N.Z. DIVISON IN ITALY

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24571, 21 May 1945, Page 4

N.Z. DIVISON IN ITALY

REPLACEMENT PLAN! TO CONTINUE I ■ • ' ■ i l l LONG-SERVICE MEN AN&4 REINFORCEMENTS , 3 (P.AJ WELLINGTON. May Jsl The scheme for the replacement IS3I all lopg*serivce men from the fljpi N.Z.E.F. In Italy with men drawn industry In New Zealand is to be tinuedf according to an announcemm'i by the Acting-Prime Minister (Bipi Hon. W. Nash), who added that thill was-in accordance with the policy nounced by the Government last y SMm This policy had been carried outfit the past, and the Ist, 2nd, and M?l Echelons, together with the 4th a*jp sth Reinforcements—in all, 16.000 m«SB3i —had been brought home to New ZeaH land. With the arrival in Egypt of ttgi| 15th Reinforcements and the hostilities against Germany, Geßwaji Freyberg was now, subject to the arng?l vision of the necessary shipping, &-al| position to speed up the replacem«||| scheme, .• Under the -original plan, it was cohfjj sidered ihat th# 6th would be withdrawn in June, whenipil Isth Reinforcements were the field, and the 7th HeinforcemCsw|| in September. It was now proaait<aS| as soon as shipping could be to bring die men of the 6th ReinfaSiaM ments home to New Zealand, wMUdiig men of the 7th Reinforcements -MSM follow as soon afterwards as posiUBBB perhaps even at the same time. Men of the' other relnforcwirai drafts will follow in their proper and as the situation allows. Mr Ngjjj said that an announcement effect was being made to all wtfwfiifgß thd division by General FreybeigMOß would at the same time the question of the future ment of the division and our forces in the war against under consideration by the staff, whose report when ready be submitted to thd Prime Mia6HH| (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) and the.’mW ernment. Immediately this waagjjM able a decision would be takenlnßH statement made. ’.'\Wam