in , ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁industry , ▁trade ▁and ▁commerce , ▁sought ▁Australian ▁agreement ▁for ▁a ▁regular ▁program ▁of ▁minister ial ▁vis its ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁the ▁relationship , ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁little ▁interest . ▁In ▁dismiss ing ▁P ep in ' s ▁dem ar che , ▁the ▁Australian ▁minister ▁for ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁was ▁bl unt : ▁"[ Can ada ] ▁could ▁not ▁expect ▁to ▁make ▁much ▁head way ▁in ▁[ its ] ▁relations ▁with ▁Pacific ▁R im ▁countries ▁if ▁[ it ] ▁pers isted ▁in ▁seeking ▁relations ▁with ▁Commun ist ▁China ." ▁Tru de au ▁f ared ▁little ▁better ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁continu ing ▁crisis ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁cast ▁a ▁long ▁shadow ▁over ▁the ▁discuss ions . ▁Although ▁Tru de au ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁p ledge ▁from ▁his ▁Australian ▁host ▁" to ▁hold ▁high - level ▁consult ations ," ▁it ▁seemed ▁clear ▁that ▁Australian ▁officials ▁and ▁polit icians ▁were ▁hardly ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁Canada ▁and ▁its ▁new ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ ▁When ▁review ing ▁the ▁matter ▁with ▁Arthur ▁M enz ies , ▁Canada ' s ▁long - ser ving ▁and ▁trust ed ▁high ▁commission er ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁compla ined ▁loud ly ▁that ▁Tru de au ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁effort ▁to ▁understand ▁Australia ' s ▁perspective ▁on ▁Ind o - Ch ina . ▁M enz ies ' ▁conclusion ▁was ▁disturb ing : ▁" U ntil ▁circumstances ▁arise ▁in ▁which ▁some ▁effective