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Volume #13 - 720. | |
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CHAPITRE XI RELATIONS AVEC LE COMMONWEALTH | |
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PREMIÈRE PARTIE GÉNÉRALITÉS | |
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SECTION
C RECHERCHE POUR LA DÉFENSE12 | |
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DEA/50255-40 |
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Note pour le secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures | |
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Ottawa,
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COMMONWEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE SCIENCE: PROPOSAL FOR MEETING IN CANADA | |
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The informal Commonwealth Conference on Defence Science which was held in London last June13 made a report whose conclusions and recommendations were approved by Cabinet on October 2.14 Among these recommendations was one for the establishment of a Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science, to consist of scientific and service representatives of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India, and to hold. meetings annually. 2. The United Kingdom Government has now asked the Canadian Government whether it would agree to holding the 1947 meeting in Canada. 3. There was a brief preliminary discussion of this possibility by the Cabinet when approval of the report was being considered, but no decision was made. Mr. Claxton is inclined to think that no action by Cabinet is needed, and that the proposal may be accepted. 4. I feel that before final action is taken it might be well to get the Prime Minister's views, both on whether the meeting should be held in Canada and on whether action by Cabinet is needed. If you agree, perhaps you could raise these questions with him.15 L.B. P[EARSON] 12Au sujet de la défense du Commonwealth en général, voir les documents 866 et 881. 13Voir le volume 12, document 751./See Volume 12, Document 751. 14Voir le volume 12, document 756/See Volume 12, Document 756. 15Notre copie du document porte l'annotation suivanteThe following was written on this copy of the document: PM would prefer there be no meeting in Canada this year. Perhaps this might be conveyed informally to our UK friends. St. L[aurent] | |
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