CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONERS
AND REPRESENTATIVES IN OTHER
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

AUSTRALIA

REPRESENTATIVE

1931. (May) E. T. Crutchley, CB, CMG, OBE.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1936. (March) Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, KCMG, CB (later KCB).

1941. (July) Sir Ronald Cross, Bt., PC, MP (later KCVO).

1946. (July) E. J. Williams, PC (later Sir Edward Williams, KCMG).

1952. (October) Sir Stephen Holmes, KCMG, MC.

1956. (November) Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, MC, 6th Baron Carrington (later KCMG).

1959. (November) Lieutenant-General Sir William Oliver, KCB, OBE, DL (later GBE, KCMG).

1965. (June) Sir Charles Johnston, KCMG.

BARBADOS

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1966. (November) J. S. Bennett, CVO, CBE.

BOTSWANA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1966. (September) J. S. Gandee, CMG, OBE. 1969. (November) G. D. Anderson, CMG

BRUNEI

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1963. (December) E. O. Laird, MBE, (later CMG). 1965. (July) F. D. Webber, CMG, MC, TD.

1968. (May) A. R. Adair, cvo, MBE.

CANADA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1928. (September) Sir William Clark, KCSI, KCMG (later GCMG). 1935. (January) Sir Francis Floud, KCB, KCMG (later KCSI).

1938. (October) Sir Gerald Campbell, KCMG (later GCMG).

1941. (April) Malcolm MacDonald, PC, MP.

1946. (May) Sir Alexander Clutterbuck, GCMG, MC.

1952. (August) Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE,

KCB, KBE, MC.

1956. (November) Sir Saville Garner, KCMG (later GCMG).

1961. (October) Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory, PC, GCMG. 1963. (October) Sir Henry Lintott, KCMG.

1968. (September) Sir Colin Crowe, KCMG.

1970. (October) P. T. Hayman, CMG, CVO, MBE.

CEYLON

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1948. (January) Sir Walter Hankinson, KCMG, OBE, MC.

1951. (October) Sir Cecil Syers, KCMG, CVO.

1957. (December) A. F. Morley, CMG, CBE (later Sir Alexander Morley, KCMG). 1962. (November) C. M. Walker, CMG (later Sir Michael Walker, KCMG).

1966. (March) F. S. Tomlinson, CMG (later Stanley Tomlinson, KCMG).

1969. (March) A. M. Mackintosh, CMG.

REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
REPRESENTATIVE

1960. (August) W. A. W. Clark, CMG, CBE (later Sir Arthur Clark, KCMG). COUNSELLOR

1960. (August) I. F. Porter, OBE (later CMG).

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1961. (March) W. A. W. Clark, CMG, CBE (later Sir Arthur Clark, KCMG).
1964. (April) Major-General W. H. A. Bishop, CB, CMG, CVO, OBE (later
Major-General Sir Alec Bishop, KCMG).

1965. (April) Sir David Hunt, KCMG, OBE.
1967. (January) Sir Norman Costar, KCMG.
1969. (April) The Hon. P. E. Ramsbotham, CMG

FIJI

HIGH COMMISSIONER

1970. (October) To be appointed.

THE GAMBIA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1965. (February) G. E. Crombie, CMG. 1968. (January) J. G. W. Ramage.

GHANA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1957. (March) Sir Ian Maclennan, KCMG.

1959. (September) A. W. Snelling, CMG (later Sir Arthur Snelling, KCMG, KCVo). 1961. (December) Sir Geoffrey de Freitas, KCMG.

1964. (January) H. Smedley, MBE (later CMG).

1967. (December) H. K. Matthews, cmg, mbe.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1946. (November) Sir Terence Shone, KCMG.

1948. (October) Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE,

KCB, KBE, MC.

1952. (October) Sir Alexander Clutterbuck, GCMG, MC.

1955. (September) Malcolm MacDonald, PC.

1960. (November) Sir Paul Gore-Booth, KCMG (later GCMG, KCVO). 1965. (April) Rt Hon. J. Freeman, MBE.

1968. (October) The Rt Hon. Sir Morrice James, KCMG, cvo, mbe.

JAMAICA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1962. (August) Sir Alexander Morley, KCMG, Cbe.

1965. (May) J. D. Murray, CMG.

1970. (April) E. N. Larmour, CMG

KENYA
REPRESENTATIVE

1963. (June) H. S. H. Stanley.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1963. (December) Sir Geoffrey de Freitas, KCMG.

1965. (February) Malcolm MacDonald, PC.

1966. (March) Sir Edward Peck, KCMG.

1968. (September) E. G. Norris, CMG (later Sir Eric Norris, KCMG).

LESOTHO

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1966. (October) I. B. Watt, CMG.

