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Volume #25 - 524. | |
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CHAPTER V LATIN AMERICA | |
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1 ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES | |
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Extract from Cabinet Conclusions | |
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Confidential |
Ottawa,
August 20th, 1957 |
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Present:
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES; POSSIBLE CANADIAN MEMBERSHIP 6. The Prime Minister said that the question of Canada joining the Organization of American States, or the Pan-American Union as it was better known, had been raised on a number of occasions in the past, but up to the present, it had been decided not to accept membership. Meetings were held in Washington from time to time at which Canada had observer status. An economic conference of the organization would be held soon, and a further request had been made as to whether the Canadian government wished to continue to be represented by an observer or whether it wished formally to join the group. Full membership might lead to differences with the United States on a number of matters. It also involved accrediting a full-time ambassador to the organization. The Department of External Affairs would find this difficult to do. On the other hand membership might have some trade benefits. 7. The Cabinet noted the report of the Prime Minister on the question of joining the Organization of American States and agreed not to become a member at this time but to continue to be represented at meetings by an observer. | |
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