MINISTER FOR AIR
27th July, 1962.
My dear Prime Minister,
I refer to your letter of 27th July and to our
conversation this afternoon.
It is clear that I have formed an opinion of
the nature of our interests in the negotiations for
British entry into the Common Market which differs in
significant respects from that of my senior colleagues
in the Cabinet. I appreciate the points you make and
tender my resignation accordingly.
In doing so I should like to emphasise that the
difference is essentially one of perspective and emphasis,

PRIMñ L MD! ISTER
27th July, 1962,
My dear Leslie, I refer to our conversation this afternoon
about your stated and published views on the Common
Market negotiations, You confirmed to me that you had stated your
views, not only in Canberra on Wednesday night but in
Melbourne on Thursday, and that when asked last evening
by the representative of the A. B. C. you had Indicated
that you stood by your statements.
You made it quite clear to me that you were on
these occasions speaking solely for yourself and were

STAmE-, 47,, IDT BY TH PRIME MINTSTER. 7HE RT. HON. Rc.. MENZIES
The following exchange of correspondence took
place today
CAFBERRA, 27th july, 1962. Z nL. No 5Z1_ g-6

No. 51.-/ 19262
STATEMENT BY T1TH PRIME MINISTER, RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES3
The Prime Minister, Mr,, Menzies, said
today " I have arranged with Mr. Bury that
the text of his speech should be sent to me.
I will study it caref'ully,
Meanwhile, so that there may be no
misunderstanding either at home or abroad, I want
t'o make it quite clear that Mr. Mc~ wen's work overseus
and my oydn latei-visit both to the United Kingdom
and to the United States were clearly based upcn
our conviction a conviction shared by the

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ViK ENDINT\ G Ji JLY 21, i962
COMONT ALTH: O'~ TI AU'~ T2AAU
Index of Ministeril Statements losued in Canberra
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister fr Tride, The R-Hon, John
McEwen
July 16 No, 735 GOVERINMIENT TO STREDGTI{ EN TRADE COMMISSIONER
SERV 1CE
s 17 No, 740O AUSTRALIAN AGREEMENT WITIT COMMON MARKET
I 19 No. 748 TOWvELS AND TQ0% 1ELLIG
The Treasure the Rt Hon. Hrold Holt, M. P0
July 18 Nco 744 PAY-ROLL TAX REBATES
The Minister for _ Notional Development, Sengtor -hee lion., , H,
Snooner M. M.

pLI. NoJ, 2-
PLANNING OF CANBERRA'S JUBILE
Statement by the Prime Minster the Rt Hon. RG. Menzies
Planning arrangements for the celebration on
March 12th, 1963 in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen
and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh of the
Jubilee of Canberra as the national capital were announced
today by the Prime Minister, Mr, Menzies.
The Prime Minister said that the Secretary of
the Department of the Interior Mr. WoA., MeLaren, would
be responsible for organising ? he Canberra Day celebrations

EMBARGO PM J0 1J i2
FOR PUBLICATION MORNING PAP-RS MO-DAY 2 RD JJLY
VISIT OF KING AND QUEAN OF THAILAND
Statement by the Prime Minister te Rt_ ont RG. Menzies
The Prime Minister, Mr, R. G. Menzies, toda;
annomced the itinerary for the visit to Australia next
month of Their Majesties The King and Queen of Thailand.
This had been settled following discussions in Bangkok
recently by Mr, J. H. Scholtens of the Prime Minister's
Department, who is -he Director of the visit.
Mro Menzies said that Their Majesties would

AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF RETAILERS' DINNER AT
HOTEL CANBERRA CANBERRA, A. CT.
ON 1 8' H JULY. 19
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, RoGMonies
Sir, I would like to say, first of all, thank you
on behalf of my wife. She has been out of action for the
last two or three months, but she did hope to be here tonight,
and then, by the inscrutable wisdom of Providence, she
developed one of those sniffly, wheezy colds, in which she
found herself intolerable company for herself and for other
people. And so she decided, entirely in you. r interests, not

S COMMONWEALTH BANKING CORPORATION GOLDEN JUBILEE
DINNER HELD IN SYDNEY ON 16TH JIULY 1
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt, Hon. R. G. Menzies
Mr, Chairman, Your Grace, My Lord Bishop, Parliamrentary
colleagues and Gentlemen
You will be delighted to know that I am making a
very short speech tonight because, for some reason or other
I haven't been too good today. I mean physically ( Laughter)
and I therefore found mysalf bringing myself here with a little
bit of reluctance this evening. Butt anyhow, Warren McDonald

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Deputy Irimc Mfnistcr and Minister fur Trade, the Rt. 11on,
John McEwen
No. 728
No. 730
No, 7-31i WROUGHT IRON AND STEEL CHAIN
NEW SHIIr ' ING SE. RVICES AIRNGED
C'WE-JALTH CO1NTRIBUTIONS TO THE INDUSTRIAL
DESIGN COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
The '' reasurer. the Rt. Hon. Harold Holt. M. P.
July 11
i 11 No. 725
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