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SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, Mr. R.G. MENZIES,
Fix this textAT LUNCHEON OF AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION, in MALAYA,
Fix this texton 11th December, 1959
Fix this textMR. MENZIES: Sir, ladies and gentlemen: I have made
Fix this texta fairly good bargain. I have said I might be 10 minutes
Fix this textand - do you want me to hold that? (Laughter) Alright,
Fix this textwell I will hold it. Yes. It is awful, isn't it? (Laughter)
Fix this textThis, I think, is being broadcast, or recorded. It doesn't
Fix this texthelp you to hear it this machine, does it? Well, you are lucky.
Fix this textSir, first of all, I would like to say to you
Fix this textthat I appreciate that bit of yours about the Australians
Fix this textand the New Zealanders. You fell into an error or two. On e
Fix this textof them was that you said that the New Zealanders had beaten
Fix this textAustralia at Rugby. That is not true. (Laughter).
Fix this textThey beat New South Wales. (Laughter). (Applause)
Fix this textAnd the second point I would like to make on our
Fix this textjoint relationships now, forgetting Malaya for the moment,
Fix this textis this that as every Australian knows now that New Zealand
Fix this texthas got over the habit of having ex-Australians as her
Fix this textCabinet Ministers (Laughter) ever since then, it has been
Fix this textconceded by Australians that New Zealanders are a slightly
Fix this textsuperior race (Laughter). But, being broad-minded, and
Fix this textpractical, we have no objection to that so long as we get the bett
Fix this textof the bargain (Laughter) And, by and large, this is how it
Fix this textstands.
Fix this textNow, I think the first thing that I ought to do
Fix this textis to thank you on behalf of my wife and myself for having
Fix this textus here. We have been travelling around at a rate of knots.
Fix this textI hardly know now whether we have been north, south, east or
Fix this textwest, but it has all been full of interest and when I get
Fix this textback home and recover consciousness, take a map and work it
Fix this textall out, and discover where I have been, I will make a
Fix this textpretty good story of it and believe me, my wife will make
Fix this texta very much better one. (Laughter)
Fix this textBut, I must say, that I do like the general
Fix this textatmosphere in Malaya. I think it is active and good and
Fix this textprogressive. I know it is progressive because about
Fix this text30 years ago, in order to oblige a friend of mine who was
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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