A DUTCH PRECAUTION
AREAS OF STRATEGIC
IMPORTANCE
DRASTIC STEP
(Daventry Broadcast.) LONDON, Wednesday night. .
Both Holland and Switzerland are ::'* increasing their defences, and ir\'X'X Switzerland measures are being, --ft taken in readiness to transfer -fad- ••■_ tories near the frontier lo" positions j 4 further away from it. ;y~; The Netherlands Government has 7;-^ proclaimed martial law in ail areas'^ bf strategic importance along the: '^ frontier with Germany and in what f -£ are known as "inundation areas,?*';/: which can be quickly flooded in the j^ event of invasion. Some of these V areas are reported unofficially - to'l — have been already softened by a-^ thorough soaking with water.. .y^ The declaration of martial law',y< made tonight is the most drastic step ;{ of several which the Netherlands..^ Government has taken recently to X. strengthen the country's defences, '/y
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1939, Page 13
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135A DUTCH PRECAUTION Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1939, Page 13
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