NEW ZEALAND OFFICER
DISMISSAL BY WAR OFFICE QUESTIONED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. C ASE FOR AUTHORITIES STATED IN REPLY. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, August 1. The dismissal of a New Zealander, Major Alan Reid-Kellett, D. 5.0., M.C., from employment at the War Office was raised in the House of Commons when Mr R. R. Stokes. M.C., (Lab., Ipswich) declared that the 'War Office had employed Major Reid-Kellett as a civilian in 1939 and dismissed him because he had given information regarding waste and extravagance in the construction of camps.
Mr D. Sandys, in replying, said Major Reid-Kellett in 1939 sent the War Office a memorandum, accusing surveyors and contractors of malpractice and dishonesty. Immediate inquiries proved the charges unjustified and a High Court Judge later found the charges disproved. Major Reid-Kel-lett later reiterated his allegations, in writing a crude and impertinent letter to the War Office, threatening to publicise the matter. Major Reid-Kellett’s contempt for the regulations, his insolence and his practice of spying upon his co-workers made it impossible for the War Office to retain his services.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 August 1941, Page 6
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184NEW ZEALAND OFFICER Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 August 1941, Page 6
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