NOT MUCH WEAKENED
WARNING BY CURTIN
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) CANBERRA, April 29. In spite of Allied air successes in the far north, Australia as yet has been unable to substantially weaken the enemy's position in the regions which have been occupied by the Japanese in their southward advance. This warning was given by the Prime Minister, Mr. J. Curtin, in the •House of Representatives today. He added: "Japan is still able,; almost at will, to reinforce the Timor and New Guinea areas with men and aircraft. "The Japanese are still firmly established in New Guinea and other islands to the north and north-east of Australia, and common sense dictates that we face the fact that Japan will do everything in an attempt to render Australia impotent as a base for an Allied offensive:" Mr. Curtin also revealed that strong additional United States reinforcements had arrived in Australia. "The Government," he concluded, "regards an outright Japanese attack on Australia as a constant and undiminished danger."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 100, 30 April 1942, Page 5
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