• CENSU Tabone THE MAN AND HIS CENTURY Published by %ltese Studies P.O.Box 22, Valletta VLT, Malta 2000 Henry Frendo 268058 © Henry Frendo 2000
[email protected] . All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. ISBN: 99932-0-094-8 (hard-back) ISBN: 99932-0-095-6 (paper-back) Published by ~ltese Studies P.O.Box 22, Valletta VLT, Malta 2000 Set in Times New Roman by Standard Publications Ltd., St Julian's, Malta http://www.independent.com.mt Printed at Interprint Ltd., Marsa, Malta TABLE OF CONTENTS Many Faces: A FULL LIFE 9 2 First Sight: A CHILDHOOD IN GOZO 17 3 The Jesuit Formation: A BORDER AT ST ALOYSIUS 34 4 Long Trousers: STUDENT LIFE IN THE 1930s 43 5 Doctor-Soldier: A SURGEON CAPTAIN IN WARTIME 61 6 Post-Graduate Training: THE EYE DOCTOR 76 7 Marsalforn Sweetheart: LIFE WITH MARIA 87 8 Curing Trachoma: IN GOZO AND IN ASIA 94 9 A First Strike: LEADING THE DOCTORS AGAINST MINTOFF 112 10 Constituency Care: 1962 AND ALL THAT 126 11 The Party Man: ORGANISING A SECRETARIA T 144 12 Minister Tabone: JOBS, STRIKES AND SINS 164 13 In Opposition: RESISTING MINTOFF, REPLACING BORG OLIVIER 195 14 Second Thoughts: FOREIGN POLICY AND THE STALLED E.U. APPLICATION 249 15 President-Ambassador: A FATHER TO THE NATION 273 16 Two Lives: WHAT FUTURE? 297 17 The Sources: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 310 18 A General Index: NAMES AND SUBJECTS 313 'Irridu naslu biex meta nghidu "ahna", ebda persuna ma thossha eskluza minn taht il-kappa ta' dik il-kelma.' Censu Tabone, Diskors fl-Okkaijoni tal-Ftuh tas-Seba' Parlament, 4 April 1992 1 Many faces A FULL LIFE CENSU Tabone is a household name in Malta.