'BIN, Larigitone said that they would confer with representatives of other members of the "British " Commonwealth and the United States raga ing trade: Mr. Coates revealed. that way" particularly" interested in military matters and supplies."
"We: will confer with our friends and Will let' them know our needs." Mr. Coates said, indicating that New Zealahd hoped "to: secure aid from the United States.under the lend-lease Dir. Coates pointed out that: Now Zealand's main contribution to the British war effort was to supply men ind food. 'Now Zealand, he-said, has a greater proportion' of: men under fanns than' any other part" of! British Empire.
Finest Troops, Hie wold he thought that! the New Zealand troops Inthe World War were the best in the world, but the present troops were even hotier because they were more intelligent and thus sited for modern warfare. "He refused to comment on reports that the might be appointed New Zealand's {rst minister to the United States, Mr. Langotone, commenting on New Zealand's role in the war, cald that "never was a nation-more united and more single-minded to ring. about
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