DEMOBILISATION
.. : 'FOCH'S DECISION. , -' /■... (Ecc. January. 3, 8.20 p.m.) ' '..'' ■•'•'. '":' Lohdon, • January i. Marshal Fooh, in, consultation with Sir Douglas Hajg and other generals, hag decided that the size of the Allied army needed in France -will leave a large margin for demobilisation on a. selectmrbasis. Ten thousand men cari l be discharged daily, or the number can bo increased t0,22,000 if on;a non-selec-tive basis with, the,same.transport facili-ties.—Aus.-N.'Z.' Cable,Assn. ' . ,(Reo. January 3, 11.5 p.m.) London,' January 1. ; The Army, Navy, and Air Forces, at the date of the armistice, numbered six millions 'and a' half, though Britain's total war effort was over ten millions. Thus far 270,000 men have been demobilised, 115,000 prisoners repatriated, and 390,000 munition workers released. Bailway and shipping facility in .France and England have made it impossible to increase the rate of demobilisation. When all the prisoners have been repatriated the speed of demobilisation will be in , creased.—Aus.-N,Z. Cable, A6sn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 85, 4 January 1919, Page 7
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152DEMOBILISATION Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 85, 4 January 1919, Page 7
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