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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
- Date
- 2016
- By
- New Zealand. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Manatū Aorere; Manson, Heugh Cecil Drummond, 1941-
- Reference
- OHColl-1261
- Description
Oral history interviews with long serving senior public servants who worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and its predecessors, conducted in 2016 by Hugo Manson. Topics cover their experiences, opinions, and accounts of events occuring during their careers.
Interviewees are: Lyn Corner, Gerald Hensley, Tom Larkin, Roderick Miller, and Merwyn Norrish.
Title taken from item.
See also an earlier set of oral history interviews commission by the Ministry, OHColl-0176, NZOHA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oral History Project, 1987. See also Library reference OHColl-0732 Ministry of External Relations and Trade 50th anniversary oral history project.
Arrangement: Digital files attached at the interview level.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Manatū Aorere (MFAT) was first established as the Department of External Affairs (NZDEA) on 11 June 1943. From 1969 to 1988, the Ministry was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Between 1988 and 1993, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of External Relations and Trade (MERT). The function of the ministry is to advise the New Zealand government on foreign and trade policy, and promote New Zealand's interests in trade and international relations.
Quantity: 5 Interview(s). 92 digital sound recording(s).
Search dates: 2016
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use requires the written permission of the donor and may require the permission of the interviewee. Copyright: Copyright held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access to the collection interviews requires written permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Format
- 5 Interview(s), 92 digital sound recording(s), Oral histories
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Interview with Lyn Corner
Date: 8 and 21 March 2016 - 15 April 2016
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
By: Corner, Florence Marie Winifred, 1921-2016
Reference: OHInt-1261-1
Description: Oral history interview conducted with Lyn Corner by interviewer Hugo Manson. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 11 digital sound recording(s). Search dates: 2016 Processing information: No abstract was received for this interview.
Interview with Merwyn Norrish
Date: 9, 23, and 30 March 2016 - 11 May 2016
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
By: Norrish, Merwyn, 1926-2021
Reference: OHInt-1261-5
Description: Oral history interview conducted with Merwyn Norrish by interviewer Hugo Manson. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Interview was conducted over four sessions. A correction by Norrish to his interview content in the third session was recorded during the fourth session. The recording was titled "Norrish 3 5 pretrack" and arranged by the interviewer to play before the last track of the third session, being digital file name "Norrish 3 5". Merwyn Norrish was Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 1980 and 1988. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 26 digital sound recording(s). Search dates: 2016 Processing information: No abstract was received for this interview.
Interview with Roderick Miller
Date: 14 May 2016
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
By: Miller, Roderick Macalister, 1925-2016
Reference: OHInt-1261-4
Description: Oral history interview conducted with Roderick Miller by interviewer Hugo Manson. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 6 digital sound recording(s). Search dates: 2016 Processing information: No abstract was received for this interview.
Interview with Tom Larkin
Date: 15 April 2016 - 3 May 2016
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
By: Larkin, Thomas Cedric, 1917-
Reference: OHInt-1261-3
Description: Oral history interview conducted with Tom Larkin by interviewer Hugo Manson. Present is Larkin's wife Sarah Williams. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 21 digital sound recording(s). Search dates: 2016 Processing information: No abstract was received for this interview.
Interview with Gerald Hensley
Date: 13 and 28 April 2016 - 6 May 2016
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade oral history project
By: Hensley, Gerald Christopher, 1935-
Reference: OHInt-1261-2
Description: Oral history interview conducted with Gerald Hensley by interviewer Hugo Manson. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 28 digital sound recording(s). Search dates: 2016 Processing information: No abstract was received for this interview.