Historical documents
- 1 Cablegram from Senanayake to Chifley
- 2 Memorandum from Burton to Crawford
- 3 Discussions on Asia with Representatives of the United
- 4 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 5 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 6 Summary Record of Discussions
- 7 Memorandum from Borthwick to Burton
- 8 Note by Department of External Affairs
- 9 Memorandum from Burton to Mills
- 10 Minute from Burton to Spender
- 11 Brief for Cabinet for Commonwealth Conference, Colombo
- 12 Press Release by Department of External Affairs
- 13 Press Release by Department of External Affairs
- 14 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Posts
- 15 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 16 Memorandum by Australian Delegation to Conference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
- 17 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 18 Cablegram from High Commission in Colombo to Department of External Affairs
- 19 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 20 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Embassy in Washington
- 21 Cablegram to from High Commission in Colombo to Department of External Affairs
- 22 Memorandum from Mills to Burton
- 23 Dispatch from Makin to Department of External Affairs
- 24 Dispatch from Heydon to Burton
- 25 Letter from Tange to Heydon
- 26 Paper by Tange
- 27 Paper by Birch
- 28 Letter from Tange to Critchley
- 29 Memorandum from Brown to Spender
- 30 Savingram from Department of External Affairs to Embassy in Washington
- 31 Memorandum from Burton to Bills
- 32 Cablegram from Heydon to Department of External Affairs
- 33 Draft Submission from Department of External Affairs to Spender
- 34 Note of Discussion Between Department of External Affairs and Commonwealth Office of Education
- 35 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Australian Mission to the United Nations
- 36 Memorandum from Burton to Heads of Departments
- 37 Memorandum from Tange to Embassy in Washington
- 38 Note by Department of External Affairs
- 39 Letter from Spender to Menzies
- 40 Cablegram from Spender to Gordon Walker
- 41 Cablegram from Embassy in Washington to Department of External Affairs
- 42 Memorandum from United Kingdom Government to Australian Government
- 43 Letter from Mills to Burton
- 44 Minutes of Cabinet Committee Meeting
- 45 Memorandum from Department of External Affairs for Australian Representatives in South East Asia
- 46 Memorandum from Plimsoll to Burton
- 47 Letter from Bruce to Spender
- 48 Memorandum from Plimsoll to Burton
- 49 Memorandum from Plimsoll to Burton
- 50 Cablegram from Nimmo to Department of External Affairs
- 51 Telegram from Australian Government to United Kingdom Government
- 52 Memorandum from Tange to Australian Representatives in South East Asia
- 53 Memorandum from Tange to Metcalfe
- 54 Telegram from Commonwealth Relations Office to Australian Government
- 55 Cablegram from Australian Government to Governments of United Kingdom, Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zealand and Pakistan
- 56 Cablegram from Australian Government to Gordon Walker
- 57 Minute from Wheeler to Fadden
- 58 Telegram from Australian Government to Commonwealth Governments
- 59 Cablegram from Spender to Harrison
- 60 Letter from Spender to Menzies
- 61 Cablegram from Doidge to Spender
- 62 Cablegram from High Commission in London to Department of External Affairs
- 63 Cablegram from Spende to Harrison
- 64 Cablegram from Harrison to spender
- 65 Draft Statement by Spender to Delegates at a Meeting of the Consultative Committee
- 66 Cablegram from Spender to Harrison
- 67 Cablegram from Harrison to Spender
- 68 Memorandum by Australian Delegation at Sydney Conference
- 69 Report to Consultative Committee
- 70 Report to Consultative Committee
- 71 Report of the Consultative Committee
- 72 Memorandum from Metcalfe to Burton
- 73 Letter from Spender to Menzies
- 74 Letter from Fadden to Menzies
- 75 Memorandum from Watt to Watt
- 76 Memorandum from Dunk to Burton
- 77 Letter from Menzies to Spender
- 78 Interdepartmental Meeting on Technical Assistance to South and South East Asia
- 79 Submission from Spender to Cabinet
