MESSAGE SENT TO GENERAL WAVELL
(United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 10. The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, has sent the following message » to General Sir Archibald Wavell,. the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the Middle East:— “Congratulations from the Government and people of New Zealand on the capture of Benghazi. This is indeed a fitting climax to the brilliant campaign in Cyrenaica. The continued success of the forces under your command fills us with unbounded enthusiasm.”
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Southland Times, Issue 24357, 11 February 1941, Page 5
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