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Gorton, John

Period of Service: 10/01/1968 - 10/03/1971
Release Date:
10/03/1969
Release Type:
Correspondence
Transcript ID:
2012
Document:
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Released by:
  • Gorton, John Grey
FOR PRESS: CONGRATULATIONS TO THAI PRIME MINISTER

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 25/ 1969
CONGRATULATIONS TO THAI PRIME MINISTER
Following the appointment of Field Marshall
Thanom Kittikachorn as Prime Minister of Thailand over the
weekend, the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, asked the
Australian Ambassador in Bangkok to convey the following
message:-" It is with pleasure that I send you
my sincere congratulations on your appointment as the
first Prime Minister of Thailand under the new constitution,
I am confident that your appointment, following the holding
of democratic elections, will ensure the continued success
of your dedicated efforts to increase the security and
prosperity of Thailand and its people.
J. G. GORTON"
CANBERRA March 1969

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