The Archive · 1939

Grosvenor House

SPECIAL TO THE "NCD

London, Feb. 7.

Thirteen unemployed men -rashed" in Grosvenor House, where they laid down in the lounge which they first covered with posters bearing the words: "We want work on the A.R.P. (Air Raid Precaution)."

The men shouted. for Sir John Anderson, Lord Privy Seal and Minister of Civilian Defence, who ^ad been invited to attend a banquet at the hotel, The manager of the hotel offered the men a free meal but they refused. Eventually, the police ejected the men from the hotel, some being carried out bodily. Other unemployed staged a similar scene in the Savoy Hotel—Reuter.

Procedure After February 10

Asked what would be the position if regular communications were not established with the foreign community at Kuling before February 10, the spokesman replied that the note ex-ired on Friday and he expected that its terms would be carried out. The spokesman added that he believed that re communications were being established but it was impossible for them to verify this as they were not at Kiukia A reply to the Japanese request for evacuation had been received from foreigners in Kuling, he continued, reply containing the at they were consid: note.

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