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Brochure written by Igor Gouzenko entitled "Memorandum: Trudeau, A Potential Canadian Castro." 1 pg. [Brochure], N.D.
From Igor Gouzenko to RN RE: Canadian politician Pierre Trudeau. 2 pgs. [Letter], 4/16/1968
Copy of a letter from RN to Igor Gouzenko RE: filming "The Fall of a Titan." 1 pg. [Letter], 7/5/1961
Envelope from Mudge, Stern, Baldwin and Todd to RN. 1 pg. [Other Document], 4/16/1968
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Brochure written by Igor Gouzenko entitled "Memorandum: Trudeau, A Potential Canadian Castro." 1 pg. [Brochure], N.D.
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Copy of a letter from RN to Igor Gouzenko RE: filming "The Fall of a Titan." 1 pg. [Letter], 7/5/1961
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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N.D.
Brochure
Brochure written by Igor Gouzenko entitled
"Memorandum: Trudeau, A Potential
Canadian Castro." 1 pg.
1
7
04/16/1968
Letter
From Igor Gouzenko to RN RE: Canadian
politician Pierre Trudeau. 2 pgs.
1
7
07/05/1961
Letter
Copy of a letter from RN to Igor Gouzenko
RE: filming "The Fall of a Titan." 1 pg.
1
7
04/16/1968
Other Document
Envelope from Mudge, Stern, Baldwin and
Todd to RN. 1 pg.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Page 1 of 1
TORONTO, ONTARIO,
CANADA
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MR. R.M. NixoN
MudGE, SteRN, BALAWIN ANd Todd,
20 BROAD way AVE.
NEW YoRK, N.Y., 10005
U.S.A.
TORONTO, ONT.
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BY air XXI MAIL
PAR AVION 7-A.M.S.
43-74-038 (3-66)
IGOR GOUZENKO
MEMORANDUM
TRUDEAU, A POTENTIAL CANADIAN CASTRO
Because Canadian and U.S. press, radio and television largely
ignored the past activities and writings of Trudeau, the public is not
aware of a real possibility that on the 6th of April, 1968, the next
Prime Minister of Canada might be a self-admitted radical socialist,
and Canada might with ever increasing pace turn into a second Cuba.
The situation is already pregnant with a multiple threat to Canadian
freedom.
The present Minister of Justice, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, was elected
to Parliament only in 1965. Before this he was professor at the Uni-
versity of Montreal; he was the founder of a radical left magazine,
Cite Libre. He is careful not to call himself a communist, but as a
matter of record, he was once barred from the United States as a com-
munist. Below is the clipping from the Toronto Daily Star, dated
February 16, 1968:
In another revelation, he admitted he was once blacklisted by U.S.
immigration authorities because they suspected he was a Communist.
Yet in spite of this background, shortly after Trudeau was elected
to Parliament in 1965, Prime Minister Pearson appointed him his Par-
liamentary Secretary, and then made him, of all things, the Minister
of Justice.
Pearson now supports Trudeau in the leadership race in obvious
preference to other candidates. Press, radio and television are giving
Trudeau unprecedented publicity, building him up as an intellectual,
ignoring the fact that many of his so-called new ideas are borrowed
from the outworn, reactionary writings of Lenin and Mao.
The Liberal Convention will choose not just a new leader, but
a new Prime Minister. The next Prime Minister, therefore, would be
elected not by the Canadian people at a general election but by several
hundred delegates at the convention. The responsibility of the delegates,
therefore, takes truly a historic proportion.
IGOR GOUZENKO
canada
Mr. Richard M. Nixon
April 16th, 1968
20 Broadway St.
Mudge, Stern, Baldwin and Todd
New York, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Nixon:
May I draw your attention to the dangerous situation
in Canada as a result of sudden rise to power of Pierre Trudeau.
Canadian,
Enclosed is my memorandum, 'Trudeau, a potential
Castro'. It was published in limited numbers only, and was mailed
to some voting delegates to the Liberal convention which took place
on April 4, 5 and 6th of 1968.
