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F OR PR ESS: PM. NO. 38/ 1968
VISIT BY MR DEAN RUSK
Mr Dean'. Rusk, Secretary of State of the United S11tates,
will be attending some international meetings in New Zealand next
week. He suggested Since he will be In New Zealand anyway at
this particular time, he would like to take the opportunity which his
visit to New Zealand presents to extent his visit to Australia and
call in to visit the new Prime Minister.
He will arrive In Canberra on the evening of Friday
April, remain throughout Saturday, and leave again on the

161 9A6P8V ISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
ARRIVAL STATEMENTS BY NEW ZEALAND PRIME
MINISTER, MR. HOILYOAKE9 AND PRIME MINISTER
JOHN GORTON OF AUSTRALIA AT WELLINGTON AIRPORT
27 MARCH 1968
MR. HOLYCAKE: I want to say how delighted I am that Mr. Gorton
has come to visit us and has also brought his wife with him.
You all remember, and I do particularly, John,
that it is just a little over a year ago that we had Harold
Holt here. N,; wee re very fond of him, and I know we will be
of you as well. This is a wonderful gesture that you have

HOBART JOURNALISTS' CLUB LUNCHEON
HADLEYS HOTEL, HOBART March 1968
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. President, Ladies ana Gentlemen:
It's nice for me to be able to be with the Journalists'
Club at this midday gathering. It's nice to meet the exjournalists;
it's nice to meet the wives; it's nice to meet
the guests; it's nice to meet the journalists, particularly
since one relies so much, in this situation which I somewhat
unexpectedly find myself, on interpretations made by journalists

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATED Q. 2APR1968
CH. AMVBERS OF COMMERCE f
HOBART, TASMANIA L/ RA
MARCH 1968
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Your Excellency, Mr. Macklin, Ladies and Gentlemen:
it is quite important to me to see gathered here
in this theatre people from the four corners of this nation
and from other countries who are concerning themselves with
seeing that the needs of people in the nation are met, that
the wheels of commerce go round, who are carrying on, really,

FOR PRESS: PM. No. 37/ 1968
DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM ANDERSON
Tribute by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
The sudden death of Sir William Anderson the Honorary
Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party is a great loss for the Party,
for me and for all of his many friends and colleagues in the political
field. He was a great Liberal, one of the architects of the
Liberal Party in 1949 which has done so much for Australia, and
organisationally was a key man in the party. He will be sadly missed.
To Lady Anderson, my wife and I and members of the

REVIEW OF TROOPS OF FIRST BATTALION
RAR, HOLSVJORTHY, NSW 22 MARCH, 1968
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MNISTER, THE RT. HON.
JOHN G. GORTON, MP
It must have been a thrill to any Australian who today
saw you marching past and demonstrating the discipline, the training and
the ability which you have learnt.
I suspect, unless things have changed very considerably
since the time I once wore uniform, this has been-the result of some
considerable practice, of some -considerable rehearsals. And again I

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/ 8 RA~ POM's VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
The Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton, will leave on
Wednesday, for a three-day goodwill visit to New Zealand. This is his
first overseas journey as Prime Minister.
He will fly direct from Canberra to Wellington,
where he will have a full programme of official engagements on Thursday.
He will lay a wreath at the War Memorial, have meetings with the Prime

FOR PRESS: PM. No. 35/ 1968
MEMORIAL SERVIC3 FOR THE LATE LORD BRUCE
HALF-MASTING OF FLAGS CANBERRA
Flags will be flown at half-mast from all Commonwealth
buildings in Canberra on Wednesday 20 March 1968 from 8 am until the
conclusion of the Memorial Service at All Saints Church, Ainslie.
They should then be hoisted to the peak at 1 pm for the
remainder of the day until ounset.
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT,
CANBERRA, 19 March, 1968

FOR PRESS: PM. No. 34/ 1968
GOLD CABINET CONCIDRS WVASHINGTON
DECISION
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
Today's Cabinet considered the decision taken by
the participants in the Washington meeting.
The Government does not regard their decision as
requiring action by Australia at present.
with any further
of the decisons,
Australia. However, the Government will keep in close touch
developments overseas which might happen as a result
and which might in some way in the future affect

GOLD TALKS: CABIN'ET ARRAINGEUENTS*
The Prime Minister# Lr, Gwton, said this evening that he had
advenced the Cabinet meeting which would normally be held on
Tuesday to Monday so that as soon as the results of the Washington
meeting became known tomorrow, Ministers would be able to consider
the possible implications for Australia, if any,.
O Various approaches to the problem are being considered at
Washington but there is no point in trying to forecast in advance
what approach will ultimately be adopted*