Correspondence, 1947-1949 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1791597
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Shedden, Frederick, Sir, 1893-1971
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1947-1949
- 1 cm.
- Summary:
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The correspondence concerns Shedden's term of office as Secretary of the Department of Defence. It is mainly between Shedden and the Prime Minister, J.B. Chifley. There is one letter from Harry Truman and one from Dean Acheson, the U.S. Secretary of State, in 1949.
- Biography/History:
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Sir Frederick Shedden, K.C.M.G., O.B.E., was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1937 to 1956. Other positions he held included Chairman of the War Cabinet, 1939-1946. He accompanied the Prime Minister overseas for defence discussions in 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951 and 1955, and visited the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for defence discussions in 1949.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 3928.
- Subject:
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- Shedden, Frederick, Sir, 1893-1971 -- Correspondence
- Chifley, J. B. (Joseph Benedict), 1885-1951 -- Correspondence
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Correspondence
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 -- Correspondence
- Australia. Department of Defence -- Officials and employees -- Correspondence
- Prime ministers -- Australia -- Correspondence
- Australia -- Defenses
- Time Coverage:
- 1947-1949
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2042 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1972
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1949
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