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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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SOLDIER OF ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARMY COOKS HIS LUNCH


platoon of New Zealand Special Air Services also arrived in December and was integrated into a similar Australian unit. These deployments brought the New Zealand troop strength up to its authorized level for a total commitment of approximately 517 men.

Logistical support accorded the New Zealand forces was provided in a military working arrangement signed 10 May 1968. Under the terms of this arrangement, the New Zealand government was to reimburse the U.S. government at a capitation rate for the support provided. U.S. support included base camp construction and transportation costs within Vietnam for New Zealand force supplies arriving by commercial means; billeting and messing facilities (but not family quarters for dependents); some medical and dental care in Vietnam but not evacuation outside Vietnam except emergency medical evacuation, such as that provided for U.S. troops; use of U.S. operated bus, sedan, taxi, and air service; delivery of official messages transmitted by radio or other electrical means through established channels; use of U.S. military postal facilities, including a closed pouch system for all personal and official mail; exchange