Letters

Creator: McKnight, Bill

Copy of a letter written to Bikar Singh Dhillon, the president of Khalsa Diwan Society Vancouver from Bill McKnight from the Minister of National Defense. In the letter, McKnight writes that despite feeling compassion, he had to deny the request for a 21 gun salute for the Komagata Maru commemoration event. He explains that salutes are reserved for certain events. He ends the letter by wishing Dhillon success in his endeavors. The letter is printed on yellow paper with the Ministry of National Defense letterhead, and is dated Jul 7, 1989. The letter is signed by Bill McKnight.

Copy of a letter written to Wendy Carter, Regional Director of the Department of Secretary of State. The letter was written on October 2, 1989 and details a request for her approval on the wording for a plaque commemorating the Komagata Maru tragedy, and for a statement regarding financial contribution for the plaque. There is an appendix following the letter detailing the participants in the meeting when the wording for the plaque was outlined.