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FROM: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA
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For Communications Section Only

Date

Message To Be Sent

AIR CYPHER
EN CLAIR
CODE
CYPHER

NORWAY............................................

October 15, 1952

No.

3

Priority

reference:

SUBJECT: Behaviour of Canadian Sailors in Narvik.
The report made by the Commanding Officer of the

ORIGINATOR
(Signature)

Your despatch No. 337 of October 2, 1952.

"Quebec" substantiates the main charges made by Dagbladet

but indicates that fewer personnel took part and less
R.E.. Reynolds/LM.
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(Name Typed)

DivEuropean
Local Tel. . . . 8333.

damage was done.

APPROVED BY

(Signature)

(Name Typed)
Internal Distribution:
S. S.E.A. - U.S. S. E.A.

Protocol, Defence
Liaison I

The incidents were limited to

(a)

theft of a Norwegian flag;

(b)

theft of a bicycle;

(c)

theft of an air pistol;

(d)

breakage of a window and theft of candy;

(e)

failure to pay for two meals.

Disciplinary action was taken against the offenders
(a) on board ship; local authorities dealt with case (b).

As it was impossible to locate the perpetrators of (c),

(d) and (e), the executive officer made full f o rmel Re

Done

restitution of losses from the shipis Fund and tendered

Date
Copies Referred To:

Chief of the Naval
Staff.

apologies on behalf of the Ship to the merchants concer-

ned.

2.

Although reluctant to make your first task an

unpleasant one I believe an informal apology should be
made to the Foreign Office unless you believe they have
Done

dismissed the incidents as unimportant, or that it would

Date

be unwise to re-open the issue at this late date.

Ext. 97 (Rev. 1/52)

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PAGE TWO

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tenor of your apology, if made, is left to your
(Signature)

(Name Typed)

discretion but reference should be made to the action

taken by the Ship’s Captain*

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APPROVED BY

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ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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