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November 7, 1973
Dear Hr. President:
I am hastening to communicate with you because
of my concern that no misunderstanding be allowed to arise
with respect to Canadian crude oil and petroleum products
exports to your country.
As you may be aware, it has been suggested in
some quarters that this country may be made subject to an
cabargo of still unstated dimensions if oil from Arao
sources finds iss way into two United States from Canada is
either its ori final or a refined condition. I want to
inform you of in position. the Government of Canada will
not perait its foreign policies, its choice of trading
partners, or its manner of trentment of its friends to be
dictated to it by foreign governments.
Canadian governments for many years have attested
to the fact that 020 of the inveriables of this country's
foreign policy is Canada's genuine friendship for the
United States. I have stated to you publicly that the
Canadian-Aerican relationship will adjust to circumstance,
but is is not regarded is,: Canadions as nogotiable. The
present state or events is evidence of those act.
There will be, as you will understand, month to
month fluctuations in the volume of western Canadian crade
oil shipments to the United States but those will DC dicter
by Canadian consumon requirements, not by polítical opecation
from without. Nor will they bo cade in the absence of an
effort to MOOL your basic requirements to the extrent we
been fulfilling them. Marthermore, as we take whatever
we doon necessary to assure Canadian consumers of security
supply in years to come, WC will act in consultation with
United States Government. in an attrempt to pinimize Che
on those American packet areas now dopendone on Canadian a
oil.
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library
DECLASSIFIED
This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be
declassified
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