Summary
Letter to The Most Reverend G.T. Sambell, Archbishop of Perth from Phillip Lynch, Minister for Immigration, dated 18 January 1971. The letter responds to a request from the Inter-Church Migration Committee for details of government policies relating to acceptance of immigrants to Australia from non-European or mixed European/non-European descent. The letter It outlines Australian immigration policy for peoples under each of those categories. Copies of the letter were sent to all committee members listed.
This letter captures the gradual shift in Australia's immigration policy in relation to non-European migration and an example of correspondence from an Immigration Minister.
Physical Description
Three page typed letter, headed 'Commonwealth of Australia'. The letter is unsigned so it is presumably a file copy.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer
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Sender
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 18 Jan 1971
Written by Phillip Lynch, Minister for Immigration -
Addressed To
Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 18 Jan 1971
Addressed to The Most Reverend G.T. Sambell, Archbishop of Perth -
Inscriptions
Headed: 'Commonwealth of Australia'
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20.3 cm (Width), 31 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Citizenship Act, Discrimination, Immigration, Immigration Debates, Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection, Multiculturalism, Racial Discrimination Act, Racism, Refugees, White Australia Policy