Mr. MACKENZIE KING: (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs; President of the Privy Council)
Liberal
1. Yes.
2. Major-General Vanier has not yet arrived in London. He has been appointed as [DOT]Canadian Minister to the allied governments in the United Kingdom (Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Yugoslavia) and as representative of the Canadian government to consult with the French National Committee in London on all matters of mutual interest relating to the conduct of the war.
3. The high commissioner in London has authority to get in touch with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and with the ambassador of the United States of America and other ambassadors and ministers of foreign countries accredited to the Court of St. James. Major-General Vanier will represent the government of Canada only in its relations with the allied european governments in the United Kingdom and the French National Committee in London.
4. Answered by No. 3. .
5. The high commissioner in London has the authority as the need may arise to get in touch with any member of the British government.
6. The high commissioner in London maintains official contact with the government of the United Kingdom through the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. As stated, he has authority to get in touch with other members of the government of the United Kingdom as the need may arise. Major-General Vanier will not represent the government of Canada with respect to the government of the United Kingdom.
7. The high commissioner in London represents the government of Canada with respect to the government of the United Kingdom. Major-General Vanier will represent the government of Canada with respect to the allied european governments in the United Kingdom and the French National Committee. There are no other representatives of the government of Canada in London.
8. Answered by No. 7.
(Mr. Pouliot.]
9. The Canadian high commissioner from time to time discusses with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs matters of foreign policy. As stated in No. 6, the formal official channel of communication which he employs is through the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.