VOLUME 17 - 1951

Note: These Historical documents are reprinted in either English or French, depending on their language of origin.

Edited by Greg Donaghy

Introduction Location of Documents List of Abbreviations List of Persons Illustrations

Chapter I - Conduct of External Relations Chapter II- Korean Conflict Chapter III - United Nations Chapter IV - International Organizations and Conferences Chapter V - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Chapter VI - Commonwealth Relations Chapter VII - Relations with the United States Chapter VIII - Western Europe and the Middle-East Chapter IX - Relations with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Chapter X - Far East Chapter XI - Latin America

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Chapter I

CONDUCT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

1. Status of High Commissioners

• a ) Letters of Introduction
  
• b ) Dean of Diplomatic Corps in Ottawa
  

2. Diplomatic and Consular Representation

• a ) Finland
  
• b ) Portugal
  
• c ) Yugoslavia
  

3. Passports for Communists

Chapter II

KOREAN CONFLICT
1. Cease Fire Committee
2. Additional Measures Committee
3. Commonwealth Division in Korea
4. Armistice Negotiations
5. Korean Relief

Chapter III

UNITED NATIONS
1. Sixth Session of the General Assembly in Paris, First Part, November 6 December 21, 1951

• a ) Instructions to the Canadian Delegation
  
• b ) Elections
  
  • i ) Policy
    
  • ii ) Security Council
    
• c ) Disarmament
  
• d ) South West Africa
  
• e ) Financial Assistance for Under Developed Countries
  
• f ) Assessment
  

2. Economic and Social Council

• a ) Twelfth Session, February 20 - March 21, 1951
  
• b ) Thirteenth Session, July 30 - September 21, 1951
  

3. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
4. United Nations Expanded Technical Assistance Program
5. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
6. United Nations Convention on Refugees and Stateless Person
7. Collective Measures Committee
8. External Relief and Assistance Policy

Chapter IV

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
1. United Nations Specialized Agencies

• a ) International Labour Organization
  
• b ) International Refugee Organization
  
• c ) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
  
• d ) International Monetary Fund
  
• e ) Food and Agriculture Organization
  

2. Other Organizations

• a ) International Commodity Conference
  
• b ) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  
  • i ) Torquay, September 28, 1950 - April 21, 1951
    
  • ii ) Sixth Session of the Contracting Parties
    
• c ) Brussels Conference on Migration, November 26 - December 4, 1951
  

Chapter V

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
1. Defence and Mutual Aid Policy
2. Contribution to the Integrated Force: 27th Infantry Brigade Group
3. Political Consultations
4. Reorganization
5. Budget and Infrastructure
6. Legal Status of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Visiting Forces
7. Membership of Greece and Turkey
8. North Atlantic Council Meeting, Ottawa, September 15-20, 1951
9. North Atlantic Community Committee
10. Temporary Community Committee
11. Yugoslavia: Military and Economic Aid
12. North Atlantic Council Meeting, Rome, November 24-28, 1951
13. Royal Canadian Air force Bases in France

Chapter VI

COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS
1. Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, London, January 4-12, 1951
2. Colombo Plan

• a ) Consultative Committee Meeting, Febuary 12-20, 1951
  
• b ) Aid to India, Pakistan and Ceylon
  

3. Commonwealth Conference on Defense, June 1951
4. Commonwealth Meeting of Ministers of Supply and Production
5. Immigration from India, Pakistan and Ceylon
6. Export of Arms to India And Pakistan
7. Relations with Individual Countries

• a )India: Famine Relief
  
• b ) New Zealand
  
  • i ) Subsidies for the Australasian Steamship Line
    
  • ii ) Butter
    
• c ) United Kingdom
  
  • i ) Continuing Committee
    
  • ii ) Wheat
    
  • iii ) Wartime Loan
    
  • iv ) Immigration
    
• d ) West Indies
  
  • i ) Token Import Scheme
    
  • ii ) Immigration
    

Chapter VII

RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
1. Defence and Security Issues

• a ) Procurement of Military Equipment
  
• b ) Radar Defence System
  
• c ) Newfoundland Leased Bases Agreement
  
• d ) Goose Bay
  
• e ) Stratigic Air Command
  
• f ) Torbay
  
• g ) Northeastern Command
  
• h ) Interceptor Flights and Mutual Reinforcement
  
• i ) Canada-United States Civil Defense Agreement
  
• j ) Global Communications Facilities
  
• k ) Loran Stations
  
• l ) Security Clearances for Great Lakes Seamen
  
• m ) Congressional Security investigations
  

2. Economic Issues

• a ) St. Lawrence Seaway
  
• b ) Import Restrictions on Dairy Products
  
• c ) Atomic Energy
  
• d ) Securities Fraud
  
• e ) Yukon River Power Project
  
• f ) Trucking in Bond
  
• g ) Beer, Wine and Spirits
  

3. International Joint Comission

• a ) Lake of the Woods
  
• a ) Cross-Border Pollutions
  

Chapter VIII

WESTERN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
1. Western Europe: General

• a ) Organization for European Economic Cooperation
  
• b ) Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
  
• c ) European Integration: Schuman and Pflimlin Plans
  

2. Relations with lndividual Countries

• a ) Belgium: Import Restrictions
  
  • i ) Immigration
    
  • ii ) Import Restrictions
    
• b ) France
  
  • i ) Visit of Prime Minister Pleven
    
  • ii ) Canada-France Economic Committee
    
  • iii) Military Relief
    
• c ) Federal Republic of Germany
  
  • i ) Termination of The state of War
    
• d ) Italy
  
  • i ) Emergency Relief
    
  • ii ) Revision of the Italian Peace Treaty
    
  • iii) War Claims
    

3. Middle East

• a ) Egypt: Confrontation with United Kingdom
  
• b ) Israel: Exports of Arms
  

Chapter IX

RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE
1. Soviet Union

• a ) Foreign Policy
  
• b ) East-War Negotiations
  

2. Relations with Eastern European Countries

• a ) Yugoslavia
  
  • i ) Return to Canada of Dual Nationals
    
  • ii ) Release of Assets
    

3 ) Physcological Warfare

Chapter X

FAR EAST
1. Regional Security Pact
2. Peoples' Republic of China: Export Controls
3. Republic of China: Question of Recognition
3. Japan

• a ) Peace Treaty
  
• b ) North Pacific Fisheries
  

Chapter XI

LATIN AMERICA
1. Brazil
2. Cuba

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