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 1448 Designation of Ca- nadian Committee. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [55 STAT. ment such other topics as may appear properly to fall within the terms of reference implicit in the statement of the problem to be explored. It is understood that the Canadian Government is prepared to appoint its committee of inquiry. Upon notification of the appoint- ment of such committee, the Government of the United States will be happy to have it proceed to Washington, and to make arrangements permitting prompt undertaking of the work. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, June 6, 1941 CH The CanadianLegation to the Department of State AIDE MEMOIRE The Government of Canada have learned with satisfaction that the Government of the United States are prepared to participate in the Economic Enquiry which was the subject of the Canadian Legation's aide memoire of March 17th, 1941, and of the Department of State's reply of June 6th, 1941. They are in general agreement with the proposals outlined in the Department of State's aide memoire of June 6th. The Government of Canada have designated the following Com- mittee: Mr. R. A. C. Henry, Economics Adviser to the Minister of Munitions and Supply; Professor W. A. Mackintosh, Special Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Finance; Mr. D. A. Skelton, Chief of the Research Department, Bank of Canada; and Mr. J. G. Bouchard, Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture. If it is acceptable to the Government of the United States, the Government of Canada propose that the arrangement whereby the Honourable A. A. Berle, Jr., should meet with the Committees from time to time as occasion may render desirable should be extended likewise to Mr. H. L. Keenleyside of the Department of External Affairs. It is also proposed to designate a Canadian Liaison Officer in order that the Secretary of State for External Affairs may be kept directly informed of the work of the Committees; the name of the person so designated will be notified shortly. CANADIAN LEGATION, WASHINGTON, D. C ., June 17th, 1941. H.W.

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