CASE OF MAJOR COUSENS
ARMY COMMISSION CANCELLED BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO MINISTER (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 22. The Army commission held by Major Charles Hughes Cousens, who was charged with treason because of alleged broadcasts from Tokyo during the war, has been cancelled by the Governor-General in Council Major
Cousens was committed for trial, but the Crown did not proceed with the case. A statement issued by the Minister of the Army (Mr C. Chambers) says: “On December 12, 1946, I announced that my military advisers after examining the voluminous documents relating to the case of Major Cousens had reached a decision which had my approval, and which had been conveyed to Major Cousens. In view of the public interest I think it desirable to state that Major Cousens was called on to show cause why his commission should not be cancelled, and he replied at length. “The Military Board, after careful consideration, concluded that thecause shown was unsatisfactory and accordingly recommended that his commission should be cancelled. I concurred and submitted the matter to the Gov-ernor-General in Council, who cancelled this officer’s commission.”
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25090, 23 January 1947, Page 7
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