Reminiscences of Sir Alan Stewart Watt : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of Sir Alan Stewart Watt : oral history, 1975.

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Negotiator for Australian delegation to United Nations Charter conference in San Francisco, 1945; delegate to United Nations General Assembly; Australian delegation member to 1948 conference on freedom of information and the press; international treaties negotiations, 1951 and 1954; background and skills important to negotiation; strategies; formal vs informal contacts; importance of press and public relations.

Transcript: 67 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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