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No Extra Pay
To Fight
Fihnl 'Battles'
LONDON, April 1, A.A.P.
- The Under-Secretary for
\War (Mr. J. R. I[. Hlutchin
son) admitted in the House of
Comnmons to-night that the
War Office was taking money
for letting troops fight Walt
Disney's film "battles" with
out giving the men themnselves
more pay.
The "battles" are. being
fought in Scotland by men of
the Argyll Sutherland High.
landers for Disney's film
"Rob Roy."
Mr. Hutchirison was reply.
ing to . Mir. Emrys Hughes,
who asked if Itwere true that
Disney was paying the War
Office 25/ daily for each sol
dier.
Mr. Hutchlinsson said the
War Office did receive "some
remuneration," but paid the
Argylls only their service pay.
Footnote: The pay of an
unmarried private soldier is
only abott 10/ daily.
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