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FOR PRESS P. M. No. 42/ 1967
VISIT FROM U. N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince
Sadruddin Aga Khan has accepted an invitation to visit Australia as a guest
of the Commonwealth Government.
The Prince, who was elected High Commissioner for
Refugees by the Gnr. eral Assembly in December, 1965, will be making
his first visit to Australia.
He is expected to arrive in Sydney from Geneva on Saturday,
8th April. After s-p. iding the weekend priw.-r.-'. y Syc e will go on
to Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney, departing tor New Zeaiand on 23rd
April. While in Australia, the High Commissioner will have
discussions with Ministers and off{ ci. s o-rcfi-': meet
represe tatives of the voluntary agencies which are active in refugee work,
and visit resettlement projects.
As a country that has received more than 30G, 000 refugees
in the post-war period, we welcome the visit. The High Commissioner's
two predecessors in office, Dr. A. Lindt and Mr. F. Schnyder, visited
Australia in 1958 and 1963 respectively.
CANBERRA, 17th March, 1967.