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WEST FRONT SNOW BELT GREETINGS EXCHANGED MESSAGES OF LEADERS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Jan. 2, Noon.) PARIS, Jan. 1. A, snow belt stretches oyer the Western Front. The temperature was 28 degrees below freeing point as the Allies stood to their guns awaiting the passing of the old year. , This mornings French official communique states: “There was much activity during the night, in spite of the snow and cjld. At many points on the front there we-e numerous actions and encounters. ..pel ween patrols. .Artillery on both sides repeatedly intervened.” Yesterday’s official communique Stated: “There.was patrol activity between the Moselle and the Saar in spite of the intense cold. The activity in the air reported yesterday endfid in no ericcuntei-i betwe-.-n the. avia tors.” The password, “Happy New Year," ikms flung back and. forth on the Western Front ih French and English as the Allies frstc-rrtised behind the Lines in estaminets, village inns, and dug-outs.
, Front line troops echoed the cry. Scottish regiments observed special celebrations.
General Gort published extracts of a message from the, Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in which he paid a tribute to the great progress of the British Expeditionary Force, the.ir smart appearance, their Readiness to mcjet.ail calls, arid their courage and determination. , Mpmbers .of the Royal Air Force held gala dinners ~in the snow-swept aerodromes and hangars hidden in the \boods. , General Vuplemin, in a message to sir Cyril Newa’ll, sriid: “The French Air Force sends best wishes to their comrades in the Royal Air Force. The Audacity and mastery of the air (hey have constantly displayed makes them, worthy inheritors of the noblest traditions of British heroism. Thanks to their courage and .brotherly confidence, we look to the fixture with (he confidence that.Jhe just cause Will triumph.” The Royal Air Force reciprocated
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20134, 2 January 1940, Page 6
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