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NOT FOR PUBLICLTION, BROlJ:xJAsT,OR USE ON CLUB Til.PES BEFORE 0830 B.S.T • 
• 	( i. e. FOR EVE:N"ING P lJ'ERS) on :wm:D.:cr lJJGUST 10th, 1945 
THIS llIBl.RGO SHOULD BE RESPECTED OVERSE.lS BY PREF..K:ING JSNY MESSJ:C-ES FILED WITH THE Ei'iBi.:RGO 

HI S PLJ.NE DIS.!PYBJ'J.-IBD 
N..,'.VJL PILOT 1S LUCKY ESCJ.PE 
A Fl ee t -Air ),rm Pilot -26 years ol d Lieut. (1,) Laurence Fr Dnk J.ukland -s.erving wi th the Br itish Pacific Fl eet waited to take off in an Avenger from tho deck of his air craft carrier. 
J.s he was cfilleo up to trod fo:i:w1n.ra., Dn aircraft S'Wished overhead. 
"I sm1 round red dises on it, and knew it Y/b.s a Jnp, 11 he said. 
111tiy engine was r unning, but I couldn1 t do anything becaus e there were pl anes in 
front of me. '.l'ho next thing I k11ew, the Jap had hit the deck 25 yards Dhoac3. of mo. 
"You bot I hopped out p:cetty quickly, m1d , after the mess had been cleared up, 
vvent buck to find my plbnc. It had 	gone -disappeared cor;~lctely. I reckon I had a 
lucky escape. 11 
li:.ukl ond cones from Wost Cross, SWMson. Ho wo.s a pupil of Svrnnson Grrunmar School cmd vrn.s one of the first batch of' 50 nc.vfil mil i t in. men cnllod up in l.i.pril, 1939. 
Since then he has soon action in nearly fill thoo.tr es of v1or. 
Eo.rly in the war, ns Dn Ordinory. SoDJnnn in the CURA:mn, ho iU.i.s bombed off A'.mdelsnes during tho Norwegian cDlTl.paign. He said of tbis action. ·. 
"Tho bomb hit tho upper deck, 11ent throuŁ:h tho moss dock where I was sitting ond OJ<ploded. There was dense smoke and flrunc; terri fic blast. I was dragged out suf'foring from shock and burns and. sent to hosp i tru.. 11 
..Auk:lnnd joined tho Fleet ..a.tr ,Arni in December, 1940, and served in the cruiser 
H. M. S. DEVONSHIRE as a W Dlrus Pilot. In 1943, ho joined, an escort carrier. On D-Day Aukland was vr.i. th on .Avenger shore-based squadron nnd took part in patr ols 
off Brest ffild. attncks on shi"pping in the Chffill1.el . 
In .August, 1944, he joined the crew of a corrier now with the British Pacific Fl eet. In recent operations in tho Pacific, lukl and was a senior pilot of an lwenger Bomber s c1uadror,., 
"You must drop bombs and. cone back again", ho so.id. "Ther o is some fl ak, but you :pay no rogo.rd. to it w.less you hn.pper.i t o be hit. Liuutenon'c Aukland is unmarried. 
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10. 8. 4-5. No. 5. ~. E • .ASH COMMUNI QUE NO. 585. 
H. Q. 
s.E •.A.C. Aug. 10. 
f 
LAND 
Burma: Enemy resistDnce continued .in the lower Si ttDng seotcr. In the flooded Drea betvveen Myitkyo Dnc1 libya, 22 miles North Eost of Pegu on the Pegu­N'J.artaban rail-Nc:iy; &cii.vity WDS mainly confined to patrol clashes. 
In the narro',v corridor betv7een FerrNegon c:inc1 the Si ttGJng River 120 mLles North of Rc:ingoon, enemy snipers were c:ictive ag_a.ina.t our p<Jtrols. 
; 
On the Toungoo-11fu·ucr1i rond the JopEinese·11ithdra·ilal continued and. Indian · Inf1;intry reoched mi.le stone 35~ from Tou:ngoo ·;Jithout opposition• 
.A concentration of JDponese troaps eost of Ny::iunglebin Dnd D villege oree South-EDst of Mokpolin »iere bombed cind strafed yesterdc:iy by Air Comn8nd Spitfires. 
On .tmgust 8th, Spitfires Dnd· Thunderbo~ts supported our ground fore cs ·ui th well-concentr<'ted bombing Soutl: ·ED st of Pyu, North of ;\byD 8nd South of Mokpolin. 
I.I 8underl <ind on armed reconn8i ss<ince ED st of the Krl1 Isthmus ŁJttocked a hundred-fa ot vessel ne"'r P8ttflni, dDJTIDging the superstructure ond deck and leciving the boti t listing "Hith DD oil p<i tch spreading over the We tar~ Four sm:=ill craft were d8ffil1ged by strflfing. 
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TH:S R. Ii .?. HELPS ·:r:r:TH THE H.f\RVT~ST The Roy.'."11 M.r Fac e h~s--th.roc schemes in opc:'.':-ti::-n by ·;.~'lich F.LF pcr s:Jnncl D[1Y ::ssist 
f::rmers in getting in the-lwrv0st. 
Under the first sche·:,1c, r.10•"'.lh:;r s cf tlk SGI"vicc .'.1r .c: r;i:-i:lc .-:voil:-bl-:. t ::i fciri;1crs en cipplic.'.'t icn tJ1r ou_r')1 -~r....,r !ic:;ricul tu:col E:xccut ive Co;nrnit-tAcs ,, ·;rhich 2wr1it .'.I ·1;cckly fore ccist of their rcqtJ.ircr.1c nts k the Sc.:rvic;; ru-:nc,ritics. Th;.. ~1. • .•F. R:.:si-:n('l 
-.. :clfore Officers, in c.~nsLJJ_t.... ti _,n -_,-:.th t:~~-rt'-3i:;nol c __.nJc:COllcj'.'::'. ::..f" the if.it:istry r;f 
L ....,br_,lJ.r, -,11.'.lke BI-r.1:;nthly fsr0c·-. 'ts cf the typo.:: of .:<ssistC'nC(; l ik-.:l y t. b; requirell, 
.~r..cl thus pl'.'n their p;:·or;r:: ·.c.1c; in tl:.:__ lie;h-'c of tho nu:-,fu ...:l'S .'.IV'1il:'bL i n th~ ir r C[:;i ns. 'f're 'Jclf::re Officers th-....n for:.7N''.J th.; i ;:· r cqtLsts t:; S"'i:::"vi c;n c::·.;r-1on}i i1[; Ci'ficei's • 
, 
·pc~--ic.ds , if the
J~in.1on 11 l oci ncu 11 under thi s schJ·,1c f:Jr c .)ntinouc: 


