FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 20/ 1~ 59.
STRICT EMBARGO for 7 p. m. Monday, June
MR. MENZIES' ITINERARY.
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. J, McEwen, M. P.
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. McEwen, to-night announced
the itinerary of the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, for his return to
Australia. Mr. Menzies will leave London for The Hague on Monday,
June 29. After spending two days in The Hague, he will fly to
Karachi, arriving on Thursday, July 2. He will leave Karachi on
July 3, arriving New Delhi on the same day. He will leave New Delhi

FOR PRESS: P. 4. No. 19/ 1959
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST BEFORE 1. A. M. SUNDAY, 11. iTH JUNE.
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO INDONESIA.
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Rt. Hon, J. Mwen ML.
' The Acting Prime Minister announced that the Prime
Minister, Mr. Menzies, would visit Indonesia for about five days
towards the end of this year.
Mr. McEwen recalled that during his visit to Australia
in February, the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio, had
invited Mr. Menzies to pay a visit to Indonesia.:

FOR PRESS:
EMIL ARGOD FOR TI URSD. Y IORNIUG PAPERS.
LAU-YCNCNG -BY DAIZ PAT= IQ 1NZC_ G3. B. E.
Dame Pattie Menzies, G. B. J. the wife of the Rt. Hon.
R. G. Ivinzies9 the Prime Minister of Australia.
will launch the tanker " British Trust" for the B. P. Tanker
Company ( the principal shipping organization of the British
Petroleum Company) at the Kingston shipyard of Lithgows Limited,
Port Glasgow, on June 26. The " British Trust" is one of a class
of 14 ships of 159500 tons dead veight on a mjrmmer draught of

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 18/ 1959.
LOAN COUNCIL AND PREMIERS' CONFERENCE MEETINGS.
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. McEwen. M. P.
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. McEwen, announced
today the dates of the next Loan Council and Premiers Conference
meetings. They will be held in Canberra on Tuesday, 23rd,
Wednesday, 24th, and Thursday, 25th June.
Mr. McEwen said that the main aim of the Premiers'
Conference will be the comoletion of the discussions held at
the Special Premiers' Conference in March of this year on

FOR PRESS: MR. B, A. SANTAMARIA'S COMMENT
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Trade,
Mr McEweno
Wben asked today to react to a comment by Mr. B. A.
Santamaria, Secretary of the National Catholic Rural Movement, upon
a report of an answer by him on a Melbourne television show on
Sunday night, the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Trade,
Mr. McEwen, said:-
" I made two points. First that considerations of trade
writh mainland China would definitely not influence the Government's

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MT. ISA. RAILWAY ITTERNATIONAL BAK LOAN PROPOSAL
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. J. McEweng M. P.
The. Acting'Prime Minister ( Mr. McEvien) said today the
Prime Minister ( Mr. Menzies) while in Washington had interviewed
the Chairman and Board of Directors of the International Bank to
explore further the Mt. Isa railway loan proposal which the
Commonwealth and Queensland Governments had been sponsoring for
some time. Mr. McEwen said that as an outcome of Mr. Menzies'

PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE ACTING PUITME MT NISTER, THE RT. HON.
J. McEWEN, AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 14) TH NAY, 1959, AT 5 P. M.
QUESTION:
MR. McEi-EN:
QUESTION:
MR. McEJEN:
L1ESTION:
MR. McETO. EN:
QUESTION:
MR. McEIVEN:
QUESTION:
MR. McETJEN:
QUESTION:
MR. McEWEN: Mr, McEwen, have you had any communication from the
British Government yet on the use of Woomera for
space research for launching satellites?
Yes. I think we can say that we know of the British
Government's plans, which have not reached the point

FOR PRESS: Mr. W. R. Cumming, Director-General of the
visit of Princess Alexandra, is'proceeding to Sydney and Brisbane
for discussions with each of the State Directors for New South
Wales and Queensland about the programme of Her Royal Highness'
Australian visit.
SMr. Cumming will be in Sydney on May 12 and in Brisbane
on May 13.
CANBERRA, A. C. T.
12th May, 1959.

AUSTRALIAN IMMl'IGRATION POLICY
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies
As some question appears to have arisen here in respect of
the Australian immigration policy, I think it desirable to say'
one or two things in order to clarify the position.
The Australian immigration policy has been steadily maintained
for the last 58 years. It is our national desire to
develop in Australia a homogeneous population in order that we
may avert social difficulties which have arisen in many other

PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, HON.
J. McEWEN, AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 7TH MAY, 1959, AT
11.30 A. M.
QUESTION:
MR. McEWEN:
QUESTION:
MR. McEWEN:
QUESTION:
MR. McEWEN: There are reports that Australia will be called on
to further reduce its production of lead and zinc,
which arises from the current New York meeting to
the extent of 23,000 tons. Have you any information
or any comment?
Well, I have some information, I think the story
flows from falling lead-zinc prices, dating back