Post by Diarist on Feb 21, 2017 0:09:11 GMT 1
Winston, Juan Rodriguez and I stayed almost two hours in the Army and Navy Club. We were given a detailed insight of life in today's Madrid. Reluctantly we drove Juan back to the embassy and we returned to the MoD. I prepared a couple of memorandums then crossed over the road to the MCD. At 16:00 Sally and I left for home taking a dozen dossiers about Palestine with us. At home I placed them in my safe and after a short discussion we decided to eat out this evening. We walked to the fish and chip shop and as always old newspapers doubled as plates.
Afterwards I walked Mum home then joined Sally in the Saffron Hotel. I'd scarcely been there 5 minutes when there was a phone call for me. It was Winston.
"Did you forget something, Winston?"
"Bob, listen to me. Daladier has just telephoned. The 1st Motorized has been placed on Amber Alert."
"Where are you?"
"At the MoD."
"I'm on my way."
Back at the table, "Sally. You need to drive me to the MoD. They have Amber Alert in France."
At home I got my briefcase and a few minutes later we were on the road to London.
"You think the Germans are moving?"
"I don't know any details. All Winston told me was that the 1st Motorized has been placed on Amber Alert. That means that all personnel are being called in for an imminent move. They've noticed something strange going on."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"You need to drive home and get some sleep so that you are fresh tomorrow morning. Call me before leaving home. My uniforms are in the red suitcase and you need to bring my weapons case if I ask you to. If the Germans have marched into the Rhineland I'll be flying to France tomorrow. I have my passport but you'll need to bring my wallet that has £1,000 in it. Do you have all that."
"Yes."
"I'll need my toilet bag too. Damn. How can they be doing this so early?"
"Maybe they are just playing with us."
"It's not funny."
I arrived at the MoD 50 minutes after receiving Winston's phone call.
Afterwards I walked Mum home then joined Sally in the Saffron Hotel. I'd scarcely been there 5 minutes when there was a phone call for me. It was Winston.
"Did you forget something, Winston?"
"Bob, listen to me. Daladier has just telephoned. The 1st Motorized has been placed on Amber Alert."
"Where are you?"
"At the MoD."
"I'm on my way."
Back at the table, "Sally. You need to drive me to the MoD. They have Amber Alert in France."
At home I got my briefcase and a few minutes later we were on the road to London.
"You think the Germans are moving?"
"I don't know any details. All Winston told me was that the 1st Motorized has been placed on Amber Alert. That means that all personnel are being called in for an imminent move. They've noticed something strange going on."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"You need to drive home and get some sleep so that you are fresh tomorrow morning. Call me before leaving home. My uniforms are in the red suitcase and you need to bring my weapons case if I ask you to. If the Germans have marched into the Rhineland I'll be flying to France tomorrow. I have my passport but you'll need to bring my wallet that has £1,000 in it. Do you have all that."
"Yes."
"I'll need my toilet bag too. Damn. How can they be doing this so early?"
"Maybe they are just playing with us."
"It's not funny."
I arrived at the MoD 50 minutes after receiving Winston's phone call.