Quebec government – offensive operations Paris

Quebec government - offensive operations Paris
Quebec intension to begin offensive operation in Paris

The document is a page from notes that RCMP Security Director General John Starnes wrote in preparation for testifying before the McDonald Commission. The note at the top of the page, which I underline in orange, reads as follows

file 937-7821- Quebec gov’t intention start offensive ops in Paris. Frigon & Neron. Joe Ferraris.

At 12:00 pm on the 17th of March, 1971, Director General of the RCMP Security Service, John Starnes; RCMP Inspector and Director of “G” Branch Joseph Ferraris; head of CAD (Centre d’analyse et de données), Gerard Frigon; Director of CAD Gilles Neron; and, External Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary Andre BISSONETTE. Frigon & Neron. Joe Ferraris” `[i] STARNES note probably linked: “file D 937-7821 – Quebec gov’t intention – start offensive ops in Paris FERRARIS meet at Rideau Gate.[ii] Object was BOURASSA’s security during upcoming visit to Europe.[iii]

Quebec government - offensive operations Paris
Rideau Gate

[i] MG 31, E. 56, vol. 2, file 2.22 , RCMP Security Service Notes.

[ii].  STARNES diary. FERRARIS also present (My interview of FERRARIS. 

[iii]. Interview FERRARIS.