- 80 Minute from Bunting to Durie
- 81 Minute from Tange to Watt
- 82 Cablegram from Australian Government to Gordon Walker
- 83 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Embassy in Washington
- 84 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 85 Memorandum from Plimsoll to Watt
- 86 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in London
- 87 Letter from Stuart to Watt
- 88 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 89 Letter from Sykes to Nimmo
- 90 Letter from Spender to Bevin
- 91 Memorandum from Nimmo to Watt
- 92 Cablegram from High Commission in London to Department of External Affairs
- 93 Cablegram from Embassy in Washington to Department of External Affairs
- 94 Cablegram from spender to Menzies
- 95 Cablegram from Government of Ceylon to Australian Government
- 96 Cablegram from High Commission in London to Spender
- 97 Agenda and Minutes of Inter Departmental Committee Meeting
- 98 Notes on Conversation at the State Department
- 99 memorandum from doig to heads of departments
- 100 Cablegram from Watt to Spender
- 101 Cablegram from High Commission in London to Spender
- 102 Cablegram from Tange to Spender
- 103 Minutes of Interdepartmental Committee Meeting
- 104 Cablegram from Menzies to Spender
- 105 Cablegram from Watt to Spender
- 106 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 107 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 108 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 109 Cablegram from Menzies to Spender
- 110 Cablegram from Spender to Menzies
- 111 Minute from Wheeler to Fadden
- 112 Cablegram from Mccarthy to Mpender
- 113 Cablegram from Mccarthy to Spender
- 114 Memorandum by Department of External Affairs
- 115 Cablegram from High Commission in London to Department of External Affairs
- 116 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 117 Memorandum from Doig to Treasury
- 118 Memorandum from Schneider to Watt
- 119 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 120 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in London
- 121 Letter from Marjoribanks to Brown
- 122 Ablegram from Ritchley to Department of External Affairs
- 123 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 124 Cablegram from Critchley to Department of External Affairs
- 125 Submission from Spender to Cabinet
- 126 Memorandum by Tange
- 127 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 128 United States Memorandum on Colombo Plan
- 129 Telegram from Australian Government to United Kingdom Government
- 130 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 131 Press Release by Department of External Affairs
- 132 Note by Tange
- 133 Letter from Gaitskell to Menzies
- 134 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 135 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 136 Cablegram from Government of Ceylon to Australian Government
- 137 Letter from Menzies to Gaitskell
- 138 Memorandum from Doig to Meere
- 139 Letter from Menzies to Gaitskell
- 140 Cablegram from the Government of Ceylon to the Government of Australia
- 141 Cablegram from Gordon Walker to Australian Government
- 142 Cablegram from Australian Government to Government of Ceylon
- 187 draft submission from menzies to cabinet
- 188 Cablegram from Embassy in Washington to Department of External Affairs
- 189 Letter from Casey to Menzies
- 190 Minutes of Inter Departmental Meeting
- 191 Memorandum from Doig to Embassy in Jakarta
- 192 Letter from Casey to Duleepsinhji
- 193 Press Release by department of External Affairs
- 194 Note from Arnott to Casey
- 195 Memorandum from Birch to Watt
- 196 Memorandum from Borthwick to Watt
- 197 Savingram to Posts
- 198 Note by Department of External Affairs
- 199 Memorandum from Gilchrist to Watt
- 200 Memorandum by Wilson
- 201 Dispatch from Borthwick to Casey
- 202 Savingram to Posts
- 203 Cablegram from Watt to Spender
- 204 Memorandum from Gilchrist to Watt
- 205 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Embassy in Jakarta
- 206 Telegram from Lord Ismay to Australian Government
- 207 Letter from Department of External Affairs to Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 208 Memorandum from Plimsoll to Embassy in Jakarta
- 209 Note from Tange to Casey
