PM. No. 98/1967

Mr Geoffrey Blainey has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Literary Fund. Mr Blainey's appointment follows the resignation of Professor A R. Chisholm.

Mr Blainey is Reader in Economic History within the University of Melbourne.

OPENING OF CUSTOMS HOUSE. 131, A
MELBOURNE 6th October, 1967
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
Mr. Minister, Ministerial colleagues, representative of
the Opposition, representative of the State Premier and of the
Lord Mayor, other distinguished gentlemen all of whom I am glad to
see here with us today.
Indeed, as I look around I see not only many of my
Parliamentary colleagues and some of the former administrators
of this significant Department of State, but a good many of the
larger customers of the organisation perhaps customer is hardly

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. HAROLD HOLT, M. P.,
ON
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE VIP FLIGHT
Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 4 October 1967]
Mr HAROLD HOLT ( Higgins-Prime
Minister)--by leave-It would have become
obvious, I think, to all members of the
Parliament that in recent times lines of
criticism have developed in certain sections
of the Press and also amongst some
members of the Parliament directed against
the conduct of the VIP flight. This criticism

FOR PRESS MEETING BETWEEN THE FRIME MINISTERS
CF NEV' ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.
JOINT CCMMUNICUE
Mr Holyoake and Mr Holt have had several discussions
in Canberra during the past two days on matters of common interect.
The New Zealand Minister for Defence ( Mr Thomsort and Australian
Ministers participated. New Zealand and Australian officials were also
present. These talks were supplemented by separate discussions among
the officials. Both Mr Holyoake and Mr Holt had indicated ' n statements

6 OCT 1967
LUNCHEON IN HCNOUR OF THE PRIME MINISTER
OF NEW ZEALAND, THE RT. HCN. KEITH HOL. YOAI
AT FARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA 3RD OCTOBER, 1.67
Speech by the Prime Minister: Mr Harold Holt
Prime Minister, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen
WVe have become accustomed ' n Australia to an invasion
at this time of year from New Zealand to the detr'ment of our overseas
balances, and I understand that yesterday's sporting event in Sydney saw
this fulfilled in the order of 1, 2, 3. I don't quite know what the cost will

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4' C
FOR PRESS PM. No. -5/ 1% 7
CA PRICORNIA BY-ELECTION
Comment by the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt
It is not surpr. sing that the Labor Party has retained
in a by-election a seat it has held for the last six years.
No doubt it w4ll try to make much of its victory, but
a close analysis of the poll figures at Saturday's end of count gives it
little cause for encouragement. Compared with the count at the same
stage in the general election of 1c6,. the Labor vote has increased by

FOR PRESS: STATE VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF ITA LY
TO AUSTRALIA 25 SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER,
1967
JOINT COMMUNIQUE
At the invitation of the Commonwealth of Australia, the President
of the Republic of Italy, the Honourable -GiuseppeS aragat, accompanied by
the Minister of Foreign ffairs, the Honourable Amintcre Fanfan., raid a
State visit to Australia from 25 September until 1 October, 1967. staying in
Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney.
In Canberra, President Saragat was received by the Governor-

PM. No. 95/1967

Statement by the Frime Minister and Chairman of the Australian Loan Council, Mr Harold Holt

The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt, said today that a new Commonwealth cash loan will be open for public subscription from Friday, 6 October to Friday 13 October. The loan will be the second cash loan during the current financial year, the first having been issued in July last.

An offer of conversion will be made at the same time to holders of $272 million of Commonwealth securities maturing on 15 October.

4 O4CT 1967
FOR PRESS PM. No. 94/ 1167
VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF LAOS
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt
I am pleased to announce that Frince Souvanna Phouma,
Frime Minister of Laos, has accepted the Government's invitation to
visit Australia. He will be accompanied by his daughter, Princess Moune
Souvanna Fhouma. The Prime Minister and Princess Moune will arrive in
Australia on Tuesday, 31st Cctober, and will remain until Saturday,
11th November. During his stay, Prince Souvanna Fhouma will have

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AUSTRALIAN LOAN IN GERMANY
Statement by the Prime Minister and Chairman
of the Australian Loan Council, Mro Harold Holt
The Commonwealth is negotiating the terms of a
public loan in Germany for an amount of 100 million Deutsche
Marks 22 million).
The loan will be underwritten by an international
banking syndicate managed by the Deutsche Bank Aktiengsellschafto
It will be Australia's first public issue in Germany.