From Archivist General
To M
22nd November 1991
Dear Ma'am,
The following files have come to our attention under the 50 year rule. They detail a little known incident around Lympne in December 1941 and what is likely to be the only recorded deliberate armed landing in Great Britain by German Troops in the last war.
I feel the following papers are historically important, show us in a positive light withough neccesserily doing the same to either our colleagues across the river or to the Admiralty. The only issue I can see is that it has the potential to damage the psyche of the nation by removing the blanket that we are, or were impervious to invasion. I believe this to be marginal.
It is worth noting that while the American debacle at Slapton Sands became public knowledge, this, through a combination of luck and careful management, did not.
I await your guidance on this matter.
Your faithful servant,
R