His most important diplomatic task while in London was relaying to Wellington the seriousness of New Zealand's 1976 rugby tour of South Africa and its potential impact on New Zealand's participation in the upcoming Olympic Games in Montreal. His confidential cables cautioned that the All Black tour was perceived abroad as giving tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa.
During his time in London, he had a key diplomatic mission to inform Wellington about the significance of New Zealand's 1976 rugby trip to South Africa and its potential effects on New Zealand's participation in the Montreal Olympics. His private telegrams cautioned that the All Black tour was viewed abroad as subtly backing the apartheid government in South Africa.