or 	not ov.'.lilci"ble , service: t. cinspo:ct ;;1ciy ·b-.: use(: t::::, c;:; nve:; y the C'ir1-.1t.n ~·;xplcyc.d . 
The S0Cc nJ schar.10 pc;:-r,1its r1
cmbc.:rs o~· th:. s-;: ·vie-.; ·;ni.o in civil life were Ci".1pl'Jy;:;a 

1 
on f ('rms, or '.'i8rc key ·:1orket-~.'.lrdcners , tc "be fY.'.'ntcd , 11hclC SC.'Vicc r e. pi 'L:··.K.nts 
pcl' :-,1it up t 0 28 cl-'"'YS I l c:-v c in .'.!DY Cl10 l e :-v. ye.: cir ,,-rj_ t]:uut pciy. rchc.. r:er son l'C. CJ.L!.il'i l1f~ 


:2rc)m the ;';r_sr icul tur.'.11 Executive cor;ini. tt ce tlw t th~ .'.'SS is t ci nee i s cs scni;ir'l C'n:l nc 

n', s e rvice , .'.Ina f or 1?c;nsion cinc.1 -i'i.::;:· r;r::->tuU~y . 
Uncer the thir:J sdic··.1c ti"l:; "iir Officer co··i;-;1nn;;1:~n[;-in--Chi0f Flyin~~ '.L'r.'.'in;~nr; Cu:.-ir.l." l1J 


intcrrupt(.cl . Th(, m~n c::-nc-.:1·ned nrc licibl c for i--r.1-.;di ::>Jcc r .;.,c.'.111 if 1·cquircd. Lcrvc is cnly t::, b:.. '.:';1·[1n~cd unJc1· tn is scher,te-t'-' tl1.L C;Xt.'-nt t}"J;1t it is n.:.:c ·possibL. t0 lcoo ~ i_r,;1cn to f .'.lrrners unlleI' th'"' first scheme . 
off-~1uty h ·.:,w-c: . '.·'h--first [1l1'1 SC;C'.)Dd scf1.cmos oprlY to ·;-;i_·.;1b0:c-s of t he Wlif;F .'.IS -,·vcll .'.Is 


