COMPULSORY LABOUR SERVICE
• ■♦.. ■. " .' NEW DUTCH DECREE: THE HAGUE, December; 29. The Dutch .Government bas;d«* creed that all citizens - between th* ages of 18 and 59 may be caHed J» for non-military duties in ca«e jn\ necessity. They must be ready/to 1 report at any time. .. ■. ] Refusal is punishable oy tnree months' imprisonment. . ! ."- The citizens in this class,may; be employed in repairing roads and bridges, erecting or pulling down, fortifications, constructing watercourses, and other works. Their pay will be the same as in civilian life. _____
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22907, 2 January 1940, Page 8
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84COMPULSORY LABOUR SERVICE Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22907, 2 January 1940, Page 8
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