FOOD FOR BELGIUM
HARD WINTER EXPECTED ASSISTANCE FROM ALLIES LONDON, Oct. 28 Major-General G. W. Erskine, de-puty-Supreme Commander in Belgium, broadcasting, announced that the military authorities have decided to give the Belgians,2oo tons of military food supplies daily for 20 days from November 1 to tide them over the period of re-organisation and supplement the present rations. The supplies would include as much fats and meat as possible. “ We are going to have a very hard winter in Belgium and will need all our qualities to pull through without hardship for men at the front and civilians,” said Major-General Erskine. “ The enemy is not yet beaten. Belgium is still within range of flying bombs and similar devices. We must be prepared to meet such attacks with calm determination.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22492, 30 October 1944, Page 7
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