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Private
Laurier House,
Ottawa

21-2-37.

My dear J.B.,

I am deeply grateful
for the kind words of your
letter received yesterday. It
was more than good of you
to have written me of the
defence debate. I am
glad it all went as well
as it did, and I am most
grateful to you for encouraging
me to believe that what I
said helped to meet the needs