1 ‘Free gift’ or ‘infiltration’?
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Alice Garner
Abstract
The Australian Fulbright Program began in a period of deepening Cold War tensions. US suspicions of the Australian Labor Party government and Australian negotiators’ suspicions of US cultural diplomacy shaped the negotiations which began as early as 1946. The Australians sought more equality of representation in the administration of the program of educational exchange than the United States was initially prepared to allow. After a protracted period of discussions and much delay the Australian Agreement was signed into existence in 1949 with equal representation and better terms than other countries had achieved.
Abstract
The Australian Fulbright Program began in a period of deepening Cold War tensions. US suspicions of the Australian Labor Party government and Australian negotiators’ suspicions of US cultural diplomacy shaped the negotiations which began as early as 1946. The Australians sought more equality of representation in the administration of the program of educational exchange than the United States was initially prepared to allow. After a protracted period of discussions and much delay the Australian Agreement was signed into existence in 1949 with equal representation and better terms than other countries had achieved.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 ‘Free gift’ or ‘infiltration’? 12
- 2 ‘A steady stream of new problems’ 30
- 3 ‘Bright scientific moles’ v. ‘goodwill ambassador extroverts’ 49
- 4 ‘Mutual benefit’ v. ‘the needs of the country’ 67
- 5 ‘Meeting [our] domestic Communism problem’ 87
- 6 Education, or ‘part of our foreign policy’? 109
- 7 ‘Experience is the only teacher’ 130
- 8 ‘Just because one is a woman’ 149
- 9 From ‘White Australia’ to ‘the race question in America’ 168
- 10 ‘In the climate of continuing financial restraint’ 188
- Conclusion 205
- Bibliography 210
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Bibliography
- Index 221
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 ‘Free gift’ or ‘infiltration’? 12
- 2 ‘A steady stream of new problems’ 30
- 3 ‘Bright scientific moles’ v. ‘goodwill ambassador extroverts’ 49
- 4 ‘Mutual benefit’ v. ‘the needs of the country’ 67
- 5 ‘Meeting [our] domestic Communism problem’ 87
- 6 Education, or ‘part of our foreign policy’? 109
- 7 ‘Experience is the only teacher’ 130
- 8 ‘Just because one is a woman’ 149
- 9 From ‘White Australia’ to ‘the race question in America’ 168
- 10 ‘In the climate of continuing financial restraint’ 188
- Conclusion 205
- Bibliography 210
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Bibliography
- Index 221
