U.S.Canadian Talks On Mutual Defence
Received Fridav, 7 p.m. WA8HIXGTOX, August 10. The U.S. Ue-fence Secretary Mr. Jaines Forrestal) revealed todav that liis recent trip to Ottawa had resulted j in drawiug the United States and i Canada closer in joint defence pki.u ning. The iniportance of sucli planningj has long been stressed by military i strategisls who feel that the Aretewastelands of far northern Canada would be the "Xo laan 's land'' of anv I future aerial war with Russia. Mr. Forrestall said he and Mr Brooke flaxton, Canada 's Minister of Xational Defence, agreed informally on a plan to exchange military infonnation "on a luoad general basis. " lle said it was "too early ' ' to tell whethei a fonnal treaty of luutual defence tnight grow out of the arrangeiiieul.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 August 1948, Page 5
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