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Slne• tile tange:r ot alaua4ernan4lq, wldell eou.14 lead to aerioa• al.an aal pan.le ta auo,-, 1• a real on•, lt wov.14 •••• panloulari, •••S.nbl• ~•' 1b.• PnM Id.mater utor• bl• tortb.ooalq tnp allov.14" taU1 b~l•t•4 OJI tba al tua\lu •• tbal ln kl.a 41•••1ona •l•ll ~uropean leader•, I.II.• 0e.D&41an Sntl••n•• allou.14b• oa •• •• I 000196 �- 3 - aide ot reaGauranoe to th• extent peraltt-4 end our • of th•• ••••am.•Jtt XSX 10. Iacldentelly, by the tact • XXX aJ.ght lt not be wcithwb1le to ••weeOAMt oonvenl•nt op~ortucdty tor a ~eneal 41aauaa1on w1tb DI.Ille• or Bedell 6a1th or i1aeahower, oa the ceneal question ot atrategy? be lntereatet. It la raaoomable the t •• DhoUl.4 ~uite apart from the iaplicaUon• ct United state• poltc1 to~ RA.TO,there will be• ~tiolillar problea to~ Canad.a, probable "oontinentel «•ten.••" eatalla nee4 tor iJ:lor•• •ill& 1n't'eatant in Cana do or aon•1, aD4 or a1J.' aqua4rona an4 11tu1»ower.It will b• l••• eaaJ to kMp lerc• Cana41an tore•• etat1one4 11. it••••- ne••••• A.o.u. eo: Aottna Uuder-s.e:reta,1 Defence L1•1aon (l) D1v1e1on 000197 � 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 Deterrence 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 New Look / 22 JANUARY 1954 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-01-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Minister, 22 Jan. 1954, LAC, RG 25, vol. 4903, file no. 50115-P-40, part 2. continental defence Lester Pearson NATO US-Canada relations