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 unsalubrious reputation, even with the unpolitical soldiers.
          c.  Apart from the usual "tough officer" yarn, two types of anti-officer stories
recurr in interrogations.
               i.  Stories of officers "collecting" large amounts of silks, linens, etc. to
send home from Italy.
               ii. Stories of officers lying to their troops about the strength and/or nature
of the forces opposing them.  Rare instances of cruelty on the part of the officers might also be
exploited.
     7. Worries about Home.  With the exception of worries about aerial bombardment these
worries follow the usual pattern of soldier worries.  Mail service appears to be adequate and
spot-censored so that the soldiers in general feel they are getting news from their friends and
relatives
which is dependable and unworried by censorship.  The Nazi propaganda line about the
indescriminate bombing of civilians by the Allies appears
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