NZRSA Aid For J. Force Association

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1948, Page 5

NZRSA Aid For J. Force Association

WELLINGTON. Wed. (P.A.)—Every encouragement, assistance and advice is to be given by the NZRSA to exmembers of J Force to form their own association.

This was decided at a meeting of the Dominion executive committee held in Wellington. • The matter was brought under discussion by a request from ex-J Force personnel who were desirous of- forming a Dominion-wide J Force association, and requesting advice as to the best way to set about it.

The NZRSA has decided that it will, offer every facility of its 102 branches to assist in the formation of a J Force association in a similar procedure to that adopted when the NZRSA successfully fostered the formation of the Homeservicemen’s Association, states a report issued by the Dominion executive committee. NZRSA branches throughout the country will be asked to cooperate with local J Force personnel and convene meetings at which interim committees will be set up and delegates to a Dominion conference arranged for. DEFRAY COSTS Providing ex-J Force personnel are prepared to follow the same course as was followed by home service personnel, the NZRSA will defray the entire cost of the first Dominion conference, including transport and accommodation.

By this step the committee is implementing a resolution by the recent Dominion conference which instructed the NZRSA to assist returned of J Force in the formation of an association of their own if they so desire.