NQ DATE
11/ 149 24 October 1973
UITI,' D NATIONS DAY
On the occasion of United Nations Day, the Prime Minister
Minister for Foreign Affairs, M,' r Whitlam, re-affirmed Australia's
adherence to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and the
Importance Australia attaches to the work of the United Nations
Organisation. le recalled that the U11 Charter came into force on
24 October 1945 and on the anniversary of that event it was
appropriate for the individual member countries of the world community

AAFFAIRS NQ DATE
M4/ 150 24 October 1973
D. A. C. REVIEW OF AUSTRALIAN AID
The following is text of a communique released at
the conclusion of DAC Review of Australia on 23 October 1973:-
The Development Assistance Committee ( DAC) of the
OECD held its annual review of the assistance efforts and
a p) olicies of Australia on 23 October 1973, under the Chairmanship
V of Ambassador Edwin Martin.
The Australian delegation was headed by Mr Max
Loveday, First Assistant Secretary, Development Divisi-on,

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
MR E. G. WHITLAM, AT THE
SIGNING OF THE ALBURY-WODONGA
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
JUST NINE MONTHS AGO, SIR ROBERT ASKIN, MR HAMER
AND I MET HERE IN ALBURY-WODONGA AND AGREED ON A HISTORIC
PLAN FOR A NEW AUSTRALIAN CITY IN THIS AREA. IT GIVES ME
GREAT PLEASURE TODAY TO MEET THE PREMIERS AGAIN TO SIGN
THE ALBURY-WODONGA AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
! ITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE STATES THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT INITIATED THE MEETING IN JANUARY, BUT FROM THAT

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.,
A DINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN-FARMERS' FEDERATION
HOTEL CANBERRA, TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER 1973
I WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE
LARGEST, MOST REPRESENTATIVE AND MOST RESPECTED PRIMARY
PRODUCERS'I ORGANISATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE SIGNAL FEATURES OF YOUR FEDERATION
AND I FIND IT SPECIFIED IN YOUR CONSTITUTION IS YOUR
POLICY OF POLITICAL NEUTRALITY. YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH
NO POLITICAL PARTY OR SECTIONAL INTEREST. I GIVE YOU CREDIT

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. E. G. WHITLAM, AT
A PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, PARLIAMENT
HOUSE, CANBERRA, 18.10.73
The head of Government, and the head of the Opposition
to the Government, will now be able to join in a welcome to our
Head of State I welcome Her majesty as Queen of Australia.
From tomorrow that title will, in this country, take precedence
over all our other titles.
I, of course, am still rather new to hobnobbing with
Royalty. You will forgive me, therefore, if I drop a name

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PIR R/ 1i ? i9lM R S EP R
i, li Press Statement No. 140
17 October 1973
ALBURY-WODONGA AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced today that he
will be meeting the Premier of New South Wales, Sir Robert Askin,
and the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Hamer, at the Wodonga Civic
Ce'tr,-on 23 October to sign the Albury-Wodonga Area Development
Aeement. Mr. Whitlam said that the signing of the Agreement would
be an historic step, signifying the strong commitment of the

PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA\,
TUESDAY, 16 OCTOBER, 1973
PRIME MINISTER: Gentlemen, there have been some appointments made
I would expect about half an hour ago by the Executive Council to
the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission.
Mr Barney Williams R. D. Williams and Professor J. E. Isaac,
have been made presidential members and Mr Jack Heffernan a
member of the Commission. Mr Barney Williams has been Federal
Secretary of the Australian Bank Officials Association since 1950

NQ DATE
MV/ 14 6 16 October 1973
SENATOR WVVILLESEE TO LEAD AUSTRALIAN
DELEGATION TO DAC MEETITNG IN PARIS
The Prime Minister and Minister f or Foreign
Affairs, Mr Whitlam, said today that the Minister Assisting
tlie Foreign M" inister, Senator Willesee, would lead the
Australian delegation to the High Level Meeting of the
Development Assistance Committee ( DAC) of the OECD in Paris
on 18 and 19 October.
The DAC is concerned with encouraging the flow
of assistance to developing countries. The High Level

NQ DATE
M/ 144 13 October 1973
FIGHTING IN THE FMIDLE EAST
8 The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr. Whitlam, referring to his statement of 7 October on the
renewed outbreak of fighting in the Middle East, said today
that the Australian Government was deeply concerned at the
continu,, tion and extension of the conflict since that date.
Il Mr. Whitlam said it was particularly regrettable
that innocent civilians had become victims of the fighting.
The conflict, he said, not only meant tragic loss of life

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Press Statement No. 137
11 October 1973
COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO A NATIONAL
REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEME
The Prime Minister announced today the
resignation of Professor Patrick Atiyah from the'
Committee of Inquiry into a National Rehabilitation
and Compensation Scheme.
He said Professor Atiyah had felt obliged,
for personal reasons, to return to England earlier
than expected. lie had taken up a post in the
University of Warwick.
The Prime Minister said he regretted that