From the Sydney "Bulletin"
THe much publicised branch of the CND in Sydney was launched in March 1962. Branches were later established in Queensland, Victoria and West Australia, the Sydney Group has as its Secretary, says the Sydney "Bulletin" in its July 6th number, Mr. R. Gould, the young and energetic secretary of the West Darlinghurst branch of the Australian Iabour Party.
Recently, the Sydney CND group received a copy of the Spies For Peace document, Realising its propganda value, they decided to distribute ranctd copies throughout Australia. The first copies to appear covered seven foolscap pages and were issued with copies of the CND NEWSLETTER No.5, June, 1963. It was circulated in about 750 copies to various organisations and individuals, but at the same time another 500 were issued under the name of SPIRS FOR PEACE (AXustralia) Inc., and urged citizens te seek out official secrets and make them public,
"iho caused the sccond batch to be distributed is not known" comments the Bulletin, The member of CND Executive who authorised the CND copy of the SPIES FOR PEACE LEAFIET denied all lmowledge of the second batch, and commented that: "It was possible ours, the CND one, has breached the Crimes Act, but as far as I can sec it is almost certain that the other circular has breached it."
Both Miss McIntyre, who authorised the CND pamphlet, and Mr. Gould have been interviewdd by Commonwealth police, Meanshile the Chairman of the jest Australien CND has stated that his group is organising the printing and distritution of a leaflet on the United States Navy Radio Comminication Centre to be set up in the desolate far north of Australia to act as a tracking station for United States Pelaris submarines. He also stated that if any secrets about the bas come te light, the CND will do all it can to piblicise them, It should be noted that the Australian Government's: decision to establish the base has been the suiject for long and heated debate in the Australian labour Party. The Federal Executive of the A.L.P. only decided after seven day's debate and after several votes, by a margin of only one vote to agree to a compromise right-wing motion which means the A.L.P. supports the establishment of the Base, subject to joint control by Australia, and consultation if it is to used te launch Polarie rockets,
The Sydney "Bulletin" endswith the following statement: " In any event CND has received more publicity in a week than it would normlly have got in a decade; and the Comicwwealth police are still investigating every aveme in its search for the distributors of the second batch of the SPTES FOR PEACE PAMPHIET, The Attorney-General, Sir Garfield Barwick, is expected to comment when the facts arc assembled", ;