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Reminiscences of G. R. Pearkes, 1974.

Creator: Pearkes, G. R. 1888-1984
Project: Eisenhower administration project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 53 pages
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Canadian military officer and statesman

Scope and Contents

Military career, Canadian Army, World War I and World War II; Conservative member of Parliament from British Columbia, 1945-1960; Minister of Defense, 1957-1960; NORAD; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; lieutenant governor, British Columbia 1960-1968

Subjects

Access Conditions

Interview is in public domain, 1976

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