London, Feb. 19, The British parachutists who have been landed in aly belong to a ady of mien who are being trained for the invasion of enemy territory: Mitherto their existence has been tone of the most closely guarded of British war secrets.
They were practising dropping from the skies and seizing or damag. Ing key. points behind the Tines eve when Britain was expecting to be invaded Tast_suunmer.
Soldiers being trained for this role volunteer for the job. After selec tion they are put through the gruelling physicial tests, desi fake them the "toughest" characters inthe British army—Reuter.
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