Robert Menzies address to the United Nations General Assembly on 5 October 1960 in Menzies MS 4936 collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2863972
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978, speaker
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1960 Oct. 5
- 1 tape reel (ca. 35 min): analog : 7 1/2 ips, full track mono ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Menzies MS 4936 collection.
- Summary:
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During this speech titled, Introducing the Australian amendment to the 5 power resolution, Menzies speaks of Australia's proposed amendment to the resolution which called for an urgent meeting between the President of the United States and the chairman of the council of the ministry of the USSR. Australia's amendment requests that instead of these two super powers meeting there should be a reconvening of a proposed conference between the US, USSR, President of French Republic and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Speech transcript is accompanied by a text of the draft resolution submitted by Ghana, India, Indonesia, united Arab Republic and Yugoslavia with the Australian proposed amendment.
- Notes:
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- Speech and resolution available (4 p.), located MS 4936, Series 6, Box 271 Folder 137.
- Part of a collection of recordings which originally accompanied the Sir Robert Menzies Papers held in the manuscripts section at the National Library of Australia.
- Recorded in New York, United States on October 5, 1960.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-222190844
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- United Nations. General Assembly (15th Session : 1969)
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Menzies MS 4936 collection.
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- Until 2030 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1960
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