CHIFLEY REJECTS MOVE FOR INQUIRY INTO COMMUNISM
(Rec. 12.30 p.m.) CANBERRA, This, Day.
The Government has rejected an inquiry on Communism in Australia. The Prime Minister, Mr Chifley, stated that the evidence did not warrant the appointment of a Royal Commission on Communist activities. (The Minister for Labour, Mr- Holloway, said the Attorney-General would consider the Opposition demands for a Royal Commission ■on Communism). Mr Chifley said: “The security service of the Attorney-General’s Department keeps under close observation all those who might be guilty of subversive activities —not only Communists, but others also.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1947, Page 7
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