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    "ocrText": "COMPISENTIAL\nJ.Pan Servey\nJAN 15 1959\nThe Dwight Dwisht D.\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT: St. Lawrence Seaway Opening Celebration\nIn connection with the proposed ceremony in which\nyou would participate with Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II\nin opening the St. Lawrence Seaway in the last week of\nJune 1959, we are suggesting two alternative plans for\nthe ceremony as given below. Both plans call for the\nmain celebration to be held at the St. Lambert Locks in\nMontreal, which is the actual beginning of the Seaway.\nConsideration was given to having the main ceremony with\nyou and the Queen at the looks in the Cornwall-Massena\narea, but the difficult funding and logistical problems\ninvolved make us believe that it would be difficult to\nhold a successful ceremony there without the expenditure\nof perhaps $300,000 with obligations starting now. As\nthe funds available for this purpose are limited to\n$60,000 a Congressional appropriation would be necessary.\nMontreal, with all the facilities required, would bring the\nU.S. expenditure within the available $60,000.\nIt is recommended that you approve one of the follow-\ning plans.\nPlan 1. Joint Ceremony at Montreal and U.S.\nCeremony at Massena. (Estimated $10,000\nRequired for Montreal: $50,000 for Massena)\n10:00 A.M. President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive\nat Montreal Airport (Derval) from Washington by\nair; proceed by auto to St. Lambert Locks to meet\nthe Queen and Prince Philip.\nDECLASSIFIED\nCOMPIDENTIAL\nAuthority State Dept. Subject Guidelines\nBy DOH NLE Date 3/6/98\nAJ6 has on S tephem has\nCONFIDENTIAL\n- 2 -\n11:00 - 12:00 Noon. Opening St. Lawrence\nSeaway - Joint ceremony with Queen. U.S.\nNaval vessels as escorts to BRITANNIA.\n12:00 2:30 P.M. Lunch on BRITANNIA;\nElass\ngoodbyes said to Queen on BRITANNIA; then\nby auto to Montreal Airport.\n841\n3:30 P.M. Depart Montreal for Massena by air.\n4:00 P.M. Arrive Massena Airport; then by\nauto to Snell; board U.S. vessel and go\nthrough ship channel to Eisenhower Lock.\n5:10 5:40 P.M. Ceremony at Eisenhower Lock;\nthen drive to Power Dam and return to Airport.\n6:40 P.M. Leave Massena Airport by plane for\nWashington.\nThe ceremony at Massena would be solely a United\nStates affair, without Canadian participation or guests.\nIn proposing a ceremony in the Massena area, we are en-\ndeavoring to give recognition to the work of the\nSt. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, as well\nas to New York State.\nPlan 2. Joint Ceremony at Montreal with\nPresident Returning Direct to Washington.\nEstimated $10,000 required)\n10:00 A.M. President and Mrs. Eisenhower\narrive at Montreal Airport (Dorval) from\nWashington by air; proceed by auto to\nSt. Lambert Locks to meet the Queen and\nPrince Philip.\n11:00 - 12:00 Noon. Opening St. Lawrence\nSeaway - Joint ceremony with Queen. U.S.\nNaval vessels as escorts to BRITANNIA.\n12:30 2:30 P.M. Lunch on the BRITANNIA:\nthen by auto to Montreal Airport.\n3:30 P.M. Depart Montreal for Washington\nby air.\nCONFIDENTIAL\nCONF IDENT IAL\n- 3 -\nOur informal talks with the Canadians make us\nbelieve that either of the above plans would be agree-\nable to them. We have not, however, proposed either\nplan formally to the Canadian Government.\nWe have discussed the plans with the Department\nof Commerce, the parent body of the St. Lawrence Seaway\nDevelopment Corporation, and with the Bureau of the\nBudget. These agencies concur in our recommendations\nas given above. Details of the two plans are enclosed.\nWhen you have made your decision on this matter\nand we have received the formal acceptance of the Canadian\ngovernment, we will submit recommendations as to a press\nrelease.\nDwight D.\n/S/ JOHN FOSTER DULLES\n841\nJohn Foster Dulles\nEnclosures:\n1. Details of Plan 1.\n2. Details of Plan 2.\nCONF IDENT IAL\nCONFIDENTIAL\nST. LAWRENCE DEDICATION\nS.\nPLAN 1\n04/\nLIBIRTY\n7:45 A.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower leave MATS\nTerminal, Washington National Airport,\naboard the COLUMBINE III.\n10:00 A.M.\nArrive Dorval Airport, Montreal, Canada.\n10:15 A.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower leave Dorval\nAirport by motor.