RLSE AT 1814 GMT DLAD
SRL B3950... FROM GLOVE 8 MAY 44
TOR 1424 GMT
64 SIXTY FOUR
DORIA FROM NELLY CONTACT POUR UN WT PRWH IS A SOCRATES VERLANT RPT SECTNTEEN (17) AVENU FLORIST CODE HOT DE PASSE ET FAIS CE QUE JAI PRONIT STOP MESSAGE FOR DUTCH SECTION FROM NO FIFTEEN, HAVE LOST PACKAGE, THINK STOLEN (by) FARMER, (my) SECURITY OK, I WENT TO PARIS GARAGE, MET DELIGATE BELGE AGNES ON HIS WAY TO UK, GIVING ORDRE FOR RPT ESREE NUMBER GET FANT STOP LOVE FOR CHELSEA KOKATOO BLUE STOP QSL RIBBON FOUR SEVEN FOUR EIGHT (47748) STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECKS PRESENT
DELAY OWING TO MUTILATION
TA/TP AT 1810/80 GMT 8 MAY 44 DLAD ++4W
LQSL 1811/80 8MAY44 MLB12
OK TO RLSE AT 1814 GMT DLAD
AGNES is Ides Floor of the Belgian section of SOE.
CHELSEA is Eva Skotting, fiancee of Tobias.
KOKATOO BLUE is The Blue Kakatoo, a bar that Eva and Tobs visited in London.
SOCRATES is M. Scheyven, a banker from Brussels who was responsible for financing the resistace movements in Belgium, but who was also active in operations of the resistance.
NELLY is Jules Guillery, a SOE organiser in Brussels, Tobs was probably introduced to him by Ides Floor.
CHELSEA is Eva Skotting, fiancee of Tobias.
KOKATOO BLUE is The Blue Kakatoo, a bar that Eva and Tobs visited in London.
SOCRATES is M. Scheyven, a banker from Brussels who was responsible for financing the resistace movements in Belgium, but who was also active in operations of the resistance.
NELLY is Jules Guillery, a SOE organiser in Brussels, Tobs was probably introduced to him by Ides Floor.
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JTB WEL 8996
?L B 4011/78 FROM GLOVE
TOO 1108 GMT 10TH MAY 1944
67 SIXTY SEVEN STOP
DORIS SEC (second) MESSAGE FROM FIFTEEN FOR DUTCH HQ USE
MICHELIN MAP SHEET NO ONE, NO MIL MAP HERE STOP ZEVEN HALF
KM FROM SPOOR SPIT VUGHT VYF KM FROM DATE BOXTEL TILBURG
VIER KM WEST FROM STATION ESCH TIEN KM SPLIT TILBURG STOP
OPERATION ON BBC HIER IS ALLES KLAAR HOLLAND VER
WACHT THIS MOON PER (period) NEW PARCHEL HAVE NEW ACHGEL I OX STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECK PRESENT
TP AT 1333/61 GMT LEHB ++ 67
QSL AT 1333 GMT RL
RLSE 1333 T CLASS D 23
?L B 4011/78 FROM GLOVE
TOO 1108 GMT 10TH MAY 1944
67 SIXTY SEVEN STOP
DORIS SEC (second) MESSAGE FROM FIFTEEN FOR DUTCH HQ USE
MICHELIN MAP SHEET NO ONE, NO MIL MAP HERE STOP ZEVEN HALF
KM FROM SPOOR SPIT VUGHT VYF KM FROM DATE BOXTEL TILBURG
VIER KM WEST FROM STATION ESCH TIEN KM SPLIT TILBURG STOP
OPERATION ON BBC HIER IS ALLES KLAAR HOLLAND VER
WACHT THIS MOON PER (period) NEW PARCHEL HAVE NEW ACHGEL I OX STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECK PRESENT
TP AT 1333/61 GMT LEHB ++ 67
QSL AT 1333 GMT RL
RLSE 1333 T CLASS D 23
In this telegram Tobias lets London know he has found a dropping field and expects a parcel to be dropped with a new radioset in the next moon period.
WEL 8996 JTB
SRL B340/62 FROM GLOVE 18 MAY 44
TOR 1427
75 STOP SEVENTY FIVE
SIROB FROM NOLA LIARD BLOCK VTT SHILLING A PARIS DT PK IS LT
QUINZE MAI (15-5-1944) STOP DUTCH SEC (section) FROM NO FIFTEEN (15) NO ANSWER TR (telegram) LEAVE BRUSSEL
TWELVE MAY AGAIN PARIS ID ZIT ER AAN TE KOMEN GEHEEL NIET DUIDELIJK, GROET EVA STOP FROM
GLOVE ... QSL RIBBON TWO DTVTN (seven) TWO EIGHT (2728) CHETRIY (cheerio) KITYD (Kitty)
SPECIAL INDENTITY CHECK PRESENT
ALL NUMBERS INCLUEDED IN MESSAGE
TO AT 1530/50 PD 4W
QSL ...
