Tito mourning begins
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mr Taiboys) will leave for Europe today to attend the funeral of President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia. The body of President Tito began the journey from Ljubljana where he died to the Yugoslav capital, Belgrade, to lie in State until the funeral on Thursday. Yugoslavs braved the ram
as the hearse carrying President Tito’s coffin, accompanied by his two sons, Misha and Zarko, the representatives of the six Yugoslav republics, and an escort of blue-uni’formed presidential guards, began winding its way to Ljubljana station for the train journey. The Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) said yesterday that the people of New
Zealand were saddened by the news of President Tito’s death. “Yugoslavia has lost a revered leader, and the world has lost a respected statesman,” he said. The decision for Mr Talboys to attend the funeral was made at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. Obituary, page 18; details of funeral, page 8.
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