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Interview with T.K. Critchley, Australian diplomat

Mr Critchley speaks of his early work experience; his experiences during World War II; joining the Dept. of External Affairs; Dutch police action in Indonesia in 1947; the Colombo Plan; Martha Hertog riots; Communists in Asia; Cocos; restrictions on trade with Japan; aid projects in Malaysia; Singapore as an independent state; Indonesian confrontation; separation of Singapore and Malaysia; protection of Malaysia; accommodation in Kuala Lumpur; Britain's entering the Common Market; Suez; buying land in Thailand; Vietnam war; aid to Thailand; SEATO; regional cooperation; ASEAN; independence of Papua New Guinea; Australian aid to PNG; Bougainville; provincial government; shortage of skills and experience; maintaining Australian presence in PNG; education; East Timor; his broadcast on relations between Australia and Indonesia; Australian aid to Indonesia; Australia's relations with Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand; communication with Canberra; conditions of service; Ministers of Foreign Affairs; Indonesian independence; West New Guinea.

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