Malcolm Templeton
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Malcolm James Campbell Templeton Merwyn Norrish.
Templeton was a supporter of the
French nuclear testing
in the South Pacific.
The world needed another nuclear power like a hole in the head" – referring to the
French nuclear testing at Moruroaatoll (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 Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[2]
Templeton's brothers are veteran press gallery journalist Ian Templeton, and former diplomat and Minister Hugh Templeton.
Publications
- Standing Upright Here: New Zealand in the Nuclear Age 1945–1990. (2006. Victoria University Press / New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Wellington) ISBN 9780864735409 [1]
- 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) ISBN 0-477-03725-9
References
- ^ "ViewMyTribute". tributes.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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
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