PM Transcripts

Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Gorton, John

Period of Service: 10/01/1968 - 10/03/1971
Release Date:
06/07/1969
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
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Document:
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Released by:
  • Gorton, John Grey
FOR PRESS: ASSASSINATION OF MR TOM MBOYA - COMMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR JOHN GORTON

FOR PRESS PM. No. 53/ 196)
ASSASSINATION OF MR TOM MBOYA
Comment by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
Australia deeply regrets the violent death of Mr Tom
Mboya. He was a dynamic and dedicated leader of his people.
Africa can ill afford to lose men of his calibre.
CANBERRA, 6 July 1969

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