DEFENCE POLICY
e ’ ‘’Disasters (• I’ First Job" (A’ Z Press Association/ ' AUCKLAND. April 12. I New Zealand was right ■>{ tn concentrate its civil defence work on dealing i with natural disasters inr{ stead of nuclear attack, the chairman of the Au<kland central area comr mittce. Air Vice-Marshal -' Sir Keith Park, said today.
“Australia has decided it may have to cope with manmade wars but New Zealand has rightly decided its first job is to deal with earthquakes and similar disasters." he said.
“I believe New Zealand will iget plenty of warning in the event of a major war. It can|not happen overnight. i “Australia is much closer Ito Indonesia and threats of a major war from, say, either Russia or China, but rocket bases capable of bombarding New Zealand would certainly take time to set.up and we would know about them." He said 900 wardens were I need for the metropolitan area and a training school 'was a necessity.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30724, 13 April 1965, Page 1
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DEFENCE POLICY
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30724, 13 April 1965, Page 1
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