London, Oct. 10.
Information reaching London throws into sharp relief the contrast between feeling in enemy-occupied territory and that in British-occupied Iceland, where friendly mutual cooperation is the rule.
The Icelandic Government has played a large part in this. Fortunately this Government was formed six months before by a coalition of Conservative, Progressive and Socialist Parties, It is supported by 46 of the 49 members of the Althing.
Further contrast is that sale of petrol is not restricted in Iceland. The British Army obtains potatoes from Britain so it is not a drain on the Icelandic crop, which this year is poor owing to bad weather.
e other hand British troops afford a new market for part of the products in Iceland which had to be exported—for instance meat and fish Moreover the soldiers purchase all goods at market prices and for Ice-landis currency at the normal rate.—British Official Wireless. ort
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