Guide to the Papers of Joe Forace

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MS 9987

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 2018

Collection Summary

Creator
Forace, Joseph Leonard
Title
Papers of Joe Forace
Date Range
1945 - 2005
Collection Number
MS 9987
Extent
2.46 metres (9 ms boxes + 1 small folio box + 2 archives boxes + 1 medium folio box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

MS 9987 comprises papers relating to Forace as former High Commissioner for Malta in Australia. Includes: personal files; files on individuals and relations with China and Korea; 3 scrap books 1972-75; speeches, photographs and printed items on Australian-Maltese relations; correspondence relating to Forace's diplomatic appointments as Malta's Ambassador to China and various Arab countries including Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq; photographs and documentation of official visits; briefing notes; immigration documents; and notes relating to Forace's funeral and eulogy.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn 3642032).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Joe Forace, National Library of Australia, MS 9987, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Biographical / Historical

Forace was born in Valletta, Malta, in 1925 and came to Australia in 1954. He was Malta's High Commissioner to Australia from 1971 to 1978. In 1977 Forace was appointed dean of the diplomatic corps in Australia. Forace's posts as Malta's representative eventually extended to 18 countries including China and the Arab nations.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Original consignment received February 2006, 1961 - 2003

This consignment includes files mainly dating from 1971-78 when Forace was Maltese High Commissioner in Canberra. Includes:personal files; files on individuals and relations with China and Korea; 3 scrap books 1972-75; some loose papers, speeches, photographs and printed items on Australian-Maltese relations.

Series. Personal files

High Commissioner - personal files (File 1-5) - Box 1
High Commissioner - personal files (File 6-10) - Box 2
High Commissioner - personal files (File 11-15) - Box 3
High Commissioner - personal files (File 16-17) - Box 4
China and Korea (File 18-20) - Box 4
China and Korea (File 21-25) - Box 5
China and Korea (File 26-32) - Box 6
China and Korea (File 33-37) - Box 7

Series. Miscellaneous files

Correspondence and papers (File 38-41) - Box 7
Correspondence and papers (File 42-49) - Box 8
Correspondence and papers (File 50-55) - Box 9
Correspondence and papers (File 56-58) - Folio-Box 10

Class 2. Consignment received December 2017, 1945 - 2005 - Box 11, Box 12, Folio-Box 13

This consignment includes correspondence relating to Forace's diplomatic appointments as Malta's Ambassador to China and various Arab countries including Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq; photographs and documentation of official visits; briefing notes; immigration documents; and notes relating to Forace's funeral and eulogy.


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