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...Soviet ambassador, who bounced Secretary Popov back to Moscow. That would have closed the case except that the press got belated wind of it last week and heavily criticized the government for its failure to warn the public. The criticism did not seem to ruffle Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. "Every coun try has a spy system," said St. Laurent complacently. "What happened here was not worth making an international incident about...
...Sabre jet interceptors built under U.S. license by Montreal's Canadair Ltd. Last week, after a gentle nudge from the U.S. and with the approval of France (which has already sold 24 Mystere IV jet fighters to Israel), Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent approved the sale...
Explaining his government's decision, St. Laurent pointed out that Egypt, with airfields only ten minutes' flying time from Tel Aviv, has bought some 200 MIG-15 jet fighters and 40 to 50 Ilyushin jet bombers from the Soviet Union. Even with her new Canadian-built Sabres and French Mysteres, Israel will still be numerically outclassed by the Egyptian Air Force, hopes to equip a third squadron with 24 additional top-flight jet interceptors wherever she can buy them...
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent interrupted his vacation last week to put in a few days at his Ottawa desk. To a newsman's familiar question, he gave a frank answer: the government has no plans to call an election this year. Most Ottawa politicos are now convinced that the government will go to the people next June. By then, the long-delayed Trans-Canada gas pipeline should be operating, thus eliminating one potentially damaging campaign issue, and if revenues continue high, the government may also be able to cut taxes just before election time...
...Canada will not sell jet planes to Israel to strengthen its air defense against Communist-armed Egypt. The Canadian government favored the sale at first, but discreetly declined to be the goat when Britain and the U.S. backed away from similar deals. Said St. Laurent: "We do not feel that ... it should be a responsibility left to the government of Canada...