437 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand

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437
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand

4 August 1944

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The whole question of Far Eastern strategy is still under consideration here. I have summoned Admiral Mountbatten1 to England for consultation and hope to be able to send you our proposals in the near future.

1 Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, KG, PC, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO; Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia, 1943–46; Viceroy of India, Mar–Aug 1947; Governor-General of India, Aug 1947–Jun 1948; First Sea Lord 1955–59.

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

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1963, 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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