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Friction Between British and Colonial Troops; French Ships at Portsmouth; Ban on Possession of Maps

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6 Jul 1940

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Ref. No.: 3/NBF/T1624
Issued: /3/2/1964
Copy No.: 201.

1. FRICTION BETWEEN BRITISH AND COLONIAL TROOPS
2. FRENCH SHIPS AT PORTSMOUTH
3. BAN ON POSSESSION OF MAPS (1940)
4379/06
From: LONDON 
To: MOSCOW 
No: 734 

6 July 40


     To JOHN. [i]

1. In LONDON there are cases of street fights between colonial and British troops which are due to the difference in pay and to the heavy burden borne by the British soldiers. The British get 5 to 7 shillings a week, whereas the dolonials [sic] get 7 to 10 shillings a day.

2. Yesterday there were about 50 ships of the French fleet at PORTSMOUTH.

3. The British have forbidden foreigners to have maps of a scale exceeding 12 miles to the inch or guidebooks dealing with the country's [C% road system].

No. 181

DICK[DIK] [ii]




Comments: [i] JOHN: Unidentified MOSCOW addressee.
     [ii] DICK: Unidentified LONDON signatory.

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Source(s):
United States National Security Agency

Added By:
C. Peter Chen





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