The War Illustrated, Volume 1, No. 1, Page 11, September 16, 1939.

In the four days ending Monday, Sept. 4, 650,000 schoolchildren and others were evacuated from Greater London. No tribute was more highly earned than that paid by Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., Leader of the L.C.C., to the splendid behaviour and bearing of the thousands of Londoners who had been concerned in the evacuation in various ways. In the great cities of the Provinces, too, there was the same story to tell of careful planning and complete success.