VISIT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA 1968
SINGAPORE
ARRIVAL PRESS CCNFERENCE GIVEN BY THE
PRIME MINISTER, MR. JCHN GCRTCN, AT AIRPCPT 6 JUNE 1968
Q. ( Question on reaction of Senator Kennedy's death.
PM. I can only say what I said at home, that I was absolutely
sickened when I heard that this attack had been made upon him. I do not
see how a democratic country can run, if people who put a point of view
with which you disagree are subject to assassination. I do not see how a
democratic country can run if a minority resorts to force And violence to

VLS. T TO SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1968
CANBERRA
REMARKS TO PRESS ON DEPARTURE FROM
FAIRBAIRN AIRPORT JUNE 1968U
Q. Prime Minister, have you any comment on the
shooting of Senator Robert Kennedy?
PM: Well, it's awfully hard to think of what to say in
circumstances where a man who has had his brother assassinated
has been attacked in this brutal way. All I can say is that it
makes me feel sick in the stomach that this can go on. It really
is horrifying.
Q. Mr Prime Minister, on this present trip, is there one

FOR PRESS: J ll 1968 P. M. No. 65/ 1968
DEATH OF SIR WALTER NASH
Tribute by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Prime Minister today paid the following tribute to the
former New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir Walter Nash, who died yesterday
( Tuesday):-" On behalf of the Government and the people of Australia
I convey deep regret at the passing of so prominent a
figure as Sir Walter Nash. Sir Walter was a notable New
Zealand Statesman, well known and greatly respected in
many countries. Successive Australian Prime Ministers

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, M. P.
ON
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT ABROAD
Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 4 June 1968]
Mr GORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
-by leave-Mr Speaker, the House will be
aware of the circumstances which preceded
my recent vis? t to the United States of
America. Briefly restated, they were that the
visit had been envisaged before President
Johnson made his speech of 31st March.
In that speech he announced that he would

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE
RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. GORTCN, M. P.,
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4 JUNE 1968
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
I wish to inform the House that I have invited the following
per ans, who have accepted my invitation, to become members of the
Australian Council for the Arts.,-
Miss Elizabeth ARCHDALE, Mi B, E, and
Mr. W. P, COLEMAN, M. L. of New South
W~ ales;
Mrs. Dudley ERWIN and Mr. Barry JONES, of
Victoria;
Dr. Karl LANGER of Queensland;
Mr. Geoffrey DU'ITCN, of South Australia;

Not for release until 6. 00 p. m. 4/ 6/ 68
FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 64/ 1968
GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments have
agreed to a grant of $ 5003, 09 to be shared equally by them towards the cost
of a Great Hall at the University of Newcastle.
It is understood that it is the University's intention to
proceed immediately with the preparation of plans so that the construction
of the Great Hall will be able to commence at the beginning of 1970.

TELEVISION INTERVIEW GIVEN BY THE PRIME
MINISTER, MR JOHN GORTON, AT THE LODGE,
SCAINBERRA, FOR GTV9 MELBOURNE,.
po 3RD JUNE, 1968
13 JPAInterviewer: Mr Alan Reid-
Mr Michael Schildberger This is the first time on Australian television
that we have been able to bring you a direct telecast from the Prime
Minister's Lodge in Canberra. The Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, has
agreed to speak to us tonight about the significance of his recent,
just completed tour of America. Sydney " Daily Telegraph's" Alan

VISIT TO THEUS96
L I Bl SYPNEY
PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER
MR JOHN GORTON ON ARRIVAL HOME AT MASCOT
AIRPORT 2ND JUNE 1968
PRIME MINISTER : Good morning to you all. Well, we have just done 24
hours of flying, so I don't feel particularly in the mood for a very lengthy
session, but in this room before I left, I said I hoped on the journey I would
have the opportunity to form better impressions of American attitudes towards
Asia and of the attitudes of the various candidates for the Presidency.

EMBARGO_ NOT FOR RELEASE BEFORE 6AM FRIDAY 31 MAY
FOR PRESS PM. No. 603/ 1968
AWARD OF UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL UNIT
CITATION
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr J( chn McEwen.
The Acting Prime Minister announced this morning that the
United States Presidential Unit Citation has been awarded to Company,
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, by the President of the United
States. President Johnson presented the Citation to the Prime Minister
( Mr Gorton) at the President's Ranch in Texas on Thursday.

VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968
TEXAS
PRESS CCNFERNM HELD AT LBJ RANCH
N 30 MAY 1968
THE PRESIDENT
Prime Minister and Mrs. Gorton, General Westmoreland, Ladies and
Gentlemen: We are delighted to have you here with us today. I have an
announcement or two to make.
First, I should like to announce the promotion of Lieutenant-
General Bruce Palmer, to the full rank of General. General Palmer
will be retiring from his current position as Deputy Commanding General,
U. S. Army, Vietnam, to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army