329 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs — [Extract]
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329
The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
[Extract]
… 3. The decision of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to instal one 6-inch gun at Fanning Island is welcomed and His Majesty's Government in New Zealand have already accepted responsibility for mounting and manning this gun. The recommendation of the New Zealand Chiefs of Staff was, however, for a two-gun battery, and His Majesty's Government in New Zealand would be grateful if consideration could be given to the question whether the one gun now proposed is adequate for the purpose….1
1 See Defence of the South Pacific, No. 248, for text omitted.
The United Kingdom Government replied on 31 March that demands for 6-inch guns were so heavy that it was not possible to make a second gun available.
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