FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 89/ 1969
SHOP STEWARDS' INCITEMENT TO MUTINY
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
However much some Australians may be opposed to the
conflict in Vietnam, I believe that every responsible and thoughtful citizen
will condemn with repugnance, as does the Government, the attitude of
the meeting of Union Shop Stewards in Melbourne yesterday.
To the average reader, this attitude is a stark incitement
to mutiny in the Armed Forces and defiance of the law in Australia.
It is not perhaps so surprising that Shop Stewards drawn

EMBARGO NOTFOR-RLS./ EBEFORE9AM ( EST)
FOR PRESS: PM No. 88.1969
VIET NAM FURTHER TROOP WITHDRAWALS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
The Prsdn's announcement means that he believes
the Vietnamisation programme is proving successful, and that he can
make further troop withdrawals without running military risks.
K. It does not mean any abandonment of the objectives to
attain which the United States and we, ourselves, entered the war as,
indeed, the President has pointed out.
C. When the announced withdrawals have been completed,

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
WILLIAM QUEALE MEMORIAL
LECTURE
Delivered b_ the Prime Minister, MrlJohn Gorton
At the Bonython Hall, Univers ity of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
11 DECEMBER 1969
" EDUCATION FOR MANAGEMENT"
Mr President and Gentlemen
Twice in the last few months, men from this plonet earth
have walked the surface of the moon. We saw them on our television sets
and we heard their voices in our homes. Now that is part of the history of
our times. We are back in an everyday world of our own, coping with

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 87/ 196
FOUR WEEKS'.{ EAVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Follo~ wing is-the-text-, of-a -telegram despatclied this
morning to Mr. H. J. Soutar, Secretary of the A. C. T. U.
" At the conclusion of the discussion on 1 December
with the joint deputation of the Australian Council
of Trade Unions, the Council of Commonwealth
Public Service Organisations and the Australian
Council of Salaried and Professional Associations,
I said that I would present the claim which you had
submitted for four weeks' annual leave in the

FOR PRESS:--P . No. 86/ 1969
PRESS APPOINTMENT FOR ROYAL VISIT
The Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, said today that press
arrangements for next year's Royal Visit would be supervised by his
Press Secretary, Mr Tony Eggleton.
As Press Co-ordinator for the visit, Mr Eggleton
would be responsible for the coverage by Australian and overseas
media, and would maintain close liaison with The Queen's Press
Secretary. Mr Gorton also announced that Mr Harry Rayner, the
Director of Public Relations for the Department of Defence, had been

FOR PRESS: P. M. L No. 85/ 1969
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL
FOR THE ARTS FOR 1969/ 1970
Statement by the _ Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
I have received from the Chairman of the Australian Council
for the Arts the Council's recommendations concerning the major grants
to be made by the Commonwealth Government in support of the performing
arts in the current financial year.
As I announced in August, the Commonwealth Government
will be providing greatly increased support for the work of the Australian

PRESENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE
AWARDS FOR 1969
National Library, Canberra, ACT 2 DECEMBER 1969
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
Professor, Distinguished Guests and Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is usual, of course, to say that it is a pleasure to talk to an
audience gathered together for whatever purpose it may be. On this
occasion it is more than true because I think that what you have done in the
past, and what we can, if I may say so, do together in the present and the

3DEC 1969
FOR PRESS: P. M. NO. 84/ 1969
DEPUTATION ON FOUR WEEKS' ANNUAL LEAVE
The Prime Minister, Mr. Gorton, and the Minister
for Labour and National Service, Mr. Snedden, this afternoon
received a joint deputation on four weeks' annual leave for the
Public Service. The Chairman of the Public Service Board,
Sir Frederick Wheeler, was present, and the deputation comprised:-
Mr. H. J. Souter, Secretary, A. C. T. U.
Mr. D. L. Linehan, President, Council of
Commonwealth Public Service Organisations
Mr. P. R. Munro, Secretary, C. C. P. S. O.

CIVIC RECEPTION ON ThE OCCASION OF THE
LINKING OF THE EAST-WEST STANDARD GAUGE
Broken Hill, N. S. W. 29 NOVEMIBER 1969
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Premiers, Distinguished Colleagues, both Federal and State and Gentlemen:
For some reason or other during the past three-quarters ox
an hour or so, I recalled two sayings which I think, perhaps, might be
known to you. One is something to do with an orphan called Oliver Twist
whom you may remember had a particular request to make after a heavy

LINKING OF EAST-WEST STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY
Broken Hill, N. S. W. 29 NOVEMBER 1969
Spech by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. McCusker, Mr. Mayor, the Hon. the Premiers of New South Wales
and South Australia and Parliamentary Colleagues both Federal and State
and Ladies and Gentlemen:
Mr. Askin, Mr. Hall and I have each -just driven a dog
spike, suitably embellished with gold or silver plate, into the track at the
back of us. It is not for me to say how skilfully we did the job:' I think