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10.8.45. No.7. 
B. L, J,, LEAVE W, O. liND lu R MINISTRY JJ\lNOUNCEl/!ENT 
Sailing of Leave ships between Calais, Folkestone and Dover are cancelled to-day -men expect ed to arrive in this country by these routes during the next few days will be del nyed by 24-hours. 
B.L.A. leave parties Nos. 10, 11 and 79 will report back 72 hours later then the date sto.oped on their leave passes by N1ovement Control. Parties Nos. 12 -17 and 80 -85 inclusive will report back 48 hours later and parties 18 -22 and 86 -90 inclusive 24 hours later. 
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lHLITARY AFFAIRS 

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CHANNEL ISLAND CUCUMBERS 
The Minister of Food has made an Order S. R. & O. 1945 
No.970 amending the Home GrovVh Cucuobers Order 1942. 
The effect of this Amendment is t o bring Channel Island 
cucumbers within the scope of the Home Grown Cucul!'bers Order 
1942 as regard maximum prices on sales within the United Kingdoo. 
The Order comes into force on 11.ugust 16th, 1945. 
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1.~INTSTrt.Y OF FOOD 

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J\TOT FOR PUBLICATION , BROADCAST IN OVERSEAS BULLETINS G:rt. USE ON CLUB Tll.PES 
BEFORE 2330 B. S.T. ON 10 11UGUST ,1945. (i.e . FOR SATURDAY 1
IORNING P!JlERS) . 
NOT TO BZ Brt.OADC1\ST IN THE MIDNIGHT NEWS OF 10/11 AUGUST. THIS EEBARGO 
SHOULD BE RESPECTED OVERSEAS BY PREFACING .1\NY MESSAGES FILED 'HTH THE ElIBARGO . 


SEli.FIRE "JY OFF THE SECRET LIST Details of the seafire ~, the fastest naval intercepter fight~r built _in Britain , have been released by the Ldniralty today. 
The speed of the Seafire "JY is in the neighbourhood of 400 m.p. h. Its 1890 horse-power Rolls Royce Griffon VI engines give an increase of 300 horse-power, _a higher ceiling , and a greater rate of climb than in any other British-built naval fighter. 
other specifications are :-Span 36 1 10" ; length 31 1 iou wing area 242 sq. ft; weight -about 8000 lb; ceiling -over 35 ,000 ft; armament -two 20 mm. cannon and four •303 mo.chine .suns; bonb load ­one 500 lb bomb. It is fitted for rocket-assisted take-off, 
The model of this fighter will be on show at the Jillied Naval Exhibition which opens in Rotterdam on August 16. Note to Editors; Pictures from. P;N. A. 
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NAVJU, AFFAIRS io.8.45 No. lo. 
PRESS NOTI CE 
The King h.'.ls be en plo.'.lsc".1 to [lppi·ovc the follo-viin[; oppointmcnts : ·­

Ministry of Civil J\vbtion 
--~ 
pc:rlim:acntory sccrctciry Ivor ThoDf'S Esq., 1.1.P. 

riinistr y of To-,-m 0nc: Co tJl1t2J'.'_ 
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Porli.'.lncntory Secre tory 

H.M. Trcosurz . 
Lords Conmissiomrs ( Fronk Collindridgc Esq. ,M..P. ( C[lpt.oin .M~thu:c Bl c nkinscp,H.P • . 
( 
Ro'bert 1.1icho-.cl 

