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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1948Vol. XIX, No. 5

South Pacific Commission—Second Session

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DURING a morning-tea adjournment of the Second Session of the South Pacific Commission, held in Sydney in October, the Senior of the : six nations represented on the Commission were photographed with representatives of the Press. The names of the persons in the above group, from left to right, are.

Mr. H. A. Standish, “Sydney Morning Herald”; Mr. J. R. Halligan, Secretary of the Australian Department of External Territories —senior Commissioner for Australia, M. Lassalle-Sere, Permanent Commissioner for France; His Excellency m. Auge, Minister for France in Australia, who was Chairman of these Sessions of the Commis sion; Mr. A. J. Beversluis, Senior Commissioner for the Netherlands; Dr. J. A. Burton, Commissioner for Australia; Sir Brian Freeston, Governor of Fiji and. Hign. Com missioner for the Western Pacific —Senior Commissioner for the United Kingaom.

Mr. R. W. Robson, “Pacific Islands Monthly”; Dr. Felix Keesing, Senior Commissioner for the United States; Mr. C. G. R. McKay, Senior Commissioner for New Zealand.