Thousands Of Deserters In Britain Still
Received Wedneftdiiv, 7 p.m. LONDO'X, Feb. 3. Britain still has 2(/,0U0 de'seiters from the serviees/and, according to Ait Gotnmoddre Yere IlarVey, ino'st o'f tlieni live by crime. He tdld the Ilouse of Commohs tliat I10 kne'w of a deserter who left his iinit seve'n years- ago ancl had been living next door tc a po'Iice inspector at Hendon, Londo'n. The lfian pvas said to have stolen £2oo,000 wortji 'of gems in 12 mohths. Tliis nutn, said the speaker, fived openly, ftiid His children played with the police inspector 's children, ffe Wtis finally drresterl ih . Berkslii re, but the only chai'ge the pdlicfe wdfe able to bring was fhat 'lie had rio identitv card. Air -Commodore llarvey wtts aslcirig the Government to aniend the feguiatioiis on deserters td ehcoiirage xhore "outlaws" to surrender. Mr. A. V. Alexander, Minidter of Defence, said he could not ehange the rules, becaii.se of thts elfect on' clisciplihe, and observed' thiit clesertefs made less contribiition to crime than was reported. '
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1948, Page 5
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