Kōrero: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation

New Zealand mission to the EEC, 1961

New Zealand mission to the EEC, 1961

Thomas Macdonald (left), head of New Zealand's mission to the European Economic Community (EEC), presents his credentials to Walter Hallstein, president of the EEC Commission, at Brussels, Belgium, in July 1961. Macdonald was also New Zealand's high commissioner to the UK. In both diplomatic posts his main concern was to safeguard New Zealand's export markets if Britain joined the EEC.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

European Commission Audiovisual Services
Reference: P-009294/-00-2

© European Union, 2011

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Michael Green, 'Foreign policy and diplomatic representation - Foreign policy in Europe and beyond', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/34286/new-zealand-mission-to-the-eec-1961 (accessed 6 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Michael Green, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 May 2016