The Archive · 1940

Merchant Skippers Received

'Their Majesties met a group of merchant marine captains,. whose ships reached Bristol during' the past few days coming from North Amer-fea, South "America, Australia "and The value of the Council's One of these skippers _was_in ceedings, he continued, "is not, Buenos Aires when the Graf Spee judgment, confined to the value of the battle took place. Queen Elizabeth Dusiness "discussed. Much else expressed admiration for this vielory. geined from the friendly, informal Their Majesties were heartily contact between responsible leaders of cheered throughout the town by crowds of school-children, young women belonging to the various Cokere in Friendship defence services, and a thousand new have returned fom Paris with recruits being trained in Bristol. the conviction that the Bond between This afternoon, the King and Queen than even the close alliance wich a two countries is something greater wil [visit elferatenlants era common purpose and common dangers fave entorea it as Became 9 dep, (cheers). more stint Triendship between two prone

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