CHANNEL ISLANDS
THE! KING’S MESSAGE. (Australian Press Association). ItUGBY, July 8. The. King sent the following message to the bailiffs of Jersey and Guernsey, on the withdrawal of armed forces from the Channel Islands: “For strategic reasons, it has been found necessary to withdraw armed forces from the Channel Islands. I deeply regret the necessity, and I wish to assure my people in the island's thait in taking Hhis decision, my Government has not been unmindful of their position. It wi 1 be in their interests that this step should be taken in the present circumstances. “The long association of the islands with the Crown, and the loyal service that the people of the islands have rendered to my ancestors and myself are guarantees that the link between us will remain unbroken, and I know my people in the islands will look forwaid with the same confidence as 1 do to-day, when the resolute fortitude, with which we face our present difficulties, will reap the reward of victory.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1940, Page 5
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