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=aurice Rush, B.C. provincial leader, munist Party of Canada, writes: The of the federal government to reject Bit U.S. territorial demands in the “On Entrance, Beaufort Sea and Strait alan de Fuca should shock most Cana- »S Who want Ottawa to uphold Cana- »SOVereignty and independence in the Of growing U.S. pressure.

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to confront the sensitive issue. The a apparently been pressing the | Oney government for negotiations on US. territorial claim.

Northern boundary not negotiable

In fact, Clark’s letter gives support to the U.S. claim for an extension of the U.S. boundary into half of the Dixon Entrance which is one of the important fishing areas on the B.C. coast, and which is also rich in mineral, oil and gas deposits. The letter makes it clear that Canada would be pre- pared to negotiate the U.S. claim at a more “opportune time.”

This is obviously a reference to the free trade negotiations which are now under- way and it’s quite likely that the Conserva- tive government sees the AB line as a possible bargaining chip in Canada-U.S. negotiations.

Canadian territorial boundaries and the resources within them belong to Canada and the Canadian people and should not be alienated under any circumstances. Instead of surrendering to U.S. pressure and holding open the door to future nego- tiations on Canadian territory in the Dixon Entrance, Strait of Juan de Fuca

and Beaufort Sea, the Canadian govern- ment should declare its sovereignty over these territories as irrevocable and not sub- ject to negotiation,

(The AB line, jutting out from Cape Muzon in the northwest to Cape Chacon at 54 degress 40 minutes latitude, has been the focus of repeated U:S. demands for a boun- dary change. The campaign has been stepped up in recent months with the U.S. State Department and various senators urg- ing U.S. fishermen to fish south of the line and trade officials pressing the demand for the issue to be placed on the free trade negotiating table. The Conservative gov- ernment in Ottawa has also been equivocal on the issue and refused during the last session of Parliament to endorse a bill pro- posed by Skeena NDP MP Jim Fulton that would have entrenched the AB line as the official Canadian boundary. Fulton also charged that Prime Minister Brian Mulro- ney is considering a sellout and is prepared to move the line south — Ed.)

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The two-day meeting, organized under the auspices of the B.C. Peace Resource and Information Network which was established last year at the first conference of B.C. peace groups, will see discussion in plenary and workshop sessions.

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