58 Australian Government to Fraser
Cablegram 33 CANBERRA, 30 January 1946
SECRET
Your 17. Danish Representation. [1]
We should be glad to have your own views on the Danish proposals
and desire to make the suggestion that in cases such as this
Australia and New Zealand might agree to reciprocate by having
either Australian or New Zealand representation acting on behalf
of both countries. Which of us would appoint representatives and
in which of our countries overseas representatives would be
located could I am sure be worked out on a suitably satisfactory
basis. [2]
1 On 22 December 1945 Fraser had cabled requesting Australian
views on a Danish proposal to accredit C. M. Rottboll to both
Australia and New Zealand (see Document 35, note 1), and had been
informed on 1 January that decision awaited Evatt's return from
overseas. He had repeated his enquiry in cablegram 17, dispatched
25 January.
2 Fraser replied on 14 February that New Zealand would be glad to
accept the offer should occasion arise, but that New Zealand's
representation in Europe was being arranged through its High
Commission in London, and that although a Minister for Chile
resident in Australia was to be accredited to New Zealand, and New
Zealand was prepared to accept a Chinese representative, no
reciprocal representation was planned. In late May Australia did
agree to a request that Copland represent New Zealand as well as
Australia at a meeting of the UNRRA Committee for the Far East.
[AA:A1067, Z46/1/3]
