PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE

Grey River Argus, 1 May 1944, Page 5

PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE

OPENING TO-DAY Arrival of Mr Curtin [Aus. & N.Z. Press Assn.] (Rec. 6.30.) .LONDON, April 29. The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. Curtin, arrived in London on Saturday evening. Mr. Curtin was, interviewed at the aerodrome on arrival. He expressed the admiration of the people of Australia for • the way in which the people of Britain had stood alone as the rampart of civilisation.

' A Dominions’officer has announced •fchati the Prime (Ministers’ Metings commence on Monday. • Representatives of India at the War Cabinet in London would attend the meetings as occasions for doing so arose. Statements on the progress of the conference would be issued from time to time. For security reasons, these would be in general terms. It is hoped in this respect that the Prime Ministers will decide a general policy for His Majesty’s Government to follow in subsequent discussions with other countries so that the Commonwealth will be speaking with one voice.

MR. AND MRS. FRASER’S , ACTIVITIES. (NZ. Official News Service). (Rec. 7.55.) LONDON, April 29. Ministerial consultations and meetings of the War Cabinet will absorb most of the time to be spent in London during the next few weeks by the New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser. Since these discussions will deal largely with the conduct of the War, it is not expected progress will be reported, except in very general terms. Although Mr. Fraser has met the other Dominion leaders on several occasions, the present gathering in London is bringing him and General Smuts together for the first time. Mr. Fraser hopes that at the end of the consultations he will be able to visit some New Zealand naval and air units in Britain, and possibly the New Zealand Division in Italy. The only public engagement yet announced is where the 1 freedom of the citv of London will be presented to Mr. Fraser and Mr Curtin. On her first wartime visit to Britain, Mrs. Fraser plans to make a point of seeing all she can of activities in this country equivalent to those with which she has been especially concerned at home. She will examine at first hand the organisation of the war effort of women in Britain, and studv hospital conditions and rehousing plans. She also hopes to meet organisers at this end of a scheme whereby clothing was collected in the Dominion for distribution to British families bombed from their homes. '