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SPEECH BY THE HON. R. J. HAWKE
AT THE EAST-WEST CENTER HONOLULU
SUNDAY, 19 JUNE 1983
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU
IN HAWAII AND IN PARTICULAR TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS
DINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS. I AM
MOST GRATEFUL TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS,
MR, CHAR, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER, DR. L, FOR
THEIR THOUGHTFULNESS IN HAVING ORGANISED THIS MOST USEFUL
OCCASION TO LET ME MEET AND TALK WITH YOU.
I SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY HOW VERY PLEASED I AM THAT
RATU SIR KAMISESE MARA, THE PRIME MINISTER OF FIJI AND A MEMBER
OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, IS ABLE TO BE HERE AS ONE OF
THE HOSTS THIS EVENING.
AUSTRALIA AND FIJI SHARE A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC REGION AND IT IS OPPORTUNE THAT WE SHOULD SEE
EACH OTHER TONIGHT SINCE I SHALL BE PRIVILEGED TO HOST THE
SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM LATER THIS YEAR IN CANBERRA.
I SHOULD FIRST LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPRESS THE NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT'S UNCHANGED AND FIRM
SUPPORT FOR THE EAST-WEST CENTER. WE SUPPORT WHOLEHEARTEDLY
THE PRINCIPLE ON WHICH THE EAST-WEST CENTER WAS FOUNDED.
THAT IS, TO PROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG
THE PEOPLES AND NATIONS OF ASIA, THE PACIFIC AND THE UNITED
STATES,
THE CENTER HAS BEEN IN THE VANGUARD OF OPINIONFORMING
IN THE UNITED STATES ABOUT THE ASIAN-PACIFIC
REGAION. WE IN AUSTRALIA EQUALLY BELIEVE IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC BASIN AS ONE OF
THE MOST DYNAMIC REGIONS OF THE GLOBEAND THE IMPORTANCE
TO AUSTRALIA OF HER PLACE IN THAT REGION. THE
PARTNERSHIP AND CO-OPERATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF
THIS REGION WILL BE A VITAL FORCE DETERMINING THE
FUTURE OF WORLD AFFAIRS.
THE EAST-WEST CENTER HAS A REAL ROLE TO
PLAY IN THIS UNFOLDING STORY, AND WE IN AUSTRALIA
LOOK TO THE CENTER TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS THE ATTENTION
OF DECISION MAKERS IN AMERICA ON OUR PART OF THE
WORLD. ONE SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE EAST-WEST
CENTER'S WORK TO WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION
IS ITS CO-OPERATIVE NATURE. THE EAST-WEST CENTER'S
PROGRAMS ARE NOT A ONE-WAY FLOW OF IDEAS, EXPERTISE
OR FINANCE FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. RATHER, THE
CENTER PURSUES A CO-OPERATIVE APPROACH, THROUGH THE
TECHNIQUE OF JOINT PARTICIPATION IN ITS RESEARCH TEAMS
BY EXPERTS FROM BOTH THE DEVELOPED AND THE DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES IN THE ASIAN/ PACIFIC REGION. SPECIALISTS
FROM ALL COUNTRIES ARE THUS ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AS
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AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO HELP
THIS ASPECT OF THE CENTER'S WORK BY FUNDING THIRDCOUNTRY
SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER WHICH STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES
IN THE REGION OTHER THAN AUSTRALIA ITSELF ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN EAST-WEST CENTER PROGRAMS8
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO SINGLE
OUT THE EXCELLENT WORK BEING DONE UNDER THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, A RECENT INNOVATION IN THE
EAST-WEST CENTER'S SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS, IT WAS
DUE IN GOOD MEASURE TO A PERSONAL INITIATIVE BY RATU
SIR KAMISESE MARA THAT THISPROGRAM WAS COMMENCED
THREE YEARS AGO,
THE PACIFIC ISLANDS PROGRAM RESPONDED TO A FEELING
BY LEADERS OF PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
THAT THEY WISHED TO SET THEIR OWN PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES AND TRAINING, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT ITS STANDING COMMITTEE, COMPOSED
OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF GOVERNMENTS OF A NUMBER OF
PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES, MEETS TWICE YEARLY TO OFFER
POLICY GUIDANCE ON THE RUNNING OF THE PROGRAM,
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THIS TYPE OF INTIMATE INTEREST AND
INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROGRAM ON THE PART OF THE
MOST SENIOR POLITICAL LEADERS OF THE REGION IS
IN ITSELF AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE RESOURCE AND ONE
WHICH I AM SURE THE EAST-WEST CENTRE FULLY
APPRECIATES, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO STATE
THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BOTH IN SPIRIT AND BY
PROVIDING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS,
I AM NOW OF COURSE NEARING THE END OF MY
FIRST OFFICIAL OVERSEAS MISSION AS PRIME MINISTER
