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FOR PRESS. '

NEW MEMBERS FOR EXPORT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

( S t a t e m e n t  by  t  he D e p u ty  Prime M i n i s t e r  and  M i n i s t e r  f o r  T r a d e ,

t h e  R i g h t  H o n o u r a b le  J o h n  McEwen.)

S i x  new members h a d  r e c e n t l y  b e e n  a p p o i n t e d  t o  t h e  Export)

D e v elo p m en t C o u n c i l ,  t h e  M i n i s t e r  f o r  T r a d e ,  Mr. J .  McEwen, Ã¢ÂÂ

a n n o u n c e d  t o d a y .

They w e r e :

Mr. G.C. L in d e  sa y  C l a r k ,  Chairm an o f  Bro k en  H i l l  S o u t h

L i m i t e d ,  D i r e c t o r  o f  N o r t h  B ro k e n  H i l l  and Chairman o f  t h e  W e s t e r n

Mining. C o r p o r a t i o n ;  Dr^ H.G. R a g g a t t ,  S e c r e t a r y  o f  t h e  D e p a r t m e n t

of N a t i o n a l  Developm ent ; Mr. C.W. N i e l s o n ,  D i r e c t o r  o f  Commercial

S e r v i c e s  f o r  Q a n t a s  Empire A i r w a y s ;  Mr. A. R. H a l l e n s t e i n ,

D i r e c t o r  and G e n e r a l  Manager, M i c h a e l i s  H a l l e n s t e i n  & Company

L i m i t e d ,  M e l b o u r n e ; Mr. T . R. C a r r u t h e r s ,  Managing D i r e c t o r

o f  J .  W a l t e r  Thomson ( A u s t . )  P t y .  L t d .  and Mr. N. M. B l y t o n ,

M anag er, E x p o r t  D i v i s i o n ,  H. C. S l e i g h  L i m i t e d .

Mr. McEwen s a i d  t h a t  t h e  s i x  new a p p o i n t e e s  who

r e p r e s e n t e d  a wide v a r i e t y  o f  b u s i n e s s  an d  d e p a r t m e n t a l  i n t e r Â­

e s t s ,  wou ld j o i n  t h e  32 p r e s e n t  members o f  t h e  C o u n c i l ,  whose

members a l r e a d y  r e p r e s e n t e d  commerce, i n d u s t r y , ,  b a n k i n g ,  s h i p p i n g

and r o a d  t r a n s p o r t , and a l s o  i n c l u d e d  t h e  S e c r e t a r i e s  o f  t h e

D e p a r t m e n t s  o f  T r a d e  and P r i m a r y  I n d u s t r y . -

He s a i d  t h e  C o u n c i l  was e s t a b l i s h e d  b y  t h e  Government

i n  1958 t o  p r o v i d e  e f f e c t i v e  l i a i s o n  b e t w e e n  t h e  Government

and  commerce and i n d u s t r y .  I t  was v i t a l l y  c o n c e r n e d  w i t h  a l l

a s p e c t s  o f  t h e  d e v e l o p m e n t  o f  A u s t r a l i a n  e x p o r t  t r a d e  and i t s

work was r e g a r d e d  a s  o f  m a j o r  i m p o r t a n c e .

The s i x  new members would b r i n g  t o  t h e  C o u n c i l  s p e c i a l i s e d

k nowledge w h i c h  wou ld c o n s i d e r a b l y  a s s i s t  i n  f u t u r e  C o u n c i l

a c t i v i t i e s .

Mr. L in d e  s a y  C l a r k  had f o r  many y e a r s  b e e n  p r o m i n e n t

i n  A u s t r a l i a n  m i n i n g  c i r c l e s .  H i s  wide k nowledge o f  m i n i n g

and t h e  m i n i n g  i n d u s t r y  i n  g e n e r a l  would be v a l u a b l e  i n  v i e w

o f  t h e  s u b s t a n t i a l  c o n t r i b u t i o n  w h i c h  t h e  i n d u s t r y  was making

t o  A u s t r a l i a n  e x p o r t s  a l r e a d y  and  t h e  e v e n  g r e a t e r  c o n t r i b u t i o n

w h i c h  i t  was hoped i t  would make i n  t h e  f u t u r e . '

D r . R a g g a t t ,  S e c r e t a r y  o f  t h e  D e p a r t m e n t  o f  N a t i o n a l

D e v elo p m en t was a l s o  a g e o l o g i s t  b y l p r o f e s s i o n  a n d  an  acknowÂ­

l e d g e d  e x p e r t  i n  t h i s  f i e l d  and t h e  a s s o c i a t e d  f i e l d s  o f  m i n i n g

and o i l  d e v e l o p m e n t .  He was D e p u ty  C h airm an of t h e  A u s t r a l i a n

Atomic E n e r g y  Commission a n d  a member o f  s e v e r a l  o t h e r  o r g a n i s a t i o n s ,

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i n c l u d i n g  t h e  A u s t r a l i a n  N a t i o n a l  R e s e a r c h  C o u n c i l ,  t h e  A u s t r a l i a n

I n s t i t u t e  o f  M i n i n g  a n d  M e t a l l u r g y  a n d  t h e  A m e r i c a n  A s s o c i a t i o n

o f  P e t r o l e u m  G e o l o g i s t s .

