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M/ 34 4 March 1974
FOREIGN AFFAIRS APPOINTMIENTS
The Prime Minister and Acting Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mr Whitlam, announced today two senior diplomatic
appointments. Mr M. R. Booker, currently Ambassador to Italy, has been
appointed Australian Ambassador to Yugoslavia. He has also been
concurrently appointed as non-resident Ambassador to Romania
and Bulgaria. Mr J. E. Ryan, at present First Assistant
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M/ 33 1 March 1974
INDIAN GIFT TO QUEENSLJAND
FLOOD VICTIMS
The Prime Minister and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr Whitlam, said today that he had been delighted by India's
friendly gesture in making available 20,000 lbs. of tea to
Australia for distribution to families affected by the recent
flooding in Queensland.
The offer of the gift of tea was made by India' s
Prime Minister, Mrs Gandhi, and conveyed through her Foreign
Secretary, Mr Kewal Singh, who is in Canberra to lead the

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 194
1 March 1974
PRODUCTION OF SUPERPHOSPHATE REFERRED TO INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE
COMMISSION
As a result of a reference sent to the Industries
Assistance Commission by the Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, today,
the Commission will examine the need for the continuation of
the tariff on super-phosphate.
Mr. Whitlam has asked the Commission to inquire into
and report on whether assistance currently accorded the production
of superphosphate in Australia should be continued and, if so,
the nature and extent of such assistance.

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR E. G. WHITLAM, Q. C. 1M. P.,
AT A PUBLIC MEETING AT MITCHAM HIGH SCHOOL, MELBOURNE,
FRIDAY 1 MARCH 1974
IT IS WITH A SPECIAL SENSE OF PLEASURE THAT I COME TO
THE EASTERN AREA OF MELBOURNE TONIGHT. FOR IT IS THIS AREA WHICH
PLAYED A VITAL ROLE ON 2 DECEMBER 1972 INTHE ELECTION OF THE FIRST
NATIONAL LABOR GOVERNMENT IN 23 YEARS. WE NEEDED TO W IN FOUR
SEATS TO GAIN GOVERNMENT. ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE-START OF
COUNTING ON THAT NIGHT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WE WOULD WIN THESE

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PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEUENT NO. 192
27 FEBRUARY 1974
APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL
It is announced today from Government House, Canberra,
that Her -Majesty The Queen has graciously approved the
appointment of the Hon. Sir John Kerr K. C. EI. G., to be
Governor-General of Australia. He will take up office at the
end of June this year when the present Governor-General,
Sir Paul Hasluck, relinquishes his appointment.
Sir John has been Chief Justice of New South V ales

I THE PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFFRFTJCF:
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 1974
PRIME MINISTER: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen.* There are a
couple of things that I can announce to you because the telegrams
to the Premiers concerned will have been-. received by now.
Today Cabinet considered the Universities Commission's Report
on the Victorian Governent's proposal for a multi-campus university at
Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. We decided that we ' were'not prepared to

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 191
Sunday 24 February 1974
NATIONAL ESTATE PROJECTS FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The Australian Government has offered Western Australia $ 330,000
this financial year for projects to preserve the National Estate.
The grants are being made to help a wide variety of projects
put forward by the Western Australian Government on behalf of
Government authorities, the National Trust and local government bodies.
In my policy speech in 1972 I stated that in relation to land,

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.
FOR THE OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT CENTRE, HOBART,
FRIDAY$ 22 FEBRUARY 1974
THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR ADMINlISTRATIVE BUILDING
ERECTED IN TASMANIA BY ANY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SINCE
FEDERATION. THE NEED FOR THE BUILDING AROSE IN THE LATE
1960s WHEN THE LACK OF SUITABLE PREMISES AVAILABLE FOR
LEASING FORCED THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO BUY LAND
AND PLAN THE BUILDING. ITS CONSTRUCTION IS VERY MUCH
IN ACCORD WITH THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON OFFICIAL

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GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN TASMANIA
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.,
TO A LUNCHEON OF THE HOBART CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
HOBART, 22 FEBRUARY 1974
THIS IS MY FOURTH VISIT TO TASMANIA SINCE I
BECAME PRIME MINISTER. I CONFESS THAT IT IS ALTOGETHER
TOO RARE A PLEASURE FOR ME TO VISIT YOUR CHARMING AND
HISTORIC CITY. AFTER THIS WEEK, I DECIDED I WOULD RATHER
BE HERE WITH YOU THAN TALKING TO THE GIPPSLAND FARMERS.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A FRIENDLY GATHERING OF TASMANIAN
BUSINESSMEN TO MAKE ONE FEEL AT HOME: NO TOMATOES,

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THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 1973
ACTING PRIME MINISTER:. Today the Cabinet considered a number of
submissions and the first one was on recreation leave and maternity
leave. The Cabinet gave further consideration today to papers
prepared for us which raised issues requiring clarification before
our earlier decisions on an additional week's recreation leave for
Commonwealth staff and maternity leave for them can be implemented.