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Article: Fed: We'll consider stronger US military presence - Howard
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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Fed: We'll consider stronger US military presence - Howard
CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - Any United States request for a stronger
military presence in
Australia would be considered, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
Mr Howard was asked in a radio interview if a request for a stronger
military presence,
even bases in Australia, had been made.
"I've said that we would examine any proposal that the Americans
put to us but we won't
give approval in advance," Mr Howard told radio station 6PR.
"We don't offer a blank cheque on something like that to anybody,
the Americans included.
"If they have a proposal, they will put it to us and we'll ...