Force Orders 1943

X No�33. TO BE CIRCIILATEDTO ALL RANKS PLEASE SFE FCCTNOTE. OF T E C ESHIRE CONSTABULA. Y. The Chief Constablevi shea a11 members of tnekheshireConstabularyand their familles the Season's greetings. Wo have much to make us thankful ae we look back on the earlier.Christmasesof the war. - . � The regular Police,the First Police Res e, the Police War Reserve, the Mobile Speclal Constabulary,the County A.R.P. Reserve,and the Foot Specials have a11 performed their duties we11. I thank you a11. The period ivnediatelyahead will be one of constantanaiety in this country, and a period dur3ngwhich it behoves a11 of us to maintain a high state of efficiency, for it is a periodwhich wi11 assuredly shortentha war, if it doas not in fact end it. There wi11 be much hard fighting and there we11 may be a return to acti4e hostilities in this country. The enemy wi11 hit hard and wi11 do all that he can to try and ddmage us in the hope that he wi11 get more favourableter'osthan unconditional surrender. " Let us resolve,therefore,to avoid complacencyand to counteFactit wherever we meet it. Our Military, Navalaad Air Force achievexaentbduring tho last year entitle us to look forwardwith confidenceto the fubure azidour prayers and hopes thst victory wi11 be won before another Christmas comes. 2 know however testing the tdmes ahead may be that you a11 will acquit yourselveswe11 aad therefore I face the future with confidence. To one and a11 and your fomilies the Chief Consta?1etenders his best wishes and he hopes and prays for the eafe tteturnof those dear ones who are away. . 20th.December,19^3. Chief Constable. FOOTNOTE:- Two capies o� this General Order are being issued to Divisionalxeadquartersand Station Offires to a11ow one copy to be filed and tho other to be posted up at a11 Police 5t.tionswhero the attentionof a11 concerned should be drawn tp the message.