Harold E Holt (FF 1074) - Naval Cruise Book

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F gn' r- - v I 1' U u S ? 7 'fx 2 .fill ' f? ROLD E HCLT The Right Honorable Harold Edward Holt Former Pr1me MIHIS ter of the Commonwealth of Australia was born 1n Sydney Austra lla on August 5 1908 He attended Wesley College in Melbourne and later entered Queens College at the University of Melbourne from which he graduated with a law degree in 1930 On January 20 1966 Holt was elected Liberal Party leader and named Prime Minister One of the first measures adopted by Holt was the change of the Australian currency from a British system based on pounds to a decimal system. He also continued plans for Australia to participate in the world struggle to resist Communist aggression. While visiting President Lyndon Johnson in Washington in June of 1966, he pledged full Australian support in Vietnam. The Right Honorable Harold E. Holt's life and career ended on December 17, 1967 while swimming in the Australian Surf in which he spent so many happy hours enjoying his favorite sport of skin diving. He was beloved by his countrymen as a Prime Minister, a world leader and as a man, and will be remembered by Australian and Americans alike as a symbol of friendship and cooperation between our countries. 1 1 . H v , 3 w Nl ra '-f' f'