bout de papier, Volume 7, Issue No. 4, 1990
bout de papier, Volume 8, Issue No. 4, 1991
Post in a Prominent Place:
Although it is well understood that Canadian diplomats never succumb to temptation — other than those indulgences specifically authorized and funded by the Foreign Service Directives — the following documents are reprinted as an educational service for those members of PAFSO who…
Prose, not Poetry
Scholars and others may debate whether or not there was a “golden age of Canadian diplomacy” but there is little doubt that Canadian diplomats of the 1940s and 1950s were distinguished not only by the quality of their despatches and memoranda but…
Whither Forecast: A Canadian Predicts the Balance of Power in the Cold War
_n earlier issues of bout de papier, we reprinted two papers from the early 1950s which were parts of a comprehensive “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy” that was guided by the Deputy Under-secretary of State for External Affairs, Escott Reid, at the…
Why Not An Ideal Canadian Foreign Policy?
In an earlier issue of bout de papier (Vol. 18, No. 2), we reprinted one of a series of papers from a “Re-Examination of Canadian Foreign Policy” that was initiated at the request of the minister, Lester B. Pearson, and under the…
Middle Power and Super Power at Mid-Century
In a recent issue of bout de papier, we reprinted correspondence from Lester B. Pearson about the response to a speech that he delivered in April 1951. In that talk, Pearson had predicted that “the days of relatively easy and automatic relations…
Escott Reid (1905-1999)
Escott Reid was a man whose life was of much value to his country and the world community. His high intelligence and courage were great assets in his work. His humour and consideration for others were shared by his charming wife Ruth,…
