Diplomatic posts
Sir, —I agree wholeheart- < edly with the points made in ’ your succinct leader about < the New Zealand High Com- J missioner’s post in' London. - As a result of the unwelcome 1 —to everyone concerned ; with the good name of New 1 Zealand—publicity accorded ‘ ithe “London affair.” the time 1 has surely arrived when ‘ ambassadorial and high j commission appointments ! should cease to become ' political. Ail future such ’ appointments could well be ' made from the ranks of most senior and eminently suitable members of the staffs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Such a scheme would not only ensure that truly knowledgeable men were the appointees, but would give an added inducement to the right types of men — and women —in applying for posts in these all-important Government departments. —■ Yours, etc., HARVEY FOSS. March 17, 1976.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19760319.2.82.3
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34106, 19 March 1976, Page 12
Word Count
150Diplomatic posts Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34106, 19 March 1976, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in