~ 
H. Hi. House hold 
.I, 
Vic e -Clwmbcrl ni n 

porliorrenk ry Choi~ity 

Coriu.1iss i on~r 
l_O_z IXJ\71\TING STH.EET. 
I. 
10.8. 4-5 -No• 13 
His Majesty' s Govermr.ent has not yet received any official conununication from the Japanese Government ; but they are in communication with the Governments of the U. s. 11. , The Soviet Union and China about t he radio broadcast from Tokio 2s to surrender terms. 
A further statement will be made by H. E Govcrnme nt as soon as the situation is clarified. In the meantime everyone should continue at work as usual. 
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10. DOV~ITNG STR3ET 
I 

p::::?ORT JF B1UTISii BnOI\S The r;;r oo.t c1omo.m1 f '.)r ::Jritish b::nks, ·which 11'.)"\7 exists in ever y liboro.tod C.)un try '.)f Zu.r'.)po, ho.s C'.)JnC o.t o. time \7hon o.11 typos '.)f_b '.)'.)ks D.l"O i n sh'.)rt 
. 
suiJply in :i3rito.in :L tsolf o.nd -1,rhon tro.i.1sp'.)rt, pn:por slDrto.gcs o.nd oxcho.ngc di fficulties moJco t:co.do o.lrncist iEIJ?'.)Ssiblo. In spite cif this, o.i~rm1r~omonts 
ho.vo boon mo.do t '.) rosto.rt tho C'.)lmnorcio.l e x;::oct :Jf b '.)'.)ks o.nd pOl"i'.)dico.ls o.nc1 tho so.lo '.)f tro.llslo.ti '.)n r ights t'.) s ovoro.1 :Cur :Jpco.n c ·:mnt:cios m1c1 110[:;'.)tio.ti '.)n s o.i~e w.1c1cr l',-o.y f:J:c similo.r fo.cilitios f'.)l" '.)tbor cJuntri os . 
l\.t present, by oi' ro.11.c;omont Y1ith tho ~~11"011ch o_nd Greek G>Vcrrnnonts , orders ~~r'.)m these tvn C'.)Lllltl'ios ore po.sr30c1 t '.) o. sinr:;lc :3ritis\-. o.gcncy. This i::i o. limited c:)rrlJ?O-ny under tho ti tle '.)f :Sl:::S }/ed., uhich wo.s f::n'Jnec1 in 191~ i-rith the o.ppr:wo.l ·)f ~··j_s :i1:0.josty 1s r'.:JVerr:n11011t. Its '.)bjcct is t 'J fo.ciJito.to tho ilnp'.)rt 

mo.chinory vv-horo in t ho po.st ll'.) rnrno.l t1'0..c10 chnm1ols oxi clod, '.)r f'Jr S '.) l::mg 
o.s mo.y be nccossory where such cho.nnols hc..vc boon i ntorruptoc1 by c·:mditi'.)ns D.l"isin5 ::mt '.)f t ho .,-,-oi~ . BES -olo.cos tho 01'c1crs licensed by tho i rnp'.)rting '·.JVcrnrnont with publishc1's :Jr b'JJlc oxp'.)l'tors in ·Brito.in o.nd o.1":C"DJ.1r:;cs f'Jr t1°0..nsp'.)rt . In tho co.so '.)f F-.co.nco the French ('.·Jvornmcnt ho.s o.11'.)co.tod o. p1~0­liminoi7 ,slOO, 000 stcrlinr:; f'.)1~ tho pLtccllo.sc Jf Bri tish b'.)'.)ks f·x so.le i n :fi'rm1co t lir'.)ugh n'.)rmo.l roto.il cho.nncls. 
Similm~ o.11'.)co.ti 'Jns f'.)1~ pLL'cl10.sos di1"oct fr:.:im the Bri t ish b'.).Jk tro.dc l10.vo boon no.de by '.)thor _l\llicc1 ~~·)vcrnmonts·. 
, 
'.)l~acrs t '.) be o.ccoptod fr'.)m C'J1Jl1t:..'ios 1;ith::Jut 'o.c1c(_UD.to sterl ing such o.s Ito.ly. 
_'.oco11t rop'.)rts t ho.t t here is o. bD.J.1 :m the; ox·p'.)rt '.)f b '.)'.)ks t '.) Ito.ly bcco.uso 
:::b.e is n::it o. member ::Jf t ho Unito.a No.ti'.)ns o.ro Cffciroly v1itb::Jut f )UJ.1C1o.ti '.)n·. 
A reprosonto.tivo of :3:SS is '.)n his ViO.Y t'J R·lmo t ::J rrot tho mo.cbinory [ping; 
i.td.lc in '.)l"C10l" t CJ moot t ho oxcopti'.)no.l dcmo.nc1 fr'.)rn Ito.liD.J.1 publishcTs f '.)r 
·6J.~o.nslo.ti::m ri?,hts '.)f l31~itish b CJ')ks c:.mt:co.cts o.rc o.t present being 
nog:Jtio.tod i n this C'.)UJ.1try f'.)1~ which tho o.dvru.1cod r::Jyo.lty po..ymonts 111ill 
cxcooa Ł5, 000. 


