https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/0011191eb3fcb64782daba58983c577f.pdf a71b8e084bc8c393d83de62ff7b6562a PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information APPENDIX E - 7 UNCLASSIFIED Ottawa, January 5, 1970. ] DMr Hr« woba. I understand that your Coswiittee hsa expreeaad aa i a l s r t i t l o obtaining an up-to-date state-Ant of tha Qovernaonfa p o l i c y with roapaat to tho exehan?e of Infernot i o n i n Vietnaa'with r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of f o r e i gn -overnaiaato and agoneloa, OB May 1 0 . 1967, ay predeeeeaox, tha ''on. Paul Martin r e l e e e e o a etatetoent t o tha proas (copy attached} on ©no aapoct of t h i a a a t t e r which had aroused public i n t e r e s t a t tho time . That statement rood in part aa follows? "Tho Canadian Delegation report* to the Canadian Government and the Canadian Government o o l y j i t i s f o r the Canadian Governiaent t o decide i n tho eeao of tneoo reports aa a l l o t h e r s , what use la to be rede of thea i n tho oeurao of normal dip lone t i e exeh&.'vee with other c o u n t r i e a . any departure fro« t h i s procedure would be e n t i r e l y contrary t o e a t e t l i s h e J p r a c t i c e and there l a no authority f o r l t , " I ohould l i k e to reaffirm that the f ore: oitti e x pressed end continues to express the pollay of the ; ovcmznent. I cannot, understandably, apeak with absolute asaurunee with respect t o p r a c t i c e s which ussy or ruitj not ' u r e been followed at » much e a r l i e r date iu very d i f f e r e n t circumstances > o » those now p r e v a i l i n g in Vietnam. There i s , however, ao question but that t i l l Csr.sdiane p r e s e n t l y s e r v i ng in the Canadian J e l e ,'Stlon in Vietnam are f u l l y aware of tha p o l i c y of tho Cenedlan Government in t h i a regord. To bo s p e c i f i c , i t wpulu he contrarv to the standin - i n s t r u c t i o n s i s s u e d to our Jole : a t i o n In II •• Ian .aim, . . r * . a- I t tee on ijtfcarnal Chairman, Standin ; Goi Affaire and Katlon*: ie.1 e f e n c e , f;oom ouse of C o r o n a , fvoom 'jl'l-S, 'jl'l-S- ; ouae Ottawa, Ontario. ^ i ,'»• t • | 8 000110 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act = Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a finformati "•*% ~ 2 - Saigon to make available to r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of other nenta copies of their reports sub-..i' ted to Ottawa. ovem- I truat the fore.;olnp w i l l help to c l c r i f y our policy on this a a t t e r . Jours s i n c e r e l y , . *r" •* • Itchell "* oarp. BEST AVAILABLE COPY 000111 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochina (CDVN) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDVN00002 Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Sharp to Ian Wahn, Chairman, Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-Jan-70 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library and Archives Canada, RG25, file 11-4-1, part 10. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Government of Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Intelligence Activtiies in Vietnam Description An account of the resource Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en