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264 Mr R. G. Casey, Minister to the United States, to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 52 WASHINGTON, 9 January 1942, 3.39 p.m.

IMPORTANT

United States Government are considering the despatch of ground
troops principally anti-aircraft units to Australia, and in this
connection they are anxious to know what would be your reaction to
proposal that a proportion of these troops should be coloured
(Negro).


[AA:A3830, 1942, 152]
Last Updated: 11 September 2013
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