STATEMENTL By 3Tii FIME MINISTER PM. 899
COiRi_ ON* VEALTH POST-GRADUATE A JARDS.
The first 100 Commonwealth post-graduate scholarships
had been awarded and the scheme was now successfully launched,
the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced to-day.
The 100 awards made available by the Commonwealth
this year were allocated to Universities by the Universities
Cormission in consultation with the Vice-Chancellors' Committee.
Most Universities had completed selection for their
a. ards, for each of which the Commonwealth will provide œ 900

FOR PRESS. ROYAL VISIT 1959.
Commonwealth and State authorities connected
with the organisation of' the visit to Australia of
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent met in
Canberra to-day.
They discussed co-ordination of the programme
to be submitted to Her Royal Highness in London early
next month, after her return from her visit to Latin
America.
With the compn~ iirv-nts of Robert Kennedy,
Public Relations Direc. tor, Royal Visit 1959.
CANBERRA. 16th March, 1959.

PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BZ THE PRIMI: 4 MINISTER, RiT. HON. R. G. MENZIES.
C. HQ.. TCNER ON THURSDAY. 12TH MARCH. l9) 5. AT
Up. m.
QUESTION: PRIME MINISTER:
QUESTION: PRIME MINISTER:
QUESTION: Under-Secretaries, sir, have you made a decision
on their future? You said in the Cabinet statement
you would be considering this.
No, not yet. I have been having some discussions
on it in the last two days.
There is a suggestion, sir, that you might have
been considering them going on to the Executive
Council. Would that be possible, sir?

FOR GENERAL RELEASE. ROYAL VISIT 1959.
The following is a list of the Commonwealth Organisation
for the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of
Kent. Her Royal Highness will spend about 6 weeks in
Australia from August 15th next, and will visit the Australian
Capital Territory, Queensland ( where she will spend 3 weeks),
New South Wales and Victoria.
Director-General
Secretary Public Relations Director
Commonwealth Security Officer
Commonwealth Transport Officer
Postmaster-General's Department
Department of Civil Aviation

STRICT EM4BARGO: UNTIL THE PRIME MINISTER BEGINS TO SPEAK AT
APPROXIMATELY 1.0 Pm.
STATW~ NT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES QGC., M. P.,
iN THIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TUESDAY7 24th FEBRUARY, 1959
INDONESIA AND ' JEST NEWi GUINEA
What has been our policy?
1. 14e recognise Dutch sovereignty of tUest New Guinea;
we have supported and continue to support this sovereignty.
2. We say that if sovereignty is to be changed it must
be by legal methods, i. e. by some means which international law
accepts and recognises.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCA31 BEYFORE SUNDAY, 6 FEB. 22
FOR PRESS: P. M. 5/ 1959
ROYAL VISIT APPOINTMENT OF DIRE~ CTOR-GENERAL
Statement by the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced to-day
that Mr. dI. R. CUMMIING, Assistant Secretary, Prime MinisterKL
Department, would be Director-General of the visit to Australia
later this year by Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra of Ken-'-.
Mr. Cumming has had considerable experience in the
planning of visits to Australia by members of the Royal Family.

FOR PESS4/: 1P9.5m9.
CONFE2RENCE WIITH STATE PREMIERS
Statement by the Prime Minister
The dates for the forthcoming Premiers' Conference
would remain unchanged, the Prime Minister ( Mr. Menzies) said
to-day. The conference will begin in Canberra on March 4,
and is expected to last for three days.
Mr. Menzies said, " W1e have considered suggestions
that the date of the conference should be changed because three
State elections will take place in March.
" However, the conference will have some matters of

P. M. 3/ 1959
QUEENSLAND CYCLONE DAMAGE
Following is the text of an urgent telegram
sent by the Prime Minister to Mr. John Murray, the Member for
Herbert, on 19th February
" PLEASE CONVEY TO VICTIMS OF CYCLONE DISASTER
SINCERi-ST SYMPATHY ON BEHALF COMMON4EALTH GOVERNMENT
AND ON MY 04N BEHALF STOP I SHALL BE GLAD TO HAVE
FROM YOU ON YOUR RETURN TO CANBERRA A FULL REPORT
ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE"
CANBERRA, A. C. T.
19th February, 1959.
FOR PRESS:

COPY Minister for the Interior,
Parliament House,
Canberra, AOC. T.
2 February, 1959.
My dear Prime Minister, Knowing your keen personal interest in having the
policy making core of the Defence and Service Departments located
in Canberra at the earliest possible moment, I thought you w-ould
like to know what progress has been made to date. This letter,
therefore, describes in detail what has been achieved.
In November 1956, Cabinet directed
that the policy making' core of the Department of
Defence and such other staff as would need to

P. M. 2/ 1959
FOR PRESS: MOVEMENT OF DEFENCE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO CANBERRA
Statement by the Prime Minister
The first stage in the movement of the Defence and
Service Departments to Canberra had been completed with quite remarkable
efficiency, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said to-day.
" A movement of this nature cannot help but be accompanied
by a legion of problems", Mr. Menzies said.
" Apart from the purely physical problems of housing the
individuals concerned and providing working space and facilities, there