John Paul Quinn (26 February 191912 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952. Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952. In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic. On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on

Air France Flight 2005 Air France Flight 2005 of 12 September 1961 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris-Orly Airport to Casablanca Airport with a stop at Rabat-Salé Airport. The Sud Aviation Caravelle aircraft crashed that day at 21:09 GMT near ...

when it crashed.

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1919 births 1961 deaths Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Australian expatriates in Singapore Australian expatriates in the Netherlands Ambassadors of Australia to Egypt Ambassadors of Australia to Vietnam Australian expatriates in South Africa Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Morocco {{Australia-diplomat-stub