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li't)REIGN OFFICE N-:Ei.8 DEP_i\..."R.TH:CNT 
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i•IOVER OF .ADDRESS 
The Mover of tho .Addr ess on the Ki ng ts Speech Yvi.11 be M:o jor J ohn 
Fr eemon, 1.IBE. , 1~JP. , (Member for Wotford) . 
Mojor Freemon joined the Coldstreom Guord:;o os o privotc i n 1940 ond 
served in the Ri f l e Brigode in the Mi ddl e j~ost, Itoly and North wes t 
Europe . 
I 
The Seconde::c of the 1\ddress on the King's Speech -ivi.11 be Mr. F. T. Willey, MP. , (one of the two Members for Sw1derlo11d) ~ 1'Ir. Willey is o borrist er ond o combridge Blue; o merriber of the Fobion Society ond of the Noti011ol Cow1cil of Civil Li berti es. 
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MINISTRY OF INFOR.iVJ.ATION 
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NOT FOR PUBLIC.i\TI ON, ERO.l\DC.A~T IN OVERSE.i1S BULL:t."'TINS OR USE ON CLUB Tt'J?E3 BEFORE 2330 B.G. T. ON liUGUST I O, FRlID!iY (i.e. FOR SliTURD/JY .(\UGUST 11th MORNING P.t\PERS). NOI' TO BE ffi0.@0.tiST IN THE 

WHEN J!IP Vii\R. ENTIS GOVEP.NMENT GUID/iNCE ON HOLIDJ\YS As alre'1dy a.rnounced, His Mojesty1 s Government c:ire in comnR.lnic'1tion with the Governments of the U. S. ~~., Soviet Union ond Chino [lbout the JApanese Government1·s stfltement on surrender terms, but no officbl stDtement on t l;is motter cnn be 
In the me,qntime there will be ,q generol desire for some guidonce as to the arrangemen.ts for a holiday when hostilities with Japan ceDse. 
It has been decided tlwt, so far as Government foctories and Government services are cone erned, the tvvo ·nor king c.1,qys immediately following the announc ement sl10ul d be reg0rdec1 as cfoys of paid holid0y. 
It is importnnt in the notional interest th0t the holic10y shculd be limitec1 to those tvrn cl.Dys ona. tlw t ·Norkers should return to work imnec1i[ltely thererifter. 1'T.ostindustries wil l no doubt find it convenient to put into oper[ltion the some arrangements es ·Nere f ound to be cippropriate in connection with VE-Doy. 
During the holicleY perioc1 workers in essential services or engoged on vit<il maintencince ·nark must, in the nDtionol interest, be prep21red to corry on. This applies perticulDrly to workers eng[lged in the supply of gDs, W8ter ond electricity, in the maintenrince of voluable onc1 import:')nt pl8nt, in essenti11l food c1.i stribution and f,.,,rming operations ?nd in the oper11tion of tr0nsport rinc1 comnR.lnic.'.'tion services. 
This notice is issued to enable odvance preporotions to be JUDde -Nhere necessory• 
. 
Ii definite announcement will be JTIDde cis soon 8S possible es to t~ clciys to be treeted as holic,nys. ++++++++++++++ lO, DCWNING STREEIT 
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED K:INGOOM BASE APO 413 US ARMY 
GENERAL RELEASE CENSORED NUMBER 2386 9 August 1945 
U.S. TROOPS TO SAIL ON QUEEN_ Mi\:fl..1__FROM SOUTHAMPTON 
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND: -Members of the U. S. Army 30th Infantry Division will board the "Queen Mary" at Southampton after the ship docks at her home port on Saturday, August 11, for the first time since the war began. 
The 117th and 120th Infantry Regiments, and 118th 197th, 230th and 113th Field Artillery battalions are the units of the 110ld Hickery" Division to sail to New York harbor on the "Queen Mary11 • The Division's other regiment, the 119th, sails from Le Havre, France, on 1\ugust 11, and will arrive at New York simultaneously with the main body. 
11Mary11
Also on board the will be personnel of three general hospitals. First of the 15,000 soldiers will board t he ship on Tuesday, August 14. They are scheduled to sail from Southampton Friday morning, August 17. 
Since her last sailing from her old berth, Pier 43, Southwnpton docks in August, 1939, the "Queen Mary" has been using the more sheltered waters of Gourock, Scotland. 
The 30th Infantry Division originally w~s made up largely of National Guard units from Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Indiana. Commanded by Major General Leland S. Hobbs, the Division landed on the beaches of France four days after D-Day and participated in the battles of Mortain and Aachen. At Malmedy and Stavelot, it helped stem the German attempt to split the Allied Armies. During the final stages of the war the 30th was in the spearhead attack across the Rhine, and was also in the link-up with Russian forces on the Elbe . 
More than 20,000 Purple Hearts have been awarded to "Old Hickory" men for battle wounds, and an additional 9,204 of its soldiers hold other awards, including three Congressional Medals of Honor, and citations from France, Eneland and Russia for gall antry. 
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HEAOO.UARTERS 
UNITED KINGDOM BA.SE 
APO 413 US ARMY 

