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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Menzies, Robert

Period of Service: 19/12/1949 - 26/01/1966
Release Date:
23/08/1963
Release Type:
Speech
Transcript ID:
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Document:
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  • Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon
DINNER IN HONOUR OF SIR GILES CHIPPINDALL AT HOTEL WINDSOR, MELBOURNE ON 23RD AUGUST, 1963

DIU= IN 3BOU OF SIR GILLS CHIPPINIDLL
AT MUTL WINMSOX& MLBURM
02 23RD MatJ 1963
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limtI wa me tbln w migt hae a litti. of It in wh off
on is la the PrOM. 1
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ka the thIstle me a mo. ua ma ( Isughtss) but It#* 3pother
idea to hae, a teleps aaqbw ( LUghter) Ilk l s.
sia to thIs q hta" your t= s Do you
ment to be a 1 oyoWu mt to be Direotew-Gtsess?
Do you wat to be afiitr. the Cswi? Do you wat to hae
a km~ ghthea aramd yw nookT And he P134 iM toot U Mt
on tU the bIe * U do oft ho and sold to his wathsm
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as all tMLt ( Jauktsz)
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tho he FROdoesi the only W* m= 4 * eWMd. h e I omit
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a Uetter to the pape Whyaht a idee hiiv I mse after
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a~ ai teti el rs, boew tOat be he7 bee uterl eta
utterly onlblet utory bemest# tohat my~ of us vul sit
owsad my, OIislp CIppip tell mwhet you tbi* about thstq*
sad~% V kmmta mlsteniagS to v~ se mda ft" m a vise USa.
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we wed to -sooasmn d t W o ohv it
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was the smest ame ft thwsefy beem It Is ' l-y ft pObli
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to be voll tlUstt km th hM of thingV tht Sm~ t
ft W~ t am d cully Is that me knoi aM
therbM yu Wt ths kind of aff~* tI ssay
besans of looking hbr a ma*
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that We YUw Slot to that pelat ia this sawalses, covatu
ofoeraet ft" ad yoursef smug dam to a " r Maarw fil".
thlla owofiabw~ tfhteorf. mIt, isa eboabisd ly Weo kea foof r a& oWtbwW t* o010 t
of six sr sews or eihtpple a. 14 em of the edditis In w
time be* boo tbot m we hae had semethia that fit
Into this gamerel pattwr,. Ilv said, ' Veil, boys~ we11 kno
whalt vs mat, Ufs & WOW a no In 1m" amd imUe ot
of Met, they say# as about MOiPt
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km that this is " Ms W on" m thdIs a~ proof, In flet as I
wodrstind It s, alnaiveo p~ I speak aubjeet to the
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is smlus0 Pasef that Chipil ha. a teputathes
with all ma of wdeistanding aa osilavsApiskl
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the rules sad said$ ' Oll, 4 ILa to be % how*. I isuesy ve
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SIM9 about It. I umlftt erni less.
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as Mid~ t amy bU I veprvled this as a zto
bgt.~ wtad ymik. 6 I have Ung sinee esw to sttan4
that it is. tu'mg I Wou have bated to be a EFistp. Onal
wsaimthe tGhiInIg" thabaitp pela imelltlb oawn = f" ereon~ r eol, f f-beat inif vWI vwwaoed Atond do
of OSUM I woud havoo
11a to one of taw oubal eivb Serats of ow
tun and, Intoeostiln-e3a-I mythis to all you tyonoms
you know, lea 3oekint N, t=.( Le& Ughi) ISO its Iaterted,
SmeuS1. You hmOWoNe00%-lYnil Iat elb mus" Iw pmultted
Ureel eas Ictaty wmaiks abotit elvil vewwmnt and
wanaee I'm bees 4. Igkt to fied In y own time that
xm tUse to Unae yoe agarl take am of the and be beesmee
quto algalflean$ In the beelam vwrd, This Is a tibute to
Uno erbracotof the Clvii Seric and 6-es I talk about
the vpper brad* et of the CiLv11 Servlee I talk fr~ eely and vmdy
and aftetiuately about am ma Wa repveets that scr
. inp~ bythan any other main I can UhLM of.
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mistoa Aw~ m Is ping tor up M age. w~ th me as he
UMily ios. bet" sM yak wa -bt = Whs,, hie Is lpig to
pat up end a pewith no beesiie an this matter we are an
asntosabt ndG ood lask8 tatotey 7um mhr and my you lie long

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