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Pella Terry speaking please remain in your shelters until the all clear sounds as if you are in a restaurant remain seated Yeah right drill will only last a few minutes the day we are witnessing the first public test of the air raid alert system I am speaking to you over every radio and television station in this city in case of actual emergency communication facilities whatever label civil offense officials from various control centers to keep you informed and to give you necessary instructions the broadcasters of New York City they serve every commendation while the enthusiastic manner in which they have given freely of their time and facilities the same wholehearted cooperation has come from the various in the street groups of us and I am deeply grateful for this help director after a while under the so these director of Civil the family and all of his aides have been working night and day to prepare the municipality for any emergency all of us pray that there may never be a case to call on the civil defense are going to. But the world being what it is today we must be prepared that means that each one of us much pissed pitch in and do our share New York City is ahead of any other place in the country and its civil defense preparations but of course we must depend largely on volunteers I hope that many of you who are now in your shelter areas and I'm listening to my voice Well here I am now resolved to join the civil defense forces of your city a Holocaust comes it will take each and every one of us working together to save the lives of our neighbors so why not resolve no to join with your neighbors and civil defense stopping at the police or fire station nearest your home and register for civil defense to save your own life remember what to do when the siren sounds take shelter without delay today's test will be over in a few minutes so remain where you are until the all clear signal sounds here is director off the wall and thank your mayor and proletariat looking down from the marquee of the hotel lasted just before all the air raid sirens sound of a few minutes ago Time Square presented its usual picture of activity and movement Texan cabs buses and private cars rolled smartly along but as chance going across this yet new sites isn't anything to go it just Leach other as they hurried along on a sidewalk below us then the sirens wailed out there wanting the whole picture changed buses cabs and private cars drew up to the table just charge their passengers white helmet Air Raid Wardens auxiliary police and regular police directed to the nearest shelter areas those who didn't seem to know just where to go it was all taken less than ten minutes but nice precious ten minutes which may be all the wrong time you'll receive should a real attack come we've had complete mobilization of our city life except for certain emergency facilities. This test involves people indoors not dogs on trains boats and ferries but as an airline's it will say to prove to the world that New York City has the time to protect its people and these troublesome days in whatever form of attack may come and so our civil population and the maintenance of civil defense authorization on a high level of efficiency is important today as a spot of our military forces we must preserve the lives of our civil population to ensure uninterrupted production and transportation of military equipment and supplies for the overall war effort we need volunteers in all branches of civil defense we have presently woefully undermanned and ask those of you who have not done so to enroll without delay this is the face to last public participation never a test I plan to call these tests cost a lot of money and cause a lot of inconvenience factories have to curtail production shopping comes to a halt in our stores the whole economy of our city is interrupted even if it is only for a short time I think whatever the cost has been it has been money well this expended if only as insurance against the real thing if it ever happens here the knowledge gained from the public response to this test when they have left to go forward with additional planning for your safety just as did the civil defense disaster and relief demonstration of two weeks ago this test to show you what you should what should be done when the siren sounds those of you who have complied with instructions and are now in a sheltered area would have an excellent chance of surviving if the real atomic attack should come and lastly I do want to thank for Finally the press the radio the T.V. and all the other mediums of information OSA Carli cooperated with us it has been a fine thing to work with them thank you very much my own public Terry city civil to fund Star Trek to Rhonda have been talking to you from their observation post some times square please remain in your shelters until the all clear signal is signed it today's test was designed to find out where the public is fully aware of what to do in an emergency and where people have failed to cooperate. Observers have been spotted throughout the city reports are coming in from Bowling Green from broader streets from City Hall Park from Grand Central Station from Pennsylvania Station from the government area and other points in case of an actual emergency a civil defense officials will be able to talk to you over these facilities direct from control centers in the five hours of the city in the meantime remember what to do whenever you hear the air raid siren to take shelter without delay might be the means of saving your own life the civil defense organization is constantly trying to improve its effectiveness but in the last analysis it will be up to you as an individual to help yourself and help your neighbors visit the police station or a fire station with go home and volunteer for somebody which of civil defense during the course of today's drill it's been assume the damage has not been inflicted on the city and no disaster relief action was to be taken by civil defense really forces master control will certainly all clear signal authority director civil defense. 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