text_original: It was, of course, only thought courteous and fair that French prisoners should be allowed to write to their friends at home, but at the same time it was absolutely necessary that all such letters should come under the eyes of some accredited English official in order that they might not convey any information which could be of service to the French military au  thorities.
text_transcription: IT WAS OF COURSE ONLY THOUGHT COURTEOUS AND FAIR THAT FRENCH PRISONERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WRITE TO THEIR FRIENDS AT HOME BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT ALL SUCH LETTERS SHOULD COME UNDER THE EYES OF SOME ACCREDITED ENGLISH OFFICIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MIGHT NOT CONVEY ANY INFORMATION WHICH COULD BE OF SERVICE TO THE FRENCH MILITARY AUTHORITIES
phonemes: ɪt wˈʌz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ˈoʊnli θˈɔːt kˈɜːɾiəs ænd fˈɛɹ ðæt fɹˈɛntʃ pɹˈɪzənɚz ʃˌʊd biː ɐlˈaʊd tə ɹˈaɪt tə ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz æt hˈoʊm, bˌʌt æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ɪt wʌz ˌæbsəlˈuːtli nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi ðæt ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ lˈɛɾɚz ʃˌʊd kˈʌm ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv sˌʌm ɐkɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ əfˈɪʃəl ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt nˌɑːt kənvˈeɪ ˌɛni ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ kʊd biː ʌv sˈɜːvɪs tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌoʊ θˈɔːɹᵻɾiz.