General, Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 22, 1 February - 10 April 1919- Part 8

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RD
3.D.|
1.) Senator Pearce arrives on March 19 or20.
2.) Lt. Col Borwick will, if Senator Pearce so desires, act
as Liaison, on same lines as he does for Prime Minister
3.) 3. D. {to have ready for the Minister: -

 {(a) Complete file of   i General Instructs
[*Borwick has*] {         ii Departmental Instructs

 {                                     iii Pamphlets issued to Troops

 {                                         O.C. Troops, Wives & c.

 {(b) Set of Latest Statistics of the Department, covering

 {all activities. —

  {(c)  Latest Shipping Programmes for March & April

4.) Prepare for me separate Dossiers on following subjects
which I wish to bring before the Minister: —

(a) Anomalies regarding existing 1914 furlough, and

Disembarkation leave, — cut down to 60 days —why?

(b) General question of inadequate Australian War

Gratuity, as compared with rest of Empire.

(c) Repatriate of 'Australian' soldiers (not A.I.F.) on

compassionate grounds, those War office won't touch

(d) Repatriate of fiancées - under Repatriation Act.

(e) Special duty pay for Demobilization Staff — covering

Unit Cadres, ordinances, Depot Staffs, & all administrative

Services who are being denied Demobilization privileges

of all kinds.

(f) Special privileges (educational &) to latter classes.
(g) Any other analogous matters —
 5) Return these notes to me

John Monash

16/3/19 

R.D.

17/3/19

D.D.G.|

Send following telegram, separately, to each of the following
viz: - Australian Corps;

         Salaustra

         A.B.D. Havre.
 

Following the promulgation to troops if desired aaa Shipping

prospects considerably improving aaa Ships promised justify expectation

we shall embark _∧on average four to five thousand troops weekly

on average from now till end April aaa This if realized should enable demobilization

movements to be speeded up at every stage in near

future aaa General Monash

Demobaust.

3 Telegrams sent accd 

17/3 CF 

RD

17/3/19

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D.D.G, 

Cable as follows to Defence, Melb. & ensure

that similar cables are regularly sent in future,

submitting to me, in each case, before despatch: —

Defence

Melbourne

For Repatriation Ministry aaa Anticipated embarkations

from England to Australia troops, dependents,

munitions as follows, — March eighteen thousand

April twenty thousand, subject to shipping promised

becoming available.  —  aaa Monash

Demobaust  

RD

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17/3/19

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The war has ended in a glorious Victory for our Arms

and for our Cause; and now the time has come for us to take

stock of and to set our losses against our gains. — The cost

to Australia, in blood and treasure has been great, far greater

than our people could once have believed itself to be capable

of bearing. - So also have the sacrifices and the effort of the

men and women of the A.I.F. been more than could have

been foreseen by any one of them.

What then is there on the other side of the account? There

may not, perhaps, after all be much to show in the way of

material benefit or tangible results, whether in the immediate

present or the more remote future.

But what of the moral and spiritual gains? Here, at

any rate, there is much that we can count; for Australia

has achieved, by her record, an exalted nationhood, and

an enhanced confidence in herself and her people. — So also

the men of the A.I.F have passed through the fiery crucible

of experience; they have learned comradeship, loyalty to

a cause, devotion to duty, pride in their cause country, and the

power that lies in collective resolution to endure and to

achieve.

That experience is the glorious heritage of the A.I.F.. — The

appeal to the prestige of Australia was one that never failed

throughout the war, nor will it ever fail if the men are remain

true to that heritage. — Let every man resolve to be for

the rest of his days xxx faithful to this tradition, won fairly by

him and by the comrades who have fallen. - In this,
more than in any other way, shall Australia gain

something, and withal no small thing, in return for

the price which she has paid.

Lieutenant General. 

Urgent Rates

RD

Monash

Melbourne

Cable date Osterley sails

Monash

Jm

18/3/19 

RD

18/3/19

5th Aust Division

For General Tivey aaa GOCAIF has

limited voyage funds to two shillings per

head aaa This sum will be placed on

board by us and you need take no further 

action aaa Orders hereon being published

aaa Monash

Demobaust 

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R.C.& Lect
19/3/19
Conference
1. Shipping Situation  √
2. What ships certain to sail by March 31  √
3. Kildonan Castle lets in No 18 Quota √
4. Arrangements re 'Czar"-Havre if satisfied Wisdom if O.K √
5. Sutton Veny - Agric. Farm Space - another depot.

5⁰. Evacuation of fighting troops Quotas &c (McGlinn)

6. Evacuation of Officers generally.

7.  Hume Robertson, & complaints of men

     M^cGlinn to state position

     M^rs Samuel's letter (McGlinn)
8. Cross channel shipping.  √

9. Percentage of Officers with Quotas. —

10 - Squabble re Disciplinary cases not embarking.

11. Giving entrainment orders to Quotas 27 to 31. -  √

12. Rue School in a quota (Hobbs). —

13. Hobbs explain and [[?]]

14. Sorting casuals. 

R D

19/3/19

Q. M. G;  G.H.Q.

For Demobaust Liaison aaa Issue

warning orders and fix entrainments for

five additional quotas commencing with

number twentyseven to follow immediately

after number twenty six at accelerated

rate aaa Acknowledge aaa Addressed

Demobaust Liaison repeated Australian Corps

A B D Havre Salaustra and Searail

War office

Demobaust

CF 

RLC

19/3/219

Minute of Conference

Regarding prospective

shipping and numbers

of troops available to

embark between this

date and April 30th

Copies sent DDG B/Genl

McGlinn, 2D and Mr

Leslie.

Filed on O.S.O

HC Thomas

20/3/19

Lt Col Borwick     21/3/19

RD Send following to Prime Minister: —

Shipping situation steadily improving aaa If

promises _∧are realized and no strikes intervene I expect make up

all arrears of embarkation programmes by end April or

shortly after aaa Monash

Demobaust

Despatched 3.30 pm on 21/3/19

TFB