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<strong>The</strong> original intention l4z Lhe Car-radians in-yolrzed irad br-n to establish a<br />
pirrely Canadian body, closej-y associated with Lhe governrncnt but independent<br />
of it. <strong>The</strong> ter-ms of tie original Act of Parli-arent- hint at ttris.<br />
Ilo'arever, as a snal-l qrotrp of scienb.ists associated in the United States<br />
with the Air Force <strong>Arctic</strong> lnformation Centre had a similar idea, the tv,ro<br />
grolps coalesced in founding what was an international organization<br />
including also Newformdland-Iabrador and Greenland.<br />
When the War was ended, Ottaura becate a centre for intense activitlz concerning<br />
the IIcrEh. <strong>The</strong> ArsL.-ic Institute had been based at lrlcGill University,<br />
but official activiLies were independent of it and focused on Ottawa. For<br />
exarple the Defence Research Board for::rded tn L947 was veqy' active in tLre<br />
Norbh as was the Geograplr-ical Bu-reau founded tie sane year. Northern<br />
a&tinistration was rapidJ-y given no,r inptus with the appointnerrt of a new<br />
Ccrnnissioner (Dr" Ii.L" Keenleyside vfio was one of the founders of the<br />
<strong>Arctic</strong> Insti-tute), md a variety of depa.rtnrents and agencies of governnent<br />
turned their attention to the Nort-h"<br />
Oe the initiative of a fsrv veterans of northern field research, a&n-inistration<br />
and trading, d snall- group gathered in Ottawa one evening in<br />
Decsnber L947 Lo onsider forming a society whrich might hold local<br />
neetings and keq o'northerners" in touch with one another. I41z qnress is<br />
thrat tLre call to the for:nding session cane from JacJ
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