In a media statement on 5 August 1960, the minister for territories, Paul Hasluck, said, among other things, that, "His extensive knowledge of the Malay language and the customs of the Asian people... has proved invaluable in the inauguration of Australian administration...
Nun comunicado de prensa o 5 de agosto de 1960, o Ministro de territorios, Paul Hasluck, dixo, entre outras cousas, que: "O seu amplo coñecemento da lingua malaia e os costumes dos pobos asiáticos ... demostrou ser invaluable na inauguración da administración australiana ...