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MR. FRASER'S REPLY

: "A CONFUSED MIND" statement -misleading :<P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday In the course of a statement to-night the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, said that Sir Keith Murdoch's extraordinary attack on the AustralianNew Zealand agreement was as unwarranted as it was misleading. The agreement most definitely was not directed against the interests of any Allied Power. The two Governments had confined their discussions to matters of mutual interest and did not attempt to discuss, let alone settle, questions involving the interests of otiier countries. Any such considerations were reiserved for the regional conference proposed in Article 34 of the agreement. "The confusion that exists in Sir Keith Murdoch's mind is apparent from his statement that 'Australia will convene a conference of Powers with Southwest Pacific interests to form a regional council on which there might be accredited representatives of Britain and America,' " said Mr. Fraser. "He is mixing two entirely separate proposals contained in the agreements'

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New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24825, 23 February 1944, Page 6

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MR. FRASER'S REPLY New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24825, 23 February 1944, Page 6

MR. FRASER'S REPLY New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24825, 23 February 1944, Page 6