- … the Department of Foreign Affairs aimed at reassessing our strategic situation over the next fifteen years. As our … out international peace-keeping agreements'. The current strategic situation, in which there are no apparent direct …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-27/Pages/117-speech-barnard-to-the-first-tuesday-group -
- … Indian and American continents. Then there are our own strategic requirements–Scherger's statement that no …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-27/Pages/039-minute-bailey-to-bunting -
- … Jakarta. 4 The UK had placed an embargo on the export of strategic stores and material at the end of 1963. Last …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-25/Pages/363-cablegram-from-eastman-to-canberra -
- … appear necessary for us to canvass the impact on the SEATO strategic position. 5. Cabinet felt that in a situation short …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-25/Pages/191-cablegram-from-mcewen-to-menzies -
- … light of the economic implications and any new facts or strategic considerations. [NAA: A5868, 274] 1 See attachment …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-26/Pages/216-submission-no-274-barnes-to-cabinet -
- … really to clear our minds as to whether there is some strategic aspect of Formosa which renders it vital to keep it …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/027-cablegram-to-canberra -
- … not be prepared to hand Formosa over to the Communists for strategic and other reasons. The possibility exists of …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/041-submission-to-cabinet -
- … paper. 16 (b) The paper had given slight attention to the strategic aspect of Papua–New Guinea. 17 Perhaps Papua–New … New Guinea was not in Indonesian hands. If it had little strategic importance to Australia, did it matter if Papua–New … A 1209, 1968/8538 part 2). 17 The report had judged: 'The strategic importance of PNG lies mainly in its potential as a …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-26/Pages/189-notes-on-defence-committee-discussion-by-plimsoll -
- … to Australian national security, and to maintaining our strategic communications with Asia and through the Pacific. … of the 'highest importance for Australia to have a secure strategic base to cover the open flank exposed to Indonesia' …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-26/Pages/080-letter-fairhall-to-hasluck -
- … status of Formosa will have an important effect on the strategic situation in the Pacific. Australia's own defence … of China should have been recognized long ago. The strategic interests of Australia require that the problem of …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/049-letter-from-brown-to-menzies -