EDITIORAL. AND NOW FOR THE JAPS.

Duffy's Gen, Issue VI, 5 June 1945, Page 2

EDITIORAL. AND NOW FOR THE J A PS.

Victory in Europe - after pi years of 11 blood and sweat and tears” fascist Germany is defeated. Hitler, Himmler, Mussolini are dead and the flags of the United Nations fly proudly over Berlin and Rome. . Scarcely two years have passed since the Germans goose-stepped before Stalingrad and El a? .m/kn, but today Berlin is a heap of rubble - long columns of prisoners•march wearily through Unter den Linden - like a card-house the colossal "New Order in Europe" collapsed overnight - the horrors of the concentration camps have been uncovered before the eyes of " horrified world* ’ What does it mean to us? How does VE-Day affect this little island in the Pacific? The task of the United Nations in Europe is not finished. i The countries ravaged by the Germa,ns have to be rebuilt (and German prisoners will be used for this), war criminals have to be brought to book and - most difficult of all - the German people and particularly German Youth will have to be re-educated in the democratic way of life. All this can .be accomplished only if the unity of the Great Powers, sq successful in war. is continued in the years of peace and reconstruction, Already the wreckers are at work, sowing distrust and creating misunderstandings., Trieste, Poland, Greece are danger-spots on the map of Europe, but there is no doubt that a reasonable agreement can be found, just as at San Francisco the United Nations are able to work out joint plans for future world organisation* United action in Europe brought victory over Germany., united action in the Pacific will defeat Japan* Already a British fleet is taking an active part in the war against Japan - the French are equipping two divisions for service in the Far East - the Chinese are again on the offensive cutting Japan’s land communication with Indo-China - the Australians are attacking the cil centres of Borneo., In due course the full strength of the United Nations will be brought to bear against the Japanese and in this connection, too, New Zealand and the RNZAF will assume new responsibilities We don’t know in what direction the RNZAF will push forwards, which new bases we will take over, which new tasks will be allotted to us. But one thing is certain - Norfolk is and will remain an important stepping-stone on the Road to Tokyo. We may be hundreds of miles away from the nearest enemy base,' but our job here is just as important in the scheme of things as any work in the forward areas. The faster we work, the better we work, the sooner the Japanese will be defeated and the sooner we will be back home in New Zealand. We; celebrated VE—Day last month, let us see to it that

No More Met on Norfolk?

In accordance with Air Department Orders to dispense with all redundant Station personnel, an effort is now being made on Norfolk to do away.J; with the Meteorological Section. s From now on Weather Forecasts will be published in DRO's, . -i-. .' A start was ma,de on May 21st with an announcement that there would’ be no showers until further notice, On May.;. 26th showers were graciously permitted! but next day they were off again and | only on May 30th was the weather god 1 once more allowed free rein. The experts are now checking upland comparing results and if everything turns out. according to expectations we’ll soon see notices like this in D.R.O ’s 11 No rain or winds above 15 mph will be permitted tomorrow. The sky will be partly cloudy and any clouds wishing to descend below 2000 feet must apply for a chit at the Adjutant’s office » C.O’s inspection will take

(Apol. to Collie^h 06 1030 hre • (Signed) .Golly.