Sharpley Victim Of War Of Nerves
IT'lirni, Nov. 17. Mr Cecil Herbert Sharpiey, leading witncss bei'ore the Victorian Royat Conimissiou on Communism, wlio, aocording to reports, iiad been in hidmg for some weeks, has ajipeared in Perth. He intends to leave for England shorllv. "Aly movemeiits are very much under a cloml," he tohi pressmen. ; " The Reds are anxious to keep me in Australia to iucon venieiu-e me and continue their war of nerves. They even niade a persouat approach to tiie Alin :st"r of 1 nimigi a t ion (Mr Calwelh asking that he deny me a passport to leave the couiitrv. "1 also made a personal approach to Mu Calwell — and I got a passport. He added that he was anxious to see his uiotiier, aged So, in England, and that he also nceded a rest as during the past eight momhs he had lived under a tremendous nervous strain. He had brr-n subjocted to continual f'ommuuist, Pre-s and -leafle.t attacks, and a siauder campaign. and tlien for davs had been in the h'o_\ al Conimissiou wituess box — an Australian and New Zealand record for a witness. Ile had not returned to Britain since he arrived in Australia as "litth; brother " iu l.C's.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 November 1949, Page 5
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