Alan Watt interviewed by Bruce Miller [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 788329
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Watt, Alan, Sir, 1901-1988, 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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- 11 Dec. 1974
- 3 tape reels : 3 3/4 ips. ; 7 in.
- Summary:
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Sir Alan Watt speaks of joining the Dept. of External Affairs in 1937; Australia's dependence on British information; influence on ministers; League of Nations meetings; the Munich situation; his post in Washington; the Roosevelt-Churchill Allied effort; Pacific War Council; Dr Evatt; Dunk; growth of the Department; his posting to Moscow; the cold war; his appointment as Secretary; establishment of Assistant Secretary positions; his interest in juniors; the change in government; coming of communism to China; recruitment; non-permanent Permanent Heads; the Geneva conference; ANZUS; SEATO; Casey's trip to Japan and Korea; his postings to Singapore, Japan and Germany; Britain's entry to the EEC; changes to diplomacy; academics and officials; Menzies, Casey, Spender and Barwick.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-193771291
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Corrected draft transcript available (typescript, 95 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Miller, Bruce, 1961-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Until 2044 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1974
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