If this memorandum had reached all 2500 voting dele-
gates, the result of voting might be different, and instead of
Trudeau Canada would have Winters for the Prime Minister. However,
lack of funds made it impossible to publish more copies and to
mail them.
It is becoming more and more evident that while
leftists are helping each other vigorously (see the case of Pearson
giving $5000 award to Robert Bryce, friend of Alger Hiss, page 3
of the memorandum), the anti-communists shy each other. As a result
the left-wingers are gaining the grounds. The cold, indifferent
and unexcusably timid attitude of some obviously anti-communists
to their friends paid terrible devidents now.
Several years ago I appealed to you to help me to sell
the movie-rights of my novel, The Fall of a Titan. Your response was
magnificent, and I am grateful to you for your letter. (I enclose
copy of it). If people in Hollywood would be like you, believing
in freedom, defending it courageously, the film would be made.
Unfortunately, those who could have help{practically did not act. The
result was that the movie-rights were not sold, I have to live in
poverty all last years, struggling to survive, while leftists were
given all kinds of assistances by men like Pearson.
There are also indications that Raymond Boyer, the
French-Canadian millionaire, who was convicted as a Soviet spy as
a result of my revelations in 1945, is friend of Trudeau and he
helped Trudeau financially in his election campaign.
Trudeau is self-admitted radical socialist. He was
barred from the U.S. as a communist. Even before he was elected
he threatened to 'cripple' the U.S. efforts in Vietnam by stopping
all sales of nickel to your country. (see page 13 of the memorandum).
As the next President of the United States, and I have
Mr. Richard Nixon
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no doubt you will be the next President, you should be aware of the
potential Castro on your northern boarder. Trudeau's methods of
turning country into radical socialist state might be different
from Castro's, but the result would be the same in time. Trudeau
already, on the second day of his election, proclaimed that he inten-
ded to withdraw Canadian troops from Europe.
The dream of the Soviet government to outflank the U.S.
from the south and north is becoming a reality.
I also would like to draw your attention to my five-point
programe which Trudeau now wants to nullify by changing Canadian
law. (see pages 11, 12 and 13 of the memorandum). The aim of my
programme is to bring on our side more "Gouzenkos" with the docu-
ments exposing the Soviet spy rings. Time proved that this is only
effective way to fight the Soviet espionage. Trudeau is now
attempting to safeguard the work of the Soviet spies in Canada.
The moral of the tragedy in Canada is clear: the anti-communists
must help each other with the atmost practical efforts, otherwise
freedom will be destroyed by men like Trudeau.
I also enclose the recent article 'Risked life for Canada--
Gouzenko says he's broke', and article about Philby. Both articles
appeared in Toronto Telegram.
It is Canadian Philbys of the undisclosed Soviet spy rings who
made life for my family extremely difficult. Any thinking person
must realize that without help of anti-communists I will not survive.
Wishing you the greatest possible success,
Yours sincerely,
Agor gouzenko.
My address: Inside envelope: Igor Gouzenko.
Outside envelope: P. Brown
c/o R.A. Harris, B.A.
1 Greensboro Drive
(Kipling and 401 Hwy)
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
RICHARD NIXON
July 5, 1961
Dear Mr. Gouzenko:
I am truly grateful to you for giving me
an opportunity to endorse -- enthusiastically and
without reservation -- the idea of filming The Fall
of a Titan. The book itself, of course, has had a
tremendous worldwide impact on a vast audience.
But a film would, predictably, broaden this influ-
ence further still, and especially among younger
people for whom the battles of the 1940's and 1950's
are fast becoming "ancient history". You and I
both know, however, that the struggle of freedom
against despotism goes on unabated.
A really faithful film version of your
superb novel -- faithful both to its theme and to
its artistic grandeur -- could strike some mighty
blows in the cause of freedom. It could expose,
more effectively perhaps than any other medium,
the realities of Soviet society. It could make clear
beyond any doubt the inevitable fate of the free and
creative spirit under Communism.
For all these reasons, then, your pro-
posal has my warm support. And I can only hope
that my voice will somehow help in overcoming all
the obstacles to its complete fulfillment.
With every good wish,
Sincerely,
Mr. Igor Gouzenko
Toronto, Canada