P. M. No. 40/ 1960

Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies Having regard to the importance of the wool industry, the Commonweal th Government has agreed to the request of all the wool growing organisations that the Government should arrange an inquiry into the present methods of marketing wool.

The terms of reference of the committee of inquiry will need careful study, and the Government will require time to appoint competent and available persons to serve on the proposed committee.

WOOL MARKETING COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY
Statement by the Prime Minister? Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies.
Late last year L-announced that in view of the
importance of the wool. industry the Government had agreed to the
request of all the federal wool growing organisations that an-ejquiry
be arranged into -Australian wool marketing methods.
After mature consideration the Government has deqided
to appoint an independent Committee of Enquiry comprising a Chairman
aAn d two._ members. The Chairmanwill be Sir R. slyn Ph] i p Justice

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FREEDOM RO HLNER CAMPAIGN.
Statement by the Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs.
The Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, Mr R. G. Menzies,
announced today that the Australian Government would contribute œ A8,000 to the
headquarters costs of United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization's Freedom
from Hunger Campaign.
The freedom from Hunger Campaign was approved by the Conference of the

O SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTEi, THE RT. HON.
R. G. MENZIES AT ORANGE ON MONDAY, THE 24TH
ocToB,. 3.960o_____
Mr. Chairman, Parliamentary colleagues, present and to come,
ladies and gentlemen:
One always has rather mixed feelings about a byelection.
I know that some of you think they are fun: they're
not really. They leave you with mixed feelings.
I'm sorry that we are having a by-election, because it
will seem very odd to me, and I think to you, no longer to have
a Howse in the Federal Parliament, because that is a name of

P. M. No. 3 960
CYCLONE RELIEF EAST PAKISTAN
Statement by the Prime Minister. the Rt. Hon. R. G. Mienzies
The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announced
today that the Australian Government had decided to donate the
sum of to the Pakistan Government towards the relief
of distress caused by the major devastation of last -, eek's
cyclone and tidal Jave in :, ast Pak: istan.
Mr. Menzies stated that the Government had been in
touch with the Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan who
had advised that the cyclone wJas one of the most severe

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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSVJBLY
Porliamentary Statement by the Prime Minister and Minister
for External Affairs
The Prime Minister -nd Minister for External Affairs,
Mr. R. G. Menzies, made the following statement leave in the
House of Representatives on October
I arrived at the United Nations General Assembly on the
afternoon of Friday, September 30th. The general debate was on.

P. M o 18J/ 96o
Statement by the Prime Minister. the Rt. Hon. R. G. erleske
Sir Josiah Francis, our Consul-General in New~ York,
ill return to Australia at the end of the year upon
completing a very distinguished period of office..
I think that only those who have L. een at close hand
the work done by Sir Josiah and Lady Francis can fully
appreciate the immense service they have rendered to
Australians for five years.
have had g-reat pleasure in observing the high
standing of our representative in financial and business

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. PZ/
STATEMENT BY
The PRIME MINISTER, the Rt. Hon.
R. G. MENZIES, M. P.,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
[ From the Parliamentary Debates," 20th October, 1960.]
Mr. MIENZIFS .( Kooyong-Prime Minister
and Minister for External Affairs)
-by leave-Sir, I arrived at the United
Nations General Assembly on the afternoon
of Friday, 30th September. The general
debate was on. President Soekarrio spoke
for two hours. He circulated a copy of
his speech. The speech consisted of 66
pages of foolscap. There was an added slip

Dutch " Vest Nev Guinea
Vlorld situation
Smrnmit United Nations
Mr. Khirushchev
Mr. Nehru at U. N.
P. 1iat U. N.
Mr. K. Four power Conference?
P. m. as " fall guy"
S~ mrnit Meeting

QUESTION. Mr. Prime Minister, apart from making a statement on behalf of Australia before the General Assembly, you have been a leading figure in one of the most discussed movements taken part so far in this Assembly, namely the move to have the Assembly approve, the meeting of another Summit rather than the meeting of the President of the United States and Mr, Khrushchev as proposed by five neutral Nations. I would like to know from you, Sir, why did we take the initiative in such a move?