- Title: MALTA: GOVERNOR GENERAL MAKES EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK ON BRITAIN OVER DEFENCE CUTS
- Date: 3rd February 1967
- Summary: 1. LV & GV CANDLEMASS (2 SHOTS) 0.12 2. SCU GOVERNOR MAKING SPEECH (SOF) 1.10 3. SV & CU POLICEMAN WALKING PAST BURNED DOOR (2 SHOTS) 1.20 4. GV BRITISH ARMY TRUCK ALONG ROAD 1.23 5. GV's BRITISH ENGINEERS BUILDING INSTALLATIONS (5 SHOTS) 1.50 TRANSCRIPT: "WE HAVE HAD TO MEET AN UNFORSEEN AND HIDDEN TWIST OF CIRCUMSTANCE, AN AMBUSH ON OUR ROAD AHEAD. BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY IS UNITED IN THEIR DETERMINATION TO RESIST THE COURSE OF ACTION WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT OF OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED TOWARDS US, WHICH IS UNDENIABLY CONTRARY TO THE INTERESTS OF MALTA AND HER PEOPLE, AND WHICH WILL CREATE HARDSHIP THAT CANNOT ACHIEVE ANYTHING WORTHWHILE, AND HARDSHIP THAT CANNOT BE ALLIEVIATED BY ANYTHING PRACTICAL. I WISH TO MAKE IT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHERE I STAND IN THIS MATTER. I STAND FOUR SQUARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, UNIONS AND PEOPLE OF THESE ISLANDS." Initials RM/V-B/MGT/OS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 17th February 1967 12:00
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- Location: VALLETTA, MALTA
- Country: Malta
- Reuters ID: LVA1EVXZYDUHCTIVN1IAKOS711S6
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