Message to Eariwood Branch
of Young Liberals for
incorporation in their
ma gazine.
Nobody could be a greater believer than I am in
the Young Liberal Movement. I sincerely look forward to
the day when I shall have left the political scene and you
who now are our younger members will have succeeded to the
positions of power and responsibility in our country.
Liberalism offers us much to believe in, not just
something to oppose. We in our Party have a faith to
live by and I am sure that it is a faith which appeals to

PaM No~ 63/ 1962.
FOR PRESS The Prime Minist. er, Mr. Menzies, will leave
Sydney for London on Monday, September He will
arrive in London on Tuesday, September 1travelling
by Qantas through the Middle East,
The Prime Minister expects to be absert from
Australia for less than four weeks and may return via
the United States.
He will be accompanied by Dame Pattie Menzies.
Other members of the Prime Minister's party will be the
Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department, Mr. E, J.
Bunting, Mr. R. P. Deane of the Prime Minister's Department,

MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR OF
STATE OF ARIZONA, U. S. A.
4M2* to talm this oppwt f4ity
thooift the Yisit of mebmw. of tim hotel Fedewatics
Of 4atre11a to tb* 8Ut of Ariaw9 to oonwjy
oot4USo latiigs to YWA on behalf of symelt and
th* aovjrmreat and people of AUtIjae
iJ% are em' " Adfa of the wmth of
AeLatons baetween sumlves and the people, of
the Uit-ed dtates or Aawes asaocatons wtiab
I am wutcn only grow iLn strength as both omw
owutries ' owk togethor in tbo m ss of fr.. 4m
and Justle withln the 1~ evork af the dmmamtie
my of kiNo.

I extend edial Utina an
songntaitilms to te All Mations Club an this
important arissr7 of its tfo uMitiono
The work that your Cib has undertaken
is of tremedous laportanos in thersation or a
nautml respeOt S6dVIU betmen ttme uf uas
Wb ~ e born Ln this couantry and our rw citiamea
wW hav ebomen to 0= 0 har.
t Ash you ooiitiaaed grwth and sucoosse
2th * ustt 1962.

I extend my sincere congratulations to the President, Councillors and citizens of the Romsey Shire.

The celebration of the 100th anniversary of your thriving district is a time for remembering the pioneers from whom we have gained so much but it is also a time for looking to a future which I am sure will be one of continued growth and prosperity.

R. G. MENZIES
CANBERRA,
29th August, 1962.

SPEECH BY HIS M4AJESTY KING EJM1BOL OF THAILAND
AT THE STATE BANQUET HELD AT PARTLIAMENT HOUSE,
CANIBERRA ON 28TH AUGUST, 1 962.
I am going to dispense myself of calling you
Excellencies and so on ( hear, hear) ( applause) because
it takes time,
I just wish to thank you for this demonstration,
just to tell you how much we are touched, And we are
very grateful to the Government and people of Australia
for the warm welcome.
Thank you for the kind words, Mr. Menzies, and may
I add that we have advanced our Visit because no Visit

STA. TE BANQUE T AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA,
IN HONOUR OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND
2UB OF THAILAND
2,8THAUGUST 1262~
Speech by-the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Your Serene Highnesses
and Ladies and Gentlemen ( I call you all that, whether you
come from the Senate or the House of Representatives)
We have now come to that pleasant period of the
Dinner when I am, and following me, Mr. Whl ' tlam, your
humble instruments to offer some words of welcome to the

I Send my cordial greetings to members
of the Australian Jewish Community as they celebrate
their Now Your. On this most important holiday In the
Jewish Calendar, It Is appropriate to look over the
past year and to look foriard, to renew friendships.
to cancel disputes, to eschew enmity, and to seek
atonement in its real sense.
These are admirable aims and reflect the
contributions which people of the Jewish faith have
made to Australia throughout our country's history*
In turn, Australia has offered freedom and tolerance

P. m. iNo 62 12 6
PORTRAIT OF QUEN SIRIKIT
Statement ' y the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand has
consented to have her portrait painted by Australian
painter Judy Cassib. The portrait will form part of
the exchange of gifts associate. with the visit to
Australia of Their Majesties.
Some preliminary work is expected oi b, done
on the portrait during Her Majesty's vi-it to Australia
and it will be completed by the artist in Bangkok early in

WEEKLY INDEX
No. : 34.
August 259 1962
COMMON1TV'EALTH OF AUSTB' LTA
Index of Ministerial Statemrenits : ssued in Canb--rra
The Deputy Prime blinister randMinister f or Trad The Rt. Hon,,
-Johnq McEwen
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