From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, Steve
The source for the information on American-donated
guns being dumped in the sea is John Frazer of the US
NRA - it was detailed in an article in their magazine
which he contributed to Cybershooters some time back
and I've spoken to him about since.
In 1940 a German invasion was improbable since the
Royal Navy was five times the size of the German and
during the German Norwegian campaign - which preceded
the German campaign in Holland, Belgium and France by
about a month - about a third of the German navy was
sunk in the course of securing Germany's northern
front and vital iron ore supplies.
Churchill's view was that as all the criminals were in
the Army, all the police should be as well.
Ex-policemen 55-60 were apparently welcome to
volunteer for police duty. I understand that at one
time the UK police were attempting to get it made a
reserved occupation.
Churchill also said some unkind things about the
dockers which I threaten to tell you about unless
someone gives me some help with what Kaiser Wilhelm
said during the Great War about the UK NRA!
Regards
Norman Bassett
drakenfels.org
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Yes, I dimly remember this, John said that the guns were
dumped after the war then someone sent me an article saying
they were dumped during the war, as I remember it, I think
I can remember sending it to John.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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