Death broke a compact
Death has severed a compact made between the late Prime Minister and Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
When Gen. MacArthur landed in Australia in 1942 after his heroic defence of the Philippines, a close friendship arose between him and the Prime Minister.
They made a compact that when the war was over and the Philippines regained their independence, the Prime Minister would spend a holiday there as the guest of the General.
This was revealed today by a close personal friend of Mr. Curtin.