Autographs. Unconditional Surrender of Germany. 1945 (7 May) the original back copy of the telex notification from SHEAF Allied Headquarters in Rheims, France for Winston Churchill in the War Rooms. The message reads. . from d.s.o. jejo. . to signalmaster uagp. . herewith is clear text of msge the cypher text will follow shortly… para one pd a representative of the german high command. signed the unconditional pren from shaef forward signed eisenhower. cite shgct unparen surrender of all german land cma sea cma and. air forces in europe to the alied expeditionary. force and simultaneously to the soviet. high command at zero one four one hours central european time cma. seven may under which all forces will cease active operations. at zero zero one baker hours nine may pd para. two… pd effective immediately all offensive operations by allied. expeditionary force will cease and troops will remain in. present positions pd moves involved in occupational duties wil. continue pd … due to difficulties of communication. thfe may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy. troops so full defensive precautions will be taken pd para three. pd all informed down to and including divisions cma tactical air commands and groups cma base sections cma and equivalent pd no repeat no release will be made to the press pending … an announcement by the heads of the three governments"… The reverse of the document has been signed by Francis Cook and forty one clerical staff working in the Cabinet War Rooms.… The first Instrument of Surrender was signed at Reims at 02:41 Central European Time (CET) on 7 May 1945. The signing took place in a red brick schoolhouse, the Collège Moderne et Technique de Reims , that served as the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). It was to take effect at 23:01 CET (one minute after midnight, British Double Summer Time) on 8 May, … The page has been folded and there is some edge wear. A highly important document being the first official notification to Churchill the the war with Germany had ended. The significance of this message was not lost on the back room staff who all signed this as a souvenir of the occasion. Also the Victory edition of The Star with the banner headline, Signing in Berlin/Peace Officieal at Midnight Tonight. Photo
This document was kept by Miss Francis Cook, a member of Churchill’s staff and bequethed together with her estate in 1989 (Estimate 8000.00 - 10000.00)
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