NEW ZEALAND TROOPS
READY IN THE PACIFIC OUR AIRMEN TAKING PART IN PRESENT DRIVE STATEMENT BY DEFENCE MINISTER. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) WASHINGTON, July 2. I believe the Allied tactics in the Pacific are to compel the Japanese to fight, and thus gradually weaken them till we are able to bring overwhelming forces from Europe,” said the New Zealand Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, in an interview after conferring with President Roosevelt and Army and Navy leaders. He stated that the Japanese were at present on the defensive, as was seen from the fact that they had not started any offensive for a long time. The Japanese had suffered many defeats and lost many men and much material, but they could easily turn to the offensive if they were allowed time to recover their strength; therefore, it would be foolish to give them any respite. Mr Jones said that New Zealand airmen were participating in the present Pacific drive, while New Zealand ground forces were ready for action in that area when they were required. Special commando units of Fijian natives, who were highly trained as jungle fighters, and under New Zealand officers, were part of the shock troops which were ready to join in the fighting.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 July 1943, Page 3
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