1430-1600
RESTRICTED
VISIT TO UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
1745 FOR
SPEECH TO SYDNEY INSTITUTE
1800
1900
DEPART
2000
106674 MDLIAN 3596
DINNER HOSTED BY GOVERNOR OF NSW
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
1040
MELBOURNE
DEPART FOR NEW ZEALAND
2. WESTPAC ARE NOW UNABLE TO HOST A LUNCH IN MELBOURNE. MOST OF THEIR TOP EXECUTIVES ARE BASED IN SYDNEY. WE ARE OFFERING THIS SLOT TO SIR JAMES BALDERSTONE, CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL MUTUAL WHO HAD ASKED FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU.
3. ON FURTHER REFLECTION THE AUSTRALIANS SAY THAT THE VISIT TO THE SOVEREIGN HILL MINING SETTLEMENT (WHICH IS A RECONSTRUCTION) IS LIKELY TO BE LESS APPROPRIATE THAN A VISIT TO A COLONIAL SETTLEMENT
AND COMBINED WITH A WALK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE AUSTRALIANS ALSO OFFERED ATTENDANCE AT AN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL MATCH WHICH WE
DECLINED ON YOUR BEHALF.
4. TICKETS FOR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE
ASKED THE AUSTRALIANS TO ORGANISE AN OUTING TO THE AUSTRALIAN OPERA
FOR THE EVENING OF 11 MAY.
CANBERRA
5. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS THE AUSTRALIANS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO TIDBINBILLA AFTER ARRIVAL IN CANBERRA. THIS WOULD MEAN LEAVING GOVERNMENT HOUSE DRESSED FOR A BUSH WALK. IF YOU WOULD
PREFER TO CALL AT THE HOTEL FIRST THIS CAN BE ARRANGED.
6. MONDAY 12 MAY IS CABINET DAY SO AVAILABILITY OF MINISTERS WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL NEARER THE TIME BUT MOST CALLS ARE LIKELY TO
BE AFTER 3 PM.
BARDER