TRIBUTE TO PRESS
FIELD-MARSHAL ALEXANDER NEVER LET DOWN London, Jan. 21. "Pressmen were let in on the most vital top secret plans and in not one single case did they ever abuse the trust placed in them,” said
Field Marshal Viscount Alexander, in a speech at the “News Chronicle” centenary dinner.
“I guaranteed the reporters front row sea's in the stalls when the curtain went up. This paid a big dividend, with the result that we got some remarkably fine and accurate reporting," he said.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 19, 23 January 1946, Page 5
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85TRIBUTE TO PRESS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 19, 23 January 1946, Page 5
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