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Borneo Confrontation cartoon

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‘Better not interfere old boy, he might lose his temper’.

President Sukarno of Indonesia threatens a surprised-looking looking Tunku Abdul Rahman, the president of Malaysia. In the foreground, Robert Menzies, the prime minister of Australia, advises New Zealand prime minister Keith Holyoake that any interference in the dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia could cause trouble.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-549-q-13-203
Cartoonist: Minhinnick, Gordon
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Borneo Confrontation cartoon, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/borneo-confrontation-cartoon, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated