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Donald Peterson, President of Ford says his firm is interested in helping Toyota become a citizen the way Ford did when it set up its foreign manufacturing plants
Donald Peterson, President of Ford says his firm is interested in helping Toyota become a citizen the way Ford did when it set up its foreign manufacturing plants

Donald Peterson, President of Ford says his firm is interested in helping Toyota become a citizen the way Ford did when it set up its foreign manufacturing plants

Date9/3/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Donald Peterson, President of Ford says his firm is interested in helping Toyota become a citizen the way Ford did when it set up its foreign manufacturing plants.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073248F
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