▁Canadian ▁initi ative ▁can ▁be ▁taken ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁host ilities ▁in ▁Ind och ina , ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁we ▁will ▁find ▁ourselves ▁still ▁rather ▁far ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁Austral ians ." ▁Indeed , ▁when ▁Tru de au ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁plug ▁could ▁be ▁pulled ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁for ▁all ▁he ▁c ared , ▁Australian ▁officials ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁they ▁" now ▁wished ▁that ▁[ T ru de au ] ▁had ▁never ▁concerned ▁himself ▁with ▁them ." ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁differences ▁separ ating ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁dimin ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁though ▁with ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁G ough ▁Whit lam ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁Labor ▁government ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Whit lam ▁had ▁been ▁ske pt ical ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁especially ▁concerning ▁its ▁stead fast ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁shr inking ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁faith ▁in ▁American ▁global ism ▁that ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁w oe fully ▁mis managed . ▁Whit lam ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁new ▁direction , ▁and ▁he ▁looked ▁to ▁Canada , ▁a ▁country ▁he ▁had ▁visited ▁frequently ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁as ▁opposition ▁leader . ▁He ▁adm ired ▁Tru de au ' s ▁determ ination ▁in ▁separ ating ▁Canada ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁modern izing ▁the ▁Canadian ▁constitution , ▁which ▁quickly ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁easy ▁and ▁natural ▁rapport ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁leaders . ▁Upon ▁Whit lam ' s ▁encourag ement , ▁many ▁Australian