OK RLSR .... T Class D 22
SRL B340/62 FROM GLOVE 18 MAY 44
TOR 1427
75 STOP SEVENTY FIVE
SIROB FROM NOLA LIARD BLOCK VTT SHILLING A PARIS DT PK IS LT
QUINZE MAI (15-5-1944) STOP DUTCH SEC (section) FROM NO FIFTEEN (15) NO ANSWER TR (telegram) LEAVE BRUSSEL
TWELVE MAY AGAIN PARIS ID ZIT ER AAN TE KOMEN GEHEEL NIET DUIDELIJK, GROET EVA STOP FROM
GLOVE ... QSL RIBBON TWO DTVTN (seven) TWO EIGHT (2728) CHETRIY (cheerio) KITYD (Kitty)
SPECIAL INDENTITY CHECK PRESENT
ALL NUMBERS INCLUEDED IN MESSAGE
TO AT 1530/50 PD 4W
QSL ...
OK RLSR .... T Class D 22
LIARD = Marcel = Substitut de Procureur du Roi, 82 Avenue des Petits Cocks, Anvers
SHILLING = Charles = Juge, 115 Avenue de France, Anvers
BLOCK = Jan = Advocat, Rue de St. Joseph, Anvers.
NOLA = Belgiun resistance person..
SHILLING = Charles = Juge, 115 Avenue de France, Anvers
BLOCK = Jan = Advocat, Rue de St. Joseph, Anvers.
NOLA = Belgiun resistance person..
© TNA, London
© TNA, London
With this telegram of May 18th 1944 London is informed that Tobias has left Brussels for Paris because he did not receive an answer from London on the telegrams he has sent. He has left Brussels on May 12th. There something to do with an ID card, but that's not clear to him. He sends Eva his love.
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SERIAL NO B 5666 PRIORITY B SECTION BELGIUM
TO GLOVE VIA RIBBON B/C NO34
PREFIX NIL DATE 24 MAY 1944 ORIG'S NO 60
AU SUJET DES DIFFERENTS MESSAGES RECUS CONCERNANT AGENT NUMERO
QUINZE AMI D'AGNES STOP SI VOUS AVEZ ENCORE CONTACT AVEC LUI
VEUILLEZ LUI DIRE QUE SON AMI CONTACT AVEC NOUS PAR RADIO STOP
AMITIES
THI 0:45 GMT
TP AT 0926 GMT 24 MAY 44 SM
QSL AT 0926 GMT LCHB 4
OK RLSE AT 0927 GMT SM
SERIAL NO B 5666 PRIORITY B SECTION BELGIUM
TO GLOVE VIA RIBBON B/C NO34
PREFIX NIL DATE 24 MAY 1944 ORIG'S NO 60
AU SUJET DES DIFFERENTS MESSAGES RECUS CONCERNANT AGENT NUMERO
QUINZE AMI D'AGNES STOP SI VOUS AVEZ ENCORE CONTACT AVEC LUI
VEUILLEZ LUI DIRE QUE SON AMI CONTACT AVEC NOUS PAR RADIO STOP
AMITIES
THI 0:45 GMT
TP AT 0926 GMT 24 MAY 44 SM
QSL AT 0926 GMT LCHB 4
OK RLSE AT 0927 GMT SM
London informs GLOVE on 24 May 1944 that they have received several messages from agent number 15 (Tobias); he is a friend of AGNES (Ides Floor). In the meantime, radio contact has also been established with Tobias’s friend (Jan Steman). Jan first made contact with London on 30 April 1944 using the radio set of Herman Leus, an agent of the Bureau of Intelligence.London informs GLOVE on 24 May 1944 that they have received several messages from agent number 15 (Tobias); he is a friend of AGNES (Ides Floor). In the meantime, radio contact has also been established with Tobias’s friend (Jan Steman). Jan first made contact with London on 30 April 1944 using the radio set of Herman Leus, an agent of the Bureau of Intelligence.qqqqq
The telegram below, dated May 27th 1944, most likely originates from the WT operator Raymond Henri Langard in Toulouse, alias “TITIAN.” Tobias arrived in Toulouse on May 17th 1944. He remained there for several days and arrived in Perpignan on May 23rd 1944. The telegram below indicates that Tobias returned from Perpignan to Toulouse on that same day.
