FOR PRESS: P. M. Na. 61/ 1966.
GRANT FOR CO1MONiEALTH GAIES
STATEMENT BY THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER,
THE RIGHT HON. J. McEWEN, M. P.
The Right Honourable J. LicEwen, Acting Prime Minister,
today announced that the Commonwealth Government would make
a grant of $ 16,000 towards sending the Australian Team to the
British Empire and Commonwealth Games to be held in Jamaica
in August. Mr. McEwen stated that this was in line with the
Commonwealth Government's general policy of encouraging
interest in and giving a lead to public support for Australian
participation in Commonwealth and Olympic Games. The
Commonwealth Government has provided assistance of this kind
for the Commonwealth Games since 1934 and for the Olympic
Games since 1920.
CANBERRA, 1st July, 1966. AA
Holt, Harold
Period of Service: 26/01/1966 - 19/12/1967
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