... send their children away. Source C shows the tension of evacuation remembered by a schoolteacher of those times. Although this interview was taken years after the event in 1988, this kind of experience must have been hard to forget. Although this interview was taken in 1988, I still believe it to be reliable. The source explains the sadness and haste of the journey. However I do not believe some of the aspects mentioned in the interview, such as "we hadn't the slightest idea where we were going" and "mothers weren't allowed with us". I don't think this is exactly true because according to my knowledge evacuation had been planned in great detail. I also know that in London 524,000 children went with their mothers. In conclusion, I think that source B is more useful as it shows how propaganda was necessary to encourage parents to send their children ...

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