Visit by R.G. Menzies to Malta
| Entry type: Photograph Album |
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Publication Date
June 1956
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Summary
Robert Menzies visited Malta on his way to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London in 1956. He arrived on the liner 'Arcadia' and was greeted by the prime minister of Malta, Dom Mintoff, and a guard of honour of the Royal Malta Artillery. During a five-hour visit, Menzies had talks with Mintoff, while Dame Pattie met Agatha Barbara, Malta's only female minister. Menzies also visited the burial site at the Hypogeum of Paola and the University of Malta, where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws 'in recognition of the great friendship existing between Malta and his people'.
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