ARMS FOR S. AFRICA
Australian Attitude LV.Z. Prest inn.—Copyright) CANBERRA, August 19. The Australian Government had no inteation of opposing the sale of British maritime arms to Smith Africa, the Prime Minister (Mr Gorton), said today. He was replying in Parliament to a question by a Victorian Liberal member, Mr J. D. Jess, who had asked if the Government bad protested, and what its policy was. Mr Gorton replied that the British Government could sell arms to South Africa under the Simonstown Agreement, which was designed to protect the sea lanes from Britain into the Indian Ocean. ‘"This ptotection also benefits Australia, and if Britain comes to s»me agreement, we have no Jiltention of opposing it,” Mr Gorton said. In reply to a question from the Labour Leader of the Opposition (Hr Gough Whitlam), Mr Gorton said that New Zea laid had adopted a similar attitude.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32381, 21 August 1970, Page 19
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