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HON. F. LANGSTONE WILL RESIGN FROM CABINET OTTAWA. OCT. 13. The Hon. F. Langstone has resigned the position of High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada. Mr Langstone said he had done so because of differences with the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser. He expects to return to New Zealand this month.
Outlining his position, he complained that, although definite arrangements had been made for his appointment as Minister to the United States, the Prime Minister, without explanation, appointed the Hon. Walter Nash instead. Mr Langstone said that when he asked Mr Fraser for an explanation at Ottawa on September 5 Mr Fraser incorrectly contended that the Washington offer was conditional upon whether Mr Nash would be able to go to Washington or not. Mr Langstone added: “I refreshed Mr Fraser’s memory that this Avas not so, and in view of Avhat took place I have resigned the position of High Commisisoner. When I return to New Zealand I will resign as a Minister in the Fraser Government.” • He strongly resented being treated like a schoolboy, even by the Prime Minister, particularly while he was a Member of Parliament and a Minister of the Crown,
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13773, 16 October 1942, Page 8
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