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FOR PRESS P No 2 6j
DECEG~ N21 LISAT ION CONF2LtENCE
Statementb the Prime rt. t A_ I oatnh, e Sir R obe Menzies
The Prime Miinister, Sir Robert Menzies, said in
Canberra today that Commonwealth and State officials had
concluded a two-day Conference on the subject of decentralisation.
Preparations had been made for this meeting following agreement
at the Premiers' Conference in July last year that there was a
need to pool the knowledge possessed by the States and the
Commonwealth on the problems of decentralisation, identify what
was best to be done and how the objectives might be cichieved.
were New The representatives of the States at the Conference
South Wales Mr. E. J. !' alder ( Under Secretary and
Comptroller of ' ccounts, the
Treasury)
Mr. W. Butterfield ( Director of
Industrial Development and
Decentralisation)
Victoria Queensland South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania Mr. N. T. Howard ( Director, Division
of State Development)
Sir James Holt ( Co-ordinator-General
of Department of Public Works)
Mr. Carey ( Assistant Under
Treasurer)
Mr. S. J. Lewis ( Decentralisation
Officer, Department of Industrial
Development)
Mr. J. i. T'enshelwood ( Director,
Industrial Development Branch
Premierts and Chief Secretary s
Department).
The Commonwealth Departments participating were
Treasury, Trade and Industry National Development Labour and
National Service, Primary industry and Prime Minister's. The
Conference was under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister's
Department. Sir Robert said the meeting had been of a preliminary
nature. Following this initial meeting, he would be in touch
with the State Premiers about further work to be undertaken.
CAN BE RRA
6th March, 1965.