RETURN OF J FORCE
ORIGINAL DRAFT ALL HOME BY SEPTEMBER (P.A.) DUNEDIN, July 30. By the first week of September, when the Chitral returns to New Zealand, the last men of the original J Force will be home. From then on the Dominion’s part in the occupation of Japan will be undertaken by men who have volunteered for the purpose, said the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones) this morning.
.. Mr. Jones added that future arrangements were uncertain. The continued occupation of Japan was a policy matter and it would be some •months before any discussion took place as to the advisability of further recruitments. A total of 4000 men was needed to meet New Zealand’s commitments as they stood at present. '
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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 July 1946, Page 2
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