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Chevrier, Lionel - Interview

Item number (ISN):

389344

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1979-01-03

Item number (ISN):

389344

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

STURSBERG, Peter

Accession:

1979-0003

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1979-01-03

Production company:

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Description:

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Interview of Lionel Chevrier by author Peter Stursberg, about: Lionel Chevrier; his recollections of public life; C.D. Howe; St. Lawrence Seaway Authority circa 1954-1957; Lionel Chevrier; his decision to accept the post of Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; his experiences as Canadian High Commissioner in London from 1964 to 1967; the position of High Commissioner; duties and responsibilities; as superior in both status and function to that of ambassador; Canada House circa 1964-1967; bilingualism at Canada House; London (England); Canada-Great Britain relations; the British monarchy; Canada's role in world affairs; the Commonwealth; Canada's relationship with the Commonwealth; the appointment of Arnold Smith to the first position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth in 1965; Lester B. Pearson; Rhodesia; the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI); failure of economic sanctions against Rhodesia; Edward (Ted) Heath; Canadian High Commission in London; the decision to move the main office from Canada House to Macdonald House; Lionel Chevrier; his desire to return to Canada; his experiences as Commissioner-General for State Visits 1967; Expo '67; General Charles de Gaulle; his visit to Canada in 1967; his "Vive le Quebec libre" speech in Montreal; reactions from the Canadian government; Canadian foreign aid; francophone Africa; its development; the Chevrier Mission for aid to Francophone Africa from February to April 1968; Lionel Chevrier; his mission to look at the information services in Canadian consular posts in the U.S. circa April 1968; reasons for the failure of the mission; Information Canada; Lionel Chevrier; his mission for the UN regarding development of the La Plata River in Argentina circa 1970; and his various activities since leaving politics. <2h 43mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.~2. Access restrictions for the sound recording are the same as access restrictions for the transcript.~3. There is no release form on file at Library and Archives Canada for this interview.~4. Third interview in a series of three.~5. Recorded by Peter Stursberg in Montreal for the joint Library of Parliament-Public Archives of Canada oral history project.~6. Lionel Chevrier died on 13 July 1987.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

459430

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01461

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

459431

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01462

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 22018

Reproduction access:

Crown copyright : no donor restrictions : with written permission of interviewee

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