Seeing the bigger picture...
World leaders were in a shuffle for balance of power with so many changes in 1969.
The space race, Vietnam War, the Cold War and emerging countries.
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew had requested Australian prime Minister John Gorton's company in London on Commonwealth matters.
A five country alliance treaty also involved Australia in the South East Asia.
L-R, Rear to front, World Leaders: Harold Wilson - UK, Richard Nixon - USA,Tunku Abdul Raman - Malaya, Leonid Breshnev - USSR, Mao Zedong - China, Lee Kuan Yew - Singapore, John Gorton - Australia.
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