The maestros

In April 1946 Coombs set out on a long trip to London, Washington and Tokyo with the Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. In London Chifley was to attend the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, and Coombs was to assist him in matters relating chiefly to economic planning and international financial ag...

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Zusammenfassung:In April 1946 Coombs set out on a long trip to London, Washington and Tokyo with the Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. In London Chifley was to attend the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, and Coombs was to assist him in matters relating chiefly to economic planning and international financial agreements. Coombs was also to talk to distinguished expatriate Australian scholars about the prospect of their taking up positions at the proposed national university, and if possible to arrange meetings between them and the Prime Minister. Conlon and Wright were on tenterhooks. Ever since their meeting with Florey in 1944, they had