Force To Prevent Sabotage In W. Indies?
LONDON, May 5. The Netherlands, French and British Governments have been in consultation on steps to prevent possible German attempts at sabotage in important oil refineries in the Netherlands West Indian islands of Curacao and Aruba, one of the Dutch Antilles. In view of the danger that local authorities might have insufficient forces to deal with such attempts, it has been agreed that an Allied force should at once be despatched to cooperate with the local administration in the execution of the. necessary measures for the, security of the islands. *: ,
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Northern Advocate, 13 May 1940, Page 5
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