CANADA TO CHECK HINT OF MEDDLING BY C.I.A. IN '62-63

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200240002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 2, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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Sanitized'-Approved For Release : CIA-RD'P75-001'408000200240002-5
By C.I.A. in'62-63
Canada io Check
flint of Meddling
st."i. ;,ester 8.. Fe" "'lion
l!: NC.4 Lod:_, ,, u, .'.'V to `1114 `rL1
whether Lhe Central Intelligence
I Agency had spent money in
Canada during a period - In
Which the Conservative Govern-
ment loss; influence and was fi-
nally overthrown by the pres-
ent Liberal Administration.
Former Prime Minister John
Iicfenbaker, now leader of the
aai:?
calwd fcr- the inquiry on the
basis of information that "bas
just come to my attention."
e Making no political inference,
he said in Commons, he wanted
to know' if C.I.A. funds had
come into Canada "between
May of 7.962 and June of 1963."
Mr. Diefenbaker's objective
-seemed clear to members on
both sides of the Commons. The
period in question was marked
~.' by poor relations between the
1' . United States and Canadian
Government.
During that time, there were
two general elections in which
tho Conservatives, headed by
Mr.. Diefcnbalter were first re-
' duced to a minority status and
then dcfeat ed by the Pearson
Liberals.
Last v^ lc, Mr. Pearson in-
formed the Commons that
through a. rw York founda-
tion the intelligence agency had
contribut.rd 53,000 to the Ca-
nadian Union of Students in
;`. 1935 and 1936.
Mr. Diefenbaker said he was
not now interested in that "ex-
traordina.ry and completely un-
justifiable conduct" by the
American intelligence agency.
It was during the 1962-63 pe-
riod that Ottawa and Washing-
ton became divided over the nu-
clear issue.
Mr. Diefenbaker decided not
to accept American atomic war-
heads for the Bomarc missiles
''installed- in Canada for mutual
jt defense. Mr. Diefenbalter's Cabi-
net split over the issue and the
Minister of Defense among oth-
ers resigned.
Personal relations between Mr.
Diefenbaker and President Ken-
nedy had previously cooled as.
a result of an exchange' of,
visits by the leaders in Wash
ington and Ottawa.
Mr. Dicronbakcr and his cab
inct supporters have never made.
a secret of their belief that
the Kennedy Administration did.
all it could to bring about the
Conservative Prime Minister's
do fall. .