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Volume #12 - 97. | |
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CHAPTER II PEACE SETTLEMENT IN EUROPE | |
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2 GERMANY | |
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SECTION
D UNITED NATIONS WAR CRIMES COMMISSION | |
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CH/Vol. 2109 |
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High Commissioner in Great Britain to Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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TELEGRAM 958 IMMEDIATE: SECRET. |
London,,
April 15th, 1946 |
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My telegram No. 934 of April llth,† Disbandment of No. 1 Canadian War Crimes Investigation Unit. 2. Owing to impending disbandment of this Unit and transfer of the remaining work to its United Kingdom counterpart, the question of representation of Canada on the United Nations War Crimes Commission arises. 3. Three alternatives offer themselves: (a) That the United Kingdom representative sit on our behalf on the ground that our interests will be in their hands. His relationship with the War Crimes Advisory Committee, and ours also, will then need definition. Access to War Crimes information could be arranged with him. (b) That some other member nation be asked to represent us. You will agree this is not a suitable course. (c) That Canada send a delegate as before. The definition of the respective functions of the United Kingdom and Canadian delegates might prove delicate, and administrative redundancy might arise. ü, however, the first alternative is rejected, it might perhaps be arranged that our delegate should sit purely as a political observer, the understanding with the United Kingdom Government being that we are reluctant to increase their burden any more than we can help. 4. Would appreciate your earliest instructions in this matter, together with your reply to my telegram No. 934. I note that Department of National Defence have approved the recommendations of General Murchie2 1Lieutenant-général J. C. Murchie, chef d'état-major du quartier général militaire du Canada, Londres. | |
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