Australian Territories

War Material in Australian Territories

MILLIONS of pounds worth of sur plus Australian war material in the Islands where Australian Forces have been operating will be disposed of through five channels: • Sold to local authorities for rehabili tation purposes. • Disposed of to missionaries, traders, and companies, etc. • Returned to the mainland for sale through normal trade channels or by public tender and auction. • Broken up and only valuable parts salvaged and brought back to Australia. • “Written off” on the spot.

A nartv of Australian experts is about to visit the Territories to determine what stores are available.

One of the problems to be solved is the disposal of captured Japanese goods.

It is proposed to visit Lae, Finschhafen, Rabaul, Bougainville, Goodenough, Milne Bav. Port Moresby, Morotai, and plaoes farther north.