The Australian prime minister continued his scheduled appointments in Jakarta before outlining his proposal for a new regional group of Asian and Pacific states to the Indonesian Parliament. Despite Indonesian foreign minister Dr Malik's dismissal of the proposal, president Suharto would consider the proposal at some future date. 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation news report featuring, in order of appearance: Ken Begg (ABC reporter); Edward Gough Whitlam (former prime minister of Australia); Margaret Whitlam (former first lady, Australia); Suharto (former president, Republic of Indonesia).
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