"Keyes" WO 373/19 folio 224

evacuated after the operation were very slender and that the attack on General Rommel's house in particular appeared to be desperate in the extreme. This attack, even if initially successful, meant almost certain death for those who took part in it. I made these comments in the presence of Colonel Keyes who begged me not to repeat them lest the operation be cancelled.)

In the execution of the Operation Colonel Keyes led his detachment ashore. The majority of the boats, including his own, were swamped on the passage in to the beach but, whereas his Officers and men were able to take advantage of the shelter of a cave in which they lit a fire, warmed themselves throughout the night on the beach to meet any men who managed to make the shore from the second Submarine.

Shortly before first light the detachment moved to a Wadi in which they remained hidden during the hours of daylight.

After dark on the second night Colonel Keyes set off with