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Fournier, Jean - Interview

Item number (ISN):

390017

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1978-08-07

Item number (ISN):

390017

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

STURSBERG, Peter

Accession:

1978-0117

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1978-08-07

Production company:

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Description:

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Interview of Jean Fournier, former civil servant and diplomat, by author Peter Stursberg; about: Jean Fournier; his education; his experiences during World War II; his career with the Department of External Affairs (1944-1963); as Chair of the Civil Service Commission in Quebec (1964-1971); and as Agent General for Quebec in London starting in 1971; his memories of Lester B. Pearson; Lester B. Pearson; the Department of External Affairs in the 1940s; Francophone representation and use of the French language in the Department of External Affairs in the 1940s; John Reid; post-war hopes for a one-world federation; Norman Robertson; consideration of the French-Canadian point of view in formulation of Canada's foreign policy; the Argentine election of 1946; France's request that Canada participate in the International Control Commission; the European Defense Community (EDC); Jean Fournier; his appointment as Counsel General in Boston 1954; instructions to try to persuade Franco-Americans to return to Quebec; Americans of Canadian descent in New England and specifically in Boston; his reasons for leaving the Department of External Affairs; Jean Lesage; federal-provincial relations; the right of the provinces to participate in discussions and agreements on cultural affairs; Quebec representation abroad; the post of 'Agent General'; Quebec-France relations; the 'umbrella theory' of agreements with Ottawa; Paul Gerin-Lajoie; French-Canadian nationalism; Lester B. Pearson and Pearson's recognition of the 'French fact'. <1h 56mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.~2. Recorded in Montreal for the second volume of Peter Stursberg's book on Lester B. Pearson.~3. The sound recording of the interview(s) and/or transcript(s) made from the interview(s) conducted on 7 Aug 1978 are available for public access after 7 Aug 1978. All claims of copyright by the interviewer or interviewee are hereby waived to ensure the widest possible access for research and publication.

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Vault ISN:

455245

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01380

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

136:00

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

679127

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01379

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1020887

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

390017-C01379.WAV
390017-C01380.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

60:55

Made from:

C01379
C01380

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 22018

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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