Now York, Feb, 15, 'w, Faden, Acting Prime Minister, in 'a broadcast talk yester-Jday during @ luncheon recess of the War Cabinet meeting, appealed to Australians to "face the future with calmness and resolution and to dis-fount rumours," the Columbia Broad-feasting System, which picked up the speech, said, "The War Cabinet.has received reports of the progress of the Australian defence programme and has discussed these reports in light of the most recent cable messages about the international situation, been no further deterioration in the position, The people of the Commonwealth "may rest assured that the warning issued has been regarded ax necessary 0 that everyone may be fselzed with the need for placing the interests of the nation frst in this "We must face the future with calmness and resolution and discount rumours."—United Press,
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