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been discussed, but, rightly or wrongly, so he 

 said, had been turned down. This was certainly 

 a disappointment, but Lord Buxton's courtesy at 

 our interview removed at least the sore feeling 

 aroused by my previous treatment. In the belief 

 that, as I had written in my report, the Okavango 

 district would be invaded by some German force 

 later on, we then went to Salisbury, and to our 

 great delight were at once accepted as Intelligence 

 Scouts. The work given to us, and to four others 

 (residents, and all known to me personally), was 

 the watching of the Rhodesian, Angola, and German 

 South- West borders. We were signed on as 

 special service troopers in the B.S.A. Police. 



