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CIVIL DEFENCE.
gDanger Still Very Real."
CANBERRA, Dec i6.-Continued
vigilance and the maintenance of
civil defence at a high pitch of
eflmciency muist be observed by Aus
tralians for many months to come,
said the Minister for Home Security
(Mr Lazzarini) today.
The war situation did not justify
the complacent attitude which was
developing in some quarters in re
gard to civil defence, he said. Civil
defence training must be continued.
The danger from the Japanese was
still very reaL
Too many people were prone to
forget that a great number of the
hard blows struck in this war had
been dealt without prior warning
and at times when those affected
were thought to be most off their
guard. The treacherous Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbour was made
at a weekend and at a time when
reliefs were changing.
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