image icon'Man of the hour', 1943 - asset 2

Transcript of Curtin's words

I move that this House approves of the action of His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth, and having advised the issue of a proclamation declaring the existence of a state of war with Japan. Further, this House hereby pledges itself to take every step deemed necessary to defend this Commonwealth and its territories, to carry on hostilities in association with our allies, and to achieve final victory over our enemies.

Acknowledgements

Copyright Courtesy of the Australian Labor Party
Reproduced courtesy of John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library
Creator Australian Labor Party, producer, 1943
John Curtin, speaker, 1943
Identifiers John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Records of the Australian Labor Party WA Branch JCPML00166/1/1
TLF resource R5471
Source John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, http://john.curtin.edu.au/

 

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