COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SPEECH BY
Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT MENZIES,
M. P.
ON
DEFENCE REVIEW,
MINI STERIAL STATEMENT.
[ From the Parliamentary Debates," 22nd May, 1963.
Sir ROBERT MENZIES ( Kooyong-
Prime Minister).-by leave-May I begin
with some general observations of no great
novelty, but the recollection of which is
essential to a uiseful review of Australian
defence. Every defence programme must,
in its nature, be flexible. As international
strategic considerations change, so we must
be ready to change our own defence

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SPEECH 13Y
Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT MENZIES,
M. P.,
ON
UNITED STATES NAVAL COMMUNICATION
STATION AGREEMENT BILL 1963.
[ From the " Parliamentary Debates," 22nd May, 1963.]
Sir ROBERT MENZIES ( Kooyong-
Prime Minister) [ 8.50].-When I remember
that not so long ago the Leader of the
Opposition ( Mr. Calwell), like myself, was
a little out of action, I feel that I ought to
congratulate him on having come back in
such magnificent form. It is a long time
since I heard him to such advantagefor

SEVENTH ANNUAL MEATWORKS CONVENTION
HELD AT CASINO, N. S. W.
MAY, 1961
Speech by the Prima Ministpr, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
I speak here tonight under a certain disadvantage
because I have to make a speech about the Seventh Annual Meatworks
Convention and I am not a meatworker, norindeed in any
non-human sense do I drive any cattle ( Laughter) and I am up
here with an acknowledged Australian expert who has just spoken
to you, but I will try to survive this handicap.

CIVIC RECEPTION$ CASINO, N. S. W.
MAYf 1963
S'Peech by the Prime Ministers the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert-Menzies
Mr. Mayor Parliamentary Colleagues Mr. President and
Ladies and Gentlemen and Boys and Girls
I don't mind starting by telling you that this
is the biggest Civic Reception I ever had in my life, ( Laughter)
( Applause) It is not peculiar simply for that reason because
when I looked at my programme this morning, I found " Civic
Reception. Four gentlemen would speak and the Prime Minister

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 45_/ 1963~
VISIT OF MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, Sir
Robert Menzies
The Prime Minist-er ( Sir Robert Menzies)
announced today that Mr. Averell Harriman, Under-
Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the
Unittod States of America will pay a short visit to
Australia following the A. NZUS meeting in Wellington,
Now Zealand, which concludes on 6th June.
Mr. Harriman will arrive in Canberra
on the evening of Thursday, 6th June and will have

FOR PRESS P. A. No l/ 263
PRESENTATION OF CHEQUE TO LEGACY
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert
Menzies
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, this
afternoon presented to Canberra Legacy a cheque for
œ 1 910.17.4, being proceeds of the cricket match
between the Prime Minister's XI and the M. C. C. at Manuka
Oval on February 6. The cheque was handed to Mr. George
Kimlin, President of Canberra Legacy.
Also present at the handing-over wore the
President of the A. C. T. Cricket Association, Mr. C.

OMUUG OF THE MOiU 31104 a Tax~ ET. Hmo.
Till PRIM MIXI8T3 ( SIR ROAftT
Ot ILUMMIN ES OnFIC I* PARLIAMf 41
UOGSt CJish" Of 17/ 1963
Xr., Pfsidmnt and Lodie" and Gntlsnom and Parliasontaiy
I mst begs h saying that this In the frst tim
in my public Ut., whieh Is am a fairly Lsogtbi Ono that
I hae oer been 4do , d to ore a fosetiom I tw lsan
ever a landlIfte. am yos, ' a P1residmit I ZedIbI!
iaft= d hr IW frsMi Mr, U& s Alias, Koko oweei4 this
movol Idea and I ; Izasnrmed .4w to do what y have

FOR PRESS: No. )+ 1/ 1961
FLYING OF FLAGS ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert
Menzie s
TI-e Australian JFrLag will be flown on all working
days on Commonwealth Government buildings throughout
Australia. The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies has
expressed a wish that the Flag should be displaye. more
prominently and has asked all Departments to arrange to
fly the Flag from the main flagpole on such buildings
between 8 a. m. and sunset on working days.

FOR PRESS P. M. No. 42/ 1963
SHOW TO BE OPENED BY TELEPHONE HOOKUP
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, tomorrow afternoon
at 2.30 will officially open the Moree Agricultural Show without being there
in person. Instead, over a two way telephone hookup between Canberra
and Moree, Sir Robert will listen to the Mayor of Moree introducing him and
will then perform the opening ceremony by speaking into a microphone on his
desic. A public address system at the Moree showgrounds will
0 amplify his address to the people present.

1' tRTH-WEST CAPE NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION
AGREEMENT WITH U. S.
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon.
Sir Robert Menzies, in the House of Representatives
on Thursday, 16th May, 1963.
Mr, Speaker I am indebted to the House and I hope
that I will not neea this indulgence. I think that I ought
to begin by saying that I am vastly indebted to the honourable
member for Bowman ( Mr. Comber), who has cast me with a
versatility of role to which I have never aspired. It turns
out that I rode into office on a dead horse that is not