The Archive · 1940

Wellington, N.Z., May 30

The Governor-General, Viscount

Galway, today emphasized the expansion of New Zealand's fighting services since the outbreak of war and the intention to intensify the war effort.

New Zealand's share in the Empire Air Training scheme, he stated, would amount to £22,000,000 in three years and provide 3,000 personnel annually.—Reuter, French Deny Ill-Treating German Airmen Paris, May 29.

The French Information Ministry today classed as "absolutely untrue" German allegations that Nazi airmen and army officers made* prisoners of war by the French have been ill-treated in their concentration camps.

"The Ministry also emphasizes that even though the French authorities may learn about German ill-treatment of French prisoners of war, the French will not adopt similar "barn" tact Havas.

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