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Volume #27 - 660.
CHAPTER X AFRICA
PART 1 TOUR OF AFRICA BY PIERRE DUPUY, NOVEMBER 6-DECEMBER 22, 1960
660.	DEA/10301-M-40
Memorandum from Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs to Secretary of State for External Affairs
CONFIDENTIAL	Ottawa, October 4, 1960
PROPOSED AFRICAN TOUR BY MR. PIERRE DUPUY
In a recent letter the Ambassador to France describes in detail a proposal which he mentioned earlier in general for a visit to a number of countries in Africa. Mr. Dupuy suggests that the objectives of the trip would be two-fold: first, to acquire information of these countries and secondly, to demonstrate Canadian interest in their development. 2. His plan calls for a visit to each state of the French community, together with a few other countries which are on the route. He would start in Ethiopia and go down through East and then West Africa on a trip which would take him away from his post from November 6 to December 21. He suggests taking with him Mr. McPhail, the Second Secretary, and a Canadian Army officer, Major Stewart. He calculates that the air travel of the entire trip would be approximately $1,500 per person. I believe that this trip would be useful for the reasons that the Ambassador has suggested. Mr. McPhail himself visited some of the countries of the French community and was able to supply us with information and interpretation in an area about which our direct knowledge is limited. One value of the trip would be the opportunity to show Canadian interest in a number of states in Africa, particularly those of the French community. 3. I should be glad to know whether you approve of the proposal.¹ N.A. R[obertson] ¹Note marginale :/Marginal note: OK. H.C. G[reen] 5/10
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