Beware of Enemy Agents
The Australian Director of Military Intelligence has appealed to troops and the public "not to hand out information to the enemy on n silver plate." "I do not want to be an alarmist," he said, "but the war situation generally demands complete suppression of information that would be \of value to our enemies. Make the enemy agent work hard for his information. Then there is a better chance of catching him." The director asked the troops and the public: Not to talk or write .about matters knowledge of which would benefit the enemy. ParticU' larly the movement of ships or theii ports of call. To report incidents oi conversations that might seem dangerous. There are neutral countries in the near north which, still have their Nazi or Italian consular services. These are only a few days distant by air from Australia. The Middle East, with its cosmopolitan people, must contain many enemy agents.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 183, 21 November 1941, Page 5
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