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title: Eisenhower Thanks Us (Ministry of Supply No. 103)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-eisenhower-thanks-us-royal-ordnance-factories-1943/
description: A reproduced Government Telegram signed 'General Eisenhower' thanks workers in Royal Ordnance Factories, with a red circle and line linking the headline
section: Collection
---

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# Eisenhower Thanks Us (Ministry of Supply No. 103)

A reproduced Government Telegram signed 'General Eisenhower' thanks workers in Royal Ordnance Factories, with a red circle and line linking the headline word 'US' to the factories named in the text. The commander's signed thanks is a testimonial, and 'US' folds the reader into the workforce being thanked.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
EISENHOWER
THANKS US

IN REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE

WORKERS IN BRITISH ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES WHICH PRODUCE GUNS, AMMUNITION AND BOMBS FOR MEDITERRANEAN FORCES UNDER YOUR COMMAND SEND YOU AND ALL ALLIED TROOPS SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES ON SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGEHEAD IN EUROPE. WE FULLY REALISE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR MEN BY MAINTAINING INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT OF ALL THE MATERIAL YOU NEED. WE ARE DETERMINED TO SEE YOU THROUGH THE NEXT LONG AND DIFFICULT STRETCH.

SENT TO HIM
ON BEHALF OF ALL R.O.F's
GENERAL EISENHOWER
SENDS THE FOLLOWING
TELEGRAM

POST OFFICE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM
O.H.M.S.
30 JUL 1943
TO MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL MEX HOUSE LONDON

ON BEHALF OF ALL RANKS OF THE ALLIED FORCES UNDER MY COMMAND
I THANK THE WORKERS IN BRITISH ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES FOR THEIR
GENEROUS MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION AND PLEDGE OF SUPPORT. THE
MAGNIFICENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THOSE WHO LABOUR IN THE FACTORIES AT
HOME TO PRODUCE THE MUNITIONS OF WAR ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL RANKS
GENERAL EISENHOWER

MINISTRY OF SUPPLY No 103
```

[← Britain... Base for Round-the-Clock Bombing](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-britain-base-for-round-the-clock-bombing-1943/) [Forward Together - Keep in Step by Saving (Post Office Savings Bank) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-forward-together-keep-in-step-post-office-savings-bank-1943/)

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