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22 January 1c. 73
1LLBUT. Y J.' OD0iIG1A VISIT
The Prim. e I'inister, Hir. J. hitlan, a-nd thea Federal H-inisteor
for Urban and Regional Development, H1r. Uren, will meet with thle
Pprmiers of iIS~. and Victoria-in co-nfe" rence at 1,1bury ne. ixt
Thiursday. Thae meeting w-ill be the first step towrards fulfilling
Labor's election pledge to develop 1, lbury-\! odonga as a regional
growrth centkre. In his policy speech.-, 1: r. , Thitlam saicd tha,-t 1Llury-
-odong3a 1had all the ingredie-nts for a successful ef.' ort to

JOINT COMMUNIQUE
The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. E. G. Whitlam,
visited New Zealand from 20 to 23 January at the invitation
of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Hon. Norman Kirk.
The two Prime Ministers had lengthy and intimate
discussions on a wide range of issues.
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND COOPERATION
The Prime Ministers noted that their first meeting
since they came into office took place on the 29th
anniversary of the signing of the Australian-New Zealand
Agreement of 1944 the ANZAC Pact. Although they

AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
WELLINGTON
Outward Telegram to
RZUPX COUMW ( WsA/ AP0qM 2.2jV g .422aMe
UNCLASSIFIED 110 FOLLOWING IS UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT PRIME MINISTERIAL
PRESS CONFERENCE HELD IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE, WELLINGTON, AFTERNOON
OF 22 JANUARY 1972.
BEGINS MR WHITLAM LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN GOOD ENOUGH
TO SUGGEST THAT I SHOULD ANNOUNCE THIS MATTER WHICH HIS CABINET
WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO DECIDE WHEN I VISITED THEM THIS MORNING*
I SUPPOSE THAT YOU HAD HEARD THAT MY GOVERNMENT HAD SOUGHT NEW

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22 Janua-ry 10,73
YtLBU: RY ' TODOIIG1A VISIT
Tic 1rime ii-inister, ' JThitlam, anid the Federal Ninisteor
for Urban anrd R~ egional lievelopmcnt, 1. ir. Uren, will meet w-ith the
Premiers of i1S'. and Victoria-in conference at Albury n_. ext
Tliursday. Tie meeting will4 ho t he first step towrards fulfilling
Labor's election pledge to develop 1Llbury-' Jiodoniga as a reL! ional
crouTth centre. In his policy speec-hhMirl saia that Llbury-
' JTodonga had -all the ingredic-its for a successful ef-fort to

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2: : CCJLency -the Governor-GeneraJl as -, I). rovec h
award o" a cueo*. n-s Cora-inc~ tion for racConduct to Conastable
TPail rlas Canderaan of the Hrthern Territory Police Force.
Constable adea -waS Woul-ded w-hen a'trxp tinc' to
dlisar. m hijacker at lic mi~ virxo on 15 j vebr 1972.
wa t. eaein he~~ ocrewr an azegr, a boardte
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by vout'~. 2 a iton,
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PRIME MINISTER P2*.-23 SITTA T"" S 110 33 9
19 January 1973
VISIT TO AUTRL Y T~ ifRJ1 I1, LEE'I1, L :: wGMrE2SES C1OTT
PRINCE A. T'I ITO 1-U. D CrP. 0-niP-IiCES j* ICLLZ-O 0? JI 11T
The ierime Ijilister conlirmed today tha Tei Imperial
Iighnesses Crown Prince 1, hiiiito amnd Crown Princess klich7ilco of
Japan hlave -acceTpteOd -an invitation to visit kustralia. during
1973 as guests of thL-e Aiustralian Government.
! iAr. UThitlam said that h'-e war,) s lookin-. forward to
thieir visit which 1, e feels will be an enjoyrable ex--perience for

NQ DATE
M/ 22 18 January 1973
AUSTRALIAN AID TO INDONESIA
Australia has made available a third instalment,
$ l750,000, in its programme of D. K. ( Devisa Kredit) aid to
Indonesia. This was announced today by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mr E. G. Whitlam.
Mr Whitlan said that the money would be used to provide
Indonesian importers with foreign exchange to buy essential goods.
Goods bought under the programme must be at least
two-thirds Australian in content and have, in the past, included

PRINIMISTEE PRESS STATEMENT NO. 172
18 January 1973
VISIT OVERSEAS BY ELIZABETH REID
Elizabeth Reid, Adviser to the Prime rMinistdr,
left today f or a study tour that will take her to ten major
European and North American cities. While away she will
also represent Australia at a United Nations forum on the
Role of women in Population and Development.
The purpose of her visit will be to establish
contact with women and groups in other countries who are
working in the same field and to inform ' h-erself of developments

MI.~ 1111._ 1 ' I1E131: 17 january 1973
' IG" COIT D" ZIGU COiJ?, 3TITIOiI
Si;: competitors Iiave been selected to suh-it designs
for a ner lIiga Court building in Canberra. ThIe competitors will
be required to submit entries developed to finvl design standard
by 1 June 1973. selection of the iwinner's design will be made soon
after. he competitors are:
Cameron, Chisholm and iHicol, of Perth
R~ odney Connors, of Sydney
idwards, liadigan, Torzillo and Brigr, of Sydney
Guy ldoron, of Adelaide
1. icIntyre, NcIntyr, of HMelbourne

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TT7 FUPIAL i02 TI--101T. 2IO2iJ
Flags Iill be flown at half mast on Cormonrec. lth
buildings in the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland
from 0.00 to 1.00 p. m. tomorrowr as a marl-. of respect for
the late Hon. W. J. Riordan.
A State Funeral for 1Ir. Riordan will be held in
Brisbane at 11.00 a. m. ' iomorrov, ILursday, 1U January.
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