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Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.

WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: CA HQ 8 Corps
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Col. G.H. Phipps-Hornby
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   Orders received from G 8 Corps reversing the policy with regard to evacuation. The object of the new policy is as follows:- Sufficient selected inhabitants of good repute (incl local administrators) to return, to enable remaining crops to be harvested and retain the agricultural productivity of the area as far as possible.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.