DEFENCE OF MALAYSIA
Australian Role Not Discussed f NX .P. A ..nmr—Co»V*(i h 11 CANBERRA. March 28 Auatiwlia ha* not yet i<. cuaaed with Malaya th* of Australian taros* in the defence of «* propo j Mateyoin Fed«»»orv T e Minister for External Affr .-s, Sir Gwrtteld Berwick. d>. closed this last niitht Australia at present hac -> 0 obligation to defend • ,-. e Borneo territnnes wh ch uxiuld become part at Mblay. sia when th* Jederwtion formed on August 31 tii 4 year, he aaid. The UnMad KMOom ha S atreadgr indicated to the Melsynn Govenunent that after M4B>u>a came into being M Would extend the defence obligation, arw existing in respect at Maiay., the new federation of Mt layste Sir Garfield Barwick sa d Australia and Males’* had no formal military aUianc* but the security of M-days w. of direct concern to Austra a Tins would undoub'idly influence the Aus*reH«n Goverrunenrt m deciding whetr.. r the AuttraHan oonqponen.: of the Cbtnmonw cfl-Wh atrate*: e reserve in Malaya shouij assist British forces
Bankruptcies.—Theme were 14 bankruiXcies in the Chris’.church district in the fii-st quarter this year. For the same penod last y*nr there were 17. Im March. 19«2, there were 14 bantarupk ies. Tn March this year there were six.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30094, 30 March 1963, Page 19
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