FOR PRESS P. M. No. 19/ 1966
TRIBUTES TO SIR ROBERT MENZIES
Statem~ ent by the Prime Minister. Mr. Harold Holt
Two special functions to honour Sir Robert Menzies
will be held in Canberra next month..
The first, n'n the 7th March, will be a tribute from
members of the Ministry. This Ministerial Dinner will be
a relaxed " family" gathering.
The se(, ond function will be on the 17th. This will be
a Parliamentary Dinner given by the Government to honour a
great Parliamentarian who made Australian history with a record
18 years as Prime Minister. This will be a more formal occasion
with speeches, and will be attended by Senators, Members of the
House of Representatives and Heads of Parliamentary Departments.
Both Dinners will be held at Parliament House.
CANBERRA, February, 1966
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