EMBARGO: 9,30 P,.
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. E. G. WHITLAM, AT
THE OFFICIAL OPENIN4G OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF
THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR COUNCIL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE TOWN
HALL, SATURDAY, 13 JULY 1974
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO UNDER AN EARLIER LABOR GOVERNMENT
THE GOOD 1NEIGHBOUR MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA WAS INAUGURATED.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL WAS THE FIRST TO COME INTO FULL
OPERATION AND WAS FOLLOWED IN CLOSE SUCCESSION BY COUNCILS
IN OTHER STATES. THE MOVEMENT'S INAUGURATION CAME AT A TIME

EMBARGO: 8.30PM FRIDAY 12 JULY 1974
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P,,
TO THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGYI
HOMESTEAD HOTEL, BRISBANE, 12 JULY 1974
THE OBJECTS OF YOUR INSTITUTE WERE DEFINED
IN THESE TERMS 81 YEARS AGO:
" TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
CONNECTED WITH THE ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION
OF THE USEFUL MINERALS AND METALS, AND
THE WELFARE OF THOSE IN THESE INDUSTRIES,
BY MEANS OF MEETINGS FOR SOCIAL INTERCOURSE,
AND THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF

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MEDIA RELEASE INDEPENDENCE AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER ASSISTING THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS IN MATTERS RELATING TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MR. BILL
MORRISON. The Minister Assisting the Foreign Minister in Papua New
Guinea matters, Mr. Bill Morrison, said today that the
Australian Government would co-operate closely in achieving
Papua New Guinea's goal of independence. He was commenting
on the resolution passed yesterday by the House of Assembly
in Port Moresby affirming that P. N. G. would move to

EMBARGO: 8. 30 P. M.
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR E. G. WHITLAM,
ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOVERNORGENERAL'S
DINNER, TUESDAY 9 JULY 74
SIR PAUL HASLUCK'S LONG AND REMARKABLE CAREER
HAS BEEN LANDMARKED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF " FIRSTS",
TO OPEN A PARLIAMENT AND FAREWELL IT ON THE SAME DAY
IS A RECORD LIKELY TO STAND FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THIS OCCASION IS ABOVE ALL A PARLIAMENTARY OCCASION.
WE FAREWELL A FORMER COLLEAGUE OF 20 YEARS.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, HOWEVER, IS A CONSTITUENT PART

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LP RIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 286
8th July 1974
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR H. P. H. TI'E PRINCE HENRv
Arrangements have been made with the Bishop
of Canberra and Goulburn, the Right Reverend C. A. Tarren,
for a Memorial Service for the former Governor-General of
Australia, His Royal Highness The Prince Henry who died in
London on 10 June, to be held at John's Church,
Canberra at 9.00am on Thursday 18 July.
The Prime Minister, Ministers and' Members of
Parliament will be among the conqreration.
CANBERRA. A. C. T. jI 1

NQ DATE
M/ 96 8 July 1974
FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS
The following is the text of a statement issued
by the Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, in Canberra on 8 July:
" The Trime Minister, Mr Whitlam, said today that
the Australian Government had reason to believe that the
French Government had exploded today another nuclear device
in the atmosphere in the Pacific.
The Prime Minister said he wished to reiterate
that, as he had said on 17 June, this further action of the
French Government was a matter of deep concern to the

AUS RLIA
PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 284A
7 July 1974
COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSULTANT
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam announced today
the appointment of the Honourable A. J. Grassby as Special
Consultant to the Australian Government on Community Relations.
Mr Whitlam said that the appointment was to lay
the foundations for legislative and administrative action to
ensure the abolition of all forms of discrimination on the basis
of race, colour or creed in Australia and to ensure a continuing

PRESS STATE: E: T No.. 294j
J1 " LYJLz
TARIFF BOARD REPORTS PROPYIEN7 OXIDE DERIVATIVES
FILM4 PROCESSIN'G INDUSTRY, e'. DVERTISI--G FILM,
( VALUE FOR DUTY)
The Prime Minister, Alr. W,-hitlam, announced today that
the Government has accepted the recommendations of the Tariff Board
in its reports on propylene oxide derivatives and film processing
industry, advertising film ( value for duty).
With regard to propylene oxcide derivatives Mr. Whitlam
said the Government's decision to implement the 3oard's

DEPARMN OF
NQ DATE
M/ 97 6 July 1974
U. S. S-R./ AUSTRALIA SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGES AGREEMENT
T -he Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister,
Mr Whitlam, today announced the first stage in the
implementation of the U. S. S. R./ Australia Scientific Exchanges
Agreement. This, he said, was the appointment of convenors of
five groups of Australian scientists who, with their Soviet
counterparts, would study the possibilities for scientific
cooperation between Australia and the including
the establishment of joint research programs.

EMBARGO: 8.30 PM
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR E. G, WHITL4M, QC, M, P,,
TO TH! E ' NATIONAL RURAL PRESS CLUB DINNER, AT THE LAKESIDE
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, CANBER. RA
4I JULY 13/ 4
ON THE 14 DECEMBER LAST YEAR I WROTE TO DR STUART
HARRIS AND ESTABLISHED A WORKING GROUP ON RURAL POLICY IN
AUSTRALIA, IN THAT LETTER I SAID:
" I ENVISAGE THAT YOUR GREEN PAPER WILL BE
PUBLISHED WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT BUT WITHOUT FORMAL APPROVAL.
IN THAT FORM I HOPE IT WILL PROVIDE A BASIS
FOR WIDESPREAD DIALOGUE IN THE PARLIAMENT,