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COMMISSIONER GOES TO INTERPOL

The Force was honoured this year by the selection cy^. our Commissioner, Mr. C. W. Graham, as one of the two Australian representatives at the Interpol Conference at Rio de Janiero, Brazil. His fellow representative was the South Australian Commissioner, Mr. J. McKluna. This is the first time on record that a Northern Territory Police Commissioner has attended an Interpol Cortference.

IT is generally known that there is a world-wide organization called " Interpol " whose full name is The International Criminal Police organization. The Headquarters of Interpol, termed the General Secretariat, is Paris, the staff of which is controlled by the Secretary-General, Monsieur Jean Nepote.

Interpol has been in existence for over forty years and its present membership includes more than sixty different countries of the world. Member countries represented by their Police or Law Enforcement Authorities meet at a General Assembly or Conference annually. The General Assembly is held in a different country each year at the invitation of one of its members.

Australia has been a member of Interpol for quite a number of years and current representation at the General Assemblies is made by two Commissioners of Police. The Delegates to the 34th Session of the General Assembly, held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 16th to 23rd June this year, were Mr. J. G. McKinna, Commissioner of Police for South Australia, and Mr. C. W. Graham, Commissioner of Police for the Northern Territory.

Having in mind that the main objective of

Interpol is to foster the co-operation of Law Enforcement Authorities of all the member Nations to combat international crime, the Agenda for this Conference was a rather large and comprehensive one.

At the conclusion of the Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. McKinna and Mr. Graham visited various other cities on their return journey to Australia. The first of these was Washington, where they visited the Headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. . They were shown the various facilities of that world renowned organization, used in the prevention and detection of serious crime. They had the opportunity of meeting the Director, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, and of discussing a few matters with him. Acquaintance was also made with Mr. R. Murray the Chief of Police and other members of the Washington City Police, before they went on to New York.

Here, again, they met many of the Executive Officers of the New York City Police and Mr. Graham speaks very highly of American Police methods and is full of praise for American hospitality. While in New York they visited the New York World's Fair and were deeply impressed with the number and magnitude of the various exhibits. They feel sorry that their itinerary did not permit them to spend more than one day at this magnificent exhibition.

Journeying on to London they paid a visit to New Scotland Yard and met the Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr. D. E. Webb, and many other Senior Officers of the famous Metropolitan Police Force. (Regrettably the Commissioner of Police, Sir Joseph Simpson, was ill in hospital during their stay in London). More than a week was spent as the guests of Mr. Webb and his Officers,



Commissioners Graham (N. T.) McKinna (South Australia) and F.B.I. Chief; J. Edgar Hoover, in Washington, U.S.A.

during which time they visited many Departments in Scotland Yard, as well as several Police Training Establishments, including the well known Bramshill Police College. They were overwhelmed with the Warm-hearted hospitality extended to them.

Mr. Graham took the opportunity of going over to Paris and calling upon Monsieur Nepote at I.C.P.O.—Interpol Headquarters.

On the last night of their 54 days stay in London Mr. McKinna and Mr. Graham had the good fortune of being able to attend the opening night of the 1965 Royal Tournament. The displays and exercises performed by the various branches of the Armed Services were most spectacular and extremely interesting.

The next place of interest on their journey homewards was Hong Kong, where they spent 3 days with Mr. E. Tyrer, Acting Commissioner of Police, and members of his staff: Besides visiting various Departments and various Sections of Hong Kong Police administration, they were entertained rather lavishly at a most enjoyable dinner and were conducted on several sight-seeing tours, including a cruise on the harbour and a visit to various Police Posts along the border with Communist China. Another highlight was their introduction by Mr. Tyrer to His Excellency The Governor, Sir David Trench, K.C.M.G., M.C., and Lady Trench, for morning tea at Fanling Lodge, the Governor's country residence.

While both Mr. McKinna and Mr. Graham departed from Hong Kong on the same evening, Mr. McKinna planned to call at Manila and Sydney on his way home to Adelaide. Mr. Graham went on to Singapore, where he was met by Superintendent Koh, and the next morning met Mr. John Le Cain, the Commissioner of Police. Mr. Graham speaks very highly of the hospitality he received at Singapore, where he visited most of the Branches of the Police Administration. He found the trip by a Police

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