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 1431 57 STAT.] CANADA-POST-WAR DISPOSITION OF FACILITIES-JAN. 27, 1943 The CanadianSecretary of State for External Affairs to the American Charge d'Affaires ad interim DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADA No. 7 OtrAWA, January 27, 1943. SIR: I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your note of January 27, 1943, No. 827, in which you referred to recent discussions relating to the post-war disposition of various defence projects, installations and facilities being or to be constructed in Canada by the Govern- ment of the United States with the consent and approval of the Government of Canada. It is noted with satisfaction that the Government of the United States has approved the Twenty-Eighth Recommendation of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence which dealt with this matter and which read as follows: "The Board considered the question of the post-war disposi- tion of the defense projects and installations which the Govern- ment of the United States has built or may build in Canada. The Board noted that the two Governments have already reached specific agreements for the post-war disposition of most of the projects and installations thus far undertaken. It considers that such agreements are desirable and should be made whenever possible. "The Board recommends the approval of the following for- mula as a generally fair and equitable basis to be used by refer- ence whenever appropriate in the making of agreements in the future and to cover such defense projects, if any, the post-war disposition of which has not previously been specifically provided for: "A: All immovable defense installations built or provided in Canada by the Government of the United States shall within one year after the cessation of hostilities, unless otherwise agreed by the two Governments, be relinquished to the Crown either in the right of Canada or in the right of the province in which the same or any part thereof lies, as may be appropriate under Canadian law. "B: All movable facilities built or provided in Canada by the Government of the United States shall within one year after the cessation of hostilities, unless otherwise agreed by the two Governments, at the option of the United States Government: (1) be removed from Canada; or (2) be offered for sale to the Government of Canada, or with the approval of the Government of Canada, to the Government of the appropriate Province at a price

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