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publication before 7.30 p. m. EST
Monday night, February 1st.
COMM4ENDATION OF WINSTON CHURCHILL 1IMORIAL TRUST BY
THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, M R. JOHN McETJEN.
( Mr McEwen is Deputy President of the Australian Committee of the)
Winston Churchill Trust.
" As you know the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, has annnunced that
the people of Australia are to join with the people of Britain and other
countries in the establishment of the Winston Chruchill Memorial Trust.

01 01 SPEECH BY THE PRI14E MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
SIR ROBERT MENZIES KT, CH, QC, MP, AT THE
ENGLISH SPEAKING UI ION, LONDON ON THE
OCCASION OF THE MAUNCHING OF TT E OJINSTON
CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST APPEAL 1ST FEBRUARY, 1265
What we are proposing to do in Australia is to set
about having an appeal which will probably open and close on
one day February 28th, 1965.
You may think this is a little dramatic but we are
celebrating a very dramatic man. Of course donations will be
received and are, I believe already being received before

SPEECH BY THE PRIME~ MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
SIR ROBERT MENZIES KT CH QC MP, FROM
THE CRYPT OF ST. P1AUL' CA' 1EDLAL,' 1ONDON
OVER BBC TELEVISION ON THE OCCASION OF THE
FUNERAL OF TIE LATE SIR a~ INSTON CHURCHILL 3OTA AIY16
As this historic procession goes through the stp'eets
of London to the Tower pier, I have the honour of speaking to
you from the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, I do this in two
capacities. One is that I, Prime Minister of Australia, happen
to be, in point of time, the senior Commonwealth Prime Minister,

FOR PRESS: This document contains the overall programme
of engagements for the visit to Australia by Their Royal
Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
itinerary The visit will begin and end in Canberra. The
is as follows-March 1965
Sat. 13th to Wed. 17th
Wed. 17th to Mon. 22nd
Mon. 22nd to Thu. 25th
Thu. 25th to Sun. 28th
Sun. 28th to Thu. 1st Canberra at Government
House. Hobart, Tasmania at
Government House, including
visit to
Launceston on Friday 19th.
Privately at Mawallok,
property of Mr. Mrs.

P. M. 11/ 1965
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Visit of Their Royal Highinesses The Duke and Duchess
of Gloucester
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, The Right Hon. John McEwen, MP.
The Acting Prime Minister announced today that His Royal
Highness The Duke of Gloucester had been pleased to appoint
Lieutenant-Colonel R. M. C. Cubis, and Major M. W. S. Fleming
as Equerries to Their Royal Highnesses during their forthcoming visit
to Australia. Lieutenant-Colonel Cubis of the Royal Australian Artillery

EMD1BARGO NOT TO BE PUBLISHED, CABLED, BROADCAST OR TELECAST
BEFORE 11.00 P. M. ON WEDN. CSDAY, 27TH JANUARY, 1965
FOR PRESS Visit by T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Canberra Programme
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister the Right Hon. John
McEwen, M. P.
The Acting Prime Minister to-night announced the
engagements which Their Royal Hiighnesses The Duke and Duchess
of Gloucester have been pleased to accept for the two occasions
when they are in Canberra from Saturday, 13th to Wednesday,

P. M. 8/ 1965
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BEFORE 11.00 P. M. ON MONDAY, 25TH JANUARY 190 6 5/ 010,
FOR PRESS VISIT BY HIS ROVAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE-OF EDINBURGH
Statement by The Acting Prime Minister, The Right Hon. J. McEWEN, MP.
The Acting Prime Minister announced to-day that His
Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh would open the Royal
Australian Mint in Canberra on Monday, 22nd February. Mr. Mc~ wen
said that the Government was extremely pleased that His Royal

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TRIBUTE TO SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
Statement bythe Prime Ministe. the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
After a prolonged period of illness, Sir
ainston Churchill's death was not unexpected. But it comes
as a shock. At the height of his power and achievement,
he " bestrode the world like a colossus" but, being no tyrant
or dictator, he left all men in his debt,
He was one of the great men in the whole course
of British history and in the history of the struggle for

FOR PRESS EMBARGO: Midnight, 25.1.65
AUSTRALIA DAY MESSAGE
By the Acting Prime Minister, 11r. John McEwen
Today, our 177th birthday, we look back with thankfulness
and pride on the ability, energy and great vision of those who founded
our country. They helped make Australia the wonderful nation we live
in today. On this day we should dedicate ourselves to carry on their
good work in the growth to becoming a great nation.
Our forebears were adventurous people who, by their
determination, carved out the structure which is the base of our

SIRA ROii FJR & ORDR.
6tajqnme j P tk ACUAX PrIo Minigtor L Rts Hon*
I kwve bwkz in oonrsultation with the
Prim Minister who is at present in Los Angeles,
and as distinguiud representatives of Ccronweulth
countries will be going to London in connection with
the fuwwral of Sir Winston Churchil, the Prime
Minister will proceed frm America to london to be
present. January .24th, 1965.