IMPROVEMENT OF SITUATION
FIGURES RELEASED BY MINISTER
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Sept 20. The Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) stated to-day that the position m respect of airmen who had ceased work had improved. The total strength of the R.N.Z.AJ’. is 4167, and of that number 783 men were initially involved in the stoppage of wbrk. Since the issue of the statement, approximately 500 of them had signified their willingness to continue with the Air Force and 283 had sought their release. The Minister said that additional requests were being received for permission to withdraw their previous applications for release, and it was anticipated that the total number of releases would be still further reduced.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24986, 21 September 1946, Page 6
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