Peter Heydon interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2241376
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Heydon, P. R. (Peter Richard), 1913-1971, 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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- 1970 December 2-8
- 3 tape reels (ca. 6 hr. 6 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Sir Peter Richard Heydon discusses his entry into the Public Service in the 1930s; the Dept. of External Affairs; Sir George Pearce; Lord Bruce; Sir Robert Menzies; private secretaries to Prime Ministers; overseas postings for the diplomatic service; foreign policy; the Munich Agreement; the New Caledonia initiative; Dr Evatt; Lord Casey; Sir Garfield Barwick; Paul Hasluck; Sir Percy Spender; William Hodgson; Sir William Dunk; Ben Chifley; John Curtin; John Burton; Alan Watt; the Australian legation in Washington; British Embassy in Washington; World War II; Sir Owen Dixon; the Russian legation at Kuybyshev; Australia House, London; Australia's relations with Britain; Indonesia; Netherlands legation; West New Guinea; Malaysia; Brazil; New Zealand; India; Sir Walter Cawthorn; Australia's immigration policy; Nehru; missionaries in India; Colombo Plan; Indonesia and India.
- Biography/History:
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Peter Heydon was born in Sydney in 1913 and joined the diplomatic service in 1936.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 2-8 December 1970 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221544977
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 162 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2040 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1970
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