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WEL 8996 JTB
SRL NO A 3123/6 FROM TITIAN
TOR 1555 GMT 27 MAY 44
SPECIAL CHECK PRESENT
FR ANDRE, RONALD ET UN BELGE ARETTE FRONTIERE STOP DEUX BELGES
UN HOLLANDE REVIENNEAT A GGG STOP SUITE ARRESTATION VICTOR
HALGRE CONFIANCE NECESSAIRE BRULOR BBB MAINTIENDRONS JUSQUA
NOUVELLES ADRESSES ANCIENS CONTACTS STOP FINANCES ET TEURRIER
BRULES DESWITE LOUIS MAINTIEN TEGROSENNUIS STOP TROIS SIX (36) STOP
GERRY RUNS A WIRELESS STATION IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD RUE CONSTANTINE
GGG THREE HORIZONTAL AERIALS SEVERAL VERITAL WIRES ON ROOF COULD
THIS BE A DF REPEAT DF (Direction Finding) STATION ONE FOUR (14)
WEL 8996 JTB
SRL NO A 3123/6 FROM TITIAN
TOR 1555 GMT 27 MAY 44
SPECIAL CHECK PRESENT
FR ANDRE, RONALD ET UN BELGE ARETTE FRONTIERE STOP DEUX BELGES
UN HOLLANDE REVIENNEAT A GGG STOP SUITE ARRESTATION VICTOR
HALGRE CONFIANCE NECESSAIRE BRULOR BBB MAINTIENDRONS JUSQUA
NOUVELLES ADRESSES ANCIENS CONTACTS STOP FINANCES ET TEURRIER
BRULES DESWITE LOUIS MAINTIEN TEGROSENNUIS STOP TROIS SIX (36) STOP
GERRY RUNS A WIRELESS STATION IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD RUE CONSTANTINE
GGG THREE HORIZONTAL AERIALS SEVERAL VERITAL WIRES ON ROOF COULD
THIS BE A DF REPEAT DF (Direction Finding) STATION ONE FOUR (14)
The following telegram of July 2nd 1944 states that Tobias had crossed the border into Spain, although it is not yet entirely clear which route was taken. According to the Escape and Evasion reports of the two Americans, they were put on a train in Toulouse and then travelled to Montréjeau. From there, they continued by bicycle until they had to proceed on foot. According to one of them, the journey through the Pyrenees lasted seven days, during which they also spent two days in a cave waiting for transport by car to Barcelona. Near Graus, they were reportedly arrested and taken to prison by the police. The location of this prison is not specified.
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WEL 8996 JTB
SRL A 2526/76 FROM TITIAN BLUE
TOR 1641 GMT 2 JULY 44
SPECIAL CHECK PRESENT
OTP 450 A
F
FR ANDRE CIRCUIT CLERMONT FERRAND DELPECH
ANCIENNEMENT JERTHON QUARTIER DU PONT AU MUR A COTE
GENDARMERIE STOP FIVE THREE (35) DEUX EBCQONBEWNEF FILLE
PARTIS LE VENGT SIX JUIN STOP BRUIN, TROIS BELGES ET DEUX AMERICAINS
ARRIVES EN ESPAGNE STOP LAST BROADCAST HEAD ONE FIVE FIVE (155) XX
WEL 8996 JTB
SRL A 2526/76 FROM TITIAN BLUE
TOR 1641 GMT 2 JULY 44
SPECIAL CHECK PRESENT
OTP 450 A
F
FR ANDRE CIRCUIT CLERMONT FERRAND DELPECH
ANCIENNEMENT JERTHON QUARTIER DU PONT AU MUR A COTE
GENDARMERIE STOP FIVE THREE (35) DEUX EBCQONBEWNEF FILLE
PARTIS LE VENGT SIX JUIN STOP BRUIN, TROIS BELGES ET DEUX AMERICAINS
ARRIVES EN ESPAGNE STOP LAST BROADCAST HEAD ONE FIVE FIVE (155) XX
In this telegram of May 11th 1944 is indicated that Ides Floor will leave Toulouse on May 12th and will cross the Pyrenees on the VIC/Dodge line.
VINCENT = Ides Floor.
VINCENT = Ides Floor.
684
CIPHER TEL TO BARCELONA 106
REPEAT MADRID 4891
FOLLOWING FOR VB AND VM FROM DF
1) YOUR 1108: SEND GIBRALTAR PRIORITY A
2) MY 100: INFORM SUBJECT LEAVING TOULOUSE
ON VIC/DODGE LINE MAY 12TH
2329 11.5.44 CWS
ORIGIN: DF/REC
SUBJECT: WHITE, ALLEN, BLACK, GREY AND VINCENT II - T. SECTION
CIPHER TEL TO BARCELONA 106
REPEAT MADRID 4891
FOLLOWING FOR VB AND VM FROM DF
1) YOUR 1108: SEND GIBRALTAR PRIORITY A
2) MY 100: INFORM SUBJECT LEAVING TOULOUSE
ON VIC/DODGE LINE MAY 12TH
2329 11.5.44 CWS
ORIGIN: DF/REC
SUBJECT: WHITE, ALLEN, BLACK, GREY AND VINCENT II - T. SECTION
The DODGE Line over the Pyrenees of Victor Gerson is than still functioning
On May 22nd 1944 SOE N-Section (Dutch) asks SOE T-Section (Belgium) if organiser GLOVE is still in touch with agent number 15 (Biallosterski)
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NPERS/836 22nd May 1944.
