STATS,',, NT iiY L
Oa 1116 iL'LjiLi, ClGGa-1975
CA1B~~ cA, 11 kl; AY 1975
My overseasvisit achieved threepurposes, I was able to take
part in important discussions at -the Commonwalth Heads of Government
in_, otinL, Uo renew my personal contacts; wi-Lh1 President Ford,
and by visiting, Peru, * Lo establish for the iir., t time close
links betwecn Aus tral ia and a South American country.
Thiero can i) e no d'oubt oif Lhc Commorwaltli's :-rowin,
impoi Lance an intcrijaLional '. orum. Its weibui's represeni
a quarter of thle world'Is people. Thew tilks in Jamaica werei
the i: tosLt productLive arnd hlarmonious Comifiwaltli conference ever
held. There was a remark~ ablc idenity of views on many ol* the
world's problems, incltuding Uie need l" or Q0 i Live . sLuep~ to redreS
-the imbalance between richl and poor natILions.
In Wash inifrton I had ct) 1k: ial. and frv-nk, Laiks with Presidient
vord and other Ai-tericin leaders0 U e ra( hd( eI y
expressions of good will Lovards Aus-trlia, and a.-surances of
Americas s con Li* UA1-, com111imi na Lo hier all ies in our re j ion.
Austi-L ia' s relit,: ions wi Lix1 the IJ. O". have nevur beoxi healtLhier.
Our underst: ni;: lixs ne-vur beeon closer or riore oundly based.
I ex-pect in the next few day6 -Lo rc~ port fully on my vis-it
in a national broadca, t.
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON EG WHITLAM QC MP, ON HIS RETURN FROM CHOGM 1975, CANBERRA, 11 MAY 1975
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