BETRAYING SECRETS
MEN SERVING OVERSEAS REFERENCES TO UNITS School magazines publishing news of “Old Boys” serving with the Forces may unwittingly betray information of value to the enemy. In. a letter sent to the Deputy Director of Censorship Division, Mr B. S. Townroe, says that in such lists —which are “clearly a desirable feature” of school magazines—the name, rank, and regiment of any. person may her given. No referenoej however, should be made to any ship, battalion, or other unit, or to any command, unless such particulars have previously been included in the official casualty list, nor should information be published which would reveal the locality in which any member' of the Forces is serving.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3666, 10 February 1940, Page 3
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