Sir Roden Cutler interviewed by Stewart Harris [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1874470
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Cutler, Roden, Sir, 1916-2002, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1992
- 8 sound tape reels ; 7 in.
- Summary:
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Cutler discusses the situation in Cairo in 1955, when he was Minister to Egypt, concerning the nationalisation of Suez Canal and the negotiations between Menzies and Nasser. He then talks about his experiences during WWII in Middle East and the action in Syria when he lost his leg and was awarded Victoria Cross. Cutler then talks about his experiences as chief of protocol when the President of South Vietnam came to Canberra. He then shares his memories of Sir William Slim; Sir John Kerr and his involvement in the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975. Cutler then talks about his appointment as Governor of N.S.W. and his views on Sir Robert Askin. He then describes working for the Australian Security Service just after WWII; studying economics, of an evening at University of Sydney and joining AIF at outbreak of war.
Cutler then describes his war experiences from when he landed in Middle East to beginning of service in Syria. He then gives the background to his appointment as High Commissioner in New Zealand and his experiences as High Commissioner in Ceylon.
- Notes:
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- Recorded between June 29, 1992 and Sept. 14, 1992 in Bellevue Hill, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-216974989
- Related Material:
- Sir Roden Cutler during an Oral History interview with Stewart Harris, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, 1992; Located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection #PIC/20767/1-30
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary and corrected transcript available (typescript, 123 leaves).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Harris, Stewart, 1922-1994, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Until 2062 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1992
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