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    "ocrText": "- 4 -\nsettled by adjustment, by compromise, and by negotiations inspired by\na spirit of mutual respect and a desire for justice on both sides.\nThis is the peaceful way, the sensible way, and the fair way to settle\nproblems, whether between two nations that are close neighbors or among\nmany nations widely separated.\nThis way is open to all. We in Canada and the United States\nare justifiably proud of our joint record, but we claim no monopoly\non the formula.\nCanada and the United States will gladly share the formula,\nwhich rejects distrust and suspicion in favor of common sense, mutual\nrespect, and equal justice, with their fellow members of the United\nNations. One of the most effective contributions which our two\ncountries can make to the cause of the United Nations is the patient\nand diligent effort to apply on a global scale the principles and\npractices which we have tested with success on this continent.\nRelations between Canada and the United States have empha-\nsized the spirit of cooperation rather than the letter of protocol.\nThe Rush-Bagot Agreement was a simple document of less than 150 words.\nFrom time to time it has been revised by mutual agreement to meet\nchanging conditions. It was amended as recently as last December.\nThe last war brought our countries into even closer\ncollaboration. The Ogdensburg Agreement of 1940 provided for the"
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