OF AUSTRALIA A JOURNEY WHICH HAS TAKEN US TO
PORT MORESBY, JAKARTA, LONDON, PARIS, GENEVA,
WASHINGTON, NEW YORK AND TORONTO,
You WILL, I TRUST, NOT FIND IT INAPPROPRIATE
THAT I SHOULD REFER BRIEFLY TO THE GENERAL PURPOSES
OF MY MISSION AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE PURPOSES
HAVE BEEN FULFILLED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUSTRALIA'S
NATIONAL INTERESTS, IT IS THE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR
ME TO DO THAT HERE, IN AS MUCH AS, EVEN IN PLACES
AS DISTANT AS PARIS AND GENEVA, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PLACE IN THE FOREFRONT OF MY PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS AND
PUBLIC STATEMENTS, CONCERNS AND INTERESTS POLITICAL
AND ECONOMIC OF PROFOUND IMPORTANCE TO OUR REGION AND
OUR PEOPLES,
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AT ALL TIMES, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, I
SOUGHT TO EMPHASISE AUSTRALIA'S PLACE AS A PARTNER AND
NEIGHBOUR IN THE FUTURE AND DESTINY OF THIS GREAT
PACIFIC REGION. ALL SUCH MISSSIONS BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DO,
OF COURSE, HAVE AS A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERSONAL CONTACT, AND HOPEFULLY, RAPPORT AND
UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHER LEADERS.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS PARTICULAR RELEVANCE
FOR THE HEAD OF A NEW ADMINISTRATION SUCH AS MINE. BUT
AUSTRALIA'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL THE COUNTRIES I
VISITED, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
INDONESIA AND THE UNITED STATES, ARE FAR DEEPER
AND ENDURING THAN GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS,
OR AS BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA, FORMALISED BY THE ANZUS
TREATY, WHICH INCLUDES NEW ZEALAND, TRANSCENDS THE
LIFE OR DURATION OF ANY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OR
ANY AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION. 6
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ITS FUNDAMENTAL IMEANING, PURPOSE AND PURPORT
IS NOT SUBJECT TO PASSIN4G -CHANGES IN PARTISAN FORTUNES,
BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER BEEN BASED ON SUCH CONSIDERATIONS IN
AUSTRALIA OR AMERICA*
NEVERTHELESS, PERSONAL CONTACT IS ALWAYS MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL AND SO MUCH THE BETTER, IF THAT CONTACT RESULTS IN
A CLEARER APPRECIATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POINTS OF VIEW$
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE, AND THE LARGER AREAS OF COMMON PURPOSE.
AND JUST AS, IN THE APPROACH my GOVERNMENT IS
ATTEMPTING TO BRING TO THE PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT,
THE PROCESS OF KNOWLEDGE-ACQUIRING AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING
PLAYS A KEY PART, SO, ON THE WIDER STAGE, THE FIRST-HAND
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND INFORMATION BETWEEN HEADS OF GOVERNMENT.-
AND A WIDE RANGE OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS,
IS CLEARLY VALUABLE$ SECOND, MY PURPOSE WAS TO ESTABLISH THE
UNDERLYING CONTINUITY IN THE MAJOR DIRECTIONS OF AUSTRALIA'S
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT.
AND, WHEN I SAY " CONTINUITY", I DO NOT MEAN ONLY OR
EVEN MAINLY THAT BETWEEN MY GOVERNMENT AND ITS IMMEDIATE
PREDECESSOR. IN A NUMBER OF QUITE FUNDAMENTAL AREAS, THIS
ESSENTIAL CONTINUITY, WHATEVER DIFFERENCES MAY HAVE ARISEN
OVER THE YEARS, ON SPECIFIC ISSUES SOME OF THEM OF GREAT
MOMENT AT HOME AND ABROAD THIS ESSENTIAL CONTINUITY, I SAY,
REACHES BACK YEARS AND DECADES# a .1 7
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FOR EXAMPLE, THE BI-PARTISANSHIP WHICH EXISTS
ON AUSTRALIA'S EXCEPTIONAL OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS
AN INDEPENDENT PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EXTENDS BACK
MORE THAN A DECADE TO THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK OF
THE WHITLAM LABOR GOVERNMENT. THE RECOGNITION
OF THE FUNDAMENTAL AND OVER-RIDING IMPORTANCE OF
CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBOURING
GIANT INDONESIA GOES BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN, IN THE
LATE FORTIES, THE CHIFLEY LABOR GOVERNMENT WAS
INDONESIA'S FIRST SIGNIFICANT SUPPORTER OF HER
INDEPENDENCE. AND, OF COURSE, THE AMERICAN-AUSTRALIAN
PARTNERSHIP ITSELF WAS FORGED FORTY YEARS AGO BY
THE CURTIN LABOR GOVERNMENT, AND SUCCESSIVE
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS, LABOR AND LIBERAL ALIKE,
HAVE RE-AFFIRMED ITS PRIMACY WITH EQUAL FIRMNESS,
THIS IS A RECORD OF CONTINUITY, CONSISTENCY
AND NATIONAL CONSENSUS ON FUNDAMENTALS WHICH FEW NATIONS CAN EXCEL
AND, THROUGHOUT THIS MISSION, I HAVE TRIED TO GIVE
EXPRESSION TO THE CLEAR AND OVERWHELMING WISH OF
THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE ON
THIS BROAD PATH.
