▁his ▁ple a ▁during ▁a ▁brief ▁visit ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Again , ▁despite ▁some ▁initially ▁fav ou rable ▁indic ations , ▁Canada ▁could ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁Australian ▁request . ▁Canadian ▁assistance , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁offered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁mult il ater al ▁Mut ual ▁A id ▁program ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁did ▁little ▁to ▁improve ▁Australia ' s ▁view ▁of ▁its ▁Commonwealth ▁colle ague . ▁Ott awa ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Australia ▁agree ▁to ▁reduce ▁its ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁trade ▁bar riers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁before ▁it ▁would ▁actually ▁send ▁any ▁aid . ▁Only ▁after ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁b ick ering ▁did ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁manage ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁These ▁bil ater al ▁t ensions ▁were ▁partly ▁moder ated ▁by ▁the ▁web ▁of ▁personal ▁relationships ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁spawn ed ▁between ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁govern ments . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁re called ▁one ▁Canadian ▁diplom at , ▁"[ t ] here ▁developed ▁a ▁collaboration ▁in ▁international ▁organizations ▁so ▁habit ual ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ." ▁These ▁officials ▁quickly ▁discovered ▁a ▁mut ual ▁interest ▁in ▁making ▁certain ▁that ▁the ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁and ▁middle ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁post war ▁international ▁system ▁were ▁not ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁powers . ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia , ▁however , ▁differ ed ▁on ▁how ▁to