264 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg

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264
The Prime Minister to General Freyberg

3 December 1940

The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, officially denied press reports of some days ago that New Zealand troops were in Athens. Detailed reports continue to arrive to the same effect, and in order that we may be aware of the facts before secret session next Thursday night, New Zealand time, I shall be grateful if you will advise me of the position.

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Title: Documents Relating to New Zealand’s Participation in the Second World War 1939―45: Volume 1

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1949, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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