NO REDUCTION IN J-FORCE LIKELY
| WELLINGTON, Last Night. No decision had been niade to reduce tbe present strength of tbe New Zealand forees now in Japan, said the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones, to-day. The Minister mttde this statement after his attention had been drawn t to a recent eablegram from Tokio, ; which suggested that following- a rej duction of the British Occupation I Forees a number 0f Australians and ; New Zealanders would be repatriated. ; Mr. Jones said that as he had stated j previously tbe repatriation of New . Zealand J-Fcrce men would be pro- . ceeded with as planned. 1 "Certain auestions have to be con- ] sidered in respect of tbe future so far ) as the J-Force is eoncerned," said ■ Jones, "and it is hoped that a : deeision will be reached shortly in. ! that connection. When that is done ; a public • announcement will be j made." i . ■■
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5311, 25 January 1947, Page 4
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147NO REDUCTION IN J-FORCE LIKELY Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5311, 25 January 1947, Page 4
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