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to have had a minor boomerang effect on the soldiers.  It is difficult to assess it, but the 
 
impression created by P's/W is that it has caused them to worry more than it has increased their 
 
determination to fight. It should be remembered, however, that prisoners are not ideal sources of 
 
information on this theme.
 
                   One worry about home does not seem to be very widespread. No instance of a 
 
prisoner who was afraid that his wife or girl was deceiving him with a foreign worker, French or 
 
other nationality has been encountered. Though this is difficult to discuss in interrogations, it 
 
never seems to have been the subject of conversations among the troops, nor are there any stories 
 
at the expense of "other guys". On the other hand, there is a good proportion of stories about 
 
French, Dutch, and Belolan girls and German soldiers. However, if any news stories from 
 
German papers on this theme can be found, it might be worth a try.
 
         8. Frictions among the troops. Among the average run of troops, front line
 
experience seems to make