AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE
“SHOCK FORCE” RECRUITED.
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(Received August 24, a.m.) CANBERRA, August 24. - A “shock force” of 14,000 men is being recruited from the voluntary militia, under a plan announced by the Prime Minister, the object being to act as a covering force, to protect vulnerable points, at the first sign of aggression. Pending a general mobilisation of the militia, the plan has been substituted for the standing army proposal, recommended by Inspector-Gen-eral Squires, and rejected by the. Commonwealth Government last; month. The camp period will consist ofspecial intensive training for 32 days” per year. T Following consultations between the Federal Ministers and senior defence “ officers, it is stated that the proced-;; ure to be adopted in an emergency has - been carefully defined. Mr. Menzies,'" said the necessary precautions could*;; be taken immediately. »
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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1939, Page 7
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