ANGAUR ISLAND PROJECT
AUSTRALIAN PROTEST REJECTED BY U.S. MINING OF PHOSPHATES BY JAPANESE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON. July 2. The United States Secretary of State (General Marshall) to-day by implication rejected the Australian objections to the use of Japanese labour in the Angaur Island phosphate industry. General Marshall issued a statement saying that the .Australian Government had expressed its concern over the reported decision by the Supreme Commander (General MacArthur) to transfer responsibility for the management of the Angaur phosphate industry to Japanese labourers in areas close to Australian fisheries. “In fact, the operation is. and will remain, under the close supervision of the Supreme Commander s headquarters,” said General Marshall. "All the Japanese will be returned to Japan on the completion of the project, which is designed to alleviate the fertiliser shortage in Japan, and so to reduce the burden of Japan’s food supplies on the United States. “The Supreme Commander has been informed of the Australian Government’s concern and. in answer to our request, has provided full information.”
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25227, 4 July 1947, Page 7
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