Mr .  N e i l s o n ,  wh o  h a d  h e l d  s e n i o r  e x e c u t i v e  p o s i t i o n s  i n

Q a n t a s  s i n c e  1 9 4 1 ,  w a s  a p p o i n t e d  t o  h i s  p r e s e n t  p o s i t i o n  i n

1 9 5 9 .  '

He wa s  r e s p o n s i b l e  f o r  a l l  o f  t h e  c o m m e r c i a l  a c t i v i t i e s

o f  Q a n t a s ,  i n c l u d i n g ' p l a n n i n g  a n d  d e v e l o p m e n t , '  s a l e s ,  t r a f f i c

h a n d l i n g ,  c a r g o . ,  f a r e s  a n d  r a t e s ,  a d v e r t i s i n g  a n d  s p e c i a l

p r o m o t i o n s .  He w o u l d  b r i n g  e x p e r t  k n o w l e d g e  i n  the- d e v e l o p i n g

f i e l d  o f  i n t e r n a t i o n a l  a i r  f r e i g h t i n g  t o  t h e  C o u n c i l .

Mr. H a l l e n s t e i n ,  w i d e l y  known t h r o u g h o u t  A u s t r a l i a ’ s

l e a t h e r  i n d u s t r y ,  h a d  f o r  many y e a r s  b e e n  a c t i v e l y  a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h  e x p o r t .  H i s  f i r m , ,  w h i c h  h a d  b e e n  e s t a b l i s h e d  i n  V i c t o r i a

f o r  mo r e  t h a n  a  100. y e a r s ,  h a d  w i d e  a s s o c i a t i o n s  i n  many p a r t s

o f  t h e  w o r l d , Â°

H i s  i n t i m a t e  k n o w l e d g e  o f  t h e  l e a t h e r  i n d u s t r y ,  w h i c h

a l r e a d y  c o n t r i b u t e d  s u b s t a n t i a l l y  t o  A u s t r a l i a ' s  e x p o r t  i n c o m e ,

p l u s  h i s  p e r s o n a l  k n o w l e d g e  o f  t r a d i n g  c o n d i t i o n s  i n  many p a r t s

\ .

o f  t h e  w o r l d  w o u l d  b e  v e r y  v a l u a b l e  t o  t h e  C o u n c i l , , .

Mr.  C a r r u t h e r s  w a s  one o f  t h e  m o s t  e x p e r i e n c e d

a d v e r t i s i n g  men i n  A u s t r a l i a  a n d  w a s  P r e s i d e n t  o f  t h e  A u s t r a l i a n

A s s o c i a t i o n  o f  A d v e r t i s i n g  A g e n c i e s .  He a l s o  h a d  a  w i d e  b u s i n e s s

k n o w l e d g e  a n d  w o u l d  c o n t r i b u t e  much t o  t h e  E . D . C ,

Mr.  B l y t o n ,  E x p o r t  D i v i s i o n  M a n a g e r  f r o m  H . C ,  S l e i g h

L i m i t e d ,  w a s  a  me mbe r  o f  t h e  .M 31 b o u r n e  Chamber Commerce e x e c u t i v e

and C h a i r m a n  o f  i t s  E x p o r t e r s  s e c t i o n .  L a s t  y e a r  he r e p r e s e n t e d  t h e

M e l b o u r n e  Chamber o f  Commerce a t  t h e  Chamber o f  Commerce I n t e r n a t i o n a l

C o n g r e s s  h e l d  i n  C o p e nh ag e n  and h a d  had wi de  e x p e r i e n c e  i n  e x p o r t  in ..

g e n e r a l  and i n  many s p e c i a l i s e d  e x p o r t  p r o b l e m s .

The s i x  new members would a t t e n d  t h e  n e x t  m e e t i n g  of t h e

f u l l  C o u n c i l  i n  C a n b e r r a  i n  J u n e .

C a n b e r r a ,  A.C .T ,

1 s t  May, 1962. 58/62T

