New Zealand 's changes Change had mainly been through injuries Bodily_harm , as Stephen Fleming had undergone surgery on a tumour and was replaced Change as captain by Daniel Vettori .

Fleming took over Change_of_leadership the fleet and sailed Self_motion it back to Älvsnabben , while the Danes sailed Self_motion to Copenhagen .

Part of the wider Operation Barclay , Mincemeat was based on the 1939 Trout memo , written by Rear Admiral John Godfrey , the Director of the Naval Intelligence Division and his personal assistant , Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming .