Summary

Record of employment (in Dutch) of Hans Hukom as a bookkeeper with Maclaine, Watson & Co, Surabaya, Indonesia from 1 August, 1955. The document is dated 17 March 1960 and has been supplied for reference purposes.

This document is one of eight documents attached to a List of Enclosures (HT 56133) which lists the contents of the attached group. All the documents relate to the training and employment of Hans Hukom by various companies in Indonesia between 1955 and 1968.

This is one of a collection of 40 documents and four photographs relating to the unsuccessful attempts by Hans Hukom, an Indonesian citizen, to migrate to Australia between 1968 and 1972.

Significance

Statement of Historical Significance:
Hans Hukom's documents provide an insight, at times frustrating and poignant, into one person's attempts to seek approval to immigrate, the vagaries of bureaucracy, and the likely influence of the White Australia policy in his ultimate lack of success, still officially in force at that time.

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