CEASELESS GUARD
SUEZ CANAL ZONE WATCH FOR SABOTAGE ALL SHIPS SEARCHED (Reed. March 29, 9 a.m.) LONDON, March 28. The Ismailia correspondent of the News-Chronicle says that British troops are mounting a ceaseless guard on Suez Canal. Elaborate precautions are taken against sabotage. Every ship entering the canal is searched, for it is possible for a ship specially constructed to sow mines in the canal, and even easier for a ship to sink itself in the canal. The authorities prohibit the passage of more than 1000 armed troops across the canal at one time, so it is impossible to land a force unexpectedly. Suspicious .neutral ships are escorted through the canal in an elaborate manner.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 5
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