ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪnðə fˈɛsɚ wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ɐnˈaʊnst baɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈɛnziz ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
The decision to participate in the FESR was formally announced by Australian prime minister Robert Menzies in April 1955.