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

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1951, 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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Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II

433 — General Freyberg to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand1

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General Freyberg to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand¹

7 April 1945

As you know, the Division is now on the eve of active operations and we are taking into battle large numbers of new officers and men who will be seeing action for the first time. I would greatly appreciate if you could send to us, to be issued as a Special Order of the Day before going into action, a message from you and the people of New Zealand.

¹ During the absence of the Prime Minister at the United Nations Conference at San Francisco the Hon. W. Nash was acting Prime Minister.