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Columbia River Treaty Lecture #14
This final lecture in the 1974 series at Simon Fraser University features Dr. Hugh L. Keenleyside, Chairman of BC Hydro from 1962 to 1969. He discusses his involvement in the 1961 Treaty negotiations. Also includes a question-and-answer period with the audience.
“Now I thought that as this is the last of the series of talks on this subject which I gather most of you have attended and during which you will have heard pretty well everything in the way of factual and argumentative statements that could be produced on the, this subject. It might be more interesting for you if I do something, which I haven’t done before actually, and that is to give you a sort of personal statement of my relationship with the negotiation and the execution of the Columbia Treaty and the sales agreement. And then give you a brief summary of how after all this time, and against my background of experience with it, I have come to certain conclusions about it. Some of which well all of which I expect you will have heard from others, but at least I’ll put them into the perspective that I’ve developed myself during this prolonged period.” (Taken from transcript)
These lectures have been transcribed from the original recordings: there may be some errors or omissions in the transcriptions.
Author: Keenleyside, Hugh
Publisher: BC Hydro and Simon Fraser University. Archives
Date: 1974-04-03 2011-01