GENERAL RELEASE. 
CENSORED NUMBER 2387 10 August.1945 
_J!.:.L R,~DIO EXECUTIVES TO MAKE EUROPEAN TOUR 
H"SiiDQU;\RTERS UNITED Y.:INGDOM BASB, lDNDON : -A study of European radio technique in connection with post-war planning will be made by a group of radio executives from the United States arriving "1t Bovingdon Airport, near London, 
tomorrow. 
Among the executives, who will tour England, Frn.nce, Luxo.t:l.bourg and Germany, are Mr. Justin Miller, President of the National Associo.tion of Broadcasters; Mr. Mark Woods, President of the 1'unericnn Broadcasting Company, Inc. ; Hr. Joseph H. Rea.t:l., Vico President of the Columbia Broadcasting System; Mr. William 
S. Hedges, Vice President of the National Bro.::i.dcasting Company, and Mr . Robert 
D. 	Swezey, Vice President and GeneriJ.l Manager of the Mutual Broadcasti ng System. The itinerary calls for a full day at BBC where the party will observe British radio operations. Tho group leaves London for Paris on Thursday. 
From Paris the radio exports go to Rheims, Le Havre, back to Paris, Luxembourg, make a tour of the Ardennes battlefields, Hamburg, Berlin, Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, Frankfurt, then back to France. They are scheduled to return to the United States from Paris Sept. 3. 
Others in the group are Mr . Clair R. McCollough, President and General ~!'tanager of the Mason-Dixon Group and radio station WGAL, Lancaster, Pennsyl­vania; Mr . J . Leonard Heinsch, General Mano.ger of the Cox stations and WSB, Atlanta, Georgia, and Radio Advisor to President Truman; .Mr. John E. Fetzer, President of WKZO, Kalamazoo, L1ichigan; Colonel Harry Wilder, President of WSYR, Syracuse, New York, nnd the Wilder stRtions; Lr. Ear tin B. Campbell, General Manager of WFAA, Dallas, Texas; Mr. Horris Novik, General nllanager of WNYC, New York; Mr . Sol Taishoff, Editor of Broadcasting Magazine; Mr . John Alicoate, Publisher of Radio Daily; Mr. i~bel Green, Radio Editor of Variety; Mr . Joseph Csida, General Manager of Billboard, and Colonel E.M. Kirby, Chief, Radio Branch, War Department Bureau of Public Helations, conducting officer. 
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I-JEADQU AR'IBRS 
UNITED KINGDOM BASE 
APO 413 US /ul.MY 

GE.NERAL RELEASE CENSORED NUMBER 2388 10 August 1945 
CAISSONS FOR 'MULBERRY ' HARBOR BACK IN ENGLAND 
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND :-The concrete caissons which formed breakwaters for the pre-fabricated "Mulberry" harbors off the Norm2.ndy co·ast have been returned to this port, and are being dismantled. 
Colonel Sherman L. Kiser of Bippus, Indiana, commanding officer of the U.S. Army port of embarkntion, revealed that the British Admiralty had expressed appreciation for the use of U.S. Army tugs and personnel to return the giant concrete blocks , 
"We helped to take them over, and we helped bring them bnck, 11 Col. Kiser commented. 
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 

55, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W. I 
PRESS NOTICE 10 th Aurus t, 1945. M.Jl .F. 1454 
DESTRUCTION OF FJi.TS DURI NG THE THRESHING OF .RI C-.K:S 
Farmers, ovmers of ri cks and threshing contractors are reminded that under the Ra ts Orders, 1941 and 1942 any rick of corn, rye, beans, peas, linseed or clover must be surrounded by a f;nce of mD.terial impenetrable by rats before threshing is conunenced, and that effective steps must be taken to kill rats insi de the fence. 
Proceedin3s for failure to erect the necessary fencing can be taken against the occupier of the land, the ovmcr of the ri ck or the threshinf· contractor , or e.[:ai nst all three, and the person in charge of the ta0kl e may be proceeded a8ainst for aidinB and abetting. The responsibility for the destruction of any escaping rats rests upon the occupier of the land and the owner of the rick. 
Failure to comply with the provisions of the Orders renders the offender, upon conviction, liable to a heavy fine or a term of imprisonment , or both. 
.MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
' 
55, WHITEHALL, 
10th August , 1945.
PRESS NOTICE LONDON, S.W.I 
M.A.F' • 1455 

~-Q..ultur~l Conditi.on.§ in England ~nd Wal~s on 1_st August, 1945 . 
WE.ATHER CONDITIONS 
Over a large part of the country conditions during July were unsettled with a general lack of sunshine and, although the total rai nfall was not heavy, thunderstorms interrupted haymaki ng. In parts of Wales and western England a consider able amount of rain fell duri ng the month and haymaking was delayed . In eastern England, however, the weather vvas generally fine and warm apart from occasional heavy showers ; high wi n.ds were experienced, corn ripened quickly and cutting started earlier than usual in many areas. 

Jihe<lt i:.:; standing wel l ana is a good average crop but more sunshine. would have been benefici al . Cutting began during the first half of July in some eastern areas and tom:i.rds the end of the month in many other localities. The yield of wheat i s forecast at 18.9 cvvts. per acre as compared with a ten-year average ( 1935-44) of 18.4 cwts. and a yield of 19.4 cwts. in 1944. 
Thero are good reports of barley which in a number of areas is the best corn crop of the year . Harvesting, in many places by combine, began in eastern Engl and during the second half of July and cutting is now in progress in other districts. In most ar eas some of the hsavy barley crops were badly laid by rain and wind nnO. will bo difficult to harvest. The yield of barley is forecast at 
18.8 cwts. per acre as comper ed with a ten-year average of 16.8 cwts. and a yield of 17. 7 cwts. in 194J+• 
Oats ar e heal thy and a good crop generally and in eastern England an appreciable propo:ction of the wi nter-scwn crop has been cut. In many other parts of the country cutting has begun but acts are ripening rather slowly; some crops have been badly laid by storms and harv<:.sting rendered extremely difficult. The yield of oats is forecast o.t 17.5 cwts. per acre as co:rnpnred with a ten-year average of 16.2 cwts. and a yield of 16.3 cwts. in 1944. 
The yield-of _mixed corn is forecr1st at 16.9 cwts. per acre as compared vvith 
o. te n-year average of 16.3 cwts. and a yield of 16.5 cwts. in 1944. 
Rye is a good crop which stood we 1. Harvesting is in progress i n eastern counties . A yield of 15.0 cwts. is forecast as compared with a te n-year average of 13 .1+ cwts . and a yield of 14.7 cwts . in 1344. 
Beans for stock-feeding are reported to be variable but generally healthy. There nre fairly promising crops in many parts but others have not podded well. Chocolate spot is reported in a nwnber of localities but it is not widespread. A yield of 15.z,. cwts. per acre is forecast as compared with n ten-year average of 
15.1 cwts . o.nd a yield of 13 .2 cwts . in 1944. 
Peas for stock-feeding are a satisfactory crop on the whole but they have suff'er0d fr om lack o-f rain in East Anglia and parts of south-eastern Englnnd. ::3unshine is now needed. A yic::ld of 14 . 7 cwts. i s forecas't as compared with a · t en-year aver~se of 14.2 cwt s. and a yield of 12.6 cwts. in 1944. 

