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Diefenbaker signs the Columbia River Treaty, 1961

John Diefenbaker and Dwight Eisenhower at the signing of the Columbia River Treaty, January 1961.
John Diefenbaker and Dwight Eisenhower at the signing of the Columbia River Treaty, January 1961. John Diefenbaker and Dwight Eisenhower at signing of Columbia River Treaty (January 1961) · White House Photo Office · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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On a visit to the United States on January 16 and 17, 1961, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker signed the Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin.

Scope & context

The visit as recorded by the U.S. Office of the Historian.

Sources behind this record

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Canada - Visits by Foreign Leaders ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian

Table row dated January 16–17, 1961