Defence Statement Pleases R.S.A. President
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WELLINGTON, July 15. The Minister's statement is very gratifying and reiterates the report of the N.Z.R.S.A. conference, said the Dominion president, Sir Howard Kippenberger, today, commenting on the proposals for compulsory training by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones, in the House last night. He added: I am very plensed the Minister brought the matter forward at such an early stage in the session. Our association will give him every support, as the scheme meets our ideas very reasonably. Speaking personally, Sir Howard said he felt sure that ex-service-men, to whom the Minister was looking to become officers, would volunteer in their hundreds. I A report of the Minister's statement appears on page 9.J
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1948, Page 5
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