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1.6.41 [George Orwell]

June 1, 2011 in Baghdad, Britain, Crete, Damascus, Duke of Hamilton, Hansard, Hess, Iraq, MOI, Parliament, Political, War-time, air raid, censorship, evacuation, newspapers, oil by orwelldiaries

We are clearing out of Crete. Mention of 13,000 men being evacuated. [1] No mention yet of the total number involved. The most frightful impression will be created if we remove the British troops and leave the Greeks behind, though from a cold-blooded military point of view it might be the right thing to do.

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13.5.41 [George Orwell]

May 13, 2011 in British government, Hess, Political, War-time by orwelldiaries

I have absolutely no theory about the reason for Hess’s arrival. It is completely mysterious. The one thing I know is that if a possibility exists of missing this propaganda opportunity, the British government will find it.

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