Collins, David: an assessment of the interaction between Canadian diplomats and the military (March 22, 2019)

An interview/narrative of David Collins' experiences with the diplomatic service. Interview took place on March 22, 2019 in Victoria, B.C.

Interviewer: McGuire, Stewart H. "Harry"

ABSTRACT: 0:00—1:50—Biographic information, eduction, and military service. 1:54—2:22 —Chronology of career and first assignment. 2:27—2:51—Career specialization and stream. 2:56—7:09—Reserve Naval service and motivation for enlisting. 7:15—9:52—Motivation for joining diplomatic service and language requirements. 10:01—12:15—Lists countries where he was Head of Mission (HOM) and cross-accreditations. 12:16—15:17—Involvement in multilateral organizations (i. e. NATO). 15:36—18:13 —Influence of reserve naval service in civilian career as a diplomat. 18:25—24:07 —Assessment of the relationship between diplomats and the military. 24:20—25:22 —Description of hiring support staff at embassies. 25:42—33:52 —Specific instances in his career where he believes diplomats and military worked well (and not so well). 34:40—38:51—Observations of Canadian Forces Attachés. 39:18—42:25—Description of how the end of the Cold War has affected the relationship. 42:52—46:17—Awareness of military amongst diplomats. 46:24—48:18—Description of how changes of government affected the relationship. 48:35—51:35—Royal Canadian Navy designation and service identity overseas. 51:45—1:01:38—Criticism and recommendations for how the relationship could be improved. 1:01:52—1:07:24—Observation of changing recruitment trends in the public service.

Interviewee: Collins, David

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• McGuire, Stewart H. "Harry"
• Collins, David

Subject

• Naval history
• Canada. Royal Canadian Navy
• Military history
• Cold War (1945-1989)

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 22, 2019

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• CD_873

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• March 22, 2019

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2019. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/d1dz-0t28

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