Papers of Ralph Harry [manuscript]. 1941-1988.

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Papers of Ralph Harry [manuscript]. 1941-1988.

1. Correspondence with Sir Patrick Shaw, 1941-1944. Also includes a letter from Harry to William McMahon Ball. 2. Letter from Sir Frederick Stewart to Sir John Latham, 9 September 1941. The letter was drafted by Harry. 3. Series of articles by Harry entitled "No man is a hero: pioneers of Australian diplomacy", ca. 1980-ca. 1988, including pieces on Lt. Col. W.R. Hodgson, J.D.L. Hood, Sir Alan Watt, Sir Frederick Stewart, H.V. Evatt, Sir William Glasgow, Sir Frederic Eggleston, Norman Makin, Sir Robert Menzies, Lord Casey, Sir Garfield Barwick and Patrick Shaw. 4. Articles and addresses by Harry including pieces on John Oldham, the United Nations, Korea, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Christmas Island; together with a letter from Sir Paul Hasluck, 1978, and copies of articles 'The Australian Mission to the United Nations' by K.C.O. Shann and 'Sir Keith Shann' by Sir Arthur Tange.

14 cm. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077523

Libraries Australia

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Latham, John, Sir, 1877-1964

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Stewart, Frederick Harold Sir, 1884-1961

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Harry, Ralph, 1917-2002

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Diplomat. Director, Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1979-1981; Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, 1975-1978; Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, 1971-1975; South Vietnam, 1968-1970; Belgium and the European Communities, 1965-1968; First Assistant Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 1960-1965; Director, ASIS, 1957-1960. From the description of Papers of Ralph Harry [manuscript]. 1941-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 2258...

Ball, W. Macmahon (William Macmahon), 1901-....

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Political scientist and diplomat, Ball taught at the University of Melbourne and undertook missions in South-East Asia. He was Advisor to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945 and a member of the Allied Council for Japan, 1946-47. He was a regular commentator on world affairs for the ABC and in newspapers and magazines. From the description of Papers. 1921-1985. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222643641 ...