FOR PRESS P. Mg. N~ o. 29/ 1963
MESSAGE OF THANKS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the RtHn Sir Robert
Menzis
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, has
sent the following message to the Prime Minister of
the United Kingdom " MAY I CONVEY TO YOU OUR DEEP THANKS
FOR YOUR MESSAGE OF 6TH MARCH CONCERNING THE
JUBILEE OF THE FOUNDING OF CANBERRA, AND OUR
DELIGHTED ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR OFFER OF A GIFT
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANBERRA TO REFLECT OUR
COMMON PARLIAMENTARY HERITAGE. THE GIFT UILL
PLACE BEFORE THE EYES OF AUSTRALIANS A SYMBOL

OPENING OF TH; VASiX HOUSING AJXILIARX
HOMES AT MANiINTJTRE ROAD, HAdTHORN,
VICTORIA, ON 17TH MARCHi, 1963.
Skeech by the Prime Minister,. the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
Mrs. Vasey and Ladies and Gentlemen t
I don't really have to make a spLeech to you this
afternoon because I have a variety of very good reasons for
being delighted to be here. After all, this is in Manningtree
Road and aboat two doors along many years ago, I used to be
Lound hanging around with a rather sheepish look you know

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FOR PRESS BIDATTLT TV. 1 111
Statement by the Prime a R2tr. hYt. Hofln i Robert Menzies
I hav3-today dis( C aIjed with~ Eenior collea gues
and with Mr. Davidson the qluesl*-. zr:) of' tie showing c' the
Bidault television intevview3
It transpire--t, y r) rastrictiosexs uo
newspaper publicatic.-a whic! 2 " t_ s : yond the 3ontrol of thie
Commonwealth or upon the ohovirj1:: of" -tiie fiir in picture
theatres. Under-these crci; roa we liave all agreed
that the continuance of' thL. t. elevision ban wo-uld amount to

Week" 17 Ind ex. No, 11.
Week Endinw March 1.6. _. 963
COMWMONVTT. ikLTH OF AUSTRPTLIA
Index of Ministerial Statements Issued in Canberra
The flputy Prime Minister andMinister for Trade The Rt. Hon,
John Mciiwen
March 14 No. 248A
No, 251
No, 25 4
No. 254-A MR. GODFREY ALFRED WATTI-AN TO BE CHAIRIAN
OF TAiRIFF BO12DO
CO1EVEYOR OR ELEVA TOR BELTS OR BELTING
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT NEW ZEALaNiID
OIL SARPCH BOOST IN NEW SOUTH WALES
The Postrnaster-General, The Hon, C. W. Davidson
March 16 No. 255BIDAiULT T. V. FILM

CEREMONY TO COMMAEMORATE THE JUBILELE OF THE FOUNDING AND
NAM4ING OF CANBERRA.
" THE DA. Y WYE CELEBRATE"
Speech by the Prime Minister,, the Rt. Hon. R. G, Menzies
Your Majesty7, Your Royal Highness, Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen
This is, of course, a great occasion for us. This is
a new city. Your Majesty, you come from an old city, a city
old in history, a city in which the modern builder may still,
when excavating for foundations, come across remains of Roman
or Anglo-Saxon civilisation. This is a new city and its

FOR PRESS P, M. No, 2Z1_ 963
ECONOMIC COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY
Statement bthe Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. R, G. Menzies
The Prime Minister conferred this morning
with the Members of the Committee of Sconomic Enquiry
Dr, James Vernon, C. B. E. ( Chairman)
Professor Sir John Crawford, C. B. E.
( Vice Chairman)
Professor P. H. Karmel
D. G, Molesworth, Esq., C. B. E.
K. B. Myer, Esq., D. S. C.
There were also present Dr. F. B. Horner, the Secretary of
the Committee; Mr. A. Wo McCasker, the Executive Officer;

Sir, Your Excellencies and Ladies and Gentlemen

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FOR PRESS P. M. No. 26/ 1963
CABINET REVIEW
Statement by the Pr ster, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
At the conclusion of todayts Cabinet meeting,
the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said that he and his
colleagues had undertaken a general review of political
developments in South East Asia and of Communist activity
in the area. The Cabinet also closely examined aspects of
Australian security in relation to the developing situation,
and has called for further reports on the progress of
security and defence measures, As soon as this further

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FOR PRESS COMMITTEE OF ECONOMIC ENQUIR
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. RG. Menzies
The Prime Minister announced today that he
would meet members of the Committee of Economic Enquiry,
established under the chairmanship of Dr. J. Vernon, in
Canberra on Thursday this week.
Mr. Menzies also announced that Dr. FB.
Horner, First Assistant Statistician of the Bureau of
Census and Statistics, will be the Secretary of the
Committee and its Senior Officer, and that Mr. A. Wo

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FOR PRESS HOWAIRD FLOREY LABORATORIES
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
The Prime Minister announced today that the
Commonwealth had decided to contribute œ F100,000 towards
the cost of the new Howard Florey Laboratories just
completed for the Department of Physiology at the
University of Melbourne.
The Prime Minister explained that this contribution
was additional to the amount already allocated to the
University by the Commonwealth for the triennium 1961-63.
A pleasing feature of the establishment of the new