Eden calls for UN force to police Axis nations after war
Ottawa briefing shows Anthony Eden arguing for a United Nations led international force to disarm Germany Italy and Japan after the war. He criticizes the League of Nations lack of authority and urges a flexible structure built as events unfold with close UK US Russia and China cooperation.
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Ottawa
Anthony Eden
United Nation
United Nations
Germany
Italy
Japan
League of Nations
Eden
House
House of Commons
British Commonwealth of Equal Nations
United States
Russia
China
Symington cites insufficient air traffic for two lines
H. J. Symington of Trans-Canada Air Lines told the House of Commons committee that operating two cross-country routes would not be profitable and would duplicate service. He noted difficulty securing equipment but expected availability before war’s end for a shortened western route across the Great Lakes. The line had not run research freight gliders.
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Ottawa
Canada
H. J. Symington
K.C
Trans-Canada Air Lines
House of Commons Railways and Shipping Committee
trans-Canada
Symington
Great Lakes
T.C.A
ACT AMENDED Wheat Acreage Reduction Act in Commons
Ottawa reports an amended Wheat Acreage Reduction Act will pay a flat two dollars per acre in three prairie provinces for land shifted from wheat to other crops. The bill replaces earlier layered payments and sets two dollars per acre across the board, with abandonment as a disqualifier.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Viscount Bennet Opens Wings for Victory Week
Torquay report quotes Viscount Bennet as declaring Britain will continue to administer its colonies, arguing the policy is practical rather than proudly imperial and that Britain can manage its possessions better than anyone else.
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Torquay
England
Viscount Bennett
Britain
Estimate Cost of Proposed Health Insurance Plan
Dr J J Heagerty testified before the House of Commons social security committee that Canada’s health insurance plan would cost about 240 million dollars, representing illness costs for 1935. He urged the figure should not be cheaper or more expensive.
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Ottawa
J. J. Heagerty
House of Commons Social Security Committee
Canada
F. W. Jackson
Manitoba
Jackson
Jean Gregoire
Quebec
Dominion Council of Health
Gordon Murchison
Soldier Settlement
Senate Committee
Canada forecasts higher livestock output in 1943
Ottawa officials say livestock production could rise on some farms in 1943 despite staffing and machinery shortages. Agriculture Minister Gardiner foresees goals higher than 1942 records, noting peak livestock and poultry numbers and ample feed, offset by labor and equipment constraints.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
GIVES UP POST Inspector General Of Canadian Army In West
Maj Gen W A Griesbach inspector general of the Canadian army in western Canada has resigned. Ottawa officials had no immediate comment. A 65 year old general, he was appointed to the post when it was created in June 1940 and reportedly offered to resign earlier due to health.
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Edmonton
W. A. Griesbach
C.B, Cmg
Dso
Canada
Ottawa
War Savings certificates backed by Dominion of Canada resources
War Savings certificates are backed by all resources of the Dominion of Canada. The note explains government backing to reassure investors and encourage savings during wartime.
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Dominions of Canada
Parachute HQ Reported in Norwegian Mountains
London morning papers cite a Berlin radio report claiming Allied parachute troops have set up a base in western Norway’s Hardanger Vidda, with a meteorologist station and raids on valley industries. German and Quisling alarms rise. observers see potential invasion air base sites amid rugged, trout-filled terrain.
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London
Stockholm
Norway
Berlin
Daily Express
Hardanger Vida
Quisling
Hardanger Vidda
Junkers 87 Dive Bombers No Longer Made
London reports that Junkers 87 dive bombers, once dominant in the Nazi air force, are no longer being manufactured. Observers say there is no official confirmation, but air experts doubt their continued importance.
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London
Air Ministry
Litvinov and Eden Meet at Soviet Embassy in Washington
Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinov and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden exchanged a hearty handshake and broad smile after a conference at the Soviet embassy in Washington D C Eden attended as a luncheon guest of the Soviet envoy.
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Maxim Litvinov
Anthony Eden
Washington, D.C
Eden
United States And Russia May Meet For Talks
United States and Soviet Union may hold talks soon to align on postwar economic issues and Atlantic Charter principles. Roosevelt indicated possible discussions as part of broader UN conference planning while Moscow presses territorial claims in eastern Europe. Russian participation is expected at the April 27 food economy conference.
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Washington
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
Roosevelt
Eden
Stalin
Moscow
Europe
Finland
Baltic States
Poland
Rumania
Provinces Responsible For Ace Pensions Debate
In the House of Commons Finance Minister Ilsley urged that old age pensions remain primarily provincial responsibility despite federal deficits. He noted possible increases but argued a contributory system requires constitutional amendments. Diefenbaker pressed for disclosure of cost of living bonuses and subsidies.
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Ottawa
Osley
House of Commons
Dominion
Ilstey
John G. Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Ilsley
Mr. Diefenbaker
National War Labor Board
Meat Rationing Set for May in Canada
Ottawa announced meat becomes rationed in May joining sugar tea and coffee. Canadians will be limited to two pounds per week, one half pound below two years average. The prices board will publish details while a nutrition committee endorses the plan as adequate for protein. Poultry and fish not included.
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Ottawa
Ilsley
House of Commons
United States
Prices Board
Prices Board Foods Administration
Soviet Transport Chief Celebrates First All American Train to Russia
Teheran Maj Gen A N Korolev said American war material and food impact the Russian front as he greeted engineers and crews who operated the first all American train carrying war supplies from a Persian Gulf port.
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Teheran
A. N. Korolev
Iran
Russia
Persian Gulf
Canadian railway troop units to be formed for overseas service
Defence Minister Ralston announced that a limited number of Canadian railway troop units will be formed to serve overseas with the Canadian army. The declaration outlines the plan for mobilizing rail personnel into unit formations for foreign deployment.
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Ottawa
Ralston
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Murchison
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C.B
Kenneth Stuart
Buckingham Palace
Montgomery
Tunisia
North Africa
Algeria
Tam-O-Shanter
Ace
Ramway
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