Army Visitors From London Arrive
' AUCKLAND, March 14. On a liaison visit to New Zealand. two seniar Bfitish Army stalf officers from the Jlinistry of Defence", London, M'ajor-General K. W. D. Stroug ancj Lieutenhn't-Oolonel H. R. Greenwood, arrived' at Auckland by air from AnStralia'where they have been on a simi lar mission. Major-General S(trong, who is directbr of the joint intelligenco ! bureau, .Ministry of Defence, London, was head of GeneraJ Eiseuhower's in telligence stalf during the war. C'olone! Greenwood, who is a ('anadian, ha;served for the last 10 vears in India. Burma and hlalava. Iie was ofih'e; comniandi'ng the Royal Engineers o>" the 135th Tndian Pivi^ion during the landing and occupatiou of Northern Malaya. The visitors lei't by the Limited express •tonight for discussions at head quarters of the Defsnee Services in
Wellington. They will return to Lon (lon at the end of this vveek. 1 Alajor-General Strong .declined' tc discuss the purpose of his visit apart from saying it was coneerned witli liaison. He last visited New Zealanc) 21 vears ago on a similar mission. . A week was spent in Australia conferring With the heads of the Defence . Services in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1949, Page 7
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