UK National Archives, signal from Fungus mission, 29 November 1943. ’58 POW, rpt POW arrived today. Do utmost accelerate ship as this HQ state coastal and island situation liable to deteriorate and expect Hun attack on Rab and on coast road to Jablanac.’
UK National Archives, signal from Fungus mission, 2 December 1943. 'This HQ report islands [and] coast situation better than thought. Dugi Otok partially held by Huns and Ist firmly held by Partisans. No further armed movement Karlobag. Partisans say should be OK [to] run ship into Senj and suggest call Vis or Ist for pilot after warning to us. Advise armed escorts for vital [to] clear POWs soon as housing and food may become critical.'
In June 1944 Reed arranged for the evacuation by air of a Hungarian diplomat, Laszlo Veress, who had maintained a clandestine radio link between the Allies and the Hungarian government. UK National Archives, signal to Fungus mission, 3 June 1944. ‘Reed rpt Reed reports Veress at your HQ. Will try evacuate him by air soonest.’
UK National Archives, signal to Fungus mission, 15 June 1944. ‘Hungarian section most grateful for safe evacuation Veress.’
UK National Archives, signal from Fungus mission 26 June 1944. ‘Ref Veress from Reed. Am now attempting organize courier service via GSH [Partisan HQ Croatia] to Zagreb for ISLD [SIS]. Very hopeful will succeed.’
They were mostly SOE and SIS agents, escaped POWs, and shot-down airmen. This chapter briefly describes how a party of sixty escaped POWs, a senior SOE officer, a New Zealand doctor, the son of the British Prime Minister and the top Allied agent in Hungary all had occasion to pass through Judge Mission between October 1943 and June 1944...