Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III

217 — The New Zealand Liaison Officer (London) to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)

217
The New Zealand Liaison Officer ( London) to the Chief of the General Staff ( Wellington)

26 March 1942

Secret and personal for General Puttick.

With reference to New Zealand Government cable of 24 March [ No. 216] and Dominions Office cable of 19 March [ No. 213]. Message COS (W) 122 gave only those measures considered immediately essential as giving a reasonable standard of security for the islands mentioned and upon which action [was] to be completed forthwith. It did not represent the complete defence plan for New Zealand, a summary of which follows in my next succeeding cable.