It is believed that President Roosevelt and Mr. W. L. Mackenzie-King, the Canadian Prime Minister, will discuss problems of defence and refugees after the singing of the trade paci between the United States and Canada today, according to a Washington report.
The defence discussion will touch on the question of defending the whole American continent, it is understood, while the talks about refugees will be on the basis of a long-term scheme for handling the problem.
In Ottawa, that part of President Roosevelt's utterance dealing with defence is stated to have been interpreted as an indication that Canada might ce-operate actively with the United States in a unified programme of air and coastal defence.—Reuter.
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