Alan Howe’s statement to Media Watch - PDF document

Alan Howe’s statement to Media Watch Mark Sullivan’s creative writing might make him a career as a novelist. His defamatory statements about me are lies issued on behalf of contemptibly weak public servants with not the courage to admit they may be in error. Normie Rowe. I asked only about his birth to confirm that her department held the information. She thought the query might better be sent to the Defence Department. She did not tell me to call the Australian War Memorial. In any case, the Memorial is a museum and its records are littered The Vets Affairs spokeswoman called later to confirm that the birth date February 1, 1947 was NOT a date called from the ballots of 1967. She has not contacted me to correct that information. Vets’ Affairs told me the Privacy Act forbade them to give me any details on the service of Lt Col Beverly Smith or his son Grant. Later, with Grant’s written assent, they agreed to undertake the research. I have not heard from them. But Lt Col Smith’s army service is recorded Vets’ Affairs refers to Dr Peter Edwards’Edwards, and his claims about the dates. was published. It was one of many reports of claims about this enduring mystery. lt in the upcoming ABC documentary, and the irony of Holt being PM when Normie was calleDepartment of Veterans Affairs, for the I did not know I would be dealing with liars. And now doubt is cast on the integrity of the dates on which Dr Edwards relied for his research. Alan Howe Executive Editor Herald Sun Melbourne