Sir Laurence Rupert "Jim" McIntyre (22 June 191221 November 1981) was an Australian public servant and

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Career

McIntyre joined the

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in 1940. In September 1952, McIntyre was appointed Australian Commissioner for Malaya, having served as Acting Commissioner in the year before. In November 1959, McIntyre's appointment as Australian Ambassador to Japan was announced. His term in Japan was extended to take in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was

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in October 1973, during the

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and was lauded for capably handling the situation in the role.

Awards and honours

In 1953, McIntyre was made an

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whilst he was Commissioner to Malaya in Singapore. He was promoted to a Commander of the Order in 1960 during his posting as Ambassador to Indonesia. In 1963, McIntyre was appointed a

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, whilst on posting as ambassador in Tokyo. On Australia Day in 1979, McIntyre was made a

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. The McIntyre Bluffs in

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are named in honour of McIntyre.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Laurence 1912 births 1981 deaths Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian Knights Bachelor Companions of the Order of Australia Ambassadors of Australia to Indonesia Ambassadors of Australia to Japan Permanent Representatives of Australia to the United Nations