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    "ocrText": "to\n?\n, the\n5\nH\na\nMay 27, 1941\na\nMiss Ida Maude Britton,\nHotel Pennsylvania,\nNew York, New York\nMy dear Miss Britton:\nYou will sail from New York May 31. Miss Ethel Westermann\nwill be in charge of your group. She will stay at the Pennsylvenia\nHotel and you should get in touch with her Friday evening at the\nHotel. She has your passport and other information you willneed.\nYour group will report at 10 A.M. May 31 to Mr. Walsh, Cunard\nWhite Star Office, 25 Broadway.\nIt may be of interest for you to know that it is possible now to\nPassengers may not take into the United Kingdom more than 10 pounds\nbuy\nEnglish one pound notes in this country for about $2.50 each.\nper person in Sterling notes. Any Sterling notes in the possession of\npassengers over and above 10 pounds will be liable to confiscation.\nDuring the voyage, passengers may use 1 pound or 10 shilling notes\nbut the Purser is not permitted to accept notes of 5 pounds or higher\ndenomination.\ntheir use during the voyage or for immediate expenses on landing, bearing\nPassengers are warned not to exchange more than is required for\nin mind the fact they maynnot take into Great Britain more than 10 pounds\nin Sterling notes.\nFor obvious reasons passengers are specially requested not to divulge\nthe name of the ship or the date on which they expect to sail to anyone.\nWe must also ask passengers not to show the ship's name on any tages\nor\nlabels attached to their luggage; simply specify MA Ship\".\ntime. Please keep the report of your final physical examination\nI expect to be inNew York Friday evening, and will call you at and that I\nwill get it from you when I see you Friday. After you have had your\nphysical assuring us that the report of your examination is satisfactory. qualiry have\nexamination on Thursday will you please send us a telegram I\nasked Dr. Caughey to notify us if he feels that you do not"
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