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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Fraser, Malcolm

Period of Service: 11/11/1975 - 11/03/1983
Release Date:
20/03/1977
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
4352
Document:
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  • Fraser, John Malcolm
PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UN SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK - 20 MARCH 1977

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FOR? 9-0 MARCH 19 77
PRDE ~ DZII? 2 '~ MESAG .0T THE MIA! R" AN OF1 TUIE U N S ? C 1~
7' H_ V I TA~ C) 7\ TEEv OCAION 01" THE ALTh; UAL
r%. E OAIO~ AO OF THIE
DAYPR7-3: T':~ iI> OIF RACIAL DISCRfI'lNATIGN AT UNITEiD
. the practice Of apartheid aqnd racial bigotry continues tO
o'-ffen-d hum, 1( 1an C-' ecan: cr7 and hu-man dignity. Racism is an. affLront
Lo) all mankind.
Th argan iet -and stupid ity of those who practi-* c.
d:. critnr03 o 1: rcend Ito -racial supcriority can onLIDZb
condierned. IWle see thi. s iinnjua-l ccrgjne-moraticn as the occasion Lo rc r
Lhep world co.-munity to enharicino, the equali ty of m+ pan and to
OIO~ S in13 ra cism in all its Fo rr by all responsibler cw:
are availabla. In rthe, pursuit of-the equalit-y o. F man w~ a
there can be no ut tecc),-mse
TIhe Govfe--rna:. d pc pleo A t rli jelieTerc~~-
abhhorrence c. 1 racism ; 7nerev. er it occurs andI 11j wocr' at l
times3 chrou;-. evei re~ asonable,--measure open to tasem 1-c ac* cr4-.---
equality o. el-e-d e for.. all men enid wo-unr.

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