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Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent appeals for volunteer soldiers
Broadcast Date: Aug. 7, 1950
Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent announces the government's decision to raise a "special force" of volunteer infantry for duty in KoreaPrime Minister Louis St-Laurent appeals for volunteer soldiers
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Radio News Special
Broadcast Date: Aug. 7, 1950
Guest(s): Louis St-Laurent
Duration: 14:36
Photo: National Film Board/Library and Archives Canada/C-000120
Last updated:
Feb. 14, 2011
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Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent appeals for volunteer soldiers.
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Last updated: Feb. 14, 2011.
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