Army aid for Fijians
Parliamentary reporter Two R.N.Z.A.F. Hercules aircraft will fly- to Suva I with supplies for the ; Fiji contingent that will soon join the United Nations peace-keeping force in Le- ! banon. Announcing this the: Acting Minister of De - ’fence (Mr Thomson) said: I that the stores from New!
Zealand would include cloth-.) ■ ing, sleeping bags, and! enough ration packs to last the contingent five weeks. A New Zealand Army officer, Lieutenant-Colonel R. J.i Andrews, of Wellington, who) is now on secondment with; the Fijians, will accompany) the troops to the Middle East) to help set up logistic arrangements. Colonel Andrews’ is serving as chief of staff'
:to the commander of the ! Royal Fiji Military Forces. The equipment is being taken from storage throughout New Zealand and concentrated at Ohakea, from where )the flights will leave. ) Mr Thomson said he was (pleased that New Zealand had, in this way, been able to help Fiji in mounting its I peace-keeping contingent.
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