As 'Honduran [coup] leaders are arresting, abusing protesters,' (CSM), and Latin American leaders are worrying about the dangerous precedent the coup sets for the region, the Tyee asks, 'What is [Canadian assistant Foreign] Minister [Peter] Kent Waiting For?'
- The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1973, "Canada decides on recognition of Chile junta."
[1st two paragraphs read:]
"Canada has formally granted diplomatic recognition to the military junta now ruling Chile."
"External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp announced in a statement released on Saturday that the formal recognition of the new Government which seized power in a coup earlier this month 'does not imply any particular attitude toward the Government being recognized.'"