MOST SECRET COPY Intelligence Division, Naval Staff, Admiralty, S.W.1. WHITEHALL 9000 Extension 743 19th September, 1943. P.867 The Secretary, J.I.C. No authority was responsible for informing COSSAC of the enemy reactions to Operation STARKEY, and so far as I am aware no request from COSSAC asking for such an appreciation was made to the J.I.C. in accordance with sub-para 4 of paragraph 2 of J.I.C. (43) 217 as amended under your JIC/1369/43. 2. It occurs to me that, rather than depend on requests from COSSAC for appreciations of this nature, it would be helpful for the C.I.C.