FOR' 'PRESS' .  '  No.

' I M P O RTANT On-PcOPAS u ;p t ? BY ARMY MEDICAL CHIEF

3019

i 954,

Statement "by the Minister for the A r m y ,  the Hon. J. 0. Cramer ,

A  two-month overseas visit to study latest m e d i c a l  techniques

in several countries is to "be made "by Major-General A. J. Clyne, the

Arm y ' s  Director General of Medical Services.

Announcing this t o d a y , the Minister for the Army, Mr, J. 0. "Ã¢ÂÂ

C r a m e r , said that Major-General Clyne would leave Australia on September

12 and return on November 20. .

Ã¢ÂÂ His visit- w o u l d  embrace Hawaii, the United States,Â· Canad.0-, _

Eng l a n d  (including the B r i t i s h  Army-of -the Rhine), Pakistan, India,

Thailand and Malaya. "

Important aspects of his visit w o u l d  b e  the investigation of

A m e r i c a n  and British developments in the deep freezing and long storage

of blood, the study of recent w o r k  on biochemical protec t i o n  against-

radiation effects, and modern instruction on medical aspects of chernics"

atomic and biological warfare.

Other medical aspects to b e  covered w o u l d  include:

. Observation of Casualty management and evacuation -(Hawaii), .

. Discussions on the attachments of Au s t r a l i a n  A r m y  medical .

officers to American and U,K. A r m y  medical installations, to  gain experience and expert instruction, '

, Attendance at the Director of Medical S e r v i c e s ’  Bri t i s h  A r m y

of the Rhine e x e r c i s e , during, late October. :  Â·

. The study of Treatment of tropical diseases and work on the

prevention of cholera - (India),

o Di s c u s s i o n  of mili t a r y  medical matters with the S E A T O

Ã¢ÂÂ   planning staff in Bangkok. Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·

Major-General Clyne, Honorary Sur g e o n  to the Queen, while in

Lo n d o n  would .officially visit Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, a n d  Her

Majesty the Q u e e n  Mother. .

During his tour he w o u l d  see leading m i l i t a r y  hospitals and '  '

-medical research laboratories, and liaise w i t h  med i c a l  authorities

in a number of countries.

He would visit A u s t r a l i a n  A r m y  units at Terendak Camp, in the

Malayan State of Malacca in mid-November, be f o r e  flying b a c k  to Melbour: Ã¢ÂÂ¢ Â· * *  n*

(Lists A, B , C. and D)

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