COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT MENZIES,
ON
DEFENCE REVIEW
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT CAMBERRA
[ From the " Parliomentary Debates," 10th November, 1964] LIBRARY
4-~
Sir ROBERT MENZIES { Kooyong-
Prime Minister).-by leave-For some
months the Department of Defence and the
Service and Supply Departments, in close
collaboration with the Chiefs of Staff Committee,
have been making a complete reassessment
of our defence needs and programme.
Their labours have been conducted
against the background of affairs overseas,

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,
CAN BERRA.
FOR THE PRESS
( Released only in Canberra) PR101 6th November, 1964.
EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES BETWEEN MR KOSYGIN AND SIR ROBERT MENZIES
The following are the texts of messages recently
exchanged between the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, and the
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Mr Kosygin:
Message sent by Sir Robert Menzies to Mr Kosygin
" On behalf of the Government of Australia, I extend
to you my good wishes on your assukmp tion of:, the, -position of

PM No 74/ 1 2kt
COMMENT BY SIR ROBERT MENZIES ON
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
ift are all delighted. The continuation
of President Johnson's policies should mean a
great deal for the world and indeed for Australia
in particular. As I have reason to know,
President Johnson has a varn feeling for our
country.
CANBRA, November, 196..

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kRUS8 õ E õ CHTAl! PXrIM MIIUIMTh
SIMIMBI by ME & AM UUMIS& O tb& Rtm JJM SLE Fabgr
t is smenoed that Mr. L. Ovens, at present
Press Secetary to the Minister for Defence, wMi join
the Pronl Staff or the Prime Minister an Acting Press
Secretary. 1r, Ovens wil be with the Prime Miister for
the Semate Ceapia and viii begin his duties vith the
Prim Minister after the Ptrliimnmt rises at the end or
next Week.
CA dIMM
4ith Nowumber, 19&* i

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VISIT BY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND
DUCHE; S OF GLOUCES TR
Statement by tho Prime Minister0 the _ tHon. Sir Robert Menzies
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester will visit four States and also Canberra during
their stay in Australia next year.
The visit will begin and end in Canberra and the
States to be visited are, in sequence, Tasmania, Victoria
New South Wales ( including the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric
Authority) and Queensland. Their Royal Highnesses will arrive

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SOUTHERN RHODESIA
Satementb_ yth e PriJme Minjstej tbe t. Hon. Sir LQbert Menzies
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, said
today that he had sent to the British Prime Minister, Mr,
Harold Wilson, a message assuring him of Aus-ralia's full
support for the British Government's recent statement warning
Southern Rhodesia of the serious consequences that would
follow a unilateral declaration of independence, and for the
British Government's efforts to bring the most difficult

PARTIALLY BLINDED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION
SILVER JUBILEE DINNERPADDINGTON
TOZ4 HALL,_-SYDNEY OCTOBER, 1964+
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt.. Hqn._. Slr Robe t Menzies
Sir and Your Excellency the High Commissioner
I am quite accustomed to beaing made a bit of a
chopping block but I have been chopped in three different
directions todUght. I have a sort of raixed assortment of
tasks. One I will conclude with, tb-Pt is the task of handing
over this remarkable historic volume Mr. Maloney for the

OMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SPEECH
The Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT MENZIES,
M. P.,
ON THlE
PARLIAMENTARY ALLOWANCES BILL
1964 AND ASSOCIATED BILLS.
[ Front the Parliamentary Debates," 28th October, 1964.]
Sir ROBERT MENZIES ( Kooyong-
Prime Minister) [ 3.221.-I move-
That the Bills be now read a second time.
Honorable members may recall that when,
in April 1959, 1 introduced legislation dealing
with Ministers of State, parliamentary
allowances and parliamentary retiring
allowances, I indicated the Governent's
view that these matters should be dealt

[ From the " Parliamentary Debates," 28th October, 1964.]

Sir ROBERT MENZIES (Kooyong Prime Minister) [4.8]

I move-

That the Bill be now read a second time.

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R ETIRED TNT OF SIR 1-MIC HARR~ ISON
ST-ATE.: E. r'NT BY THE, PPIDiIE MINISTER
The Prime liinister ( Sir RobeD-rt i2ienzies) today
announced the retirement of the Right -Honourable Sir Eric
Harric-on, Australian High Commiosioncor
in London. "' Sir Eric has represented Australia with distinction
since he, took uD his appointment in 1956. Over this period,
far reaching changes have been occurring within the Commonwealth
* and many mr-atters of great importance have required the attention