TREATED AS A REPLY
MR. CURTI^S PROPOSAL
INVITATION BY PREMIER
(Received October 16, 1 a.m.)
CANBERRA, October 15,
The Prime Minister tonight sent a letter to the Labour Leader, Mr. J. Curtin, in which he said: "I am treating your letter of today conveying your party's decision as in substance a reply to the proposal I made in Melbourne recently for the formation of a National Government. I suppose I am right in assuming that the nature of the proposal adopted by your party indicates that discussions between the party managers might usefully take place."
Acting on that assumption, Mr. Menzies extended an invitation to Mr. Curtin and two colleagues to attend a conference with representatives of the Government parties at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Mr. Menzies informed Mr. Curtin that he is sending a similar invitation to the leader of the Non-Commun-ist Labour Party, Mr. J. Beasley.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 93, 16 October 1940, Page 10
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