by parachute to Lake Como, but was captured on landing. The agent, Richard Mallaby, also known as Olaf and Richard Tucker, provided a W/T link during the final surrender of the Axis forces in Italy after being captured during his second mission. Moselle (1943–45) – Italy, wireless operation, agent captured in Sardinia and AVOCAT possibly played back against SOE. Pool (1944) – Italy, May. Pool I was a landing on Elba near Capo San Andrea, with Pool II being the exfiltration of agents from the same place. Potato (1944) – Italy, sabotage of the railway line from Siena to Empoli and subsidiary roads, June to July . Ricco (1944–45) – Italy, political and military mission to partisans; road party in the La Spezia area. Rudder (?) – Italy, codename for telegrams received from Rome through a code specially infiltrated immediately after the armistice. Ruina (1944–45) – Italy, political and military liaison mission to partisans, west Veneto. The file contains a detailed sabotage diary. Saki (1944–45) – Italy, political and military liaison mission Liguria region. Turdus (1944) – Italy, Lunese area, political and military liaison mission to partisans. Netherlands Artichoke (1942) – Holland, June to destroy VLF stations at Kootwijk, the communications centre for U-boats in North Sea. An agent was to be exfiltrated, but the file provides no further details. Backgammon/Draughts (1944) – Holland organising mission, . Broadbean (1943) – Holland, February to collect mail from resistance groups in northern Holland and arrange transportation. Curling (1944) – Holland, W/T mission to chief operator. Dicing (1945) – Holland, (?) April Jedburgh team to represent special forces and act as liaison between resistance and paratroops in the Assen, Meppel and Coevorden area. Draughts (1945) – Holland, January W/T mission, north Holland. Gambling (1945) – Holland, Jedburgh team to Veluwe region. Kuyper (1944) – Holland, October Lieutenant Dubois of Dutch army sent to organise reception committee and locate evading service personnel. Captured. Market (1944) – Holland, September liaison missions for Arnhem operations, EDWARD, provision of W/T contacts with England during airborne operation CLAUDE, Operation Market Garden. The four Jedburgh teams were Edward, Claude, CLARENCE and Clarence and Daniel. Rummy (1944) – Holland, to contact underground movements and report on security aspects after recent German successes against the circuits. Tiddleywinks (1944) – Holland, August to re-establish propaganda links, send messages to the underground press on behalf of the Queen; agent injured on landing. North