Which country's Prime Minister disappeared and presumed drowned on December 17th 1967?

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Australia, Harold Holt He was the first Australian Prime Minister to visit South-East Asian leaders in their own countries and he worked indefatigably to strengthen Australian trade and political links with Asia. In the light of Liberal policy of that era, he was steering Australia in the right direction. But his place in history ended abruptly when he dived into the surf on the morning of 17 December 1967 and was never seen again. Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of Harold Holt. There have been numerous theories of what happened and his body was never found. http://www.australianhistory.org/harold-holt On the 17th December 1967, Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, went for a swim on Cheviot Beach near his holiday home at Portsea in Victoria. He disappeared beneath the waves and was never seen again. His companions raised the alarm, and what ensued was one of the largest search and rescue operations Australia has ever witnessed. Holt's body was never found, fuelling many theories regarding his disappearance, ranging from suicide to abduction by a Chinese submarine. http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s951005.htm Jun 12 11, 4:54 PM