1970. (May) H. G. M. Bass.

MALAWI

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1964. (July) D. L. Cole, MC (later CMG). 1967. (October) T. S. Tull, Cbe, dso.

MALAYA

HIGH COMMISSIONER

1957. (August) G. W. Tory, CMG (later Sir Geofroy Tory, KCMG) see Malaysia below).

MALAYSIA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1963. (September) Sir Geofroy Tory, KCMG.

1963. (November) Anthony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head, PC, GCMG, CBE,

MC.

1966. (January) Sir Michael Walker, KCMG.

MALTA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1964. (September) Sir Edward Wakefield, Bt., CIE.

1965. (January) Sir John Martin, KCMG, CB, CVO. 1967. (February) Sir Geofroy Tory, KCMG.

1970. (March) Sir Duncan Watson, KCMG.

1939. (March) Sir Harry Batterbee, KCMG, KCVO (later GCMG).

1945. (July) Sir Patrick Duff, KCB, KCVO.

1949. (September) Sir Roy Price, KCMG.

1953. (September) General Sir Geoffry Scoones, KCB, KBE, CSI, DSO, MC. 1957. (May) H. G. C. Mallaby, CMG, OBE (later Sir George Mallaby, KCMG.) 1959. (December) The Hon. F. E. Cumming-Bruce, CMG (later The Hon. Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce, KCMG).

1964. (March) Sir Ian Maclennan, KCMG.

1969. (October) Sir Arthur Galsworthy, KCMG.

NIGERIA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1960. (October) Anthony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head, PC, CBE, MC (later GCMG).

1964. (February) The Hon. Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce, KCMG. 1967. (February) Sir David Hunt, KCMG, OBE.

1969. (June) Sir Leslie Glass, KCMG.

PAKISTAN

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1947. (August) Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith, KBE (later KCMG).

1951. (August) Sir Gilbert Laithwaite, KCMG, KCIE, CSI (later GCMG, KCB). 1954. (December) Sir Alexander Symon, KCMG, OBE (later KCVO).

1961. (October) J. M. C. James, CMG, CVO, MBE (later Sir Morrice James,

KCMG).

1966. (February) C. S. Pickard, CMG (later Sir Cyril Pickard, KCMG).

RHODESIA

(Following the illegal Declaration of Independence on 11th November 1965, the High Commission was closed. A residual staff remained, but they were finally withdrawn on 14th July 1969).

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1951. (March) I. M. R. Maclennan, CMG (later Sir Ian Maclennan, KCMG) (see Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (below).

1964. (January) J. B. Johnston, CMG.

FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND

(Formed 3.9.53. Dissolved 31.12.63)

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1953. (October) I. M. R. Maclennan, CMG (later Sir Ian Maclennan, KCMG)

(see Rhodesia above).

1955. (August) M. R. Metcalf, CMG, OBE.

1961. (March) Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Baron Alport, PC, TD. 1963. (July) J. B. Johnston, CMG (see Rhodesia above)

SIERRA LEONE

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1961. (April) J. B. Johnston (later CMG).

1963. (September) D. J. C. Crawley, cvo (later CMG).

1966. (July) S. J. G. Fingland, CMG.

1969. (September) S. J. L. Olver, CMG, MBE.

1968. (January) A. J. de la Mare, CMG (later Sir Arthur de la Mare, KCMG).

TANGANYIKA

HIGH COMMISSIONER

1961. (December) N. Pritchard, CMG (later Sir Neil Pritchard, KCMG) (see Tanganyika and Zanzibar below).

TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBAR

(United as Tanzania in April 1964)

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1964. (April) Sir Neil Pritchard, KCMG.

1964. (August) R. W. D. Fowler, CMG (later Sir Robert Fowler, KCMG) (see Tanzania below).

TANZANIA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1964. (October) R. W. D. Fowler, CMG (later Sir Robert Fowler, KCMG). 1968. (September) H. Phillips, CMG.

TONGA
REPRESENTATIVE

1965. (June) A. C. Reid, CMG, CVO.

HIGH COMMISSIONER

1970. (June) Sir Arthur Galsworthy, KCMG. (Resides in Wellington, New Zealand).

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1962. (August) N. E. Costar, CMG (later Sir Norman Costar, KCMG).

1966. (December) G. P. Hampshire, CMG (later Sir Peter Hampshire, KCMG). 1970. (May) R. C. C. Hunt, CMG.

UGANDA

HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1962 (October) D. W. S. Hunt, CMG, OBE (later Sir David Hunt, KCMG).

1965. (May) R. C. C. Hunt, CMG.

1967. (July) D. A. Scott, CMG.

1970. (March) R. M. K. Slater, CMG.