EDITORIAL SECURITY.
fexen this war is over much will be written .about Ito Theories will be advanced to prove how -we won it- and at what coisin Figures will be tabulated and analysed to show the comparative strength in m-on i and. materials on ’each/side* One thing in partisular will be studied and quoted - casualties'... It will be possible to determine what casualties oc-jurx»ed to civiljans s what casualties to soldiers., what casualties were duo to sicknessand 'now many men died -In. ths field or- .-died, of wounds .and so /forth* There-, wi’i'l. however?,be one cause greater, than all others to.- -which ’ nssualities ■ will-have been due. c At the same time 5 t .will be quite impossible, to. detent ine how*great the number due to that oauae will have been due G That cause will be lack .'of K ge<mrity" ■ _• _ jJ Properly 'usdol/Ky.'t;ae enemy, .one round from a Field Arty gun may cause a number of casualties to our side,., perhaps ten or more* Improperly used' by ? or of cartel a few words spoken ? or • written in a • letter home 3 may cause hundreds of casualties* How manv ships have been sunk and crews ■•■■ j 'sd -Equipment' lost" by oarblbss words? Kc one 7/13.1 know* low many casualties have'resulted from the non-arrival of that equipment? Nd; one will ever know that either.. But these' arc just the obvious 'and well quoted . cases* vb ed? r in the Arnn* knows something that .would be of value to tho onomy, and ohich; if • the enemy knew it 3 he could use to cur disadvantage. V?e can rest assured that th-.'; enemy does avh-tonn;?? by devious 7n.ir.i:n 'co know as much about us and what vze propose to ,do as- he can* This then puts, everyone in the Ar:my in a position ci vtuaj.. a 'position whxch requires that- we tama every care to avoid le.tting -any outsider whatsoever know anything about .oar nruzanlsatioii v our equipment or c'n/e plans 0 Let ‘ds not oetray that trust. Let-us/uoderstanh and observe rhe pr..\'ncipj..o?> or ■-•ojsCUxUxx «■ ■ ■ . ...'. '■-. cOo • •' ; '■■ , '•-
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28th Heavy News, Volume 2, Issue 6, 12 March 1943, Page 1
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