"HOTEL SCRIBE" - Original wartime caption: The Communique Section [Hotel Trienon, Versailles] The man who writes the communiques is shown at work with his assistants. Left to right:- Capt. , , Major Dresden, , Lieut. Colonel Jordan, , 1st Lieut. Stokes, AUS., Lieut. Colonel Jordan is the officer who, assisted by these others, compiles the daily SHAEF communique. They have to be fast workers, because most of the news which arrives from the Army Groups first thing in the morning, has to be condensed as briefly and as concisely as possible, and the commun
"HOTEL SCRIBE" - Original wartime caption: The Communique Section [Hotel Trienon, Versailles] The man who writes the communiques is shown at work with his assistants. Left to right:- Capt. , , Major Dresden, , Lieut. Colonel Jordan, , 1st Lieut. Stokes, AUS., Lieut. Colonel Jordan is the officer who, assisted by these others, compiles the daily SHAEF communique. They have to be fast workers, because most of the news which arrives from the Army Groups first thing in the morning, has to be condensed as briefly and as concisely as possible, and the communiques issued as soon before 1000 hours are possible. Photographic negative , British Army, 21st Army Group
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