ca* 5 JUN 1967
VISIT TO US, CANADA AND UK L 18R Alt
LOS ANGELES, USA
PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR. HAROLD HOLT AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. 29TH MAY, 1967
PRIME MINISTER: I am on a journey this time to have talks with President Johnson
and with Prime Minister Lester Pearson and Prime Minister Harold Wilson,
and senior members of the administrations of those three countries.
It is always a valuable thing for an Australian Prime Minister to have
discussions with the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 56/ 1967
MINISTERS' MOVEMENTS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
The Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt, announced last
night that during his absence overseas, the Minister for Trade and Industry,
Mr. John McEwen, would act as Prime Minister.
During the absence overseas from 26th May to 1st July
of Mr. Fairhali, Ar. Bury will act as Mnister for Defence. Senator
Anderson will act as Postmaster-General during the absence of Mr. Hulme
from 29th May to 14th July, and Mr. Freeth as Minister for Immigration

VISIT TO US, CANADA AND UK
SYDNEY DEPARTURE
PRESS CONFERENCE AT MASCOT AIRPORT, SYDNEY 28TH MAY, 1967
PRIME MINISTER gentlemen, I thin k the range of matters we shall be
discussing on this visit must rank amongst the most significant that any
Australian Prime Minister has been called upon to undertake in the course
of an overseas journey. As you know, I shall be seeing President Johnson,
the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Pearson and the Prime Minister of
Great Britain Mr. Harold Vlilson, in addition to other senior members of

FRe' S 1
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FOR PRESS: 1-8 R A R P. M. No. 55/ 196
RESULT CF R! T ' R'NDUMS
Comment by the Frime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
On the aborigine question, I was delighted with the overwhelming
vote in every State of the Commonwealth favouring the e~ mination of those
references in the Constitution which smack of discrimination. The grant
of power to the Commonwealth in relation to aborigines which follows from
the vote will enable it to play a useful part in ensuring justice and social
acceptance for people of the aboriginal race.

RANSORIPT OF * 1R 4SS CONFE3RENCE BY THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AN'D
MINISTER-FOR TAEADIUTR( * A'SD p
133 JUN 1967
Question: Mr. Mci~ wen has emerged as something of a hero after the
recent Kennedy Round talks, yet Australia was forced to
accept a rather reduced price in wheat than she was
negotiating for, how does this work out?
Answer: Well, the answer is quite simple. What I was talking
about before I went was the price that we would
receive for our wheat. What we were arguing about in
Geneva was the minimum price below which we would not

Ca.~ 8 U .16
FOR PRESS:* U 8N 1967
L18 R A9
STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. J. McEWEN, DEPUTY PRIME INISTER
AND MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ON HIS RETURN
FROM OVERSEAS ON 26TH MAY, 1967.
1. KENNEDY ROUND GENERAL
The Kennedy Round started as a proposal that practically
all world tariffs of the GATT countries should be cut in half.
Very early, less developed countries were excluded from this
proposal. There is quite a wide range of trade in which countries
deliberately ensure that they do not increase their cost of raw

FOR PRE S: P. 11. 17o. 53/ 97
Q~ JLEUID FLOkODS" co ON'.> i mjT
AS S I OT A' C E
St-itement by the Prime T-linister, H-irold Holt
In i. sth-tement on 29th 1967, my colle. iiue
the Rio-ht T) IHP onourr ble John McElaen, is Acting rime 141ister, s .1id
thait tte Premier of Queensh-nd h-d requested ' assist'rnce in respect
of flood dcim'g e in north Queensbind ?-nd thtt the Premier been
informed th-it the Commonl. elth . vould. pirticipite with the Stite on
the customary dollair for dolh-r baLsis f or the relief of personal

AUSTRALIAN WiOMEN'S LIBERAL CLUB, MELBOURNE V " ARY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR., HARCLD HOLT 24TH MAY, 1967
Lady Coles, Sir Henry, Parliamentary colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen:
First, may I thank you on behalf of Mrs. Holt and myself very warmly
for that gracious welcome you gave to us and for all the friendly support that
this received from those around the room. Secondly, may I join with you in
the congratulations you have expressed to our good friend Henry. It was a great

24th May, 1967.

REFERENDUM: THE "YES" CASE

Talk by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt

(This is the final radio and television talk by the Prime Minister in support of the "Yes" cases for both referendums. It will be programmed by the A. B. C. in all states this evening.)

You are being asked, on May 27th, to approve two measures passed by the National Parliament to alter the Constitution. That is why the Leaders of the three main parties represented in Federal Parliament are asking you to say "Yes” to both questions.

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, a"
THE RT. HON. HAROLD HOLT IN THE 23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9
19TH MAY, 1967 ~ R A R'
" VOYAGER" INQUIRY
I am sure the House would have wished the Government
to move as speedily as it could in resolving terms of reference which
could be submitted to the inquiry I announced yesterday. It is our desire,
as I am sure it is the desire of every member of the House, that these
matters hould be investigated expeditiously and findings given upon them.
Consequently I bring to the House what we propose by way of terms of