N. S. W. CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES ANNUAL Dli'INER
SYDNEY, NSW -AUGUST 1970
õ ! ech by the Prime Minister, Mr. 12ohn Gorton
Mr. President and Gentlemen:
Sir, the Budget will be presented in less than two wee.' s, and so I think it
would be as well for me to start this address with a disclaimer. Because anything a
Minister or a Prime Minister says at such a time is liable to analysis and dissection
and distortion by the gentlemen of the Press: I wish to make it clear right now that

WORLD CONFERENCE OF ORGANISATIONS OF
THE TEACHING PRC?' ESSCN
SYDNEY 4 AUGUST 1970
speech by the 2rime Minister, Mr. Joohi Gorton
Mr. President, Distinguished Guests and Ladies and Gentlemen:
By way of a preface to what I have to say to you, may I say two things.
One is that I have learnt by experience that I am always so pleased to have the ordeal
of making a speech over that I almost always forget to open whatever it is the speech
is designed to open. And therefore in case this should happen tonight and to be on

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Premiers' Conference
Opening Statement by Prime Minister
It is only a little more than two months since we
last met in Premiers' Conference to discuss the budgetary
situation then facing you in 1970-71o For myself, I carried
away from that meeting a feeling of genuine achievement.
The Commonwealth had, I felt, by its offer to provide special
revenue assistance of some $ 43 million, gone a long way
towards meeting the residual problem with which the States,
even after the efforts they had made in the preceding month
or so, were still faced.

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STATE FUNERAL FOR SIR WILFRD KENT HUGHES
There will be a State Funeral for the late Sir
Wilfrid Kent Hughes in Melbourne on Monday.
Sir Wilfrid, who died today, was a former
Minister in the Commonwealth Parliament.
The Service will be held at St John's Anglican
Church, Toorak Road, Camberwell at 11 o'clock on Monday
morning, followed by cremation at the Springvale Crematorium.
Flags will be flown at : half mast on Commonwealth
buildings throughout Australia on the day of the funeral.
CANBERRA, 31 July 1970

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CONSULTATIONS WITH BRITISH DEFENCE MINISTER
Statement issued followingtalks between
Lord Carrinton and the Prime Ministr
Following visits to Singapore and Malaysia, the British Secretary
of State for Defence, Lord Carrington, is visiting Australia for preliminary
consultations as part of the British Government'O, study of matters involved
in its decision to continue a British military preSence in Malaysia/ Singapore.
The Prime Minister and other Ministers met with Lord Carrington

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DJATH. F. aF-fiW4i-i-K ENT HUGHS
Tribute. by. the F?-rime Minister,_ M. john Gorton
The death of Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes has robbed Australia
of one cG its most distinguished citizens.
He had devoted his life to service to his country as a scholar,
soldier, politician and statesman. He also made a significant contribution to
Australian sport, b-ath as an Olympic Games representative in his own right
and in later years as President of the Victorian Olympic Council and Chairman

FOR PRESS: P. M. No 77/ 1970
PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES GAMEC' TEAM
The Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, today cent the following
telegram to the Manager of the Australian Commonwealth Games' Team
in Edinburgh:-" PLEASE EXTEND TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM MY
WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS
AT EDINBURGH. THESE ARE YOUNG AUSTRALIANS OF WHOCM WE CAN ALL
BE PROUD. BY ALL ACCOUNT3, THEY WERE GCOD AM/ BASSADORS
FOR AUSTRALIA BOTH ON AND CFF THE FIELD CF SPCRT.
WELL DONE, AND THANK YOU. I WISH YOU ALL A
SAFE JOURNEY HOME."

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DEATH OF MR. IAIN MACLEGD
Comment by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Go:-. ton
I am sorry to learn of the death of Mr. lain MacLeo. 3019
This is a sad loss to the new British Government.
Mr. MacLeod had a distinguished record in the British
Parliament, having been a Minister in Conservative Gover-.; ments over
a period of eleven years.
It is a matter of deep regret that he was not spared to serve
his country in his new appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
I extend my sympathy to his colleagues and to his family.

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AUTHORITY TO CALL CUT TROOPS IN NEW GUINEA
In relation to the Gazelle situation, several -,' essmen have
been asking questions this afternoo,-about whethe--the Prime Minister had
give-i the Administrator of Papua lew Gainea authcrlty tc call on troops
should he find this necessary.
The Prime Minister has replied as follows:-
" The Government was advised by the Administration that it
would be prudent to arrange for troops of the P. I. R. to be available for use