SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HiON. H. G.
MENZIES AT NEWINGTON COLLEGE, SYDNEY, ON 29TH
APRIL, 1961
Sir, President-General, and ladies and gentlemen:
I want to confess to you that I camne up here with
some doubt as to how I should begin what I hope will pass for a
speech. As I am an old boy of tUesley College in Melbourne,*
your opposite number, I thought that courtesy might require that
I should address you as " Fellow Methodists" ( Applause) And
then I remembered that I am not; I'm a Presbyterian. ThenI

-11L ' k. SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTR, THE RT. HON. R. G.
MENZIES, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NATIONAL
HEART FL7q-DATION CAIPAIGN AT CANBEIRA, ON 28TH
" FRL, 1 ,61
Sir, Your Grace, Your Excellency and gentlemen:
I think I ought to begin by telling you two things that
have entered my mind very powerfully, first, since I read the
literature that was circulated; and second, since I came here
tonight. Here is my friend, Warren McDonald, a great
Australian, presiding over this appeal and saying to you quite

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
R. G. MENZIES, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON THURSDAY. 27TH APRIL,. 1961.-
WEST NEW GUINEA
We have had. a brief, but-. most-interesting, visit from
General Nasution, the Indonesian Minister for National Security
and C. G. S. He met Ministers for discussion, while subsequently
I had two long talks, at each of which Mr. Townley was present.
In the result, though no new policies were exprassed,
both General Nasution and I thought that there was a

FOR PRESS.
P. M. No. -16/ 1961
The Prime Minister~ and Minister for External
Affairs today announced that the Australian Government
would donate one hundred tons of rice to Tonga. Including
shipping and insuranmce charges the gift is worth œ 7,200.
Mr. Menzies said that severe damage had been
caused recently by a hurricane in the northern islands of
Tonga and many Tongans were homeless as a result. Australian
assistance was being offered to alleviate their distress an'd
to help the Tongan authorities to put into effect their plan

FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 1/ 1961
The Prime Minister today received the following
telegram from General Abdul Haris Nasution
" On behalf of myself my wife and my party I convey
through you our hearty congratulations on the happy
occasion of the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen
E'.. Izabeth Second and our wishes for a prosperous
future for Her Majesty."
The Prime Minister has sent the following telegram
in reply to General Nasution
" Thank you for your telegram containing your gracious
message to Her M jesty the Queen. His Excellency the

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON. R. G.
MENZIES, AT THE OPENING OF TI KODAK PLANT AT
COBURG. MELBOURNE. ON FRIDAY, 15TH APRIL. 196L
Sir and ladies -and gentlemen:
You have been listening, so far, to the experts. What
they don't know about this great enterprise and its history, is
not worth learning. I am here in the humble, but necessary
capacity, of a customer.
I am going to say a few words, not too many, about
photography, but before I do, I would like to say this, I was
very glad to hear so much reference made to the firm of Baker

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON. R. G.
MENZIES$ UPON RECEIVING AN H6NORARY DOCTORATE
OF LAWS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE ON
APRIL, 1961
Mr. Chancellor and ladies and gentlemen:
You have just been reminded that this is not the
first occasion on which I have received what I must properly
describe as an unearned increment. ( Laughter) Indeed I look
back over some of those events with great pleasure, and with
particular interest. Perhaps I might begin by telling you why
it is so interesting to me, once more, to be in a position where

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES
AT THE OPENING OF THE MAUJSON INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF
ADELAIDE. SATURDAY. lTH APRIL. 1961.
Sir, ladies and gentlemen,
This is a very, very notable occasion. I would have
hoped that the reason for it were known to everybody in
Australia, and in particular the younger prople of Australia,
because this is one of these occasions when we say " Let us nor
praise famous men".
Indeed we are met here to think about and to talk
about one of the very greatest Australians that this count2y

P. M. No. 14/ 1961
AUSTRALIAN EXCHIBITION FOR TATE GALLERY, LONDON
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, R. G. Menzies.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said today that while he
was in London for the Prime Ministers' Conference he had taken
the opportunity to discuss with the Chairman of Trustees of
the Tate Gallery, Sir Colin Anderson, and the Director, Sir
John Rothenstein, arrangements for an exhibition of Australian
art to be held in the Tate Gallery in the i glish winter of
1962. The Prime Minister said the exhibition would comprise

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
( THE RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, 11th APRIL, 1961
OVERSEAS VISIT 1961
What I am about to say will cover some of the more important matters
with which I was concerned da~ ring my recent overseas journey.
On my way to London I had the advantage of meeting both President
Kennedy and the new Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Rusk, in Washington. Our
conversations were quite extensive, but of course private. But it is, I