GR translation: rattling sitreps

[David Morris]

If the sitreps are of paper, "rattling" does seem a strange choice.
"rustling" would seem better.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:05 AM, Mike Jing
<gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
> P33.33-38   After that first surge of interest, the number of clients
> assigned to Pirate tapered off some. At the moment he carries what he
> feels is a comfortable case load. But it’s not what he really wants.
> They will not understand, the gently bred maniacs of S.O.E. ah very
> good, Captain rattling sitreps, shuffling boots, echoes off of
> Government eyeglasses jolly good and why not do it actually for us
> sometime at the Club. . . .
>
> How are the sitreps "rattling'?  Does it refer to someone talking, or
> is it something else?