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DEFENCE OF AMERICAS : " ‘ ) IMPLICATIONS IN PACIFIC. (United Press Association —By Electrn. Telegraph —Copyright, t Received August 21, 9 a.m. CANBERRA, Aug. 20. The decision of the United States and Canada to set up a defence board has most interesting implications for Australia and New Zealand, declared the Minister of External Affairs (Mr J. McEwen) in the House of Representatives. Mr McEwen pointed out that for the first time in history a Power engaged in a major war is associated with a neutral country in this manner.
The past two months, Mr McEwen added, had brought home to the people and Administration of the United States that the defence of that country and the defence of the whole of the Americas could not be regarded on the basis of insularity. The Canadian Government lias announced the appointment of Colonel Arthur Letson, of Vancouver, to lie the Canadian Military Attache in Washington. , „ . , The Minister for Naval Services (Mr A. L. MacDonald) announces the appoiiitment of Captain. Victor Broooiiry now commodore commanding the Pacific Coast, as Canadian Naval Attache to Washington. Canada has never previously sent either naval or military attaches to the United States. Mr MacDonald also announces that the United States is sending Captain Oliver Read as the United States Naval Attache to Ottawa.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 225, 21 August 1940, Page 7
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