Although the Witnesses were searched repeatedly — before they were sent into exile, while they were en route, and at their places of exile — many managed to hide Watchtower magazines and even Bibles.
Kaut arī liecinieki vairākkārt tika pārmeklēti — pirms deportācijas, pa ceļam un izsūtījumu vietās —, daudziem bija izdevies noslēpt vairākus Sargtorņa numurus un pat Bībeli.