FOR PRESS: DEATH OF MR. HUGH GAITSKELL - STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. R.G. MENZIES
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FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 4/ 1963
DEATH OF MR. HUGH GAITSKEFLL
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Hugh Gaitskell's death is a great blow to his
party which he was leading with remarkable authority and
skill. It is even more than that a. great loss to
Great Britain wihich had come to regard him as one 0o' her
ablest sons. Personally, i knew him well and admired
his capabilities. He added to a fine and well-furnished
mind a sense of dedication to his own ideals, a true
patriotism, high character and a singular personal charm.
death, I am indeed sad to learn of his most untimely
CANBERRA, 19th January, 1963,
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