Former Prisoners-Of-War Want Yes Vote
WELLINGTON, July 12. "We advocate support of military training for we represent a group which has experienced personally tne direct consequences of military unpreparedness," said a spokesman of the Wellington DistricG Ex-Prii-soners of War Association today in afinouncing ' that the - executive committee of the association. had endorsed fully the appeal by the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, for support for a yes vote in the referendum. The spdkesman said that his opening remark was not a refiection on the commanders, whose services in real difficulties were fully appreciated, . . ! "We do. know^that many* thous- ( " ands of our meh who were 'taken prisoner .iri the* fifst . years of the . war would not have ,had' to suffer the privations and hpmiliation of prisoner-of-w'ar life had military preparedness, equipment, efificiency, experience and skill been a prewar reality." "
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1949, Page 4
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137Former Prisoners-Of-War Want Yes Vote Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1949, Page 4
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