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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION— Page 1. Scope of the Report ... ... ... ... 7 2. Organization of the Department ... ... 7 3. Information and Publicity ... ... ... 9 4. Treaty LIST ... ... ... ... ... 10 5. External Affairs Committee ... ... ... 10 THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH—1. General ... ... ... ... ... 11 2. New Zealand and the Statute of Westminster ... 12 3. India and Pakistan ... ... ... ... 13 4. India and South Africa ... ... ... 14 5. Australian - New Zealand Relations ... ... 16 THE PACIFIC—1. South Pacific Commission ... ... ... 17 2. Relations with British Pacific Administrations ... IB THE FAR EAST AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA—1. General ... ... ... ... ... 19 2. Japanese Peace Settlement ... ... ... 20 3. Far Eastern Commission ... ... ... 21 4. Allied Council for Japan ... ... ... 22 5. Japanese Affairs generally—(a) Antarctic Whaling Expedition ... ... 22 (b) New Zealand Government Trade Representative in Japan ... ... ... ... 23 6. Korea ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 7. Regional Co-operation in South-east Asia ... 26 EUROPE—1. General ... ... ... ... ... 27 2. European Recovery and "Western Union" ... 28 3. German and Austrian Settlements ... ... 28 4. Reparations Conference ... ... ... 29 5. Peace Settlements with Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Finland—(a) Trieste and Treaty Revision ... ... 30 (;b) Human Rights Clauses and Treaty Supervision... 31 (c) Former Italian Colonies ... ... ... 32 6. Greece ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 7. Spain ... ... ... ... ... ... 35