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THIRD, I HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
AUSTRALIA'S VIEW ON A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC MATTERS
OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE, BOTH PRIVATELY AND
PUBLICLY, THESE INCLUDE NOT ONLY ISSUES SUCH AS
EAST TIMOR, CAMBODIA, AID TO INDO-CHINA, FRENCH
NUCLEAR TESTING IN THE PACIFIC, THE ANZUS
RELATIONSHIP AND THE JOINT AUSTRALIAN U. S.
INSTALLATIONS, BUT MORE GENERAL MATTERS SUCH AS
DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR REGION, ARMS CONTROL AND
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES.
EQUALLY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THE VIEWS
OF OTHER COUNTRIES ON THESE ISSUES AND THOSE OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THEM.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LISTEN TO WHAT SENIOR
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS IN THE UNITED STATES
AND LEADING FIGURES IN THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE
RECOVERY OF THE US ECONOMY AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH
IT CAN BE SUSTAINED, AND THE BROADER VIEWS ON THE
OUTLOOK FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY, INCLUDING THE FRAMING OF THE
1983-84 BUDGET,
AND I HAVE PUT OUR VIEWS ON THE AUSTRALIAN
ECONOMY, INCLUDING POLICY ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT,
TO KEY FIGURES IN THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK AND PARIS, SO AS TO
ENSURE ON THEIR PART THE MAINTENANCE OF CONFIDENCE
IN OUR ECONOMY WHEN THEY COME TO CONSIDER INVESTMENT
DECISIONS. 11ITHIN THIS BROAD FRAMEWORK I MIGHT
MENTION SOME DETAILS OF THE WORK OF THE PAST FORTNIGHT.
WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH PRIME MINISTER
SOMARE REGARDING FUTURE AID TO PAPUA NEW GUINEAAN
IMPORTANT AGREEMENT FOR THAT COUNTRY'IS ECONOMYC
AND SOCIAL STABILITY.
IN JAKARTA I CONVEYED TO THE INDONESIAN
AUTHORITIES AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OUR CONCERN THAT AN
ACT OF SELF-DETERMINATION HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE IN
EAST TIMOR; THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE ATTACHED TO PROGRESS
ON FAMILY REUNIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUSTRALIAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFICE; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VISIT
To EAST TIMOR NEXT MONTH OF AN AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY
DELEGATION TO OUR DECISION ON A VOTE IN THE UNITED
NATIONS ON THE INCORPORATION OF EAST TIMOR. 66/ 10
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SINCE I LEFT JAKARTA I HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR
EMBASSY THERE SOME POSITIVE INDICATIONS OF PROGRESS IN THESE
AREAS ON THE PART OF THE INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES$ AT THE
SAME TIME I STRESSED TO THE INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES THE IMPORTANCE
WE ATTACH TO HAVING CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA,
BOTH BECAUSE OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY AND ITS ROLE
IN THE REGION. IN LONDON, I HAD USEFUL TALKS WITH THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT#
MR RAMPHAL, ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CHOGRM,
THEN IN PARIS I CONVEYED TO THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES
AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OUR TOTAL OPPOSITION To FRENCH NUCLEAR
TESTING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, AND REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE FURTHER SHIPMENTS OF URANIUM FROM
AUSTRALIA UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER 1984 SO AS TO PROVIDE A
" tWINDOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ISSUE.
ITOOK THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THIS JOURNEY TO
EXPRESS AUSTRALIA'S SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR A
SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR FREE ZONE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE
RAISING OF THIS MATTER WILL ASSIST THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSAL
WHICH I ANTICIPATE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM
IN AUGUST.
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IN BOTH INDONESIA AND FRANCE, AS WELL AS THE
UNITED STATES, I WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE INTEREST SHOWN AND
SUPPORT EXPRESSED FOR WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO IN
REGARD TO CAMBODIA. IN THE UNITED STATES I HAD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE UNITED STATES OFFICIALS ON A NUMBER OF DEFENCE-RELATED
ISSUES, INCLUDING THE ANZUS REVIEW AND GREATER INVOLVEMENT
IN DECISIONS RELATING TO JOINT INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS
SCOPE FOR IMPROVED AUSTRALIAN ACCESS TO OFFSET AND TRANSFER
OF TECHNOLOGY. I FOUND MUCH INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THE APPROACH
THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS TAKING IN OUR EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE
PROBLEMS OF AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY.
