The destruction of part of one of the old Dover forts for railway extension purposes recalls a test by Lord Balfour of the vigilance of the garrison of this “key” position about twenty years ago. The question of the defences against invasion was being considered by the Defence Committee, and Lord Balfour thought that he would like an independent report on the fortress of Dover. Accordingly he sent down a “spy” of his, own. The “spy,” so the story goes, returned with a complete survey of the defences, wi’th their armaments and weak points accurately noted, and reported that he had not been interfered with by the garrison in any way in the course of his survey.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18055, 15 January 1927, Page 9
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