OFFICIAL OPENING OF GOODWJIN HOMS
CANBERRA, 22ND JULY, 1961
Speech by the Prime MinisterI the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Mr. Freeth, Your Excellencies and ladies and gentlemen:
This is, I think, a very remarkable community effort. There
is a lot of self-help fi this matter; and there is some help by the
Government. Now that is as it should be. W~ e must marry these two
elements together. I ought to tell you, as I have told other people
on similar occasions, how this practice arose of the Government

P. Ii. r3 3~-j961
COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION TO EMPIRE GAMES
Statement by thc! Prime Ministor, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Monzics
The Prie cMinisto-l', Mr. Menzies, has announced that
he has forwarded a cheque for Z100,000 to the Lord Mayor of
Perth, Sir Henry Howard, this being the Cofonwa-th
Govorn.-int's contribution towards the . xpensos of
conducting the British Empire and Corimonwealth Gcmos which
are to be held in Parth in November, 1962.
Mr. Mcnzios recalled that in l98 the Goverrmiont
had offered to roako this grant, prior to the selection of

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140-. rmlA2 OFFICIAL OsAk. N2 OF 'ñ Cli, SLOK9
ST. JQU3Hk' 1 COLA-; U4 SYNEY
Y( our Eminence ' Rev* Sro. Provincial, 3ro. Othmar, dir Jot'vi ( McCauley)
anid !.-dies anA p~ zitlement
I thiunk iI& Iat to beoin by tolling you that the tory that
t~ le Wji. ro. krovincial, told about somebody fallin, ti'o ihh the
floor and thus JustifY'ing a now laboratory woke an echo i'i my Mind
beea-auo I onae had a Minister :~ or ,. he Army who ame along to me one

PRESS CONFEliNCE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
THE RT. HON. R. 3. MENZIES, IN SYDNEY 4 P. M.
JULY. 12TH. 1961
PRIME MINISTER: I think it might perhaps be a good idea you have
all had the communique, or your principals have if I
just said something about the background of this matter;
in fact, if it does not sound too tedious, something
about the history of the matter, because it is some
years now since the Common Market was established in
Europe by the six powers, that is to say, Germany, France,

theh ~ iis 12" m 1th e R-t. don
SirYou GrcegChief Justioe, Your œ xaellency and laies and
I think this is orbeof thoe. occasions when,, as an ertirely
lofl-oontntiouls person ( Ldaughter-) devoted to nothing more dopl; 3y then
to a quiet life, I ought to make a few points about some of the
people who are sitting at Lho top table* ( I'll say something, about
or,, 4hite later on and I hasten to say entirely In his fa. votxr)
( Laughter) But I do want to tell you ws crts of~ the charnel-house
knowing that tiny won't io a" y Aurther. ( LaughterJ

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TTUL Jn AY, l1th July4 1961 P. 111. No. 33/ 1961
. COFMIT 1M,' EKE T
1. The Prime 1Minister of Australia, Mr. Menzies, and
other Australian Ministers have du, rin-g the last fed days had
discussions with the British Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations, Mr. Duncan Sandys.
2. Mr. Sandys explained the various considerationis whiich
had led the Britishi Government to re-examine its attitudo -towards
and realations'nip with the European ., Oconomic Commirunity ( thec

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ANSWERS 13Y THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. R. G.
MENZIES, TO QUESTIONS AT A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LUN CHEON
Launceston, 6th July. 1961
Could I ask the Prime Minister: If the Governw nt is opposed
to direct import control what steps will be used to curb the import of
non-essentials and thus maintain a favourable balance of payments?
Mr. Menzies: Mr. Chiairman this is a pretty comprehensive question, and
perhaps letsme in for a rather longer answer than you might want.
I first of all want to remind you that the quantitative

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LIBERAL PARTY RALLY, LAUNCESTON
_ Jthu ly, 1961
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Sir, Senators, members, prospective members, ladies and gentlemen:
I want to tell you that I really feel that I am here
under false pretences, Among the insinuating qualities bhat the
Chairman has is one of leading you on. When Icpencddmy sheet of
paper you know we always get a sheet of paper when we are
travelling I thought that we wjre going to stand around, and
that I was to speak for 10 minutes. However I will probably havo

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PUBLIC MEETING AT BURNIE
on 4th July, 1Q61
Speech by the Prime iinister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Mr. Warden, parliamentary colleagues and ladies and gentlemen:
I won't need to tell you that the hero of that story
that the garden told you was my old friend Sam Bird, whom I missed
very much indeed when I called at the " seat of the great" this
afternoon to see the 1arden himself. I said " Tell me, was Sam
warden of Burnie for 20 years, or was it 25?" They took me and
showed me a photograph which seemed to show that he was warden

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Monday, 3rd July P. M. No. 32/ 1961
COMMON MARKET
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies
Mr. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations, will arrive in Australia from New Zealand on July 6.
The United Kingdom Government has informed the
Australian Government that he would like to discuss with us
various aspects of the European Common Market and the particular
questions which would arise should the United Kingdom seek to
join the Common Market.