Trevett Wakeham "Bill" Cutts (28 May 1914October 2003) was an Australian public servant and

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. Educated at

Melbourne High School Melbourne High School is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1905, the school caters for boys from Year 9 t ...

and the

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, Cutts joined the

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in 1946, after serving during World War II in the navy. Cutts was Australian Ambassador to the Philippines from 1963 to 1966. During his time at the post, the two countries signed a free trade agreement granting each most-favoured-nation rights to the other.

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1914 births 2003 deaths Ambassadors of Australia to the Philippines Ambassadors of Australia to the Soviet Union High Commissioners of Australia to Malta High Commissioners of Australia to Pakistan Consuls-General of Australia in San Francisco University of Melbourne alumni People educated at Melbourne High School {{Australia-gov-bio-stub