No DATE
M/ 32 16 February 1973
260-TON HARBOUR DREDGE FOR MALAYSIA
The Australian Government is to give Malaysia a
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260-ton dredge for use in the harbours and ports of Sarawak.
SAnnouncing this today, the Minister Assisting the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator D. Willesee, said that
the dredge, costing $ A545,000, would be provided under the
Australian aid programme.
The dredge has been designed and built by an Australian
Scompany, Kon-Tiki Engineering/ Pty. Ltd., of Killara, N. S. W.,

S AJUSTRALIA Press: Statement No. 53
February 1973
AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
Professor Jerzy Toeplitz has been appointed foundation
director of the Australian Film and Television School, on the
recommendation of the school's interim council.
We have been fortunate to obtain the services of
Professor Toeplitz, an eminent and distinguished figure with
a world wide reputation.
Professor Toeplitz is a Master in Law and holds a
PhD from the University of Warsaw. He became involved with

-4j_, AUST2 UAL1A PRESS STATEMENT NO. 52
February 1973
" tINTELLIGENCE UNIT"
Mr. Whitlam sent the following letter today to Mr. Snedden
in reply to his telegram yesterday:
Dear Mr. Snedden,
I refer to your telegram concerning events subsequent to
and consequent on Mr. Brenchley's article in the " National
Times" on Sunday 11 February regarding ' top secret'
Australian electronics intelligence unit" in Singapore.
This article appears to have been in breach of a ' D'
Notice issued by the Menzies Government. In these

SPEECH 3Y THE PRIME MINISTER, TI-HON. E. G. :. TITLAM, O. C.,
TO A DINER GIVEN BY TEV L LAiD DEVELOPME'lNT COiHFEUNC
OF VICTORIA, MELBOU2i-E, 13 FEBRUARY 1973
The decisive issue at the last election was the future
of our cities. It was the response of those who must live in
those cities particularly the growing areas of Melbourne and
Sydney which decided the outcome. The national swing to my
party was about In outer Sydney and Melbourne it was never
less than 5% and as high as 11%. Cities and city life became

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 51
12 February 1973
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IN THE NORTHERN
TERRITORY
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced last
night that in future the Education Minister, Mr. Beazley,
would have the responsibility for all special education
including adult education in the Northern Territory.
The decision, Mr. Whitlam said, was the result of an
agreement following discussions between Mr. Beazley and
the minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Bryant, who
formerly controlled the area.

7
No DATE
M/ 31 9 February 1973
APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COMMISSIONER TO FIJI,
TONGA AND WESTERN SAMOA
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Whitlam, announced
today the appointment of Mr H. W. Bullock as Australian High
Commissioner to Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa. Mr Bullock
will succeed Mr R. F. Osborn who will return to take up a senior
position in the Department in Canberra.
Mr Bullock was born in 1916 and joined the Department
of Foreign Affairs in 1945. Since 1970 Mr Bullock has been

T1HE PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
AT PARLIANEI\ TT HOUSE, CANBERITA
, TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 1973
PRIME MINISTER: Wfell ladies and gentlemen, I have tried to get some
of these conferences in time for the afternoon papers. This is one
of the few occasions when I have been able to do so, but I will have
to rush off because of the Federal Executive resuming at 2 o'clock
and then I am sorry to have kept you waiting I came as quickly as
I could get something to eat after the Cabinet meeting.
First then, the Cabinet decisions:

P-i'S' 3_ STrATEEEI1TT
3 February 1973
TELEG=''.* TO I~ nc11MyIOP mio-1,11D IC~ ZO r: Ji
" The Prime l'inister today sent the following telegrams
to Archbishop I'nox of 1.1elbourne:
" I send you my warmest congratulations and good
wishes and loolk forward with pleasure to the
elevation of the first ca. rdinal Archbishop of
-k-elbourne Gough;-.-JhiitJlar".
To A-rchbishop Freeman of Sydney:
" I send you may warmest conra-tulatbions and good
wishes and note With pleasure tha. t the archdiocese
of Sydney will now have two Australian born

3'-
TEXT OF STATEMIENT BY THE PRIMTE 1MINISTER, M E. G. WIHITLAM, M. P.,
AT THE OPENING OF THE HAV1KESBIJRY BY-ELECTION, 9 REGET
THEATRE, RICH-MOND, VWEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 1973
The Statc of New South ales has just experienced a crippling
and unnecessary industrial dispute involving the Transport Workers
Union. The conflict involved was basically an intra-union matter
which should not have expanded into strike action affecting the
entire commiunity. The fact that an intra-union matter could grow--

PRIME iMIIITSER PIXS SiTATE'lIIT 1N0. 49
31 January 1973
AUSTRALIAH ECOGIIITIOI OF CHIITA
At the Australian Institute of Political Science summer
school in Canberra last weekend, two former iinisters for Foreign
Affairs, iMr. Bowen and IMr. Bury, referred to allegations made in
recent newspaper articles that Australia had accepted 23 conditions
imposed by the People's Zepublic of China as the price of securing
recognition by Australia. These articles suggested that Australia
had to " toe the Peking Line" and agree to conditions for