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To: unclewest who wrote (12791)	12/6/2001 4:16:32 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

nzherald.co.nz Paid in love, not dollars [but somehow that makes people unhappy - reasonably in my opinion]. <New Zealand SAS troops who are already in Afghanistan or end up there will be paid danger money of up to $165 a day - considerably less than their Australian counterparts. While the Government still refuses to reveal whether the SAS are actively involved in the fight against terrorism, payments made to soldiers who serve in Afghanistan are published in Defence Force Allowances schedules. Personnel deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom will get a range of allowances depending on their circumstances. These start at $35 a day plus an amount between $12 and $54.90 in the lowest-risk area through to $110 a day plus an amount between $12 and $54.90 for being in the most dangerous areas. Support staff such as medical personnel and engineers - who the Government has indicated may be sent to Afghanistan - will also receive allowances. Prime Minister Helen Clark again refused to say yesterday whether New Zealand troops had been deployed there, despite Australia announcing details of its SAS troops' arrival in southern Afghanistan. "It's just the policy. They are a covert force. It's better they stay that way," Helen Clark said.> Mq