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Volume #12 - 679. | |
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CHAPTER IX INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES | |
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PART
1 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS | |
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DEA/ 12490-1-40 |
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Secretary of State for External Affairs to Ambassador in France | |
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DESPATCH 878 |
Ottawa,
November 12th, 1946 |
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Sir, The proposed revision has now been considered by the appropriate officials of the Department of Trade and Commerce and it is considered the amendments proposed to articles 2, 3, 4 and 10 of the convention correct the weaknesses to which we have previously referred. As you are aware, we considered the interval of 6 years between universal exhibitions of the first category to be too long. We also considered that it was necessary to have clearer definitions of exhibitions of the first and second categories. Without giving any commitment I think you may indicate that Canada would be prepared to consider reaffirmation of the convention revised as proposed by the International Bureau. You should point out, however, that Canada denounced the convention not only for reasons of deficiencies as we considered them in the text of the convention but also because the operation of the convention was not effective largely because of the fact that too few countries were adherents. Notably the United States was not an adherent to the convention. Before we shall be in a position to make a firm decision on the question of reaffirmation of the convention we shall wish to ascertain the attitude of the United Kingdom and the United States and whether or not there will be sufficient adherents to make its operation effective. I have etc. | |
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