Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 11:56 am Press Release: NZ Army
The following is a statement from New Zealand Army Chief of
General Staff, Major General Maurice Dodson today.
“The
Chief of Defence Force has investigated allegations made
against me in regard to the destruction of one copy of two
Communications Trumps documents that were tabled by the
Minister of Defence in Parliament. The inquiry has concluded
that I have done nothing wrong.”
“I am very pleased about
this and feel it is time to move on from these distracting
allegations which have come on top of a long stream of
leaked information involving half-truths and speculation.
This issue has been a “storm in a teacup”.
“One of my
duties is to oversee the modernisation and re-equipping of
the New Zealand Army so that our soldiers can carry out
their work. This remains my top
priority.”
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