Full Help’ To Indonesia
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) CANBERRA, Oct. 19.
In the House of Representatives today the Minister of External Affairs, Mr Paul Hasluck, extended a friendly hand to Indonesia and offered Australia’s full help in its task of economic reconstruction.
He said that unless this work was carried out soon further upheavals would follow. He said that Australia was determined to support Malaysia against Indonesian confrontation.
“But we have tried to keep open the doorway to such cooperation with our neighbour and, if that one occasion of conflict is removed, there are many ways in which we could work together for mutual benefit.” “We in Australia are dis-
turbed at seeing our nearest neighbour, Indonesia, shaken by revolt for we hope that Indonesia can be blessed with stability and prosperity and we know that any other state of affairs can only serve the interests of those who seek to profit from unrest, discontent and turmoil.
“Within Indonesia itself, there is clearly growing concern at the lack of economic progress and development.”
Mr Hasluck said: “There is a great task to be done in
concentrating resources upon domestic construction and development.
“Should the effort be made, I am sure that, to assist in this work genuinely disinterested international assistance would be available.” Opposition Agrees The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Arthur Calwell, told Parliament that the Labour Party agreed with the Government’s attitude towards Indonesia.
He said it was the wish of Labour that Indonesia should increase in stability and prosperity and that it should in every way possible be helped to develop its own resources. However, Labour agreed that Indonesia's policy of confrontation against Malaysia was indefensible.
By carrying out this policy Indonesia would as a nation not be adding to the prosperity and stability of this part of the world. Mr Crlwell said he would like to see Indonesia re-join the United Nations.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30886, 20 October 1965, Page 21
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