232 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

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The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

13 August 1940

Further to my telegram of 12 August (No. 231).

Having regard to the difficulties in making HMAS Perth available, His Majesty's Government in New Zealand now agree to accept HMS Achilles as the sole escort for the trans-Tasman passage to Bass Strait, provided that, if necessary, HMAS Perth is held immediately available.1

1 The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board confirmed that the Perth would be available.

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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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