CANADA AND FRANCE
APPOIHTHEHT OF LEGATIONS APPROVED BY BRITAIN. Press Association*—By Telegraph—Copyright. OTTAWA, January 10. Commenting on .the appointment of a- Canadian Minister to France, Mr Mackenzie King said that it was made with the complete knowledge and cooperation of the British Government, ft was desirable to extend the scope of the work hitherto carried out by the • Commissioner-General in Paris, who had been hampered by not having the complete standing of a Minister. The Canadian Parliament will be asked to® make provision for the legation. DOMINION REPRESENTATIVES. QUESTION OF STATUS. LONDON, January 11. (Received January 12, at 1 a.m.) The Dominions Office does not confirm the Press reports on the question of appointing Ministers to Ottawa and to the other dominions. .With reference to the reported raising of the status of High Commissioners to Ministers, it is authoritatively pointed out that the matter is within the discretion of the dominions, which alone are entitled to enlarge or limit tho powers of their representatives or define their designations. Britain is willing to cooperate in any desired change.
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Evening Star, Issue 19762, 12 January 1928, Page 5
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