BERLIN RIDICULE
AUSTRALIAN IGNORANCE MOSCOW REPRESENTATIVE (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, June 4. Germany is scornful of Australia’s decision to look after Polish interests in Russia while the diplomatic break between Moscow and the Polish Government in .London continues. According to the Berlin radio, Australians are profoundly ignorant of Poland. “Ninety-live per cent of the British people confuse Australia with Australasia,” said the announcer, ‘jin/ jiist 'the same wiry, Australians generally cbnfnse Poland with .the Polar" regions. The Australian Minis-’ tier "to Moscow is a Mr. Slater. This u’nforturt'ato man speaks neither Pus Slab her French, but only Australian English, which is difficult to understand by the few Russians who speak English English. ” ; If fi J as .announced last mouth that Mir.' Slater, who was then in Egypt after ari illness, was returning to Australia on ihedical advice.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21113, 5 June 1943, Page 4
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