R.A.F. DISTRIBUTES PACKAGES OF TEA IN HOLLAND
ißec. 3, 2.45) LONDON, April W. The R.A.F. recently released over Ihe occupied Netherlands 75,000 bagsi of Dutch East Indies tea. each containing about an ounce of the finest tea. The Netherlands flag was printed on a label attached to each bag. The label also bore the words: “The Netherlands will rise again. Greetings from the Free Netherlands Indies. Chins up!” The tea was a gift from the planters, who asked the Netherlands Colonial Office tojjass it on. The Free Dutch News Agency says: “Never previously have the Dutch people so gratefully received a gift, especially as it is almost impossible to get an ounce of tea in Dutch shops.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 81, 4 April 1941, Page 8
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117R.A.F. DISTRIBUTES PACKAGES OF TEA IN HOLLAND Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 81, 4 April 1941, Page 8
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