Malcolm James Campbell Templeton (12 May 1924 – 11 September 2017) was a New Zealand public servant and diplomat. He held a number of senior positions, including permanent representative to the

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, and deputy secretary of foreign affairs under secretary Merwyn Norrish. Templeton was a supporter of the

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era, and was an opponent of

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in the South Pacific.

The world needed another nuclear power like a hole in the head" – referring to the
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atoll (recorded in interview as played in a BBC4 programme "Blowing Up Paradise: Liberty, Equality and Radioactivity

Templeton wrote a number of books and publications on New Zealand's foreign relations and defence. In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Templeton was appointed a

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for public services. Templeton's brothers are veteran press gallery journalist

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, and former diplomat and Minister

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Publications

* ''Standing Upright Here: New Zealand in the Nuclear Age 1945–1990''. (2006. Victoria University Press / New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Wellington)

* ''Protecting Antarctica'' (2002) * ''A Wise Adventure: New Zealand and the Antarctic 1923–1960'' (2001) * ''Human Rights and Sporting Contacts: New Zealand Attitudes to Race Relations in South Africa'' (1998, revised edition(?) 1999) * ''Ties of Blood and Empire: New Zealand's Involvement in Middle East Defence and the Suez Crisis 1947–57'' (1994) * ''Defence and Security: What New Zealand Needs'' (1986) *''An eye, an ear and a voice: 50 years in New Zealand’s external relations'' edited by Malcolm Templeton (1993, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington NZ)

References

External links

Malcolm Templeton D.Litt
at thetempletons.org
Standing Upright Here: New Zealand in the Nuclear Age 1945–1990 by Malcolm Templeton
at barnesandnoble.com 1924 births 2017 deaths Permanent Representatives of New Zealand to the United Nations Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand public servants {{NewZealand-gov-bio-stub