CANCELLATION ORDER
MAJOR COUSENS’S COMMISSION FIGURED IN TREASON. TRIAL Rec. 11 pan. MELBOURNE; Jan. 22. The Army Commission held by Major C. H. Cousens, who was the central figure in the trial for alleged treason, has been cancelled by the Governor-General in Council. A statement issued by the Minister for the Army, Mr C. Chambers, says: “On December 12, 1946, I announced that my military advisers, after examining voluminous documents relating to the case of Cousens,, had reached a decision which had my approval and which has been conveyed to Cousens. In view of the public interest, I think it desirable to state that Cousens,was called on to show cause why his com mission should not be cancelled and be replied at length. The Militarv Board after careful consideration, concluded that the cause shown was unsatisfactory, and accordingly, recommended that his commission should be canoelled. I concurred and submitted the matter, to the Governor-General-in-Council, who cancelled this’ officer’s commission."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26367, 23 January 1947, Page 5
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