United Nations: correspondence, addresses and other papers, 1945-1973

Component identifier:

Series 8

Content Summary:

In 1951 Forsyth became Australia's Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York, with the rank of Minister, a position he held until 1956. He had already worked at the United Nations on Trusteeship matters (New Guinea and Nauru) and attended the General Assembly. With the exception of the years 1949-50, Forsyth was adviser, later delegate, annually to the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 until 1958.

This series contains the most extensive runs of personal and general correspondence in the collection. There are also copies of speeches, papers and addresses given to the United Nations and a great deal of information about the workings of the United Nations. There is a small selection of newspaper clippings from Australian and American newspapers and a substantial collection of official black and white photographs. A full account and description of Forsyth's Trusteeship work can be found in 'The Evatt years'. (The time as Permanent Representative in New York was to have been part of 'Pride and fall').

Most of the correspondence is between Forsyth and officers of the Department of External Affairs. Major correspondents include Sir Alan Watt, Arthur Tange, K.C.O. Shann, Colin Moodie, James Plimsoll, Paul McGuire, Peter Aylen, R.G. Casey, Sir Brian Freeston, as well as members of Forsyth's family.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated to the Library in several small instalments during the 1970s and 1980s and one large instalment after Forsyth's death in March 1993.

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