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Show 47 reacted favorably to the newspaper and provided the staff with information concerning troop movements to Southeast Asia. As The readership, covert Ally staff learned the decision was more made distribution system while about the by group consensus at the completely open system of production. The Single copies were mailed possible, disguised the contents. were maild to servicemen in without official develop a maintaining a The staff mailed copies of regulation.16 use In were When much as of each issue Ally distributing The Ally in violation of acting time, The Ally staff to came military depend solely upon of the mail and the help of clandestine distributers to get Ally in Berkeley or Smith recalled. done "le only distributed them on issues, military bases, II and those bases." building The Ally1s circulation was a slow and dif potential staff had to depend readers upon making initial through the newspapers itself. scription coupons were published an "We d idnt distribute in Cal ifornia after the first few ficult process, because the contact with readership. largely by our military contacts on At first, coupon, as permission by their base or post commanders, the newspaper to its intended was envelopes that, who would then distribute The these clandestine distributers that time Large quantities covertly to other military personnel. The same to Ally to individual subscribers throughout the United States and abroad. the newspaper1s intended in each issue. By returning individual subscriber decided for himself whether he would receive the paper through the mail. Sub a or not By checking the appropriate box on the subscription coupon, a reader could also indicate his willingness to distribute The Ally to other servicemen |
