MR. T. R. Smith
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To Retire
Mr. T. R. Smith, Secretai General of the South Pad Commission since 1958, vw leave the Commission m March, after five years of st vice.
It is an SPC principle th the position of Secretai is General should be rotat among the six member govei' ments. Mr. Smith, who is\ New Zealander, is the SP( fourth Secretary, and the m who held the position i longest. The first Secretary w nominated by Australia, i second by the UK and i third by the US.
It is understood that A\ tralia will be sponsoring a cc didate to replace Mr. Smi Mr. Smith, who has been excellent, hard-working Sea tary, has no plans for i future.
Another leading figure in \
Spc, Mr. C. G. R. Mck:
NZ Senior Commissioner sin 1948, will be retiring from position at the end of this ya Mr. McKay is one of the j[ people who has attended South Pacific Conferences. I 24 years he was associaz with Western Samoa, and most recent assignment tM was as an administrator of UN plebiscite for independent held last year.