John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I want to inform the House of two things: during question time the Japanese Prime Minister, as has been widely foreshadowed, made a statement to the effect that the Japanese engineers were being withdrawn—as has been widely predicted—and it is my intention to make a statement to the House about the redeployment of the Australian forces on Thursday. In accordance with the normal custom of the parliament, the Leader of the Opposition will have an answer in reply.

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