FOR PRESS PM. NO. 67/ 1971
BRITAIN AND THE E. E. C.
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr William McMahon
The Prime Minister ( Mr McMahon) said that a decision by
Britain to join the European Economic Community would create special
problems for a number of important Australian industries. It would also call
for adjustments in Australian trading arrangements with Europe and an
increasicng emphasis on the development of new markets.
" We have always recognised th-qt the decision to join the

FOR PRESS PM. No. 66/ 1971
THE SPRINGBOKS' TOUR
Statement by the Prime Minister, MrWilliam McMahon
The Prime Minister said tonight it was desirable once
again to set out clearly and precisely the Government's attitude to the tour
of the Springboks in Australia.
" The Government is deeply concerned", M~ r McMahon said,
" that three principli cf tae greatest importance for the proper functioning
of responsible government in Australia should be preserved. These
principles are
that the Australian people must have freedom of choice within the

FOR PRESS: PM. No. 65/ 1971
SPRINGBOK TOUR
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr William McMahon
The Prime Minister ( Mr McMahon) said today
that the Government had decided it want-ed th( South African Airways
flight bringing the Springboks to Australia serviced at Perth airport
in the normal way. As a precautionary measure, it had also decided that
it will make arrangements, if necessary, for the flight to be refuelled
for its departure from Perth. South African Airways have been

FOR PRESS: PM NO. 64/ 1971
NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLES ON VIETNAM
Statement by III _ Prime Minister, Mr. William McMahon
Following a series of disclosures in the New York Times of confidential
documents belonging to the American Government relating to Vietnam, statements have
been made concerning the commitment in 1965 of Australian troops to fight in Vietnam.
Many of these have been irresponsible and4 obviously politically motivated.
Much controversy has centred on the question of whether or not the Australian

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AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT' 1 ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING -SYDNEY 21 JUNE 1971
Speech Notes for the Prime Minister
Mr. President, Gentlemen,
I have, Sir, glanced through your annual report with interest ar~ d I recognise
the frank way you have put forward the writer's views.
There are some statements with which L don't altog~ ether agree. There
are others I prefer not to comment on because it is getting too close to Budget time.
And some I am in complete agreement'

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TELEV! SION INTERVIEW ON ABC NETWORK GIVEN BY
THE PRIME MINISTER, MR W. McMAHON
Interviewer: Richard Carleton 18 JUNE 1971
Q4 ' Mr McMahon, rather than ask you what you have achieved
in your f-Irst 100 days, let me ask you instead What have you
failed to ch3eve in that time?
PM: i. s very little that I've set out to achieve that
hasn't beer_ Jone, Very little. That must be judged against the
backgrour,., d tof. problems as I saw them at the date I took over

FOR PRESS PM. No. 63/ 1971
BELL BAY PROJECT
Joint Statement by the Prime Minister ( Mr W. McMahon)
and the Premier 6 Tasmania ( Mr W. A. B ethune
The Prime Minister ( Mr McMahon) and the Premier
of Tasmania ( Mr W. A. Bethune) this morning discussed the
financing of the Bell Bay Railway Project
This project is being planned by the Tasmanian
Government to serve the development in Northern Tasmania of
a wood chip industry based on large export contracts with Japan.
The improvement in rail services will also assist more generally

PM No. 62/ 1971
FOR PRESS: OUTCOME OF THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE, JUE-1971
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. WILLIAM McMAHON
Like the Conference in April the discussion at today's
Premiers' Conference was both frank and extremely fruitful.
In my opening statement to the Conference ( copies of which
have been circulated) I said that the Commonwealth accepted the
States' need for some greater flexibility and freedom in revenue
raising. However, the constitutional position clearly debars

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AUSTRALIA-TAPA N RELATIONS
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUJTE OF IN~ TERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
SYDNEY, N. S. W. 12_ JUNE 1971
& ech by the Prime Minister, Mr. William McMahon
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for asking me to come here today to speak to you
about the relationships between the Japanese and ourselves. As you know, I was not
the Foreign Minister for very many years, but the very first submission that I put
to Cabinet of any consequence was in April of last year when I presented a paper