 During their 15 @-@ day rest periods the company 's men congregated around the Belgian @-@ owned Elizabeth Hotel , in the centre of the city at the corner of Causeway and Manica Road . Many of them became seriously disaffected when they first received their salary from the Rhodesian Army . Having apparently been misled about wages of up to R $ 1 @,@ 000 per month ( ₣ 7 @,@ 000 ) by the French recruiters , they were surprised to find that their basic monthly pay was actually R $ 245 ( ₣ 1 @,@ 800 ) , the same as a regular Rhodesian soldier . Moreover , some were upset that they had been paid in Rhodesian dollars , which because of the country 's international isolation could not easily be exchanged for foreign currencies . Although it was not as much as they had been expecting , one disenchanted veteran of the unit afterwards admitted that the tax @-@ exempt R $ 245 wage , which came with a $ 10 special @-@ unit supplement , was still more than enough money for them to live comfortably in Salisbury during their time off . 
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Durin their 15 @-@ day rest periods the company  men congregated around the Belgian @-@ owned Elizabeth Hotel , in da centre of the city at the corner of Causeway and Manica Road . Many of them became srsly disaffected when they first received their salary from the Rhodesian Army . Done apparently been misled about wages of up to R $ 1 @,@ 000 per month ( ₣ 7 @,@ 000 ) by the French recruiters , they was surprised to find that their basic monthly pay was actually R $ 245 ( ₣ 1 @,@ 800 ) , tdasame as a regular Rhodesian soldier . Moreover , sum was upset dat they done been paid in Rhodesian dollas , which b/c of the country  international isolation could not easily be exchanged fa foreign currencies . Although it ain't as much as they had been expecting , one disenchanted veteran of the unit afterwards admitted tdatthe tax @-@ exempt R $ 245 wage , which came wid a $ 10 special @-@ unit supplement , was still more than enough paper ffirthem to live comfortably in Salisbury during their time offf .