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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, The Hon. A.R. DOWNERÂ·, M.P.~ '

The A u s t r a l i a n  C i t i z e n s h i p  C o n v e n t i o n  o f  1962

w i l l  be opened by H is E x c e l l e n c y  t h e  R t . Hon. V i s c o u n t  Be

L ' I s l e  a t  t h e  A l b e r t  H a l l ,  C a n b e r r a ,  a t  3 p .m . on J a n u a r y  23.

The theme o f t h e  C o n v e n ti o n  w i l l  be " C i t i z e n s h i p " .

R e l e g a t e s  t o  t h e  t h r e e - d a y  Annual C o n v e n t i o n  w i l l

c o m p r is e  more t h a n  250 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s  o f  n a t i o n a l l y -

c o n s t i t u t e d  o r g a n i s a t i o n s  fro m  a l l  p a r t s  o f  t h e  Commonwealth.

They w i l l  be welcomed a t  t h e  o p e n in g  cerem ony by  t h e  M i n i s t e r

f o r  I m m i g r a t i o n ,  Mr. Bowner.

On J a n u a r y  24, t h e  d e l e g a t e s  w i l l  form s i x  g r o u p s  t o

d i s c u s s  p o i n t s  r a i s e d  i n  a d d r e s s e s  by t h r e e  g u e s t  s p e a k e r s .

The s p e a k e r s  w i l l  b e ;  L ord C asey ; t h e  Rev. C . A. O sborne,

A s s i s t a n t  M i n i s t e r  o f  S t .  M a r k ' s ,  B a r l i n g  P o i n t , and C h a p l a i n

t o  t h e  A r c h b is h o p  o f  Sydney; B r . U l r i c h  E n g e l b e r t , a s e n i o r

r e s e a r c h  o f f i c e r  a t  t h e  A u s t r a l i a n  Atomic E n e r g y  Commission.

I n  t h e  e v e n i n g ,  d e l e g a t e s  w i l l  a t t e n d  t h e  A l b e r t  '

H a l l  f o r  " C a v a lc a d e  o f  C i t i z e n s h i p " —  a s t o r y  i n  p i c t u r e s ,

m u sic and song o f  A u s t r a l i a ' s  d e v elo p m e n t o f  n a t i o n a l  u n i t y  and

c i t i z e n s h i p .

The g e n e r a l  a s s e m b ly  of t h e  C o n v e n t i o n  w i l l  be held'

i n  th e  A l b e r t  H a l l  on J a n u a r y  25 when group c h a i r m e n  w i l l  r e p o r t

and t h e  d e l e g a t e s  w i l l  engage i n  open d i s c u s s i o n .  .

. R e l e g a t e s  w i l l  be g u e s t s  o f  t h e  G o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l

and t h e  V i s c o u n t e s s  Be L * I s l e  a t  a l a t e  a f t e r n o o n  r e c e p t i o n

a t  Government House on J a n u a r y  24.' They w i l l  a l s o  be g u e s t s

a t  a r e c e p t i o n  g i v e n  by M r . Ã¢ÂÂ Bowner a t  P a r l i a m e n t  House on

J a n u a r y  23 a t  4 . 3 0  p .m .

A f e a t u r e  o f t h i s  C o n v e n ti o n  w i l l  be a d i s p l a y  by

th e  N a t i o n a l  C a p i t a l  B evelopm ent Commission i n  t h e  A l b e r t

H a l l  a n n e x e .

The f i r s t  A u s t r a l i a n  C i t i z e n s h i p  C o n v e n t i o n  was

h e l d  i n  C a n b e r r a  i n  J a n u a r y  1950.

C a n b e r r a .  A .C .T . 3 . 1 . 1 9 6 2 .

