Documents on Canadian External Relations: The Arctic, 1874–1949 by Janice Cavell

[...]the selection of appropriate material must have required a herculean effort.Not only did he assist Sifton in preparing the Canadian legal case for the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, but the two men had discussed concerns about the Arctic islands on board ship to London.4 Although King’s report was...

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Published in:International Journal 2017, Vol.72 (4), p.593-595
Main Author: Grant, Shelagh D.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Committees
Islands
Meetings
Men
Sovereignty
Tribunals & commissions
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Summary:[...]the selection of appropriate material must have required a herculean effort.Not only did he assist Sifton in preparing the Canadian legal case for the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, but the two men had discussed concerns about the Arctic islands on board ship to London.4 Although King’s report was presented initially as a draft in January 1904, followed by a final version in May, and published in 1905, it does not appear here in any form, despite the many references to it in subsequent documents.The committee agreed that External Affairs and Mines and Resources would each prepare background material, and with approval of cabinet, Keenleyside as chair of the ACND would approach an appropriate outsider with recognized authority to compile the material into an official report.6 The outcome was the report on “Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic” by Vincent C. MacDonald, dean of the Law School at Dalhousie University, Halifax (doc. 572).
ISSN:0020-7020
2052-465X
DOI:10.1177/0020702017740109