HOPE THAT AUSTRALIANS ARE SUFFICIENTLY LONG RANGE IN THEIR THINKING TO KNOW THAT THEIR SELF-ENLIGHTENED INTEREST MUST INCLUDE GROWING CONTACTS, GROWING UNDERSTANDING ARISING FROM MORE CONTACTS BETWEEN PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREA IN WHICH THEY LIVE. AND, WHILST IT IS THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE TO TAKE A SPACECRAFT AND SHOOT OFF INTO OUTER SPACE AND DROP INTO NEW YORK OR WASHINGTON OR LONDON OR BRUSSELS, YOU FINALLY COME BACK TO EARTH AND THE EARTH HAS PLACED YOU DOWN IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH ASEAN AND YOUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURS, AND IT DOES NOT HELP TO BYPASS YOUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURS.
MR FRASER:
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AUSTRALIA IS VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE SORT OF VIEW THAT PRIME MINISTER LEE HAS JUST ENUNCIATED, AND HE WILL CERTAINLY BE TAKING THAT VIEW VERY MUCH IN MIND IN ANY FINAL DECISION THAT IS MADE, BUT AUSTRALIA'S PLANS IN THIS REGARD ARE STILL VERY TENTATIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISQUSSIONS WHILE I HAVE BEEN OVERSEAS BUT IT IS IN ITS BEGINNING STAGES AND LOCAL VIEWS ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE WELL IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CONSIDERATIONS AND WHAT COMES
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