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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION— Page 1. Scope of the Report ... ... ... ... 7 2. Organization of the Department of External Affairs ... 7 3. Information and Publicity ... ... ... ... 7 4. External Affairs Committee ... ... ... 8 THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH—1. General ... ... ... ... ... 9 2. Meeting of Prime Ministers (London, April, 1949) ... 9 3. Meeting of Foreign Ministers (Ceylon, January, 1950) ... 11 THE PACIFIC—1. South Pacific Commission ... ... ... ... 12 2. Relations with South Pacific Administrations ... ... 13 THE FAR EAST : SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA—1. General ... ... ... ... ... 14 2. Japan ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 3. Korea ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 4. China ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 5. Indo-China ... ... ... ... ... 20 6. Federation of Malaya ... ... ... ... 21 7. Indonesia ... ... ... ... ... 21 8. Burma ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 9. India, Pakistan, and Ceylon ... ... ... 23 EUROPE—1. Atlantic Pact and Western Union ... ... ... 24 2. Germany and Austria ... ... ... ... 26 3. Greece ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 4. Spain ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 5. Peace Settlements with Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary ... ... ... ... ... 29