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From 1942 to 1943, Professor Careless was Assistant to the Naval Historian with the Naval Service Headquarters in Ottawa. He then served as a Special Wartime Assistant with the Department of External Affairs in Ottawa between 1943 and 1945. In this capacity, he travelled to Spain and Sweden on the diplomatic ship “Gripsholm”, in 1944, to exchange Allied and German prisoners of war. The records in this series pertain to Dr. Careless’ wartime service and consist of copies of Department of External Affairs press conferences, 1943-1945, and a manuscript, “The Prince Ships”, 1943.
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