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Originally Posted by JA
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Thank you I really appreciate the information.
I had a different impression which was wrong.
I thought the director in effect controlled the war effort.
I worked for the director and he was my mentor.
The most brilliant man I have ever met.
He retired from some role at I think Sydney University and to keep active thought to do a law devree .
He was about nimty years old when I worked for him, his Son really who owned a highly respected law practice in Sydney.
I was in a branch office with the father.
I would ask him s law question and he would say...if you got to such and such a book, on page xxx in paragraph yyy sub section qqqq you will find that should cover it....
He could do that with every book in the office.
I recall once he was explaining a lease to a lady client who had her 15 year old Son with her in the office.
Obviously concerned about her Son in the event of her death and his right to stay in the premises so she asked after he had finished explaining the terms of the lease " But Mr H what will happen when I die?" He looked up over his glasses and without missing a beat said...
" Why they will bury you of course "
I near fell off the chair but didn't flinch.
Thanks again I have for years tried to find out more about him.
Alex