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Speed up arms petition
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€ Canadian Committee for the Control of Radiation
» Sponsors of the “No nuclear arms for Canada’

Labor printed the petition in
its newspaper for distribution
to its 100,000 members. The
Montreal Labor Council and
the Central Council of . Na-
tional. Syndicates have en:
dorsed. the petition.

W YORK—Development of a “neutron bomb” is
IScussed in Washington and is put forward as one
Main reasons requiring a resumption of nuclear
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The New York Times dis-|1 ey

U.S. SPY PLANES

U-2's in new spy provocation
The U-2 reconnaissance planes, which caused the breakdown
May, 1960, are still spying on the Soviet

of the summit talks in

Union

Flying. out from bases in
Alaska to. within a short dis-
tance of the Soviet coastline,
they are using’ special: new
equipment to photograph in-
stallations deep inside Soviet
territory. .

Monday the Moscow radio
said, “The American ‘military
are once again engaged in
dirty work which can lead to
the most. serious consequences
for peace.”

The report that the spy
missions are based in Alaska
is disturbing news for Cana-
dians who realize that Cana-

dian and B.C: territory lie be-
tween the U.S. and Alaska,
and who remember Soviet
charges last year that Canada’s
air space was used for passage
of U-2 spy planes.

On Wednesday the editor of
the Pacific Tribune, Tom Mc-
Ewen, addressed a letter to
prime minister Diefenbaker
demanding an early statement
from Ottawa on whether U-2
planes were using Canadian
air space. :

The letter said:

“A few days ago British
newspapers carried a report

that U.S. U-2 reconnaissaneé
planes were flying out from
bases in Alaska to within a@
short distance of the Soviet
coastline, using special new
equipment to photograph in-
stallations deep inside Soviet
territory.

“Recalling the serious situa
tion created last year when
a U-2 plane was shot dewn
over the Soviet Union om a
Spying mission, this news is
of serious concern to all peace-
loving Canadians.

“You will recall, Mr. Prime
Minister, that at the timé of
the last U-2 incident it was
admitted that such planes had
passed over Canada on various
missions.

“Canadians, who are shock-
ed by the latest reports that
the U.S. has again resumed
such flights. from Alaska, are
concerned that the U.S. may
be using Canada’s air space in
deploying the: U-2 spy plane.
If, in fact this is the situation,
then Canada is a party to this
latest provocation.

“The Canadian people ex-
pect from you an early state-
ment whether Canada is al-
lowing U.S. military spy
planes to use Canada’s air
space in hostile actions direct-
ed against another country.
Any involvement by Canada in
such plans endangers our
peace and security and violates
our sovereignty. If such planes
are travelling over Canada
with the consent of your gov-
ernment then we _ strongly
urge that such permission be
immediately withdrawn.”

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