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newfie n It would be as principal defender of convoyed shipping in the North West Atlantic that Canada would assert an independent strategic role vis a [accent grave] vis its senior allies: this undertaking would, in turn, commit her naval service to the creation and operation (under conditions of a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/60320
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Summary:newfie n It would be as principal defender of convoyed shipping in the North West Atlantic that Canada would assert an independent strategic role vis a [accent grave] vis its senior allies: this undertaking would, in turn, commit her naval service to the creation and operation (under conditions of acute wartime crisis) of a major new specialist anti-submarine force to be based at St. John's, Newfoundland - "Newfyjohn," as the port became known in the Royal Canadian Navy. OCT 05 2011 W. J. KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I Not used newf, ~ bullet, ~ joke contents intended for D3