Firs't early potatoes are reported as bei ng a good crop generally . In the aastera half of England there hc.ve been some very good yields and harvesting has taken place under favourable conditions but in some north-western ar eas crops are . below av0rnge owi ng to the May frosts . 
Second 0arly D.nd maincrop .Jotatoc.s hnve grown well during July anO'. are henlthy 
and promising i n most parts of t ne:  coL1c1try ;  a  few i solated  cases  of blight  ar e  
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The combined yield of early and mo_incrop varieties is expected to be nbove average . 
SUGAR BEET 
Sugar beet has gr own well during July o.nd is a good, healthy pl ant generally. There are very promisi ng reports from some districts but on certain light soil s in eastern counties crops are varic.ble owing to lack of rnin• There are fewer bolters than usual but sunshine is needed. i ri nll areas to increase the sugar content . The yi eld of beet is expected t o be 3bove average . 

In most di stricts .turnips o.nd swedes have grGwn well and there is n good pl o.nt,, but weens have been different to control owi ng to scarcity of labour. Growth has been checked in some eastern areas by lack of rain . The yield of turnips o.nd svvecl.es is expected to be slightly above average . 
Man~i.:olds ar e a healthy, vigorous pl ant but are in need of more sunshine . The yield is expected to be somewhat above average. 
K.."l.LE 
Established pl ants have gr own WE:ll during July but some crops are backward owing to re-sowing being necessary; rain is needed in some eastern districts. 
HAY 
In eastern Engl and the hay harvest was at times somewhat delayed by r o.in but was practically finished in the third week of July. Crops were secureG. in good condition generally and t he feeding quality is reported to be good . Owi ng to henvy storms and unsettled conditions in other areas haymaking has been protracted and extra work has been caused, although the proportion of the crop badly damaged is not great . 
The yield of seeds hay is now forecast at 30.2 cwts. per acre as compnr ed with a ten-year average yield of 26.1 cwts. and a yi eld of 24.4 cwts. in 1944. The yield of meadow hay is now forecast at 20.5 cwts. per acre as compared with n ten-year average of 18.9 cwts. and a yi eld of 16.6 cwts. in 1944, 

In most parts of the country g1~ass ho.s b0en pl entiful during July and. the condition of pastur es i s good for the time of year but in pa~ts of east ern England they are rather bare ovving to lack of rain. 
Cnttle and lowl and sheep have done well during the month. Hill she0p and l ambs are in good condition. Jili ::..k yields have been maintai ned in some areas but in others hnve shown a seasonal decrease • 
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HEADQUARTFRS UNITED KINGDOM BASE ii.PO 1+13 US ARMY 
GENERJ1.L RELEASE CENSORED 
NUMBER 2389 11 Aut;ust 1945 
U, S. ARMY ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR VJ-DAY OBSERV iiN CE 
HEI.DQUARTEHS, UNITED KINGDOM BASE, LONDON ---U.S. Army service troops statiC'ned in the United KingdC'm will observe the enc1 C'f the war against Japan with a holiday, consistine of VJ-Day and the fcllcwing day. 
The holiday will apply t o all service forces with tho exception 0f t hese required f er necessary operations, guard and f atigue; . Such military pers0nnel will be grentect leave as s00n ns practicable after VJ-Day. 
Restrictions on trl,vcl, pr C'l1ibiting tho use c'f n.~il t ranspcrtatic·n in excess of 20 miles, will r emain in fore~ 0n VJ-Day u.nd the fol :i.cwing day. The only exceptic,ns o.rc:; personnel on le1:v~ from the Continent and trN·ps granted leave f 0r tlw Army's educatirnal pr ogr e..m. 
Civilian employees in U.S. Army c·f:fices will receive a two-dc.y holiday. The leave will not be deducted frc·m t ho annual schec'.ule. 
At the same time , Heac~quurt(;rs , Thee.tor Servicu Forces o.nncunced tod2.y that the precessing of troops l:m . matGriel for r ec.teplcyment frcm the Eurcp­ean Theu.ter is continuing as scheduled. 
Until thor o is cffici<....l n0tificnticn of the tcrmirn:.?.tic·n of the Jc:.panese war, present operations will continue. 
Termination of the cu.rnps ign in the Pacific will, cf cC'urse, alter tr 0cp · requirements nnd priorities thr0ughout t he r1crld . As soon c.s new priorities and requirements ar e transmitted t c thb Europenn Theat er by the VVE'..r Depart­ment, OP,er1:tti0ns will be changed accorchngly. 
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