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PRIME MINISTER]
COMMENTS TO TH4E PRESS ON ARRIVAL
AT MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
11 A. M. FrIIDAY 2.5 MAY, 1986
Thank you-M-r Vice-Prey idenc. I w: ould like to say on behalf
of myself, my wife and Lhose trava,-lli Hg with me, InOw very
pleased we are to be hero todny. thoauht it appropriate
on this visit overseas thnt we should comle to the Phil ippines
because we in Austria,, attach very great importancc, not
only to our relations with this Country, but ' also to the
i-mportance of the Philippines ais a lcader of the ASEAN group
adfor its significance in t-he regio sawoe eyr
amongst the fii st I be' ova-2, -o ou~ caemtort al support
for the now uvrvernmenc of Pros -Lca qi: aad had a vis it
here vary car> by our Fo re i gn .! in i, 3,-cr Bil 11 We1
ve ina'i ca-t e d a 50Z incroe-se cu-L Paid to he Phiilinpineand,
ny visit here I hope that t*, e Cove i-amen t and the
p reop1l e o f -thei Philippines will understand both the interest
in and the commitmcnt of the people of Australia in trying to
assist the Government and the people of the Philippines in
the very great task3-that ncw confront them in1f. i54 h
social ind economic positions of the people of this Country.
We do no) t overestimate the catanc,-. that ', ae n ac ne
c tUr, 1, A, ustralia, to helpn.. rc...... d-1. nL-
-ive " OU the assurance. th C I I-: a J. 5 U'. tLhn OL!-:
pow.. er to help you bucause w ? Pccta the ta kr-th! at
confront the newi Government are of vory, . crysiu ." n
dimensions, that it is going to require the cc-qu rat'. eQ. 0-
all elements ithin the Philinnine-s andl he co-evepcrat ito of
the countries and the inte rnationa. it uio thlat have
the interests of this region at heat. herefore. 1 ' hope
that you will see this visi~ t by me as part of otr commitfment
to the areat purposes which now.. ' cnfront y. ou in -hsCotuntrc,-
Thank you vecry much indeed.