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The Day before the Six Day War

Anne Hughes

1967

Derna, Libya, Sunday 4th June 1967 7 am

It was already a hot 86F when we nervously arrived at the office. The area was unusually quiet and it was strange not to be met by Master and Troy, the two guard dogs, but they had been found poisoned in the courtyard the day before. The interpreters, Abdul and Ibrahim, had not turned up for work and in the drawing office the engineers were standing in a huddle talking in low voices. ... (continues)

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