Showing posts with label 1949. Show all posts
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Riots on the Rock
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Labels: 1949, confederation, labrador, links, newfoundland, riot, st. john's | 0 comments »
In 1948, the British governor of Newfoundland secretly urged the British naval chief to send a warship with 200 armed marines to stand by near St. John's, out of sight, to quell any potential riots by people opposed to Confederation.
This information, which could have had a significant influence on Newfoundland in the turbulent months leading to Confederation, is contained in previously unpublished letters and telegrams, stamped Top Secret and Personal, obtained from the National Archives at Kew-Richmond in England
This information, which could have had a significant influence on Newfoundland in the turbulent months leading to Confederation, is contained in previously unpublished letters and telegrams, stamped Top Secret and Personal, obtained from the National Archives at Kew-Richmond in England
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