Talk:Wilfrid Kent Hughes

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"He became a strong supporter of Taiwan, serving as Ambassador to that country in 1966" what does this mean? That he was Australian Ambassador to the Republic of China, while still an MP? I don't think so. I am away from my references at the moment and can't check, but this must mean something other than what it appears to mean. Adam 05:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I got that from the The Times obit, which reads "He was Australian ambassador to Taiwan in 1966". The possibility that he could have been both MP and ambassador seemed odd to me as well but accepted it because it was The Times. After further digging, I note that he was Australia's representative for the inauguration of Chiang Kai-Shek's 4th term in office in 1966. It is possible that The Times confused the two. --Roisterer 13:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. Adam 13:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)