ALIEN INTERNED
WELLINGTON RESIDENT STATEMENT BY MR. MASON " A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE " [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Monday The internment of a Wellington resident of enemy alien nationality was announced by tlio Attorney-General, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, to-night. This was stated to be a purely precautionary measure. "Tlio registration of aliens and the restrictions imposed upon the movements of enemy aliens under the war emergency regulations had been in the nature of a survey for the purpose of obtaining full information and did not imply any presumption of disaffection," said Mr. Mason. "As a result of this survey, however, in addition to certain residents of Samoa whoso internment in New Zealand had been decided upon, one Wellington resident of enemy alien nationality has also recently been interned. This does not imply that any illegal net has been committed or attempted."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23521, 5 December 1939, Page 8
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