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d s t i o n re Goo3© Bay, Benninghoff t o l d me in a conversation
today t h a t the d r a f t form of a lease was s t i l l being worked
over by l e g a l experts of the USAF, but he expected t h a t
the United s t a t e s authorities would, be in a p o s i t i o n to
submit a d r a f t informally to the Canadian a u t h o r i t i e s within
two weeks.

He understands the l e t t e r included in your

message under reference to E&lt;ean that those concerned with t h i s
problem on the o f f i c i a l l e v e l in Ottawa would be prepared
to consider a United s t a t e s d r a f t form of a lease informally
in advance of Canadian Government approval of the PJBD
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on the Newfoundland b a s e s .

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meanwhile, constructfon, a u t h o r i z a t i o n for which was given
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n Department l e t t e r No. D.J5376 dated October 25th, 1950,
and conveyed verbally to the s t a t e Department, has gone
forward a t Goose Bay.

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