' Voice Of America '
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WELLINGTON, June 2. An attack on Sir Leslie Munro (Govt., Waipa) was made by Mr J. Mathison (Opp., Avon) in Parliament tonight. Mr Mathison said Sir Leslie Munro was “the voice of America in this chamber.” “It seems he fills no more purpose in this House than to expound the American view, and that is something on which all members are well informed without the sermonising and delving into history in which the member for Waipa indulges at the drop of a hat,” said Mr Mathison. “I suggest that it is the measure of his standing in
the eyes of his own party, and in spite of the substantial diplomatic experience, of which he is fond of reminding the House, his position is still that of a back-bencher — in this his second term as a member of Parliament.” Mr L. R. Adams-Schneider, Under-Secretary for Industries and Commerce, replied that Sir Leslie Munro in opening the Address-in-Reply debate, had set out in forthright terms why New Zealand should go to the aid of South Vietnam. “I congratulate him on his speech and I point out that he is in his first term in this House —in his second year.”
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30767, 3 June 1965, Page 3
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