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August 14, 1957.
MEMORANDUM
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
Exchange of security
information:
Ganada-U. S. A.
Attached
is a telegram
Mr. Robertson
concerning
exchange of security
note that
just
information.
twenty-four
tomorrow noon, August 15.
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release
r-h-.Robertson's
date
You will
hours,
to postuntil
Gould you let
information
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if this
is satisfactory.
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the American note on
the Americans have agreed
pone publication
know for
received
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Exchange of: security inforl:lation:
Cnnarla-U.S,A.
Attached ta a telegram just
r.h-. Robertson concerning
exchange
note thnt
or security
tol'llOrrOl>fnoon, August 15.
reloase
You will
have agreed. to post-
twenty-four
know for J.1r. Robertson'
from
the American note on
lntormat1on.
the A=ericans
pone publication
received
hours.,
untll
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a in:fonmtlon
date is satisfactory.
J.w.n.
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infort:1ation:
Canoda-p.,s,A.
I have just been 1nr.ormed by Hr.
Roborti,on in tfaahington that Robert Nurptt.y1 the
Deputy 0nder-Secretarr
of state, baa asked,;hu.i
to call tbiis afternoon, Tue:iday, et 4.00 p.1:1.
to be given the text of' the Unit~ed States repiy
to the Canadi'on note of April 10 dealing with
the exchange of' security inforcation.
It ie
likely that when the note ia presented, the
State Oepartl!lent will propose arr~ngements for
the agreed release or the communication.
Such
a release,
however, lllOUldnaturally
not be made
bofore the communication han been rectdved in
Ottawa. There would be time therefore to etud.y
the note and to prepare any public c0tment you
might. mah to aake on it b'i!tore the note ie r.iade
public.
Jfr. Robertson will no doubt pass the
note to ue as soon as be has rece1.ved. it and .I
shall eend it to you. iccediately.
J.W.H.
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Dee.r Kr. Bt-yce,
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I told you this morning that we were
expecting to receive this afternoon the United
States reply to our Note or April 10 regarding
the exchange of ,security .information wlth the
United States.
Although. the definitive
text of
the United States reply has not yet been received
here, I send you herewith a copy or a telegram
from our Washington Embassy, No. 17oUof August 13,
which gives an advance text as supplied to our
Embassy by the State Department on an in.formal .and
confidential
basis earlier
today.
I have also sent a copy of th.ls telegram
to the Prime Minister., telling him that we were
study.1ng the Note carefully
and would let hllil have
further comments. I pointed out to Jfr. Diefenbaker
that the most urgent que.stion before us was t.hat of
publication,
as the Embassy expects that the State
Department will wish to publlsh the Note be.fore noon
tomorrow. Should Mr. Diefenbaker be asked tor comments, which seems certain,
I recommended for his
consideratlon'the
~uggestlon conveyed 1n Mr. Robertson•s
telegram that the b\':)st line to take would be to express
some satisfaction
that the, .reply had been received,
and then to indicate that it would be .studied by
Cabinet before any further comment would be made.
I am sending a copy of th1s letter,
together
with a copy or its enclosure,
to Commissioner ,.tl.tetu:u.Bon,
whom I was not able to reach· by- t;t;fl,~p.honethis ,e\tening.
Yours sincerely,
R.B. Bryce, Esq.,.
Privy Council Office,
Ee.st Block,
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FM WASHDCAUG13/57 CONFD
TO EXTERNAL 1763 OPIMMEDIATE
FOR ACTING UNDERSECRETARY
REF OUR TEL1754 AUG13
EXCHANGEOF SECURITY INFO:CANADA··USA
ROBERT MURPHYRECEIVED ME AT 4PM TODAY,AND HANDED ME THE STATE
DEPT'S REPLY TO THE EMBASSY'S NOTE OF APR10 UITH REGARD TO THE HANDLING OF SECURITY INFO RELATING TO CANADIAN CITIZENS.MURPHY EXPLAINED
THE DELAY1FOLLOWING THE DESPATCH OF THE STATE DEPT'S INTERIM REPLY
OF APR!8 1 0N THE GROUNDSTHAT IT HAD BEEN NECESSARYTO CONSULT ALL
THE INTERESTED AGENCIES AND DEPTS CONCERNEDIN THIS FIELD.HE
IN-
DICATED ALSO THAT THE MEMBERSOF CONGRESSPARTICULARLY CONCERNED
ARE BEING APPRISED IN CONFIDENCE OF THE SUBSTANCEOF THE STATE DEPT'S
REPLY1 AND HE ADDED THAT CONGRESSWAS FULLY AWAREOF THE CONCERN
WITH WHICH THIS WHOLE ISSUE HAD BEEN VIEWED BY THE CANADIAN GOVT.
