04/05/1985
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"If we had to get beat, we're glad it was by the Aussies."
"I am grateful to the Congress for its swift response to my request that it pass a joint resolution condemning the Soviet crime of shooting down a Korean airliner with 269 innocent persons on board."
"We're proud to have Australians as our very dear friends."
"The strength of the joint resolution and the unanimity with which it was adopted will make clear to the Soviet Union that the American people are united in their condemnation of this dreadful act."