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Volume #22 - 734.

CHAPTER IV

COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS

PART 3

RELATIONS WITH INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES

SECTION C

UNITED KINGDOM

SUB-SECTION V

MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER HAROLD MACMILLAN IN BERMUDA, MARCH 25-26, 1957

734.

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Extract from Cabinet Conclusions
SECRET

 [Ottawa], February 11th, 1957

Present:

  • The Prime Minister (Mr. St-Laurent) in the Chair,
  • The Minister of Trade and Commerce and Minister of Defence Production (Mr. Howe),
  • The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Gardiner),
  • The Minister of National Revenue (Dr. McCann),
  • The Minister of Public Works (Mr. Winters),
  • The Minister of Finance (Mr. Harris),
  • The Leader of Mines and Technical Surveys (Mr. Prudham),
  • The Leader of the Government in the Senate and Solicitor General (Senator Macdonald),
  • The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Pickersgill),
  • The Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources (Mr. Lesage),
  • The Minister of Transport (Mr. Marler).
  • The Secretary to the Cabinet (Mr. Bryce),
  • The Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Mr. Martin).

. . .

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER WITH PRIME MINISTER OF UNITED KINGDOM

9. The Prime Minister said that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom would be meeting with the President of the United States in Bermuda from March 21st to March 24th. On hearing of this, Mr. Macmillan had been invited to come to Ottawa either before or after his conference with Mr. Eisenhower. Mr. Macmillan was unable to do this and Mr. St-Laurent had therefore suggested that he might go to Bermuda instead and hold discussions on March 25th and 26th. This had been agreed and announced in London that morning.

By that time the proposals for the United Kingdom joining a Free Trade Area with a number of European nations would be further advanced and Canada's attitude regarding it more clearly defined. Talks on this matter, in addition to other problems, might therefore usefully be held at the time. He proposed to make a brief announcement in Parliament about the conference.74

10. The Cabinet noted with approval the proposed meeting between the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in Bermuda on March 25th and 26th.

R.B. BRYCE
Secretary to the Cabinet

74 Voir Canada, Chambre des Communes, Débats, 1957, volume I, p. 1195.
See Canada, House of Commons, Debates, 1957, Volume I, p. 1145.


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