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Ottawa, September 7, 1957,
FmuDRANDUM FOR THE HINISTER
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Royal V i s i t
T e l e v i s i o n Programme on Sunday evening
As you may r e c a l l (our memorandum of August
30), you were t o d i s c u s s w i t h t h e Governor-General
t h e q u e s t i o n of t h e Queen's speech on t h e Sunday
evening,
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We have prepared i n t h e Department t h e
a t t a c h e d t e x t . You w i l l s e e t h a t paragraphs 1,
2, 3 and 7 a r e r e p e a t e d i n French, If t h i s were
done, and given t h e speed a t which t h e Queen
speaks, t h i s m a t e r i a l would provide a t e l e v i s i o n
a d d r e s s of approximately t e n minutes.
If you consider t h a t t h e t e x t i s s u i t a b l e
I could pass it on t o Lionel Massey f o r onward
t r a n s m i s s i o n t o t h e Queen.
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J e s u i s heureuse de me t r o u v e r de nouveau a u Canada.
En 1951 l e p r i n c e P h i j i p p e e t moi-m8me avons e u l t o c c a s i o n
de v o i r une bonne p a r t i e do ce pays e t de r e n c o n t r e r un
grand nombre d l e n t r e vous.
C e t t e f o i s mon s d j o u r s e r a
de c o u r t e d u d e e t c 'est pourquoi j 'apprecie t e l l e m e n t
l f o c c a s i o n q u i m f e s t o f f e r t e de vous p a r l e r d a n s
l f i n t i r n i t 6 de vos f o y e r s , c o m e j t a i pu l e f a i r e d & j &
l e matin de N081,
4.
Ron l o i n d f o & je s u i s en ce moment 8 Wideau-Hall,
l a r i v i b r e des a u t a o u a i s , e n s e r p e n t a n t l e long de l a
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t h e men and women of t h e country, t h e s e
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eoo, %at has n o t neglected t h e s p i r i t u a l and i n t e l l e c t u a l
values.
This morning I worshipped i n C h r i s t Church
Cathedral;
and t h i s a f t e r n o o n I saw t h e p a t t e r n and
c o l o u r of t h e Gatineau H i l l s i n autumn,
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R e l i g i o n and
beauty a r e woven i n t o l i f e i n Canada,
6.
La Providence a pourvu l e Canada g6n6reusement de
v a s t e s espaces, d e grandes f o r g t s , dtabondantes pgcheries
e t d t u n r i c h e sous-sol.
Nais s a n s l t 6 n e r g i e e t l e s
t a l e n t s d e s h a b i t a n t s du pays, c e s dons ne s e r a i e n t
qutespoir.
Terre a c t i v e e t p r o s p s r e , oh st618vent de
g r m d e s v i l l e s e t de nombreuses i n d u s t r i e s , l e Canada
n T e n o u b l i e pas pour a u t a n t l e s v a l e u r s s p i r i t u e l l e s e t
intellectuelles.
Christ-Church;
Ce matin j t a i p r i 6 dans l a c a t h 6 d r a l e
e e t apres-midi j T a i vu l e s c o l l i n e s de l a
Gatineau dans leu^ splendid@ parure a u t o m a l e .
Religion
e t beaut6 s t e n t r e l a c e n t dans l T e x i s t e n c e des Canadiens.
7.
T~morrowI s h a l l t a k e my p a r t , a s d i d my f a t h e r , i n
t h e proceedings of Parliament, t h e o r d e r l y and democratic
means by which Canadians seek t o f i n d j u s t and e f f e c t i v e
s o l u t i o n s t o t h e problems of t h e n a t i o n a l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l
communities
8.
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I n many c o n t i n e n t s , i n many c a p i t a l s , Commonwealth
parliaments perform t h e i r t a s k s o f s t r i v i n g toward t h e
g o a l s of freedom; of peace, and of human well-being4
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This i s a busy and a'\prosperous
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l a n d w i t h g r e a t c i t i e s and many i n d u s t r i e s , but it i s one,
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These a r e amongst t h e bonds which draw t o g e t h e r t h e many
c o u n t r i e s of t h e Commonwealth.
society:
Ne a r e not an e x c l u s i v e
we exclude only t h e f o r c e s of tyranny and
aggression.
Developed i n freedom and fashinned by common
agreement and underst anding, t h e modern Commonwea~thi s
made up of many peoples and races.
But it i s no a c c i d e n t a l
o r temporary grouping of c o u n t r i e s , f o r i t s t a n d s f o r
l a s t i n g purposes and i d e a l s .
9.
Speaking as I do now t o my f e l l o w Canadians,
I l i k e t o r e c a l l t h e p a r t i c u l a r t i e s between t h e peoples
of Canada and of t h e United Kingdom.
These, f o r many of
you, a r e of t r a d i t i o n and a n c e s t r y ; f o r a11 of you, of
problems shared and p e r i l s met; of common hopes and i d e a l s .
I look forward t o r e t u r n i n g t o Canada next y e a r
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t o open t h e g r e a t S t . Lawrence Seaway,
w i t h you now and t o g i v e t o you
t o sea
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I am happy t o be
of you, from s e a
my b e s t wishes f o r your own happiness and f o r
t h e continued well-being o f Canada.
11.
J'envisage avec p l a i s i r l a p e r s p e c t i v e de
r e v e n i r l f a n prochain pour inaugurer l a grande v o i e
maritime du Saint-Laurent.
J e s u i s heureuse de me t r o u v e r
a u m i l i e u de vous e t de vous o f f r i r , ?A t o u s d t u n oc6an
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l f a u t r e , mes m e i l l e u r s voeux de bonheur personnel e t de
grosp&rit6 nationale.