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000 NQ DATE
M/ 9 18 December 1972
AMBASSADOR APPOINTED TO THE INTMTATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATICN
Australia would strengthen its labour representation in Europe and
its relations with the International Labour Orpnisation and with other
organisations concerned with manpower and social affairs in Europe, by
appointing in Europe a Special Labour Adviser with the personal rank of
Ambassador, to handle all labour questions, the Prime Minister and Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Mr Whitlam, announced today.

NQ DATE
M/ 8 14 December 1972
APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER, LONDON
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Whitlan, announced today the
appointment as Deputy High Commissioner in London of Mr D. W. McNicol, C. B. E.
Mr McNicol is currently Australian High Commissioner to Canada.
Mr McNicol was born in Adelaide in 1913 and was educated at
YKinrs College and the University of Adelaide. He served in the Royal
Australian Air Force from 19J40 to 1943 and joined the Department of Foreign
Af fairs in 1946.

NQ DATE
M/ 7 14 December 1972
AUSTRALIAN' WHEAT EXPORTS TO RHODESIA ENDED
The export of wheat from Australia to Rhodesia will no longer
be permitted. This was announced today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr Whitlam, after reviewing the circumstances under which wheat exports
haid been permitted since the United Nations sanctions were imposed on
Rhodesia in 1968.
" The Government is satisfied that humanitarian considerations
no longer justify our wheat exports to Rhodesia," Mr Whitlai said.

NQ DATE
M/ 6 14i December 1972
AM4BASSADORS' RETURN FOR CONSULTATIONS
The Foreign Minister, Mr Whitlan, announced today that he had
asked the Australian Ambassador in Washington, Sir James Plimsoll, and
he* Australian Ambassador to the United Nations, Sir Lawrence McIntyre,
L'o return to Australia for consultations.
Mr Whitlam said he wished to discuss personally with Sir James
questions concerning Australian/ American relations in the future. With
Sir Lawrrence he would be considering Australia's role in the United

NO DATE
14 December 1972
APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COMMISSIONER
TO TANZANIA
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E G. Whitlam, announced
Stoday the appointment of Mr J. A. Forsythe as Australian High Commissioner
to Tanzania. He succeeds Mr WG. A. Landale, who recently returned to
SAustralia for leave and consultations but is unable to resume duty in
Tanzania because of ill-health.
Mr Forsythe is a senior officer of the Department of Foreign
Affairs and has served previously in Tokyo, Rome, the United Nations, Bonn,

NQ DATE
M/ 4 13 December 1972
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATION'S FUNDS FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G. Whitlam, today announced
that Australia will contribute $ 10,000 to the United Nations Educational
and Training Programme for Southern Africa, and $ 5,000 each to the United
Nations Trust Fund for South Africa and the United Nations Fund for Namibia.
Mr Whitlam said this was the first time Australia had contributed
to these Funds, which were established to assist the educational development

NO DATE
M/ 3 12 December 1972
RICE AID TO INDONESIA
The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G.
Whitlam, today announced that the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia,
Mr R. W. Furlonger, had yesterday informed President Suharto that Australia
would supply Indonesia with $ 2.5 million of rice to help alleviate the severe
Sshortage in Indonesia caused by drought.
Mr Whitlam said about 20,000 tons of rice would be purchased
on the international market and supplied to Indonesia as soon as possibleø

A
II I NQ DATE
M/ 2 10 December 1972
AUSTRALIA CONTRIBUTES TO POPULATION FUND ACTIVITIES
SThe Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G. Whitlam,
announced today that Australia would contribute in the current financial year
$ 200,000 to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and $ 100,000
Sto the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Mr Whitlam said that the decision had been taken after consultations
with the Agencies, and following advice from departments concerned. The

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NQ DATE
M/ 1 8 December 1972
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G.
WVhitlam, today issued the following statement on the occasion of Human
Rights Day. " Human Rights Day on 10th December 1972 marks the twenty-fourth
S anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on 10th December, 194* 8. 1 recall with a sense of pride that it was an
eminent Australian, the late Dr Herbert Evatt, who was President of the

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 167
31 December 1973
NEW YEAR MESSAGE
I wish all Australians a happy and prosperous year
in 1974. The year just ending began o-n a note of great hope for
Australia and her region with the signing of a ceasef ire in
Vietnam and a withdrawal of Australian and American forces from
Indo-China. Relations between the major powers have continued
to improve, despite some outbreaks which were temporarily beyond
their control. The New Year, however, brings with it risks and