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    "ocrText": "SECURITY\nRESTRICTED\n-2- 518, JOINT WEEKA NO. 17, April 28. 1950, from Ottewa.\nthe project for power devolopment alone. It is to be\nnoted that the Prime Minister avoided mention at Sarnia\nof any possibility of a new propoaal of the power pro-\njest alone. This may have been because he was speaking\nin a city whioh would not receive any of this power but\nwhich would derive benefit from the navigation projecto\nThere has not yet been any reaction here to the testimony\nbeing currently given to a Congressional Committes.\nR. ü. Riddell expected to be named Head of Canada's\nPermanent Delegation to United Nations. It is reported\nthat H. Go Riddell, Special Amsistant to the Secretary\nof State for External Affairs, will be named to head\nCanada's permanent delegation to the United Nations,\nbut no official announcement of his appointment will be\nmade until formal Cabinet approval has been given. Mr.o\nRiddell will suceesd General Ao G.° La NoNaughton who rgo\nsigned from the post in January when Canada ceased to be\na member of the Security Council. It is understood there\nwas at first some doubt whether a pormanent delegation\nshould continue to be maintained, but it was decided\nthat such representation would be worthwhile even without\nSecurity Council membership. Mx. John W. Holmes (present\nHead of the United Nations Division of the Department\nof External Affairs) has been asting as temporary head\nof the delegation aince January. Mr. Riddell is net ex-\npeeted to assume his duties until July or August singe\nit is felt External Affairs Minister Pearson will vant\nhim to remain in his present position until after the\nprorogation of the present session of Parliament. He\nformerly was Head of the Department's United Nations\nDivision and is woll known in Unitod Nations ciroleso\nMr. Riddell le an able man, having a keen understanding\nof Americana and being disposed to friendliness to them\nand to the Uni ted States.\nECONOMIC\n:- ARCHIVES NATIONAL SERVICE* AND\nRECORDS\nEstimated publie and private expenditure in 1950.\nGovernment statistics indicate a new level in sapital ex-\npenditure will be reached in 1950 of $3.6 billion, 5 pera\ncent above last year's record high. The predicted overall"
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