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FOR OVERSEA SERVICE. STATEMENT BY FEDERAL PREMIER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. CANBERRA. November 15. In the course of a speech on the Commonwealth's war policy in the House of Representatives today, the Prime Minister. Mr R. G. Menzies, again emphasised that there is no intention of introducing conscription for overseas service. ‘’We are definitely pledged against it.’’ he said, "but for many years the law has imposed upon all citizens of certain age the obligation to serve Australia in time of war." Mr Menzies added: "We have decided to keep the militia forces at an adequately trained strength of not less than 75.000. for which compulsory military training will be introduced in January. “The reason for which we have entered the war will not be lightly abandoned. The freedom and equity for which we are fighting will be freedom and equity for the Germans as well as ourselves.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1939, Page 5
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149NO CONSCRIPTION Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1939, Page 5
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