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ence yesterday to the effect thai
the executive branch had no re.
sponsibility in the release of the
Norman data. This same point
was made yesterday afternoon II
a State Department note to the
Canadian Ambassador here.
The Ambassador. A. D. p
Heeney. discussed what hi
called the really unhappy situa.
ton" with President Eisenhower
today.
The Ambassador, who is re.
turning home for a new assign.
ment, told newsmen as he left
the White House that he is sure
Canadian American relation:
ultimately" will be restored tt
as close and friendly a basis al
ever.
He added that he certainly
hopes the current unhappy
situation will be clarified and g
solution found that is based or
"logic. good sense and fairness
a solution with reason rather
than emotion
In his blast at the subcom-
mittee's action, Senator Green
said the group should have had
very definite proof-weighty
proof" Of its charges, and then
should have handed them over
to the State Department with
out making them public.
II don't think we had any
business refusing to accept the
investigation the Canadian gov
eminent made. in which it found
the charges against Mr.. Norman
baSeless." Senator Green said.
Regard 1t as Insult"
II regard it as rather insulting
to the Canadian government
which found Mr.. Norman clear
OF faint"
1t would have been better
the 89-year-old foreign relation.
chairman said. if the informa.
ton had been handled without
publicity.
But on the contrary" he
said, 1.-The subcommittee seemed
anxious to give it all the pub
.licity it could get"
Ambassador Returns
Livingston Merchant, United
States Ambassador to Canada
returned to Washington yester.
day afternoon. presumably to re.
port to the State Department or
developments in the Norman af-
fair.
Meanwhile, in Ottawa and in
Washington. the Norman af-
fair was developing in two
different directions: Toward es-
arrangement on the part of Can
ada and toward Cancellation on
the part of the United States
On two occasions yesterday
the Eisenhower administration
made clear its regrets over the
strain imposed on United States
Canadian relations by the Nor
man case.
A few hours after the Presi-
dents news conference remarks
Acting Secretary of State Herter
handed a note to Ambassador
Heeney, in which the State
Department expressed its sin
cere condolences" but dis
claimed any responsibility for
the Senate suhcommittee's ac-
tions IN the Norman case.
Note Is Quoted
The note read. in part:
Il wish to assure you that any
derogatory information devel-
oped during hearings of the SUBJ
committee was introduced into
the record by the subcommittee
on its own responsibility"
% At the same time, the State
Department issued the text OF
a protest handed in by Am
bassador Heeney March 10 -
four days after the Norman
matter was made public. The
sharp note assailed "irresponsi-
Bile allegations" which were
surprising and disturbing be-
cause (the charges were made)
without the United States Gov
eminent consulting or even in
forming the Canadian govern
ment."
In Ottawa. Canadian Foreign
Minister Lester B. Pearson an.
nounced that the Canadians
would clamp a secrecy lid on
security information unless tn.
United States Government give.
assurance that such informa.
ton viii not be given to con-
gressional committees without
Canada's permission. Speaking
before the House Of Commons
Mr.. Pearson read the following
letter which was handed to the
State Department by Ambassa.
dor Heeney:
THE Canadian Government
must take every precautior
which lies within its power Il
protect Canadian citizens from
the danger of this information
falling into the hands of per.
sons who might use it without
any sense of responsibility Oh
fairness, or regard for the right.
of Canadian citizens. withir
the jurisdiction Of Canada.
Assurance Sought
1.-THE Canadian government
requests that in the reciprocal
exchange of security informa.
ton. the United States give til
assurances that none of its agen.
cies or departments will pas,
such information to any commit.
tee, body or organization in the
United States over which the ex.
ecutive branch of the United
States Government has no ex.
ecutive control, without the ex-
press consent of the Canadian
Government in each case.