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To: ManyMoose who wrote (256969)	7/6/2008 11:07:08 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794243

<it is a fact that the USSR stayed out of the war with Japan until it was all over. > Yes, that's true, but nothing to do with who did what against Germany and who won the cold war, which is what was being discussed. I didn't let the USA use NZ as a base of operations in WWII. I wasn't born. <By the way, thanks for letting us use NZ for a base of operations against Japan>. There aren't many people left to thank. It was 70 years ago. Anyone involved in the decision is dead [they'd be about 100 years old now [the younger ones]]. You can send money if you like. A tangible token of appreciation would be welcome, especially in the form of cash. You can even email it to me! Mqurice