IN TURN, I BELIEVE THAT THE PROJECTIONS AND INSIGHTS
I HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD AND AMERICAN
ECONOMIES, WILL ENABLE US TO IMPROVE OUR APPROACH TO THE
SOLUTION OF OUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS,
As I SAID EARLIER, I TOOK EVERY APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ON MATTERS OF INTEREST AND
CONCERN TO AUSTRALIA AS PART OF THE PACIFIC REGION, AND
THEREFORE OF INTEREST AND CONCERN TO ALL OTHER NATION-MEMBERS
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E sPE C IA LL Y IN WA SHINGO AND NEW YORK,
ISTRESSED THE IMPORTANCE TO THE ECONOMIES OF THE NATIONS
OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC OF A LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND
PAYMENTS REGIME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING
REALISTIC LEVELS OF CONCESSIONAL AID TO THE DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES OF THE REGION AND THE WORLD.
IN MAKING THESE POINTS, AND ON THE OTHER ISSUES
IRAISED OF CONCERN TO OUR REGION, IMUST EMPHASISE THAT
IDID NOT PRESUME TO ACT IN ANY WAY AS SPOKESMAN FOR
THE REGION, OR ON BEHALF OF ANY NATION EXCEPT AUSTRALIA.
THAT IS NOT MY ROLE AND IT IS NOT AUSTRALIA'S VISION OF
ITS OWN ROLE. WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF ANY PRETENSIONS
ABOUT LEADERSHIP IN THE REGION. WE ARE ABOUT GENUINE
PARTNERSHIP ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY.
BUT, IF AS A GOOD NEIGHBOUR AND EQUAL PARTNER
IN THE PACIFIC, MY WORK ON BEHALF OF AUSTRALIA SHOULD PROVE
TO BE OF VALUE FOR OUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS AND PARTNERS,
ISHOULD RETURN HOME WELL CONTENT.
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FINALLY, MR, CHAIRMAN, I COULD NOT CONCLUDE
WITHOUT EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE
OF FUNDING FOR THE EAST-WEST CENTRE, IN THE PAST
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS PAID AROUND
PER CENT OF THE CENTRE'S EXPENDITURE AND I BELIEVE
THIS IS AN INDICATION OF THE IMPORTANCE WHICH THIS
AND PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS, AND MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS, HAVE ATTACHED TO THE CENTRE AS A MOST
USEFUL WINDOW FOR AMERICA ON THE ASIAN/ PACIFIC WORLD',
MY OWN GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITIES LIE BOTH IN
MAINTAINING AUSTRALIA'S FUNDAMENTAL LINK ACROSS THE
PACIFIC OCEAN WITH THE UNITED STATES AND IN
STRENGTHENING OUR ROLE AS A PARTNER AND PARTICIPANT
IN THE ASIAN/ PACIFIC REGION,
BUT, AS I HAVE SAID, THESE MAJOR OBJECTIVES
REPRESENT THE CLEAR DESIRES AND DETERMINATION OF THE
AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE A COURSE NOW PURSUED CONTINUOUSLY
AND CONSISTENTLY FOR FORTY YEARS,
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AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE LIES WITH THE COUNTRIES OF ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC. IT IS A MATTER OF SATISFACTION TO US
THAT THAT THE UNITED STATES IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING
A HIGH LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE
ASIAN/ PACIFIC REGION AND IT IS IN THIS CONTEXT THAT WE
BELIEVE THE EAST-WEST CENTRE HAS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY
AS A FOCUS FOR CONTACT AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG PEOPLES
THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC BASIN.
THERE IS, OF COURSE. ONE SIMPLE WORD WHICH
EXPRESSES OUR ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THE NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF
THIS REGION AND BEYOND. IT IS THE NAME OF THE OCEAN
ITSELF THE PACIFIC. WE WILL BE SERVING OUR PEOPLE WELL IF
THROUGH THE WORK OF THIS CENTRE, THROUGH THE BUILDING OF
CO-OPERATION AMONG OUR GOVERNMENTS AND NATIONS, THROUGH LONG
AND CLOSE ASSOCIATIONS LIKE ANZUS, THROUGH ORGANISATIONS
LIKE THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM, AND EVEN PERHAPS, IN SOME
SLIGHT MEASURE, THROUGH THE RESULTS OF MY OWN MISSION,
AS THEY MAY EMERGE IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME WE WILL BE
SERVING OUR PEOPLE WELL INDEED, IF WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING
THAT NOBLE NAME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST OCEAN A REALITY, SO
THAT THIS PACIFIC OCEAN STANDS FOR A PACIFIC WORLD
A REGION AT PEACE, A WORLD AT PEACE.