BRITAIN GIVEN RENEWED STRENGTH

Chronicle (Levin), 7 May 1946, Page 5

BRITAIN GIVEN RENEWED STRENGTH

PLEASED WITH CONFERENCE OF BQMJNIQNS Reeeived Moiulav 7.0 p.m. LOXDOX, May 5. Australia in particu&r an'd the Brit1 islt Commonwealth generally, prulitei {greatlv from the Prinie Alinisters' con ! ference, said Mr. Chifiey, broadeasting | oefore his departure for United States ! Ile added that as a resuit of the confei J ence, Britain would be able to speak with niiewed strength in the world 's ; councils. | Mr. '.'hiiley revealed that the conference agreed ii would be Australia 's I poiu-y to deveiop rcsources for the ! mauuiaciure of niunitious and for the jsuppiv of ruw niaterial to make her as seii -supporting as possiide. This will be combined with. ;i jiolicy of assisting commoivia! enterprises,. making Austra lia tlie widesl possible base for th' British I'miiiii.iii ivealth in ihe Pacific. "We beiieve we can shoulder tlie re ! sponsiiiility of playing a major part ii lensuring Australian and British intor icsts in the J'aciiic, ' ' he said. The Aust;-ai;au Associated Press say. ■ Mr. Chitley leaves for America to | morrow, generuliy sntislied with the re ! sult of tlie discussions in i.oinlon wlnel: [are now virtnally ended as far as Aus ilraliu's immediate interests are con [eerned. .Members of the Austrahaii j delegalion are satislied that 11 one of the genenii com lusions reached are likelv to lie altei.'d after Alr. Cliifley's de parture. Altli.mghMr. Mackenzie King 'lecidtsl la>t week. he wouid participale in the talhs, lie was not arHving uniii May 13. lie was not likely to be in terested in South west PaciJic aft'airs and his views \vere already h.nown to be in accord with tlie 1" Hme Ministers' dqci sious 011 otaer imiioi tiint muiters dis 1 cussed iiy the conference, for instance, linperial defeiice and deccntralisatioi. of war industries. The deiegations l>elieve Mr. M.-u-kenzie Kiiig's absence until the diseussiuus in th.g.4ater stages implies tuai the whole question ot ('oiiinuuiivealtli e-ononiic and military conperat hui i't the Pacific are likely to | be decided between nritain, Austraiia e.nd Xew /eaiaml. They are aot hupe f'ul oi' get t ing imich assistance from i'anada. Mr. Chitley and Mr. Xash expressed decided views' 011 Furopean affairs which generally wero in agreement witti those o;' United Kingdom.