'AMAZING SALARY' ON VIET JOB

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400460028-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: May 25, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

THE MELBOURNE HERALD STATINTL
66
May 25, 19
ase' : CIA-RDP75-0,00
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"After the Americans approached me
to do the job, I was amazed at the salary
they offered. I can't disclose it, but the
money is enormous by Australian
i standards."
Colonel Warfe and major,
icd Lonias have been en-
gaged by the U.S. Opera-
Lions IVLssien.
1 "i would rather, any-
time, to be working with
Australian units," Colonel
Warfe said.
But short of mobilisa=l
I Lion, there is little chance
of a man of my age and
rank being called from the
reserve into service.
"Until a year ago, I Was
colonel in charge of they
CMI' Royal Victorian
Regiment. Then they split
the regiment Into three
parts, with lieutenant-colo-
nel the most senior rank, I
was automatically put on, his officers and command-
the reserve list. ; ers, who have been put
through similar courses,
'
only on the eve, of battle.
PAVED WAY :
"Then the Americans' "Our system, basedi'6n
started approaching me to the British Army s ecn
work for them." t u r i e s- old training
Colonel Ted Scrong, a scheme, fe to train the
top Australian jungle officers. and lea t 'them
fitihtin; expert now work- their, train tconti men-,s. win
codence. -This
in;; with the Americans in seems more suitablo:.for
Vietnam, helped to pave jungle warfare.
the way on an official'
level. "We are going t0. ' start
Colonel. Warfe said: "The a Jungle training school
Americans have got?prob- in Vietnam -- partly for
lems in Vietnam and the a 40,000 Vietnamese .'police'
war there is of vital Sm., army which will move in
c and hold areas freed f
rom
arlance to' us as a' f
r
p
country.' I had to' othe Vial Cong, and partly
Colonel Warfe said man to train the regular Viet-
d A
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ean
eo le came back from namc6a4 an
p .
Vie a in saying the Ame- troops
, ?
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rican ? soldiers! there were Thrs' first thin: hC.tvould
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'SUPERB'
"It is an unfair com-
parison. Our men there
are a well-trained profes-
sional unit. 'Superb' Is
the. only way to 'describe
them: as Jungle fighters.
O'The Americans 'are a
much bigger fighting force,
given. quite. different basic
training . from our men.
The . South ' Vietnamese
army Is in a similar posi-
tion.
"The American soldier's
basic training consists of
a :'series of specialised
bourses. Often he meets
abler to:_orkanlb4 a.-traiil;
Colonel's, arfa"did:`riot
clothes and be treated by
the ?Americans as a briga-
dier and by the Vietnam-
ese as a brijadier-general."
World War fought' as a
lieutenant in the North
Africa. desert, Greece; and,
In 1043, 'as a major, he
led` a commando company
Ing 300 commandos : over.
the Kuper Range and driv-
ing back the Japanese, -he
In 1944, he was mention-.
ed twice, in -despatches,
and, in - - won the bSO'
as a Lion tepant-colonel for
leading 2-24th battalion in
the capture .o1 Tarakan
airfield. I '
He resigned after the
war', but.. re-enlisted in
1050 to take command of
15t11 National Service bat-
talion at Puckapunyal. In
1054, ?he ppened, t ie 'Can-.
ungra jungle : -training
centre; pla.ni'ed ' its syl-
labus and. was' chief In-,
structor.
AT RADAUL-
Major Lureas fought
with' the ?Infantry at
Rabaul early In the war.
Froin 1043 to 1045 he led
the 2-7th commando In,
actions . throughout.. New
Guinea.
lie won the Military
Cross In .111ay 1043, for
leading big company in a''
successful attack on Snurl
village iii the Wewak area.
The village was heavily
tlatvfl defended by the Japanese.
~,. to and commandos ? captured.'
ke' undel'stan'd'-'' 1 it after a Ions forced
I
marc
}
v cal ' a ameso arnslJ through: ,the jungto;..
'w+4 pa; ~k#r , i J 1Vliijor LomAS left
' Elf
arm
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retprncd
, In 1056 as an Instructor at