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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Canada. Materials concern the Trade Expansion Act, the Columbia River Treaty negotiations, and an informal meeting between President Kennedy and Canadian Parliament member Lester Pearson. Of note is a letter of credence for Canadian Ambassador to the United States Charles Ritchie and a letter of recall for Canadian Ambassador Arnold Heeney from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Also included in this folder is correspondence between the President and Prime Minister of Canada John G. Diefenbaker.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ceylon. Materials pertain to the new Ceylonese Ambassador to the United States Merenna Francis de Silva Jayaratne, and include a letter of credence from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-113a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ceylon. Materials consist of letters of credence and recall from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain for Ceylon Ambassadors to the United States William Gopallawa and R.S.S. Gunewardne, a letter to President Kennedy from Prime Minister of Ceylon Sirima R.D. Bandaranaike regarding U.S. rubber disposal, and a report titled, “Case Study-Effect of the Hickenlooper Amendment on U.S.-Ceylonese Relations.” This folder contains some foreign language material.