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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

1984-0164

Sound

6 of 6

1945-11-19

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King introduces the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the Right Honourable Clement Richard Attlee, who addresses the Senate and the Commons in the House of Commons Chambers in Ottawa.~Attlee addresses the joint Houses in Ottawa and discusses the recent election which elected him Prime Minister of Great Britain. Some of the topics discussed by Attlee include:~How to maintain world peace.~The bonds that unite the Commonwealth.~A precis of the speech in French.~Recollections of Canada's contribution during World War II.~The difficulties of peace in the United Kingdom with rationing and the housing shortage.~England's need for export trade and its new agricultural policy. He concludes with an optimistic statement about the future.~The Speakers of both House express their thanks to Attlee and extend congratulations on his recent election to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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