Weekly Index
No 51
Week Ending
December 31, 1961
CCMMONv'WELTH OF AUSTRALIA
Index of Ministerial Statements Issued in Canberra
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, The Pt.. Hon.
John McEwen
December 29No. 1290TEXTILE HANDKERCHIEFS
The Minister for External . ffairs, Sir Garfield Barwick
December 28. No. 1289 AUSTRALLIAN REPRESENTATION AT WESTERN
SAMiOAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS
30 No. 12900 NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA
The Minister for the Interior, The Hon. Gordon Freeth
December 28No. 1288 SALE OF LOG TIMBER TO J1PAN

Weekly Index
No Week Ending
December 23 1961
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Index of Ministerial Statements Issued in Canberra
The Minister for External Affairs, The Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Dec. 18 No. 1264 GOA
The Minister for Trade, The Rt. Hon. John McEwen
Dec. 21 No. 1280 GLYCERINE
20 No. 1268 DEATH OF SIR EARLE PAGE
22 No. 1286 AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR INDUSTRY PROMOTED IN
SOUTH EAST ASIA
The Minister for Fational Development, Senator the Hon. W. H.
Spooner, M. M.
Dec. 22 No. 1285A OIL SEARCH PUBLICATION WIRA ANTICLINE

The . i t of ! inisters, some of whom will . beesworn in this
afternoon, is as follows
* PRTrE MINISTER
* 14TN* T5TTF} 0: Ui TRADE
* TPREASU1EJ'; RL. tG. G . IonE. . YIII: S C. H Q. CP it4* Pe
-Rt. Hon. J. hclven, 2, P.
RXt. Hon. T ' H olt,
* VICE-PREI D-! T OF 7771 EX ECI-3TI'V1E
COUNCIL, and L RFOP NATIOMAL enator the Hon. f. M. Spooner,
DL* V7LOPi'IiTT
*-JTNISTER FOR DEFENCE
* I-INISTER FO TLJ,; RITORIES
yil-ISTik POLRA J30UR P0D N;'. TTONA. L
SERVICE
HINISTER FOR CIVIL AVITION
POST12i. STEjR-GaTERAL

PRESS CONFER' NCE GIVEN BY T'E PRIME MINISTER,
THE RT. HON. R, G. MENZIES, ON THJiSDAY, 21ST
_ DECE4M ER. L AT
PRIME MINISTER: I was just about to say that I suppose I will have
to alter my Who's Who entry by including among Hobbies
Cabinet-making. That seems to be my chief job for the
last two days.
QUESTION: Can you announce the result yet, Sir?
PRIME MINISTER: No. but Ill. be in a position to, I have to do
something on this between now and lunch time tomorrow
and I've secured the Governor-General's permission to

EMBARGO: Not for publication or broeic': is: cP
IWEDNESDA P. M. No. 61/ 161
Statement by thie Prime Minister, teRt. Honl, R. G. Majgi
The Government now has a majority in the House of
Representatives, and the probability of a stronger position in
the Senate than at one stage seemed likely.
Ministers met yesterday. They frankly reviewed the
election and its results, ma the causes of the set-back the
Government sustained, particularly in Queensland and New Soutih
Wales. Subsequently, we had a meeting with private members, and

P. M. No. 59/ 1961
DEATH OF SIR EARLE PAGE
Tribute-by the Prime Minister, the lit. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Sir Earle Page was a very distinguished Australian.
He was one of the founders of the Country Party. His long
partnership with Mr. Bruce ( as he then was) covered a period of
great national advancement.
Always fertile in ideas, he played a great part in
the establishment of great institutions like the Financial
Agreement and the Loan Council, and great measures of social
welfare like the current Commonwealth Health Scheme. He

P. M. No, 60/ 1961
STAJE FJNERAL FOR SIR EARLE PAGE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
A State Funeral is being arranged for the late Sir
Earle Page. The Church Service will take place at St. Andrew's
Cathedral, Sydney, at 10.30 a. m. on Friday, December 22nd, and
afterwards the cortege will leave for the Northern Suburbs
Crematorium, The Service at the Crematorium will be conducted
by the President of the ivethodist Conference in New South lales,
the Rev. Norman Lickiss.
In the absence of Archbishop Gough overseas the

EMBAR~ GO: Not for publication or broadcast befo, 6,, 1 -p~ m.
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. MeRZies
The Government now has a majority in the House of
Representatives, and the probability of a stronger position in
the Senate than at one stage seemed likely.
Ministers met yesterday. They frankly reviewed the
election and its results, and the causes of the set-back the
Government sustained, particularly in Queensland and New South
Wales. Subsequently, we had a meeting with private members, and

1264
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
FOR THE PRESS CANBERRA
RELEASED ONLY IN CANBERRA PR 125 1
GOA
0 The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Menzies, said
today that he regretted the use of force by the Indian Government
to pursue its claim to Goa, and other Portuguese territories
in India. Mr. M'enzies recognised that Indian public opinion
felt strongly about the dispute, which was of long standing.
However, it was the responsibility of nations to seek their
objectives through legal processes or by peaceful negotiations

Weekly Index
No. 49
Week Endin
December 16, 1961
COMMON VIE.. . LTH Or i1ST. 1LIA
Index of Ministcrial Statements Issued in Canberra
The Minister for External Affairs, The Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Doc. 10 Nc. 1244 13th ANJIVE21S'ARY OF ' JTIVERSAL D" C. P& TION OF
HUMAjN RIC-. HTS.
14 No. 1252 USTAULIAN CONSUL-GENEIRAL, GENEVA.
The Minister for Primary Industry, The Hon. C. F. Adermann
Dec. 14 No. 1254XIITH WORLD'S POULTRY COYGRESS
The Minister for the Army, The Hon. J. O. Cramer
Dec. 13