Elected on 19 March, the delegation left for London on 25 April. Its' goal was to find out what assistance Newfoundland might receive from the British Government.
German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.