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Volume #18 - 356. | |||
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CHAPITRE IV CONFÉRENCES ET ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES | |||
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PREMIÈRE PARTIE INSTITUTIONS SPÉCIALISÉES DES NATIONS UNIES | |||
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B ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ÉDUCATION, LA SCIENCE ET LA CULTURE, SEPTIÈME SESSION, 12 NOVEMBRE-11 DÉCEMBRE 1952 | |||
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Le secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures au ministre en Suisse 1 | |||
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DESPATCH NO. J-224 CONFIDENTIAL |
Ottawa,
le 14 octobre 1952 | ||
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CANADIAN DELEGATION TO THE 1952 UNESCO CONFERENCE | |||
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Attached for your information is a copy of a letter' dated October to the Director-General of UNESCO, informing him of the composition of the Canadian delegation to the Seventh Session of the General Conference, which is to be held in Paris from November 12 to December 10, 1952. You will notice that Mr. E.H. Norman will be attending the Fourth Meeting of Representatives of National Commissions as observer for Canada and that Mr. J.E.G. Hardy (who dealt with United Nations financial matters from 1948-50 when on loan to the Department of Finance) will be the Canadian representative on the Budget Committee which meets ten days before the General Conference.
2. In view of your extensive experience with UNESCO matters, both as Chairman of previous delegations and as a member of the Executive Board, it would seem appropriate that you should be elected to one of the ten Vice-Presidencies at the Seventh Session. This would ensure Canadian representation on the Steering Committee of the Conference and would be a suitable recognition of Canada's substantial contributions to UNESCO. You will recall that the only other occasion when Canada received this honour was in 1948. 3. As you are probably aware, the Executive Board has recommended that a Legal Committee of fifteen members be elected to consider amendments to the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure. The Canadian delegation will have a member especially qualified to deal with legal matters, Mr. Paul Gerin-Lajoie, who would seem to be a logical choice for membership on the Legal Committee. Mr. Paul Gerin-Lajoie is a Montreal lawyer and former Rhodes Scholar who has gained considerable renown as an authority on the Canadian constitution. 4. A recommendation that Canada support Sir Sarnepalli Radhakrishnan, the Chairman of the Indian delegation, for the Presidency of this year's Conference is included in the instructions being prepared for the delegation. This recommendation is based upon the need for recognizing the cultural contribution of South East Asia and upon the outstanding qualifications of Dr. Radhakrishnan, who is now Vice-President of India. In view of our Commonwealth association with India, it would not seem inappropriate for the initiative in this matter to come from Canada, in the event that the Executive Board has not already suggested India for the Presidency in the report it is preparing for the Nominations Committee. 5. Because of our interest in election to a Vice-Presidency and to the Legal Committee and because of our possible sponsorship of India for the Presidency, you may wish to arrive in Paris a few days before the Conference for policy meetings with members of the Canadian delegation and for informal discussions with other national delegates and senior members of the secretariat. Your long and friendly association with UNESCO will undoubtedly be very helpful in these matters. C.S.A. RITCHIE
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