“CAN DEPEND ON IT”
BIG ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN PACIFIC Reed. 9.10 p.m. Sydney. Aug. 30. The Americans viewed the war against the Germans and the Japanese as one war—with two pockets of resistance to be cleaned up, said Mr. R. G. U.S. Under-Secretary for War. in Sydney to-day. Asked if a big Allied offensive in the Pacific were likely soon, Mr. Patterson said: "You can depend on
He added that he was particularly impressed with the thorough war spirit of Australia. No nation had put its resources to the common task better than had Australia. Just returned from a visit to New Guinea, Mr. Patterson said the country around Buna was the toughest he had ever seen for soldiering.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 205, 31 August 1943, Page 5
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