Cameron, L.R.Tank Production in Canada AHQ Report 38, Department of National Defence Directorate of...

8/13/2019 Cameron, L.R.Tank Production in Canada AHQ Report 38, Department of National Defence Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH), 27 July 1950

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NOTE

This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regarded as authoritative It has not beenchecked for accuracy in all aspects and its interpretations are not necessarily those of theHistorical Section as a whole

e texte est preJiminaire et t a aucun caractere officiel On ola pas verifi6 son exactitude et lesinterpretations qu it contient ne sont pas necessairement celles du Service historique

Directorate of HistoryNational Defence HeadquartersOttawa CanadaK 0K2ii li July 1986


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41 J 910,Oofll'l ..aa C C : L p ; . s t ~ d a t tha T a n ~ lrBalllll,1I00tre. l Looomotiv Y TkB on ~ ) II I 42 and u,pon o? ordalS Ul3ed the J::aa.:l.un Tonk M4AlIGrlzz11') ohsssis end oarpor ed c t ,bs.. ::rt f r l t l , l1modifioations (94).44. A to t 1 t 2,150 Senors ,e:>e produoed fro>:11943 to 191., {95:; 12/, for the aMeli,,, oo,traot t \ l l1ts r c u n ~ t h ~ R ~ ~ h e r 9 1 s nnd , ,026 tor tt a ' l t l a t contractblll l t around thG Q r i ~ z l y 0 ess i s .

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108 1'''''''0''''' interested in t9cl< produotion I l lInyar1ably et tenpt to obt 1n the a ~ w e .. to the q ~ e 3 t l n-Rhat peroentege crt the mn :.er 101 anti CompoJ nt putts 11509din the produ.otl of t ~ :es 1 Csneda ..as sctlLslly '1'0 edIn Car.eda? For the -pOBS of thIs report e la:ge n' lOrof f i les orested :>y th De,>Brtcente t ~ a t J . o r . a l i )a l e ,,nd the I., nIt Ions end Su,ply were searos d; Indi ..1dua.Lsoonneoted wIth t e ~ , roductlon. by s ~ s o 18ion ~ l ~ ) t ~ eDspartments Katl0.s1 Detenos ~ 'anltlcns anI 3upplJand InsJOlotlcn Bt.._d. ITnlted x: ,dn> ,II. Can.d ws;.sb o approached. Til 'Jreau oj' 5 ~ s t l s t l o e we.s a31< II. toJ:'stat1stios regard1ng t e matte.. :>,.t :repl1al ths t 'LeBars8u had elready att pted to 0 loot : u t h ~ r l t . i t i 7 ean wer withou.t s 0 ss s ld thsref ,ro ~ a act a , . s t .r.h.. rosul ts 0;0 t s rsos rah. olthoUGh ai;.Irg 'om 1Pwith do1:1nite ~ r o s n t 8 g . s . ars s 12: II l'olow om \ nay )e 30 e asslstaco ,

~ 9 . C c . o ~ ~ l M a y h e ~ , nor. ~ h l e t E ~ ~ 1 n e a ~ tC,SJUdlan a-eenals LlJrI ted. wbo waB wIth t i l .. I n 9 3 0 t i o . ~Soerd. United K1n8do and Canada dar lna tho .. t t Foe 'ell.his personal opim.on t t rJf> or tbe , ~ t e r l a1 und. inproduatlon of the Valentine tanl< and g ~ ot the 1>3ter181in tbe Rum, , , . ohtalrcd from tbe Unl :24 5t t,(13. Cn. 6 AD::'103 Mr. How ) l 1 n ~ s t r Munitlons nd 5 1'];').Y) . luk d.ln tbe HOllse or C O = ~ to gIve thd perce, t .ge , f co:nponent partE of t.he Valentlne tank _11)' = u ~ a t r e iIn Canada. He rat l lod: ftI could ~ ~ f 1 ~ 3 n i ; perhlpsab,nt a lGhty per oeD',. my memo::. 19 001'l:'.ot, t'la Ilr.t:rimpo ' od o01l .:?onen t 13 t engine ( . j, l. ' .50. The fellONln3 ot. te e ~ t 51.tle the souroe l16J ;:w,tcrlel an empon Il t p t J 14 t .e aQ83 o-r th9ValentIne T.llk du)'ln- '''Y. l )U (. ; ; . j .

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J.5 -Out the ,420 V lent1ne taDke aesCltbletl a t the An8I1SShops, 1.320 reoe1ved oas t tu rre tG ; 120 t these we ~br the General 61;..,;1 C&jlti.llE C02'l'orFtlonL Orl'n1te Clt:I lin01s and the r ,1n1.tle 1 200 by the loninlon St ..ol 0 W l ~ 7 L J ; ~ i ~ l t c ~ D _ CO of the tSr t3 ft eINppl1ed wlth 0I18t armOllr n. e& whlch were aleo oe. t by tb oDcm1nlon 6t 1 Foundry U ,l ad (103),51. I t h4li boen 1'olls1bl to obta1n an 8at1::lateddollars end o....t s l'6aki


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C 8 n . d ~ . : : l n . b I 1 1 1 ' t tankS \i8r13 ob;s.inei fram the United St l t93 .The d i ; l o ~ l t i e s e o o ~ t e r e d In 0 t o ~ ~ d 6 q ~ a t o Rupp1 est these OQmpoll8tr:-8 ere nu-uerOU3 ana. t i e l r prCGi1%' l ...o:l. a . thO) S0\11'06 t Dna 0 : ~ h a g r a a ~ e s , ~ o t : ' e t ' . l l to be r e o i ~by tho ORnatlan authcri t leo harj;ad :lto. tho; r 6 a . o . ~ i o i ' . i t ,t t . ,k ;:>ro Grei to obtain, 8 ,

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