"EXPEDITIONARY FORCE."
The proposal by Sir Andrew Kussell that New Zealand should "be prepared to find a small expeditionary force" for quick dispatch to Palestine or its neighbourhood is far in advance of, if it does not run against, public sentiment in this country. Sir Andrew conceives it possible that circumstances might iarise in which armed forces from Australia and New Zealand could reach the region of "trouble" more quickly than troops from England. Even if the Australian and New Zealand Governments were both willing, such forces would under present circumstances first have to be recruited, equipped and trained, and several months would necessarily elapse. An alternative would be to maintain a small standing army, at -all times equipped and ready for quick dispatch to service in foreign lands. It is possible, though improbable, that such a plan will be considered at the Imperial Conference, but no Dominion Prime Minister could agree to it with any confidence that the I people he represented would support him. j
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1937, Page 6
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