TO: T FROM: N.
With reference to the various messages received from GLOVE in connection with our agent No. 15, would you be good enough to ask GLOVE whether he still has contact with No. 15?
Many thanks.
This question is send to GLOVE on May24th 1944.
On May 22nd 1944 SOE N-Section (Dutch) asks SOE T-Section (Belgium) if organiser GLOVE is still in touch with agent number 15 (Biallosterski)
transcription
NPERS/836 22nd May 1944.
TO: T FROM: N.
With reference to the various messages received from GLOVE in connection with our agent No. 15, would you be good enough to ask GLOVE whether he still has contact with No. 15?
Many thanks.
This question is send to GLOVE on May24th 1944.
Londen informs Barcelona that Ides Floor has left Paris on April 24th 1944. He uses gebruikt the alias VINCENT FORMAN, mission name is DARDANIUS.
Ides Floor sends this telegram through GLOVE on Saturday April 22nd 1944 and informs London that he will travel to paris the next day Sunday, April 23rd 1944.
JTB WEL 8996
SRL B3317/84 FROM GLOVE 22 APRIL 44
TOR 1516
54 FIFTY FOUR STOP
FROM AGNES STOP SCIPIGS MISSION FULKIWLED HAVE INSTRUCTED HIM REAVRN (RETURN)
LEAVING SUNDAY MORNING STOP AGNES LET VIIR VIJNDEY NIGHT ADVISE
ESCAPE SERVICE HER ARRIVAL PARIS MONDAY TJETEY (TWENTY) YOURTH (FOURTH) STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECKS PRESENT
ALL DUMMY LETTERS AT END OF MESSAGE INCLUDED
GPS 43
TP AT 1615 PD 6T
QSL AT 1615 GMT DD++13
SRL B3317/84 FROM GLOVE 22 APRIL 44
TOR 1516
54 FIFTY FOUR STOP
FROM AGNES STOP SCIPIGS MISSION FULKIWLED HAVE INSTRUCTED HIM REAVRN (RETURN)
LEAVING SUNDAY MORNING STOP AGNES LET VIIR VIJNDEY NIGHT ADVISE
ESCAPE SERVICE HER ARRIVAL PARIS MONDAY TJETEY (TWENTY) YOURTH (FOURTH) STOP
SPECIAL IDENTITY CHECKS PRESENT
ALL DUMMY LETTERS AT END OF MESSAGE INCLUDED
GPS 43
TP AT 1615 PD 6T
QSL AT 1615 GMT DD++13
191
CIPHER TEL TO BARCELONA 100
REPEAT MADRID FOR V.M. 4848 25.4.44 CAW
FOLLOWING FOR VR FROM DF
1. HEAD OF BELGIUM SURETE TRAVELLING AS VINCENT TWO ARRIVING
VIC LINE STOP LEFT PARIS TWENTYFOURTH STOP
2. NAME IN SPAIN MAJOR VINCENT FORMAN REPEAT VINCENT FORMAN STOP
3. THIS MAN AND PAPERS REQUIRED UK WITH UTMOST POSSIBLE SPEED
AND SECURITY STOP
4. MAKE JOURNEY FOR HIM AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE
1839 25.4.44 FT
ORIGIN DF/PLANS
SUBJECT VINCENT II
CIPHER TEL TO BARCELONA 100
REPEAT MADRID FOR V.M. 4848 25.4.44 CAW
FOLLOWING FOR VR FROM DF
1. HEAD OF BELGIUM SURETE TRAVELLING AS VINCENT TWO ARRIVING
VIC LINE STOP LEFT PARIS TWENTYFOURTH STOP
2. NAME IN SPAIN MAJOR VINCENT FORMAN REPEAT VINCENT FORMAN STOP
3. THIS MAN AND PAPERS REQUIRED UK WITH UTMOST POSSIBLE SPEED
AND SECURITY STOP
4. MAKE JOURNEY FOR HIM AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE
1839 25.4.44 FT
ORIGIN DF/PLANS
SUBJECT VINCENT II
SD prison.
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London informs GLOVE on May 24th 1944 that they have received several messages from agent number 15 (Tobias); he is a friend of AGNES (Ides Floor). In the meantime, radio contact has also been established with Tobias’s friend (Jan Steman). Jan first made contact with London on April 30st 1944 using the radio set of Herman Leus ST. JUDE, an agent of the Bureau of Intelligence.