- 210 Note by Cumes
- 211 Cablegram from Australian Government to Ismay
- 212 Cablegram from Embassy in Jakarta to Department of External Affairs
- 213 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in London
- 214 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in Colombo
- 215 Cablegram from Government of Pakistan to Australian Government
- 216 Dispatch from Gollan to Casey
- 217 Cablegram from Spender to Casey
- 218 Cablegram from Watt to Department of External Affairs
- 219 Minute from Pritchett to Harry
- 220 Minute from Pritchett to Harry
- 221 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in Karachi
- 222 Minute from Harry to Tange
- 223 Minute from Mange to Casey
- 224 Minute from Tange to Casey
- 225 Paper by Tange
- 226 Minute from Arnott to Casey
- 227 Cablegram from High Commission in Pakistan to Department of External Affairs
- 228 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 229 Cablegram from Casey to Department of External Affairs
- 230 Note by Pakistan Department of Commerce
- 231 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 232 Cablegram from High Commission in new Delhi to Department of External Affairs
- 233 Note by Department of External Affairs
- 234 Memorandum by Department of External Affairs
- 235 Memorandum from Gilchrist to Watt
- 236 Press Release by Department of External Affairs
- 237 Memorandum from Gilchrist to Watt
- 238 Minute by Birch
- 239 Submission from Department of External Affairs to Casey
- 240 Press Release by Department of External Affairs
- 241 Memorandum from Furlonger to Gilchrist
- 242 Cablegram from Furlonger to Department of External Affairs
- 243 Minute from Loveday to Casey
- 244 Memorandum from Dexter to Watt
- 245 Dispatch from Crocker to Casey
- 246 Letter from Zafrullah Khan to Casey
- 247 Letter from Casey to Crocker
- 248 Letter from Casey to Menzies
- 249 Savingram to Posts
- 250 Minute from Casey to Plimsoll
- 251 Letter from Crocker to Casey
- 252 Savingram to Posts
- 253 Letter from Plimsoll to Kevin
- 254 Dispatch from Kevin to Casey
- 255 Cablegram from High Commission in Colombo to Department of External Affairs
- 256 Submission from Economic and Technical Assistance Section to Casey
- 257 Minute from Casey to Plimsoll
- 258 Memorandum from Quinn to Watt
- 259 Memorandum for High Commission in Colombo from Arnott
- 260 Memorandum from Birch to Watt
- 261 Minute from Economic and Technical Section, Department of External Affairs to Casey
- 262 Cablegram from Embassy in Tokyo to Department of External Affairs
- 263 Paper by Department of External Affairs
- 264 Submission from Department of External Affairs to Casey
- 265 Dispatch from Kevin to Casey
- 266 Letter from Kevin to Arnott
- 267 Letter from Casey to Johnson
- 268 Minute from Shaw to Casey
- 269 Minute from Shaw to Casey
- 270 Minute from Shaw to Casey
- 271 Minute from Shaw to Casey
- 272 Note by Department of External Affairs on Police Training
- 273 Minute from Shaw to Casey
- 274 Annex to Cabinet Submission
- 275 Note from Embassy in Rangoon to Department of External Affairs
- 276 Letter from Casey to Fadden
- 277 Cablegram from Embassy in Washington to Department of External Affairs
- 278 Minute from Casey to Tange
- 279 Letter from Casey to Menzies
- 280 Letter from Fadden to Casey
- 281 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to Posts
- 282 Letter from Casey to Pearson
- 283 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in Ottawa
- 284 Cablegram from Department of External Affairs to High Commission in Ottawa
- 285 Record of Conversation Between Shaw and Nishi
- 286 Cablegram from High Commission in Ottawa to Department of External Affairs
- 287 Letter from Embassy in Jakarta to Tange
- 288 Minute from Casey to Tange
- 289 Minute from Shaw to Arnott
- 290 Minute from Casey to Shaw
- 291 Draft Letter from Casey to Pearson
- 292 Note from Vawdrey to Crocker
- 293 Submission No. 409 From Casey to Cabinet
- 294 Submission No. 416 from Fadden to Cabinet
- 295 Cabinet Decision No. 483
- 296 Note by Durie on Cabinet Submissions Nos. 409 and 416
- 297 Letter from Brown to Fadden
- 298 Paper by Department of External affairs
- 299 Paper by Department of External Affairs
Last Updated: 10 January 2017