ASIAN TOUR 1967 TAIWAN
JOINT COMMVUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
AND) THE COMMVOMWEALTE OF AUSTRALIA 6TH APRIL, 1967
At the invitation of the Government of the Republic
of China, the Right Honourable Harold E. Halt, Prime Minister
of the Commonwealth of Australia and Mrs. Halt, accompanied
by high-ranking officials of his government, visited the
Republic of China from April 4th to April 6th, 1967.
President Chiang Kai-Shek, in expressing his deep
appreciation for Prime Minister Holt's visit, considered it

ASIAN TOUR 1967 TA IVIAN
TEXT OF REMARKS MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT C. K. YEN
AT A DINIMR IN T AIPEI APRIL,_ 9
Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Holt, Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Government and the people of the
Republic of China, I wish to extend to Prime Minister and
Mrs. Holt a warm and sincere welcome.
Prime Minister Holt is not only an outstanding political
leader in his own country, he has also won wide acclaim as a
world statesman. Since his assumption of office as Prime Minister

ASIAN TOUR 1967 TA IWIAN
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, IOR. HAROLD HOLT, AT STATE DINNER
GIVEN BY VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. YEN IN TAIPEI ARIL, 197
Mr. Vice President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen:
First I must apologise because my speech will be rather
longer, or at least I am afraid it will seem longer, than that
of His Excellency, -the Vice President, not only because the text
is longer, but it is longer because I really have much more to
thank him about than he has to thank mie about, and I have seen

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PRESS RELEASE LisRAF~ 44
GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
( Statement by Mr. J. McEwen, Acting Prime Minister and
Minictc: for Trade and Industry)
1. The Acting Prime Ilin-Lster and Minister for Trade
and Industry, Mr. McEwen, today announced some further details
of the scheme for Government grants for research and development
mentioned in the Treasurer's Budget Speech of 16th August last.
2. Mr. McEwen said that complete details would be
contained in the legislation which would be introduced shortly.

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TAIWAN
ARRIVAL STATE1ffENT BY THE PRIMfE MINISTER,
MR. HAROLD HOLT AT TAIPEI 4TH APRIL, 1967
It. gives me great pleasure to make my first visit to the
Republic of China, and to be the first Prime viinister of Australia
to have made such a visit in that capacity.
I greatly look forvard to meeting the distinguished
President of the Republic, and to having the opportunity of
discussing with him the many matters in which we have a common

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HONG KONG 10AR16
PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY TIM~ PRIMAE MINISPER9 QSIRAOV
MR. HAROLD HOLT 3RD APRIL,,_ 1967.
PRIME MINISTER: I think most of you are aware of the reasons
particula reasons anyhow why I am making this journey. It will
include, apart from this visit in transit to Hong Kong, the visits
I have already made to Laos and to Cambodia and from there we
proceed to Taiwan and South Korea.
Australia over recent years has become increasingly
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ASIAN TOUR 1967* LAOS I1R8 10 ' A
FAREWELL SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. HAROLD HOLT
AT VIENTIANiE AIRPORT 3RD APRIL, 1967
Prime Minister, Your Highnesses, You~ r Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
There is always a sadness when one parts from good
friends, and that is how Mrs. Holt and I and, I am sure, others
of my party are feeling this morning.
We came to Laos as a good friend of your country
but in the short time that we've been here wie have found it

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ASIAN TOUR 1967 LA OS
PRESS CONFE2RENCE GIVEN BY TIM PRIMEl MINISTER,
MR. HAROLD HOLT AT VIENTIANE 2ND~ APRIL, 1967
Ladies and Gentlemen:
There will be a joint coiimnunique released by the
Prime Minister of Laos and myself, the terms of which we
agreed on. That will be distributed to you later, maybe
by the time we finish here.
I don't know that I need to go into detail on it
because it deals with a number of items which you would
predictably expect to find in this communique the fact

ASIAN TOUR 1967 LAOS
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, HAROLD HOLT,
AT DINNER GIVEN BY THE AUSTRALIAN Ai1ASSADOR
AT VIENTIANE 2ND APRIL, 1967
Altesses, Excellences, Mesdames, Messieurs and that will be
the end of my French for tonight! I am not obliged to continue
in French, as the Australian Ambassador seems to have performed
this function for me already.
First, let me say how happy my wife and I are to be
among such a distinguished gathering tonight. Before I put
the toast to you, may I say that it is with much regret my wife