IT WAS CLEARLY HIS HOPE THAT THE STATE DEPT REPLY WOULDMARK THF.
END OF THIS PROTRACTEDAND DIFFICULT
PROBLEM.
2.WITH RESPECT TO PUBLICATION OF THE TEXT OF THE NOTE9 COPY OF WHICH
IS IDENTICAL TO THAT TRANSMITTED IN MY REF TEL 1WITH ONLY THE DIFFER=
ENCE THAT THE FORMAL COMMUNICATION IS SIGNED BY MURPHY"FOR THE
ACTING SECRETARYOF STATE",HE ORIGINALLY PROPOSEDTHAT,SUBJECT
TO OUR CONVENlENCEI IT MIGHT BE ISSUE!) TOMORROW
,AUG1J1.SINCE I THOUGHT
THAT YOU MIGHT WELCOMESOME ADDITIONAL TIME IN WHICH TO STUDY THE
COMMUNICATIONPRIOR TO PUBLICATION 1 1 PROPOSEDAND MURPHYAGREED
THAT THE NOTE MIGHT BE JOINTLY RELEASED IN WASHDCAND OTTAwA AT
NOON,AUG15.PLEASE CONFIRM IF THIS RELEASE DATE IS SATISFACTORY.
MURPHY INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE HOPE OF THE USA AUTHORITIES THAT
THE ENSUING PUBLICITY COULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM
ROBERTSON
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Ottawa,
August 13,
MEMORANDUM
FOR MR. WAINMAN-WOOD
Exchange of Security
with the United
Information
States
Mr. Holmes informed me this evening
that the Prime Minister
wishes to have first
thing
in the morning copies of the following
documents
on this subject which I therefore
transmit
to you
herewith:
(a)
Text of Canadian Government•s letter
of April 10, 1957, to the United States
Government;
(b)
Text of United States
dated April 18; and
interim
(c)
Text of formal United
dated August 13.
States
reply
reply
Defence
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August 13, 1957.
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MEMORANDUM
FOR THE PR
Exchange of security
Canada-u.s.A.
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information:
I have just been informed by Mr.
Robertson in Washington that Robert Murppy, the
Deputy Under-Secretary
of State, has asked him
to call this afternoon,
Tuesday, at 4.00 p.m.,
to be given the text of the United States reply
to the Canadian note of April 10 dealing with
the exchange of security
information.
It is
likely that when the note is presented,
the
State Department will propose arrangements for
the agreed release of the communication.
Such
a release,
however, would naturally
not be made
before the communication has been received in
Ottawa.
There would be time therefore
to study
the note and to prepare any public comment you
might wish to make on it before the note is made
public.
Mr. Robertson will no doubt pass the
note to us as soon as he has received it and I
shall send it to you immediately.
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August 13, 1957.
Exchange of security
information:
Canada-U. S. A.
Attached is an advance draft of a telegram
we have received
from the Embassy in Washington.
This
telegram contains
the text of an advance copy of the
note which Mr. Robertson will receive this afternoon
together
with some comments on the note.
On first
glance
the note appears to be in general along the lines expected.
However, we are studying it carefully
and will
let you have further
comments.
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The most urgent question is that of publication.
The Embassy expects that the State Department will wish
to issue this reply to the press before noon tomorrow.
When I was talking
with the Embassy on the phone I
suggested they try to postpone this deadline.
They
thought that it might be postponed a few hours but
that there was the danger that it would leak if the
issuance
did not take place fairly
soon.
When it is
issued you will undoubtedly
be asked to comment. We
would recommend for yotllT consideration
Mr. Robertson's
suggestion
that the best line to take would be to express
some satisfaction
that the repiliy had been received and
then to indicate
that it would be studied by Cabinet
before any further
comment would be made.
I will let
you know immediately 1-;e receive further
word from Mr.
Robertson that the message has been delivered.
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AN INiCl!tl'IALAND CONFIDENTIAL l!IASIS VHICK YOU WILL WISH T~ KAVE FOR
STlfDY AS QUICKLYAS itOSSil!ILEolE WILL INFORMYOU WHENTHI NOTE IS
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2.11: tJNDEltSTANDTKAT STATE DE!tT AIE LIJ:{ELYTO PltOP'OSETlfE ISSUANCE
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TO MAKENO COMMENT
ON THE SUl!ISTANCEor Tlf[ NOTE ON RECII!tT or THE
FOll'IAL RE!tLY no11 THE STATE DEitr,ALTHOIJCH IT MAY!!IE NECESSARYTO
INDICATE IN REPLY TO ENQUIRIES TKAT THE l[PLY
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Memorandum for the Prime Minister, ‘‘Exchange of Security Informatiom: Canada-U.S.A.,’’ 14 Aug. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.