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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1951Vol. XXI, No. 10

Sir Brian Freeston

p. 11 · Read in the full issue

Offered SPC Secretary- Generalship

THE South Pacific Commission, sitting in Noumea early in May, decided to offer the post of Secretary-General to Sir Brian Freeston, KCMG, OBE, who is retiring this year from the post of Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.

The present Secretary-General. Mr. W.

D. Forsyth, returns to the Australian Public Service in June.

It is expected that Sir Brian will accept the position.

Mr. John Ryan, who has been acting as Deputy Secretary-General for some months, has been confirmed in that position. (See article on page 10 about rearrange ment of establishment of High Commission of Western Pacific.)

Sir Brian Freeston.