Issued from the Office
of the Press Secretary
to the Prime Minister.
FOR PRESS: TALKS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT
The Vice-President, Mr. Spiro T. Agnew, called
on the Prime Minister this morning. Subsequently, Mr. Agnew
met members of the Cabinet for a discussion and exchange of
views on matters of mutual interest to the Australian and U. S.
Governments. It has been helpful both to the Australian Ministers
and to the Vice-President to exchange views between the two
Governments in person on these matters.
The discussions emphasised the continuing

14 January 1970

Mr Vice-President and Colonel Stafford:

It is with a considerable amount of pride that on behalf of the Parliament and people of Australia I accept what you have brought back from one of man' s greatest adventures.

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 5/ 1970
MR. WHITLAM'S SUPPORT OF MATAUNGAN ASSOCIATION
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. Whitlam has reached new heights of arrogance.
He went to speak to the Mataungan Association a
section of the Tolai people who had used violence, who were refusing
to pay taxes, who were refusing to abide by a legally elected council.
He told them according to newsmen whom he admits " faithfully
reported" him that he admired this Association, its expression,
and its spokesmen and was impressed by the patriotic fervour with

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 3/ 1970
MR. WHITLAM'S APOLOGIA
Statement by the Prime Mvinister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. Whitlam is clearly trying to extricate himself from
the result of those indiscretions which have led native leaders in New
Guinea to tell him to pack up and go home and cease fermenting trouble.
The facts are that Mr. Whitlam made a flying visit to a
troubled area the Gazelle Peninsula. Once there he engaged in illconsidered
demagogy and increased the chances of trouble and violence

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 4/ 1970
DISTRIBUTION OF " ENDEAVOUR" CANNON
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, announced today
that one of the six cannon jettisoned by Captain Cook from the " Endeavour"
on the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 would be mounted and displayed in
the National Capital. Queensland and New South Wales, the States most
intimately associated with Captain Cook would each receive a cannon.
Mr. Gorton said that he had written to Dr. H. Radclyffe

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 2/ 1970
PRIME MINISTER'S TELEGRAMS TO NEW GUINEA IN REPLY
TO COMPLAINTS OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY' MR. WHITLAMStatement
by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Following are texts of telegrams received yesterday by the Prime
Minister from the Planters' Association of New Guinea and Bali Plantations
Ltd.
Planters' Association of New Guinea:
" THIS ASSOCIATION IS SHOCKED THAT THE LEADER OF
THE OPPOSITION PARTY PUBLICLY SUPPORTS CONVICTED
LAW BREAKERS WHO ARE AGAINST THE BASIC TENETS
OF SELF GOVERNMENT THAT IS THE ORGANISATION

FOR PRESS: P. M. L No. 1/ 1970
VISIT BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. A.
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Prime Minister today announced the programme for
the official visit to Canberra of the Vice-President of the United States
of America and Mrs. Spiro T. Agnew.
Mr. Agnew's visit to Australia will be at the concluding
stages of his Asian-Pacific tour.
CANBERRA 8 January 1970 PROGRAMME FOR CANBERRA
Tuesday 13 January
4.30 p. m. Ceremonial arrival at RAAF Fairbairn.
En route to his hotel, the Vice-President will lay

FOR PRESS: P. M. NO. 91,' 1969
A NEW* YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION
From the Prime Mlinister, Mr. John Gorton
Today we begin a new decade as well as a year of
special significance to all Australians.
For we will, in this year, celebrate the bicentenary
of Captain Cook's discovery of a completely undeveloped land and
we will begin a decade of development unparalleled in Australia's
past history. I believe that this decade will see us grow in strength
and wealth as our industry expands and our population grows.

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 90/ 1969
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE FORCES
The Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, has sent the
following message to the Australian forces:-
" To all Australian servicemen and women at home
and abroad, I send best wishes for Christmas and
the New Year.
so Speaking on behalf of the Government and your fellow
Australians, I want you to know that we appreciate
your contribution to our security and well-being.
In particular, our thoughts at this time are with
S those of you who are separated from your families,

TALK TO THE NATION
REDUCTION OF FORCES IN VIETNAM
STATEMENT ON RADIO AND TELEVISION BY THE PRIME
-MINST EK, 1KJJHTGORTDN 16 DECEMBER 1969
Tonight I want to talk to you quite briefly on possible
future developments in Vietnam.
In my Policy Speech before the last election, I had this
to say to the Australian people
" Should there be developments ( in Vietnam) which result in
plans for continuing reduction of United States Forces over
a period, we would expect to be phased in to that programme."