AID TO WIN THE WAR
APPEAL TO BELGIANS
LONDON, February 4. Reuters Brussels correspondent says that Major-General Erskine, chief of the Allied mission in Belgium, broadcasting to the Belgian nation, said that if Field-Marshal Montgomery and General Bradley had used their lorries for the distribution of coal for civilian purposes he would not have been speaking from Brussels then. "The war still has to be won," he said, "and your help is required to finish the job. The majority of you have clearly made up your minds to see the present hardships through, but a few have shown lack of confidence and determination. Strikes in which some misguided citizens indulged have added to everyone's difficulties "
Refuting reports that the Allies are failing to import food into Belgium. General Erskine disclosed that food imports in November, December, and January totalled 49,517 tons, plus 129 tons of meat and 129 tons of fat provided weekly for miners. "In this cold weather, when transport problems are complicated, a coal shortage for civilians is inevitable," he added. "When our armies came to Belgium they did not bring many material benefits in their wake. One thing, however, they did bring—freedom from the Nazis."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 31, 6 February 1945, Page 6
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