"The dog is not of a pure breed . . . his tail is too long." Dealer: I could easily cut that down. Warnings to the inhabitants of the countryside and of outlying Army areas have been issued by the French authorities to beware of parachutists who may be seen to jump or drop from aeroplanes. In every case where a parachutist is seen outside the limits of an aerodrome or a military area, the public, says the Intransigeant, is asked to report immediately to the nearest military authority or gendarmerie. All parachutists seen outside training areas of the Air Force are to be regarded as potential spies. Several parachutist spies, adds the newspaper, have already been caught in the Army Zone. They mostly speak French fluently. I
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 February 1940, Page 7
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