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title: On s'embarque en secret. Soyez discrets! [We embark in secret. Be discreet!]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-on-sembarque-en-secret-soyez-discrets-1942/
description: A black liner towers over a column of soldiers walking up a gangway, with crowds on its decks, under the French slogan 'On s'embarque en secret'
section: Collection
---

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[![On s'embarque en secret. Soyez discrets! \[We embark in secret. Be discreet!\], 1942 Canada poster: A black liner towers over](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-on-sembarque-en-secret-soyez-discrets-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-on-sembarque-en-secret-soyez-discrets-1942.jpg)

# On s'embarque en secret. Soyez discrets! [We embark in secret. Be discreet!]

A black liner towers over a column of soldiers walking up a gangway, with crowds on its decks, under the French slogan 'On s'embarque en secret' and the call 'Soyez discrets!'. The ship's scale against the small figures ties each civilian's silence to the safety of embarking troops; no enemy figure is shown.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (French) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
ON
S'EMBARQUE
EN
SECRET

Soyez DISCRETS!

CODE A G-14FL  •  PUBLIÉ PAR LA COMMISSION DE L'INFORMATION DE GUERRE, OTTAWA  •  IMPRIMÉ AU CANADA
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
WE
EMBARK
IN
SECRET

Be DISCREET!

CODE A G-14FL  •  PUBLISHED BY THE WAR INFORMATION COMMISSION, OTTAWA  •  PRINTED IN CANADA
```

[← Ne portez pas les paquets de l'ennemi \[Do not carry the enemy's parcels\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-ne-portez-pas-les-paquets-de-lennemi-1942/) [This Is Our Strength - Our Forests →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-our-forests-this-is-our-strength-eneleigh-1942/)

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