ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY
Prime Ministers’ Comments (P.A.) WELLINGTON. June 12. Commenting on the announcement from London of the signature of the Anglo-Russian treaty, the Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser said that although the Dominions were not parties to this treaty, the New Zealand Government had been consulted throughout the negotiations and fully approved the arrangements now made. Tire treaty would be welcomed in New Zealand as further strengthening the bonds between the British Commonwealth and the Soviet. The magnificent resistance offered by Russia to the full force of German aggression had earned, and received, the admiration and gratitude of all lovers of freedom throughout the world, and the treaty now concluded should ensure the friendly cooperation of the British and Russian peoples both in war and to pea-e.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22297, 13 June 1942, Page 4
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126ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22297, 13 June 1942, Page 4
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