Australia and U.S.

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 219, 5 December 1927, Page 1

Australia and U.S.

SIR HUGH DENISON’S RESIGNATION NEW REPRESENTATION PLAN By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. Reed. 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, Sunday. “The World’* prints the following Washington dispatch: “The statement by Sir Hugh Denison, Australian Corn* missioner in America, coincident with his resignation as Commissioner, that he would submit recommendations to Mr. Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister o t \ Australia, as a result of which the entire system of representation in the United States may be revised, was inI terpreted in diplomat ic quarters here ( to-day as signifying that a move will ; be made to have Australia represented | in the United States by a Minister, I following the example of Canada and the Irish Free State. ! “Sir Hugh has informed friends in Washington on several occasions that he expected his Government to appoint an envoy with the rank of Minister to this country, and it is even reported that an assurance had been given him, prior to assuming his post as Commissioner, that he would be elevated to that rank in the not distant future.” An earlier message stated that Sir Hugh said his reasons for the step were private. He will leave for London on January 14, en route to Australia. EARLIER STATEMENT

Sir Hugh in a further statement said: “I want to make it very clear that I have met with nothing but hospitality and kindness since my appointment to the United States. I will make several recommendations to the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Bruce, when I return. As a result it is possible that the entire system of Australian representation in the United States may be revised. This change, however, will be made purely in the light of Australia’s increasing importance in the world of trade, and is in no way intended as an expression of dissatisfaction with Australian recognition in America.” —A. and N.Z.