Robertson, Norman

The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | 426 words | Copyright

Robertson, Norman (1904–68),Canadian civil servant who in 1941 became under-secretary of external affairs when O. D. Skelton died. He regularly attended the Canadian cabinet's war committee and advised on Canadian policy towards the UK and USA; had a hand in the Hyde Park agreement; ensured that Canada had some voice in controlling the Allied war effort; and played a forceful role in the San Francisco conference.

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