FOR PRESS P. M. No 58/ 1970
MEETINGBETWEEN THE PR~ TI MINISTERS
GF CA NAA t AUTRALIA
joint oita~ er. nent19 M A Y 1970
In the course of his official visit to Australia the Prime
Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable P. E. Trudeau, M. P. met vi th
Mr. Gorton at Parliament House this moraing for official discussions
and later with Cabinet Ministers in the Cabinet Room.
The Australian Government exnoressed great pleasure at the
Canadian Government's increasing interest i the Pacific and South East

LUNCHEON IN HONOUR OF THE PRIME MNISTER
OF CANADA, MR P. TRUDEAU, AT PARLIAMENT
HOUSE, CANBERRA 19 MAY 1970
Speech ~ Y the Pr~ ime Minister, Mr John Gorton.
Mr Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen
It is my great pleasure on this occasion to propose the
toast of our distinguished guest and I do this for a variety of reasons.
One, Sir, is because we are very glad indeed to welcome you here as
a person, and because we are very glad indeed to welcome you here as
the Prime Minister of Canada.
It is a long time I think 1958 s3ince we last had a visit

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
BACKGROUND TO COMMONWEALTH-STATE
TALKS ON OFF-SHORE LEGISLATION
( Ministerial Statement)
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates,' 15 May 1970.]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
-by leave-This is not a statement on the
control of off-shore minerals or on the need
to decide where proper legal authority for
that control should lie. That is best left for
a discussion of the Bill. But last Friday the
former Minister for National Development,

FOR PRESS P. M. No 57/ 1970
APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL LIBRARIAN
otatement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. A. P. Fleming, 0. B. has been appointed to the position
of National Librarian. Mr. Fleming currently holds the oYffice of Parliamentary
Librarian. Prior to taking up this appointment in 1968, Mr. Fleming was a
Special Commercial Adviser, Department of Trade and Industry.
He will assume the duties of National Librarian on the retirement
of Sir Harold White in June.
CANBERRA 14 May 1970
BACKGROUND NOTES:-

PRESS GOñ IFERENCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
M R J OHIN GORTON IN TOKYO, JAPAN., 7 MAY 1970
Q. Mr Prime Minister, did you have any substantive talks
yesterday with Mvr Sato about Cambodia? Could you tell us how
close are Australian and Japanese attitude s to the Cambodian
issue and America'is recent actions there?
PM: Yes, we did have some discussion on the Cambodian
situation which has of course been caused initially by the North
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia's neutrality. I think we are

FOR PRESS PM. No. 56L90
CHANGES IN TOP PUBLIC SERVICE POSTS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
A number of changes in top Public Service posts
will take place as a result of the retirement on 22 July of. the Chairman
of the Repatriation Commission, Brigadier Sir Frederick Chilton.
Mr Richard Kingsland, who has been Secretary of the Department of
the Interior since 1963, will succeed Sir Frederick as Chairman of the
Repatriation Commission. The Secretary of the Department of External

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
CAMBODIA
( Ministerial Statement)
lFrom the ' Parliamentary Debates', 5 May 1970]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins Prime
Minister)-by leave-For some years
North Vietnamese regular forces, and other
forces controlled by North Vietnam, have
been withdrawing across the Cambodian
border after battles in South Vietnam. The
North Vietnamese have built, in Cambodia,
base camps in which their forces could rest,
refit, regroup, and be prepared for further

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
GREAT BARRIER REEF
INQUJIRY INTO DRILLING FOR PETROLEUM
( Ministerial Statement)
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 5 May 1970]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
-by leave-I am pleased to announce that
the Premier of Queensland and I have
agreed on the details of establishing Commonwealth
and State royal commissions to
inquire into the risk of damage to the Great
Barrier Reef from drilling for petroleum.
The royal commissions have been established

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
DROUGHT RELIEF IN QUEENSLAND
( Ministerial Statement)
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 5 May 1970]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
-by leave-Honourable members are
aware that the State of Queensland has been
affected by serious drought conditions for
several years. They will also be aware that
the Commonwealth has been providing substantial
drought relief -assistance. Under
present arrangements, the Commonwealth

FOR PRESS: P. M. No 55/ 1970
GREAT BARRIER REEF OIL DRILLING INQUIRY
Statement by thePrnime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Prime Minister said today that he and the Premier of
Queensland expected to be in a position in the near future jointly to
announce the composition of the Royal Commission to inquire into the
risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef from drilling for oil.
The Inquiry will be conducted under the Commonwealth's
Royal Commissions Act 1902-1966 and Queensland's Commissions of
Inquiry Acts 1950 to 1954.