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Menzies, Robert

Period of Service: 19/12/1949 - 26/01/1966
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Release Date:
14/07/1964
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
959
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  • McEwen, John
FOR PRESS: P.M. 52/1964 - ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS - STATEMENT BY THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. JOHN MCEWEN

FOR PRESS P. M. 52/ 1964
ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. John McEwen
The Acting Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. John
McEwen and senior Ministers today met representatives of the
A. C. T. U. in order to obtain the Council's views on trends in
the economy. This followed discussions yesterday with
representatives of commerce and industry, and formed part of
the series of economic consultations first instituted by the
Government in 1962. The A. C. T. U. was represented by Mr. Albert Monk
( President), Mr. W. P. Evans ( Junior Vice-President) and Mr.
H. J. Souter ( Secretary). Apart from Mr. McEwen, Ministers present were
the Rt. Hon. Harold Holt, Treasurer, the Hon. W. McMahon,
Minister for Labour and National Service, Senator the Hon.
Shane Paltridge, Minister for Deience and Leader of the Government
in the Senate, and Senator the Hcn. Harrie Wade, Minister
for Health and Acting Minister for Primary Industry.
The A. C. T. U. representatives had put forward a
number of proposals and Mr. McEwen said thaz the Government
had also appreciated receiving the A. CT. oU.' s views on thb.
economic situation.
CANBERRA, 14th July, 1964.

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