Speeches

Start Date
01 January 1962
End Date
31 December 1963
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MS 4936-Papers of Sir Robert Menzies/Class. Consignment received 1993/File 34

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DINNER GIVEN BY AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER, R.G. MENÜ IES, IN  

HONOUR OF SECRETARY OF STATE OP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  

MR. DEAN RUSK, AND PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND, MR. KEITH  

HOLYOAKL, on 9th MAY, 1962  

MR. DEAN RUSK: Prime Minister Menzies, whom all the world  

knows as Hob, Prime Minister Holyoake, Mr. Calwell, Your  

Excellencies, Ministers of State, and distinguished Members of  

Parliament: am deeply grateful for this warm and friendly  

reception you have given me this evening. Those of you who-  

know intimately the political system of the united States, will  

know how sincerely Secretary of State says that. Some years  

ago, when was student at the University of Berlin, they asked  

me to give talk to the German students in German, about the  

conditions back home. With the help of some friends gave them  

about 30 minutes about agriculture in my native State, »hen it  

was over, young German came forward and said "1 enjoyed your  

reinarks, but wasn't here when you were introduced. Where is  

your home?“ said ”My home is in the State of Georgia”,  

He said ”Oh yes should have known. thought you were  

speaking German with Russian accent.' )Laughter)  

This evening shall attempt to speak in English. If you think  

am speaking with an accent, the truth is that shall be.  

Hr. Menzies referred to your good and close friends in  

New Zealand as brothers. point out that you sometimes refer  

to us as cousins. The difference is that tùie British Crown  

went to the moat extraordinary trouble to get rid of its American  

colleagues before it invented the Commonwealth (Laugnter).  

But, nevertheless, we have nostalgic pull towards the Commonwealth  

which hope you will understand. Because as you and we look  

around this troubled world of ours these days, it could be chill  

and lonely world, if it were not for tae English speaking members  

of the Commonwealth and the United States of America. (hear hear  

Applause).  

it is great personal pleasure to visit Australia for  

this first time. My longing to do so has been nourished quite  

literally throughout my life from the stories of exploration and  

adventure read as boy. My State of Georgia, too, was founded  

by refugees from the debtor prisons of England. (Laughter).  

¿(11 the way from those early stories to the kind invitation which  

your Prime Minister extended to your meeting of ALZOS here in  

Canberra; Australians friends at Oxford, Law school Studies,  

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