Geoffrey Yeend interviewed by Robert Hyslop in the Conversations with Departmental Secretaries oral history project [sound recording]

Bib ID:
1842686
Format:
Audio
Author:
Yeend, Geoffrey, Sir, 1927-1994, interviewee
Access Conditions:
Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
Description:
  • 1990
  • 3 tape reels (ca. 180 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in.
Series:
Conversations with Departmental Secretaries oral history project.
Summary:

Sir GeoffreyYeend, former Head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, speaks about his childhood; his career in the Prime Minister's Department; working as Menzies' official secretary; the role of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; departmental management; relations with ministers and the Prime Minister; Cabinet submissions; changes in the functions and structure of departments.

Notes:
  • From June to October 1990, Robert Hyslop interviewed 10 former heads of Commonwealth government departments.
  • Recorded in Canberra on 30 August 1990.
  • Digital master available National Library of Australia;
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Transcript available (typescript, 33 leaves)
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Hyslop, Robert, 1918-2007, interviewer
Related Records:
two-level-child

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