J) A USTR A 1. A PRESS STATEMENT NO. 129
13 September 1973
RECENT EVENTS IN CHILE
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, said today that
the news of the violent overthrow of the constitutionally
elected Government of Chile, and the tragic death of President
Allende, would come as a profound shock to the Australian
people. Mr. Whitlam said that, as a democrat and a socialist,
he had been greatly saddened that men who had sworn to uphold
the constitution of their country had betrayed a long and noble

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PRESS STATEMENT NO. 128
12 September 1973
ROYAL COMMISSION ON PETROLEUM
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced today that
the Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Sir Robert Askin,
had agreed to a request to make available Mr. Justice
W. H. Collins, of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, as sole
Royal Commissioner to conduct this inquiry. The Prime Minister
expressed the Australian Government's appreciation for the
co-operation and generosity of the Premier of New South Wales

11 September 1973

The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, announced today that his foreshadowed visit to China this year would take place from 31 October to 3 November.

The visit will be the first official visit to China by an Australian Prime Minister, but it will be Mr Whitlam's second visit. He first visited China in July 1971 when Leader  of the Opposition.

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M/ 129 11 September 1973
UNITED NATIONS GENT7RAL ASSEMBLY
T'IENTY-EIGHTH SESSION: AUSTRALIAN DELEGAT1ION
0 The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr Whitlam, today confirmed that the Special Minister of State
and Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator
Willesee, would lead the Australian delegation to the United
Nations General Assembly, which begins in New York on Tuesday
18 September. While in New York from 26 September to 5 October,
S Senator Willesee will address the Assembly during the General

PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE,
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA,
TUESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 1973
PRIME MINISTER: First I'll give you some of the decisions that
Cabinet ~ nade yesterday afternoon:
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: Cabinet decided to set up an
A. C. T. Schools Authority and approved the construction of a
96-bed nursing home in the A. C. T.
HUMAN RIGHTS: Cabinet authorised legislation to ratify the
International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights.
HEALTH: Cabinet approved a three-year program of planning and

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 127
11 September 1973
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH-EAST
ASIA
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced in Canberra
today that Australia will participate in the next meeting of the
Ministerial Conference for the Economic Development of South-East
Asia. The meeting will be held in Tokyo on 12-13 October. It was
proposed that the Special Minister of State would represent
Australia at the Ministerial Conference after his attendance at
the United Nations General Assembly.

Inflation is the major economic problem facing us today. It is robbing people by reducing the purchasing power of their savings. It is altering the distribution of income in an arbitrary and often vicious way. It is distorting resource allocation and encouraging a rush into supposedly inflation-proof real assets such as land or housing. It is anathema to all of us and rightly so.

PRESS\STATEMENT NO. 126

4 September 1973

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr E. G. Whitlam, announced today that the Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs, General Carlos P. Romulo, would visit Australia from 12 to 14 September as a guest of the Australian Government.

1, AUSTRAI IA Press-Statement No. 125
1 September. 1973
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM QUEST
Mr. Kenneth Tribe, Acting Chairman of the
Australian National Anthem Quest Sub-Commnittee, announced today
that over 1300 entries had been received in the words and music
section of the Quest which closed yesterday.
Judging of en tries should be completed during the
latter half of September.
CANBERRA.

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M/ 126 30 August 1973
PRIE MINISTER ', LC0T-17 NEW DELHI AGREE1TENT
The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Mr Whitlam, today welcomed the news that agreement had been
O reached at New Delhi for the resolution of some of the issues
that have remained outstanding between India, Pakistan and
Bangladesh since the war in 1971.
Mr Whitlam said that the agreement to repatriate almost
all of the Pakistani prisoners of war and civilian detainees, and
to allow Bengalis in Pakistan to return to Bangladesh and some