He resigned from defence force service in 1934 and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel , continuing his involvement with military intelligence until 1936 . In 1934 he became assistant secretary supervising that branch of the Prime Minister 's Department which dealt with external affairs . In 1935 Hodgson was made Secretary of the Department of External Affairs . As adviser on foreign affairs he attended the 1937 Imperial Conference in London . By the time of his resignation as head of the department in 1945 he had contributed substantially to the development of a professional diplomatic service
1937 Imperial Conference
1937 Imperial Conference
William Roy Hodgson