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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Australia Percy Spender, C. T. Moodie, and John F. Simmons
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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Australia Percy Spender, C. T. Moodie, and John F. Simmons
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Memorandum of Conversation
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DATE: May 31, 1951
SUBJECT:
First Call of the Ambassador-designate of Australia
PARTICIPANTS:
The Secretary
The Ambassador-designate of Australia
Mr. C. T. Moodie, Counselor,
Embassy of Australia
John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol
COPIES TO:
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His Excellency The Honorable Percy c. Spender, newly appointed
Ambassador of Australia, called on me today at 2:30 p.m. to present
copies of his credentials and to request an appointment with the
President.
After the usual exchange of courtesies, the Ambassador expressed
his happiness at being appointed to this country as ambassador.
He
spoke of his pleasure at having already visited this country last
year when, as Australian Foreign Minister, he had the opportunity
of talking with President Truman and myself regarding various
important matters touching on the Pacific situation.
I mentioned to the Ambassador my great pleasure and satisfaction
at his appointment here, reminding him of our friendly talks last
year and also of my great respect and admiration for Prime Minister
Menzies.
A number of remarks of a relatively personal character were
exchanged, and the Ambassador then said that he had an appointment
later this afternoon with Mr. John Foster Dulles, who had wished to
see him and to discuss certain matters pertaining to the inter-
national situations. I expressed pleasure at this proposed meeting,
and assured him of my wish to cooperate with him at all times,
wishing him the greatest success in connection with his new appoint-
ment.
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