A collection of four typewritten pages outlining the operational orders and organisational details for a combined military and police tactical training exercise known as Exercise Pasture Jaunt. Dated September 1952, these documents record proceedings from a planning meeting held at the Chief Constable’s Office in Beverley. The exercise scenario details a mock infiltration by service personnel designated as evaders who were required to navigate through East Riding toward neutral areas while avoiding capture. The text provides specific instructions for the civil police and Home Guard regarding the apprehension, searching, and interrogation of participants at various centres such as Market Weighton, Driffield, and Beverley. One page contains a full directory of police stations, identifying officers in charge, including various Brigadiers and Superintendents, alongside their contemporary telephone contact details. Participants mentioned include members of the Royal Air Force, specifically Squadron Leaders C. J. Samouelle and T. Budding, the Royal Military Police, and the 2nd through 6th Battalions of the Home Guard. The first page bears a contemporary handwritten ink inscription identifying the original recipient as PC Stafford / Sherlock.
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