– i –

Official History of New Zealand
in the Second World War
1939–45

– ii –

The authors of the volumes in this series of histories prepared under
the supervision of the War History Branch of the Department of
Internal Affairs have been given full access to official documents.
They and the Editor-in-Chief are responsible for the statements
made and the views expressed by them.

by authority:
r. e. owen, government printer, wellington, new zealand—1967