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CHANNEL ISLANDS

BRITISH WITHDRAWAL KING'S MESSAGE TO PEOPLE LINK WILL REMAIN UNBROKEN ■',■■'/",. (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, July 8. (Received July 9, at 9 p.m.) The King left the following message for the bailiffs of Jersey and Guernsey on the withdrawal of the armed forces from the Channel Islands: — "For strategic reasons it has been found necessary to withdraw the armed forces from the Channel Islands. I deeply regret the necessity and I wish to assure my people in the islands that in taking this decision my Government has not been unmindful of their position. It is 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 my ancestors and myself are guarantees that the link between us will remain unbroken and I know my people in the islands will iook forward with the same confidence as I do today when the resolute fortitude with which we face our present difficulties will reap the reward of victory."

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24346, 10 July 1940, Page 7

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CHANNEL ISLANDS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24346, 10 July 1940, Page 7

CHANNEL ISLANDS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24346, 10 July 1940, Page 7

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