- … 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 -
- … view that the longer term problems in a possible future strategic situation in which the Singapore bases were no …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-27/Pages/016-note-by-hicks -
- … to the use in Borneo of the Australian battalion in the Strategic Reserve, and the use also of Australian S.A.S. …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-25/Pages/181-cabinet-decision-no-147-fad -
- … required this. No objection is placed in the way of non-strategic trade or visits by Australians. 11. All this …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/080-brief-for-australian-delegation-to-anzus-council -
- … While I do not think JIO has yet been asked to assess the strategic importance of Taiwan to Australia, it does not seem …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/282-cablegram-to-canberra -
- … out that the changed attitude was not based on a formal strategic assessment; the Chiefs had not yet put detailed …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-22/Pages/29-cablegram-to-canberra -
- … itself a 'good European' and to conform to the outlook and strategic priorities of its partners? Will not the UK be … could we be given a share of the making of the important strategic and political decisions affecting our interests? To …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-27/Pages/141-memorandum-tange-to-menzies -