Australian Prime Minister In London First Call To Ministry Of Information -- Mr. Menzies making his speech. On left is Mr. Bruce, High Commissioner for Australia in London, and on right of Mr. Menzies is Mr. Duff Cooper, and next to him Sir Walter Monckton, the Director General at the Ministry. Mr. Robert Gordon Menzies, the Australian Premier, who has arrived in London for consultations with the British Government made his first official visit to the Ministry of Information where he addressed representatives of the World's Press. February 21, 1941.