N.Z. Men Told To ‘Hit Back Hard’
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright)
SAIGON, July 7.
Twenty-two New Zealand Army engineers, escorted by Vietnamese armoured cars and lorry-borne infantry, yesterday left for Thu Dau Mot, 20 miles north of Saigon, to join in the war against the Communist Viet Cong. There they will build roads and bridges under the South Vietnam Government’s “pacification” programme. The Government is providing bulldozers, earth-moving equipment and trucks, while the United States forces are providing arms. They have been armed with American carbines and are under orders to “hit back hard” if attacked. The New Zealanders received a warm welcome at Thu Dau Mot. Cheering townspeople
greeted them with garlands and banners.
Their commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel W. T. Foley, of Taranaki, said the men were settling in very well.
“They say they have had enough of talking and want to get out into the job,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30487, 8 July 1964, Page 17
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