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63 Bruce to Curtin

Cablegram 171[A] LONDON, 20 October 1942, 12 noon

MOST IMMEDIATE MOST SECRET

Your telegram No. 9551. [1]

Our manpower problem fully recognised and the necessity for the
return of the 9th Division appreciated. The Chiefs of Staff are
now examining the problem with a view to return at the earliest
possible date. Owing to the operation which is now imminent [2]
and the part in it which has been allocated to the 9th Division,
the date of its withdrawal from the front line depends on
developments in the immediate future.

1 Dispatched 17 October. On file AA:A816, 52/302/143. It
instructed Bruce to see cablegram 461 (Document 62) and to 'follow
the situation closely to ensure that action is satisfactory and
expeditious'.

2 The El Alamein offensive.


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Last Updated: 11 September 2013
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