FUTURE SECURITY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21997, 15 April 1946, Page 2

FUTURE SECURITY

PACIFIC RECIPROCAL BASIS CANBERRA DISCUSSIONS (P.A.) AUCKLAND, April 15. “The Governments of both Australia and New Zealand realise that it is necessary for the future security of the Pacific that the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as Australia and New Zealand, must co-operate closely on a friendly and reciprocal basis,” said the Prime Minister. Mr. P. Fraser, in an interview after his return from Australia by ilying-boat on Saturday afternoon. The cabled reports from Canberra stating that Australia and New Zealand wore prepared to act as joint trustees for Britain in the Pacific, and that the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley, would offer assumption of full responsibility of trusteeship at the Prime Ministers’ conference in London \vere referred to the Prime Minister. "These cabled reports are completely out of focus.” commented Mr. Fraser. “One thing in them which is accurate Is the statement that the conversations: revealed the harmonious outlook between the two Dominions.” Mr. Nash’s Mission The Prime Minister has been in Australia for about four days. He was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Mr. W. Nash, who was on the first stage of his journey overseas to represent New Zealand at a series of important conferences. Mr. Fraser and Mr. Nash held discussions in Canberra on Friday with Mr. Chifley and the Australian Minister of External Affairs, Dr. H. V. Evatt. The discussions centred around problems relating particularly to the Pacific which may be discussed at the Prime Ministers’ conference in London. After an informal but useful meeting Mr. Fraser returned to New Zealand, while Mr. Nash continued his journey to London in a Lancastrian. Included in the Prime Minister’s party when he returned on Saturday afternoon were Mr. A. D. Mclntosh, secretary of the External Affairs Department, and Mr. W. O. Harvey, chief private secretary to the Prime Minister. The party flew from Whenuapai to Paraparaumu by a Lodestar aircraft of the R.N.Z.A.F. yesterday.