Korea, 1950-80

Component identifier:

Series 11

Content Summary:

Plimsoll was the Australian delegate to the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea. There are only a few items in his papers documenting his involvement in the Commission. The series, however, contains a number of photographs, both official and non-official, and an extensive correspondence with Robert O'Neill, the author of Australia in the Korean War 1950-53.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Sir James Plimsoll, who died on 8 May 1987, bequeathed his papers and books to the National Library. Following intervention by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the executors were informed that some of the papers were Commonwealth records and others were records of the Tasmanian Government. Consequently, the papers were transferred to the Australian Archives for detailed examination. It was finally determined that 149 boxes would come to the National Library, four boxes would be sent to the Tasmanian State Archives, and the remaining boxes would be retained by the Australian Archives. The papers were received by the National Library in March 1990.

Names:

Sir James Plimsoll

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