SINGAPORE MEETING
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) OTTAWA, February 2. The Canadian Prime Minister (Mr Trudeau) has said that Canada could get along without its Commonwealth association, but not nearly so well. Mr Trudeau was reporting to the House of Commons in Ottawa on the recent Commonwealth Conference in Singapore, the value of which he said, was in the comprehension gained by delegates rather than in the persuasiveness of arguments. Referring to the proposed British sale of arms to South Africa as the conference’s main issue, he said that he had been relieved that a committee was appointed to hear different viewpoints. A general racial war in Africa, he said, was against Canada’s interests, and if the Commonwealth meeting averted conflict, the association proved its worth.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32522, 4 February 1971, Page 8
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