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of the proposals which Dulles put forward in Canberra.

We would

like in due course to exchange views with the United States Admini-

stration, but we certainly do not want to say anything to them which

might have the effect of putting them off in any way. It is for this

reason that we want to have your views and we will not say anything

to Washington until we hear from you.

In our

In any case, and however this all comes out, we should

certainly hope that it would be possible for both our Governments to

make concerted public statements when the time comes.

statement we should wish to welcome the Treaty and to make it clear

that we had been fully consulted and considered that our interests

were fully safeguarded. We would hope that both in your statement

and in ours emphasis would be laid on the value of the Treaty as a

contribution towards Commonwealth security and on the fact that the

Treaty is complementary to the understandings of mutual support

between Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom which remain

so essential a part of our relationship.

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