C-8973
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. R.J.L. READ
ACTING ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER
LEGISLATIVE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS BRANCHSUBJECT: TELEPHONE CONTACT WITH MEDIA
COLLECTION AGREEMENTSAndré Labadie asked me to speak to 19(1)
21(1)(b)
His questions to me were:
1. Is the subject on the agenda for the upcoming Canada - U.S. treaty negotiations?
I told him that the agenda is to be set by Finance who
represent the head of the delegation. He should contact
them. He said he had spoken to them and they said it wasn't
on the agenda
21(1)(b)2. Are any discussions going on?
I replied that i) there had been expressions of interest
by both parties
ii) the possibility of such an agreement is
being pursued among officials
iii) a fair bit of homework must be done
before it is possible to contemplate
discussions3. Would an agreement follow the lines of the multilateral Assistance Treaty?
21(1)(b)
C. Savage A/Director Provincial and International Relations Division
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