This is what Pips said about what he found when asked: "
were the British deceiving to the Australians?"
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I wouldn't be surprised. The British did quite a bit of that during both World Wars.
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So even Pips has his doubts about the factual truth of what he found.
(It seems that the one accusing others of being selective is himself being selective.) tut tut
There is certainly evidence that this was a deception for British stocks of 100 octane fuel was:
30th September 1939 - 153,000 tons
27th February 1940 - 220,000 tons
31st May 1940 - 294,000 tons
11th July 1940 - 343,000 tons
31st August 1940 - 404,000 tons
10th October 1940 - 424,000 tons
30th November 1940 - 440,000 tons