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Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Canada Hume Wrong, and George Perkins
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S/S
COMPIDENTIAL
E. / O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D)
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
DATE: January 27, 1950
SUBJECT:
US Legislation with Respect to Canada (military equipment)
UNATIONAL
PARTICIPANTS:
Mr. Hume Wrong, Ambassador of Canada
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Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State
Mr. George W. Perkins, Assistant Secretary of State
COPIES TO:
S/MDA, EUR, BNA, RA, American Embassy, Ottawa.
1-1493
Ambassador Wrong stated that he wanted to discuss the
possibility of changes in legislation of the United States
in connection with the Canadian armament program. There were
three objectives in which Canada was interested: (1) the
simplification of the procedure now in force under which
Canada can procure military equipment in the United States;
(2) the possibility of additional US purchases of military
equipment in Canada; and (3) through these means, the standard-
ization of equipment between the United States and Canada.
He stressed the importance of proceeding immediately so
that new items of equipment could be procurred from common
sources instead of perpetuating the differences which now
exist in the equipment. He also stated that it would be very
difficult for Canada to do this as fully as was desirable unless
there was some purchasing by the United States in Canada so
that they could thereby obtain dollars to make their necessary
purchases in the United States. He stated that the Buy American
Act was the principal difficulty, and that he felt the ideal
solution would be an amendment to this Act.
I stated that I doubted if this were feasible, and that
probably a separate act applying to Canada would be a more
reasonable approach,
The Canadian Ambassador stated that Secretary Johnson had
stated that he would be prepared to agree to recommend legislative
changes to accomplish these purposes.
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