DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR
PREPARING FOR SIEGE WAR MATERIALS AND FOOD (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. CopyrlgHt) LONDON, August 12 The Leipzig radio states that Gibraltar is preparing for a siege. The military have demolished several houses to facilitate defence, says the report, and two big transports entered the harbour with war materials and food. The War Office states: “Reports appearing in some foreign newspapers exaggerate the effect of the recent air raids on Gibraltar. The truth is the damage has been negligible and the casualties slight. “Gibraltar is prepared for any eventualities and has ample resources of all kinds to meet them.’*
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 5
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101DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 5
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