Miller, Frank R.: my political and military recollections (June 20, 1967)

ABSTRACT: Air Chief Marshal F.R. Miller, 20 June 1967. 27pp. Experiences with Maj-Gen Pearkes: non-existent until Pearkes became a politician and Miller, Deputy Minister of National Defence. Diefenbaker's feelings toward "advisers and experts". The Canadian NATO contribution and the necessity for it. The Avro Arrow and the bomber threat. The Bomarc system and its rationale. Pearkes' style of management vs. the American style. Civil Defence.

Rank: Air Chief Marshal. Medals and Honours: Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Interviewee: Miller, Frank R., b. 1908

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

An interview/narrative of Frank R. Miller's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Air Chief Marshal Miller served with Pearkes when Miiller was Deputy Minister of National Defence. Interview took place on June 20, 1967.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Miller, Frank R., b. 1908
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• June 20, 1967

Relation

• Part of the Social Sciences Research Centre collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 95 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• MFR_229

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Date digitized

• June 13, 2011

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/fz87-3e53

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