MR LANGSTONE RESIGNS
Differences With Mr Fraser (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) .OTTAWA, Oct. 13. The Hon. F. Langstonc has resigned his position as High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada. He said he had done so because of differences with the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser. Mr Langstone, who expects to return to New Zealand this month, complained that although definite arrangements were made for his appointment as Minister to the United States, Mr - Fraser, without explanation, appointed the Hon. W. Nash instead. Mr Langstone said that when he asked Mr Fraser for an explanation at Ottawa on. September 5 Mr Fraser incorrectly contended that the Washington offer was conditional upon whether Mr Nash would be able to go to Washington or not. Mr Langstone added: “I refreshed Mr Fraser’s memory that this was not so. In view of what took place I have resigned the High Commissionership, and when I return to New Zealand I will resign as a Minister of the Fraser Government.” Mr Langstone said he strongly resented any form of false pretence, double crossing or untrue statements or being treated like a schoolboy, even by the Prime Minister, particularly while he was a member of Parliament and a Minister of the Crown.
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Southland Times, Issue 24875, 15 October 1942, Page 4
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207MR LANGSTONE RESIGNS Southland Times, Issue 24875, 15 October 1942, Page 4
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