FORCE NOW COMPLETE
Australians In Vietnam (Special Crspdt. N.Z.P.A.) VUNG TAU (South Vietnam), June 17. The build-up of Australian military forces in Vietnam is virtually complete with the arrival in the country of almost all the 4500-man task force. The last of 35 chartered military flights which have been ferrying troops to Vietnam since the end of April, arrived in Saigon yesterday. More troops have also been brought in by the troop carrier, H.M.A.S. Sydney, which made two trips to Vietnam.
Finland Visit.—The Soviet Premier, Mr Alexei Kosygin, will end his five-day State visit to Finland today with a final round of talks on European security. Helsinki, June 17.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31089, 18 June 1966, Page 15
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