Papers of Sir Rex Hunt

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The archive comprises:

1. Diaries and calendars
2. Correspondence
3. Papers relating to education, service in the Royal Air Force and early career
4. Diplomatic career prior to the Falkland Islands
5. Posting to the Falkland Islands
6. Book manuscripts
7. Speeches and lectures
8. Activities primarily after retirement
9. Photographs, maps and oversized items

Dates

Creation: 1931-2019

Extent

6 Linear metres (45 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Some material is closed.

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 21740/1, folder 1]

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. 21740/1-45

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21740

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of Sir Rex Hunt (1926-2012), diplomat.

Biographical / Historical

Rex Masterman Hunt was born in 1926 and educated at Sir William Turner School in Coatham and St Peter's College, Oxford. He served in the RAF from 1944 to 1948 and in 1951 joined the Colonial Service and was posted to Uganda. He moved to the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1963 (which merged with the Foreign Office in 1968) and served in Borneo, Ankara, Jakarta, Saigon and Kuala Lumpur.

In 1980 Hunt was posted to the Falkland Islands as governor and high commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory. He was expelled at the time of the Argentine occupation in April 1982, returning as civil commissioner in June 1982 and remaining until he retired in 1985. He continued to be involved in Falkland Islands associations and revisited on several occasions. He published his memoir, My Falkland Days, in 1992 and died in 2012.

For further information see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.