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Volume #19 - 615. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPITRE VII RELATIONS AVEC LE COMMONWEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3E PARTIE PLAN DE COLOMBO | |||||||||||||||||||||
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DEA/8508-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Extrait du procès-verbal de la réunion hebdomadaire des directions | |||||||||||||||||||||
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CONFIDENTIAL |
[Ottawa],
le 6 juillet 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Of the above request, expenditure of $1,785[,000] is being favourably recommended for consideration by Ministers. The projects making up the recommended programme are:-- rural road construction, provision of a Polytechnic Institute, 2 diesel locomotives, pumping sets and the 15 agricultural maintenance workshops. In addition to the above, it has been recommended that Cabinet approve in principle the extension of aid to Ceylon for further fisheries development and for pest control in an amount to be determined later when further investigation about the feasibility and desirability of these 2 projects has been undertaken. The proposal to provide a lighting system for Ceylon's main international airport is not being favourably recommended. Assistance for rural road construction and the building and equipment of a Polytechnic Institute is required in the form of local funds and it is proposed that Canada should supply commodities which, when sold in Ceylon, would generate the necessary amount of counterpart (rupee) funds. In this connection, the Ceylon authorities have asked that Canada supply flour and this request is being put to Ministers for their consideration. If Ministers are prepared to consider favourably the programme as recommended the amount involved would not be out of line with the amount of assistance offered last year and would permit of [sic] reasonable programme for India and Pakistan from the balance of Colombo Plan funds available. The Ceylon authorities have emphasized the urgency of their need for Canadian assistance in the light of the serious deterioration which has taken place in their internal and external financial position. . . . |
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