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      A RICHARD ROHMER

      OMNIBUS

      A

      RICHARD

      ROHMER

      OMNIBUS

      ULTIMATUM

      EXXONERATION

      PERISCOPE RED

      Copyright © Richard Rohmer, 2003

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise (except for brief passages for purposes of review) without the prior permission of Dundurn Press. Permission to photocopy should be requested from Access Copyright.

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       National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

      Rohmer, Richard, 1924-

       A Richard Rohmer omnibus.

      Ultimatum was published originally: Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1973;

      Exxoneration: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1974; Periscope red: Don Mills, Ont.: General, 1980. Contents: Ultimatum — Exxoneration — Periscope red.

      ISBN 1-55002-460-4

      I. Title. II. Title: Ultimatum. III. Title: Exxoneration. IV. Tide: Periscope red.

      PS8585.O3954A6 2003 C813'.54 C2003-905011-4

      1 2 3 4 5 07 06 05 04 03

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      CONTENTS

       EXXONERATION

       PERISCOPE RED

      PORTER, Rt. Hon. Robert Maitland, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada since August, 1980; b. Winnipeg, 7 May, 1935; s. Wilfred Martin and Nora (Carter) P.; B.A. University of Manitoba, 1956; LL.B. University of Alberta, 1960; LL.M., 1967; called to Bar of Alberta, 1960; m. Min Carpenter, 1967 (deceased); no children; practised law with Simpson & Crane, Calgary, 1960–66; mem. law firm Porter & Smith, Inuvik, 1966–74; elected to House of Commons, 1974; Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1977–80. Member Arctic Institute of North America, the Law Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Publications: A Proud People, 1969; Reconquering Our Land, 1971. Recreations: riding, fishing, snowshoeing. Address: Prime Minister’s Residence, 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada.

      —————————, President U.S.; b. Houston, Tex., Sept. 17, 1921; s. James Howard and Margaret (Stafford) B.; LL.B. University of Texas; m. Jennifer Harley, May 3, 1949; children — James Everett, Marian Stafford (Mrs. Walter Morton). Mem. law firm Whitfield, Harley, Wilkinson & Steele, Houston, 1949–53; atty for Masefield, Warfield, Hamilton & Smith, ind. oil operators, Ft. Worth, 1953–60; mem. 87th, 88th, 89th U.S. Congresses; senator, 1967–71; elected President of United States, Nov., 1976, took office, Jan. 21, 1977. Served to It. col., U.S.A.F., 1941–45, ETO. Decorated DFC, Air medal with three oak leaf clusters. Democrat. Home: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington.

       Day One

      9:00 a.m., EDT = 8:00 a.m., CDT = 7:00 a.m., MDT

      Ottawa / 9:00 a.m., EDT

      The Prime Minister’s intercom buzzed. His secretary sounded excited. “Prime Minister, the President of the United States is calling. The President himself is on the line.”

      Robert Porter hesitated a moment, then he picked up the telephone.

      “Good morning, Mr. President. To what do I owe the honour of being called by the President of the United States at nine o’clock on a Monday morning?”

      “Good morning, Mr. Prime Minister. I’ll come to the reason for my call in a moment. But first let me say that, while you and I haven’t met, I’ve read a great deal about you. For a man who has just taken on the job — seven weeks I think it is now, isn’t it?”

      “That’s right, Mr. President.”

      “Well, you seem to be getting things done, putting your team together, reorganizing policies and departments. We Texans like people who can move fast, and make decisions.”

      Suddenly the President’s voice hardened. “Now, Mr. Prime Minister, let me tell you why I’m calling. As you’re aware, I’m facing re-election next month. As a politician, you’ll appreciate that I want to clean up as many loose ends as I can before the beginning of November so I can show the voters.…”

      “I understand, Mr. President.”

      “I thought you would. Well, what I want to talk to you about is natural gas. I should tell you at this point that I’ve discussed what I’m going to say with the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and with my Cabinet and my experts in the State Department. I have the full concurrence of all of them.

      “Let me give you the background, Mr. Prime Minister. The United States is heading for another winter of disastrous shortages of natural gas. As you know, the energy crisis has been building up over

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