 He was particularly concerned with Anglo-Italian and Anglo-Japanese relations, where his goal was to "influence British policy in a manner conducive to Australian interests".According to David Bird, whose book "The Tame Tasmanian" examined the Lyons Government's foreign policy, there was a growing realisation in the 1930s that Australian interests would not be aligned with British interests in all cases.In order to differentiate the two, Lyons authorised three "Pacific initiatives".