ics ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁what ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁Plan ▁were ▁deeply ▁res ented ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁The ▁t ense ▁international ▁situation ▁left ▁little ▁room ▁for ▁such ▁disput es . ▁G row ing ▁al lied ▁t ension ▁over ▁the ▁strategy ▁to ▁be ▁purs ued ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Chinese ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁threatened ▁the ▁Ang lo - American ▁harm ony ▁upon ▁which ▁both ▁Canada ' s ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁was ▁pred ic ated . ▁A ▁new ▁Australian ▁minister ▁of ▁external ▁affairs , ▁Richard ▁Case y , ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁tack le ▁this ▁problem ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁An ▁experienced ▁diplom at , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁both ▁London ▁and ▁Washington , ▁Case y ▁possessed ▁a ▁clear ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia ▁might ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - American ▁relationship . ▁He ▁lost ▁no ▁time ▁in ▁making ▁Pear son ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁views : ▁ ▁" There ▁is ▁a ▁wide ▁field ▁of ▁potential ▁co - operation ▁and ▁understanding ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁Canada , ▁in ▁which ▁our ▁two ▁countries , ▁working ▁together , ▁could ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁force ▁for ▁the ▁recon c ili ation ▁of ▁interests ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Britain ▁and ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁general ." ▁ ▁Although ▁Pear son ▁was ▁am used ▁by ▁Case y ' s ▁" old ▁E ton ian , ▁strip ed - p