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Questions Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4

Read both pages of source 1.

1a What is the reason for this letter?

1b What can the letter tell you about how prepared the British government was for the outbreak of war?

Instructions about internees in the event of war. 1938

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PRO ref: HO 45/21256; Instructions about internees in the event of war, 1938