Canada (nation)
Found in 2830 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [c 1911-12]
Letter from Sir Max Aitken [later Lord Beaverbrook] to WSC offering to arrange a political tour of Canada for him. Asserts that had Joseph Chamberlain gone on such a tour he would have won the country over to Imperial Preference. Points out that his (Aitken's) involvement in big trusts in Canada has made him unpopular among western farmers, but this need not affect WSC on his tour.
(Untitled), 20 Jun 1903
Letter from M.S. Kelly to WSC, on the need for houses for the families of the Royal Garrison Regiment stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, enclosing cutting from The Toiler, Journal of the Halifax and Dartmouth Trades' and Labor Council.
(Untitled), 18 Sep 1941
Telegram from Government of Canada to Dominions Office with text of speech by Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to Canadian clubs of Ottawa [comparing the United States Civil War to the Second World War]. [See CHAR 20/42B/186 for WSC's reply].
(Untitled), 15 Jan 1942
Telegram from the British High Commissioner in Canada [Malcolm MacDonald] to WSC advising that the United States is sensitive to a Canadian presence in South America, so may object to plans for a Canadian garrison in the Falkland Islands.
(Untitled), 25 Jan 1942
Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] with the text of his statement in the Canadian House of Commons on the composition of the Imperial War Cabinet, and the power of decision still resting with the British War Cabinet: Australia's request for a right to a permanent equal voice in the British War Cabinet differs from Canadian requests.
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942
(Untitled), 11 May 1941
Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] on Robert Menzies's [Prime Minister of Australia] successful visit to Canada, and Canadian unity.
(Untitled), 16 May 1941
Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] for WSC asking for guidance on continuance of Canadian relations with the French Government.
(Untitled), [May 1941]
Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] advising breaking off diplomatic relations with Vichy France and conveying message to General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] for French Legation in South Africa.
(Untitled), 25 May 1941
Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC advising consulting the British Ambassador to the United States [Lord Halifax, earlier Edward Wood, then Lord Irwin] before making decision on introducing conscription to Northern Ireland; as the issue is controversial in Canada and may affect Canadian unity.
(Untitled), 29 May 1941
Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC thanking him for agreeing to broadcast on the launching of Canada's New War Loan.
(Untitled), [1941]
Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC on changes in Canadian security, particularly in the port of Halifax as a result of Brigadier Craig's Port Security Mission recommendations.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1941
Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] reciting telegram correspondence between himself and President Roosevelt and requesting co-operation with Roosevelt's proposal that United States aircraft for the RAF should be delivered via Canada.
(Untitled), 04 Jun 1941
Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC pledging Canadian commitment to Roosevelt's delivery of United States combat aircraft.
(Untitled), 11 Jun 1941
Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] acknowledging the difficulty of travelling abroad but asking him to reconsider attending a meeting of heads of Allied governments to review strategy after two years of War.
(Untitled), 16 Jun 1941
(Untitled), 20 Jun 1941
Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] advising he will announce the impracticality of holding an Imperial Conference, citing inability of King to attend.
(Untitled), 06 Dec 1941
Telegram from the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC advising that Canada has declared war on Finland, Romania and Hungary.
(Untitled), 21 Jun 1941
Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] advising he will announce the impracticality of holding an Imperial Conference, citing inability of King to attend (further copy at CHAR20/40/27).
(Untitled), 22 Jun 1941
(Untitled), 26 Jun 1941
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt suggesting alignment of British, American and Canadian tank design via the creation of a joint Anglo-American Tank Board .
(Untitled), 24 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941
(Untitled), 13 Sep 1941
Telegram from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on the Duke's visit to the United States and Canada, emphasising that "no word should ever be spoken inconsistent" with encouraging the United States to enter the war. Carbon copy.