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Bren Gun Inquiry [textual record]

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Date:

1933-1947.

Reference:

R112-277-1-E, RG24-C-18

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Item ID number:

134682

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Department of National Defence fonds

Bren Gun Inquiry
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Date(s):

1933-1947.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.6 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of copies of the exhibits prepared for the Royal Commission.

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Creator: Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Bren Gun Inquiry

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Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Bren Gun Inquiry : In September 1938, the Governor-in-Council appointed a Royal Commission to investigate allegations of profiteering made by Colonel George Drew regarding the government's contract with the John Inglis Company of Toronto for the manufacture of Bren guns. RG 24 General Inventory

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24-434

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(Electronic) formerly 24-1, 24-3 24-434 (90: Open)

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Records of the hearings of the Royal Commission will be found in RG 33, series 66, (MIKAN #176); a copy of the proceedings before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts of the House of Commons is in file HQC 7935 (Vol. 118). Other related records are found in RG24-C-1-a, volumes 2299, 2752-2758., Records related to this inquiry may also be found in series #123628, part of the George Drew fonds (MIKAN #104455) and in series #107600, part of the James Layton Ralston fonds (MIKAN #97720).

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RG24-C-18
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [RG24]

[Consultation 90 Open]

159;

[Consultation 90 Open]

2299;

[Consultation 90 Open]

2752--2758;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG24] 160

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10