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Tourist Finds His GI French Bit Out Of Step With Times
An American in Paris writes to Secretary of Defense Hugh Wilson about the outdated Training Manual 30-602 phrase book. He recalls miscommunications and lists phrases from the 1940s that no longer fit postwar Paris, noting shopping drift and the odd items bought by a returning tourist.
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Paris
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
War Department
Champs Elysee
Rue de Rivoli