Notice Of Motion

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30762, 28 May 1965, Page 1

Notice Of Motion

The announcement by the Prime Minister that the Government was to send a combat unit from New Zealand to Vietnam was accompanied by his formal notice of motion. The motion read:—

“That this House, conscious of the threat to free peoples everywhere posed by the armed Communist campaign, directed, supported and supplied from North Vietnam, to overthrow the Republic of Vietnam:

“Reaffirms its belief in the principle of collective security;

“Recognises the defence of the Republic of Vietnam cannot at present be carried out by the United Nations or any force drawn from , a group of nations acceptable to the parties involved in the struggle: “Commends the Government’s decision to contribute an artillery unit to assist in the defence of the Republic of Vietnam; “Supports the search for negotiated settlement in Vietnam which would uphold the rights of the people of South Vietnam; and “Supports the initiative of the United States Government in offering one billion dollars for an expanded co-operative economic programme for South-east Asia.”