\n11:15 A.M.\nU.S.-Canadian ceremonies begin at the\nSt. Lambert Lock.\n12:00 Noon\nU.S.-Canadian ceremonies conclude at the\nSt. Lambert Lock.\n12:05 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower board the\nBRITANNIA as the guests of Her Majesty\nQueen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness\nPrince Philip.\n12:30 P.M.\nHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and\nPrince Philip will give a luncheon in\nhonor of the President and Mrs. Eisenhower\non board the BRITANNIA.\n2:30 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower debark from\nthe BRITANNIA and proceed by motor to\nDorval Airport.\n3:20 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive at\nDorval Airport and board the COLUMBINE III.\n3:30 P.M.\nCOLUMBINE III departs from the Dorval\nAirport.\n4:00 P.M.\nCOLUMBINE III arrives Massena Airport,\nMassena, New York. President and\nMrs. Eisenhower debark and depart by motor\nfor the Snell Lock of the St. Lawrence\nSeaway.\n4:15 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive at\nSt. Lawrence and board\n,\nnaval or commercial U.S. vessel.\nCONFIDENTIAL\nCOMPLEENTIAL\n- 2 -\nPLAN 1 (continued)\n4:25 P.M.\nThe\nproceeds from the Snell\nLook through the Wiley Dondero Ship Channel\nto the Sisenhower Lock and is raised (7-minute\nlift) in the Sisenhower Lock and progresses\nto the west end of the Lock.\n5:00 P.N. President and Mrs. Eisenhower debark from\nthe\n6. Library our\n.\n5:05 P.M. U.S. ceremonies begin at the Eisenhower Look.\n5:35 P.M. U.S. ceremonies conclude at the Eisenhower\nLock.\n5:40 P.M. President and Mrs. Bisenhower proceed to\nthe St. Lawrence Power Dam by motor.\n5:50 P.M. President and Mrs. Sisenhower arrive at the\nSt. Lawrence Power Dam and proceed to the\nsite of the plaque on the U.S.-Canadian\nboundary in the center of the Power Dam.\n6:00 P.M. Ceremonies begin at the Power Dam.\n6:20 P.M. U.S. ceremonies conclude at the Power Dam.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower depart by\nmotor for the Massena Airport.\n6:45 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Bisenhower depart Massens\naboard the COLUMBINE III.\n8:45 P.M. COLUMBINE III arrives at MATS Terminal,\nWashington National Airport\nNOTE:\nIf the Canadian Government should suggest, by chance,\nthat queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip accompany the\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower from Montreal to the Snell-\nEisenhower Looks, the program would remain virtually the\nsame except it would have to be determined where the\nPresident and Mrs. Sisenhower would take leave of Queen\nElisabeth and Prince Philip, probably after the short\nceremonies at the Power Dam. This arrangement would, how-\never, raise many of the funding and logistical problems\nreferred to in the first paragraph of the Memorandum.\nDON2 IDENTIAL\nCONFIDENTIAL\nST. LAWRENCE DEDICATION\nPLAN 2\n7:45 A.M.\nDELIVERY\na.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower leave MATS\nTerminal, Washington National Airport,\naboard the COLUMBINE III.\n641\nLIBIRTY\n10:00 A.M.\nArrive Dorval Airport, Montreal, Canada.\n10:15 A.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower leave Dorval\nAirport by motor.\n11:15 A.M.\nU.S.-Canadian ceremonies begin at the\nSt. Lambert Lock.\n12:00 Noon\nU.S.-Canadian ceremonies conclude at the\nSt. Lambert Lock.\n12:05 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower board the\nBRITANNIA as the guests of Her Majesty\nQueen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness\nPrince Philip.\n12:30 P.M.\nHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His\nRoyal Highness Prince Philip will give a\nluncheon in honor of the President and\nMrs. Eisenhower on board the BRITANNIA.\n2:30 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower debark from\nthe BRITANNIA and proceed by motor to\nDorval Airport.\n3:20 P.M.\nPresident and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive at\nDorval Airport and board the COLUMBINE III.\n3:30 P.M.\nCOLUMBINE III departs from the Dorval\nAirport.\n5:45 P.M.\nThe President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrive\nat MATS Terminal, Washington National\nAirport.\nCONFIDENTIAL"
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