*Ø* CIA and the fall of Australia's government
July 2, 1975 Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sacked Treasurer and Deputy PM Dr Jim Cairns (October 4, 1914 - October 12, 2003), for allegedly misleading parliament and him over foreign loans (the 'Khemlani Loans Affair').
In retrospect, it seems quite likely the loans affair was part of a CIA set-up that ended with Whitlam's left-leaning government being dismissed by the Governor-General on November 11 that year ...
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July 2, 1975 Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sacked Treasurer and Deputy PM Dr Jim Cairns (October 4, 1914 - October 12, 2003), for allegedly misleading parliament and him over foreign loans (the 'Khemlani Loans Affair').
In retrospect, it seems quite likely the loans affair was part of a CIA set-up that ended with Whitlam's left-leaning government being dismissed by the Governor-General on November 11 that year ...
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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