Lyffe Posted 1 February , 2018 Share Posted 1 February , 2018 In a letter from France to his mother (http://www.arthursletters.com/ww1-letters-february-1917.html), written on 25 February 1917, the writer refers to a food parcel that has not arrived and assumes this is because of a new rule about exporting tea . The actual wording is No, Burn's parcel of tea & biscuits has not arrived, but he has not told me they refused to send it, so I suppose it has been sent, but now after this new rule about exporting tea and other things, there is no chance of any more parcels of that sort being allowed out .... (Sic). Can anyone expand on this, please? It seems extremely mean to deprive men of a few home comforts. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyffe Posted 2 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2018 Thank you, Jonathan. I did wonder if it was as you describe as I could not find any similar comments in letters posted online. Seems like fake news is nothing new; my thanks again for clarifying the matter. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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