PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE,
MELBOURNE 25 APRIL 1989
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JOURNALIST: On the eve of today's service in New Zealand
the Prime Minister, David Lange said that there was no hope
of ANZUS ever being resurrected, that the formal ties would
be severed altogether. Does that sadden you?
PM: Yes, well I don't want to inject political
considerations into today. But if that's their decision,
that's their decision. Our commitment to the Alliance is as
strong and constructive as it has ever been, a fact which is
attested to not only by us but by our friends in the United
States. We'll continue to have defence relationships with
New Zealand but of course the quality of that relationship
must necessarily be to some extent diminished by their
absence from the broader relationship.
ends
Hawke, Robert
Period of Service: 11/03/1983 - 20/12/1991
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Release Date:
25/04/1989
Release Type:
Interview
Transcript ID:
7581
Document:
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- Hawke, Robert James Lee
PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE, MELBOURNE - 25 APRIL 1989
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