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SECRET
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Fr om:

CANAIRDIV

To:

CANAIRHED

A 95

CLASSIFIED

11 Mar

53

10 Mar

SLEMON

FROM

CAMPBELL.

AT 1115 HOURS THIS MORNING
CROSSING
WERE

SENT

HEARD

2 MIG 15 WERE

THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN-US
TO INTERCEPT

WING 84 BECAME

THE SECTION

FROM

THAT HE WAS BEING

WINGMAN ABANDONED

THE AIRCRAFT

INSIDE

CONTINUING

THE US ZONE.

US POLITICAL

CHANNEL.

WHAT ENGAGEMENT
WE WERE

FLYING

ENGAGEMENT
DISCUSSION
FURTHER

THIS AFTERNOON
DISCUSSION

POSSIBLY

THIS DISCUSSION:

THAT OUR AIRCRAFT
THERE
SECOND
REMARK,

MIGHT

86s HAVE THE BEST
AS 12 AIR FORCE

ABOUT

THE
20 MILES

NORSTAD
I ADVISED

HIM THAT

NATIONAL

EXPLAINED

NATO INSTRUCTIONS

ENQUIRED

SOME TWO
INSTRUCTIONS

THAT HE HAD

ON RULES

UNSUCCESSFUL.
RIDGWAY

HE EXPRESSED

ONE TO THE EFFECT

OF

HE HAS HAD
AND WAS HAVING

WITH A VIEW OF ISSUING A CLEAR

SET

TWO VIEWS

THAT HE RATHER

FELT

FLY WITH HOT GUNS AND SECONDLY

BE NEED

I DID NOT FEEL

ON THE OTHER

INSTRUCTIONS

NORSTAD

TOMORROW.

SHOULD

POSSIBLY

POINT

GENERAL

WITH GENERAL

TONIGHT

THE NEXT

WE TOOK THIS ACTION

BUT HAD SO FAR BEEN

OF INSTRUCTIONS
DURING

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ENDEAVOURING

LEADER.

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OR NATO INSTRUCTIONS.

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ACTION

WITH COLD GUNS.

WEEKS AGO BEARING

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UP ON RADAR

IN THE INTERCEPTION

FROM

LEADER

PICKED

ZONE BOUNDARY.

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BY THE SECTION

TO THE EFFECT

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MESSAGE

FOR OUR 86s.

THAT IT WAS MORE

HAND WE SHOULD

INTERCEPTION

ARE PRESENTLY

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ARE AN URGENT

REQUIREMENT.

SHOULD

FIND MYSELF

GUIDANCE.

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NEVERTHELESS

GENERAL

INSTRUCTIONS.

OR INTERIM

THAT

HAS BEEN

WITH HOT GUNS AND
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THIS IS ANY MORE

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CANAIRDIV

TO:

CANAIRHED

11 LARCH

A96

OUR A95 10 EARCE

FOR SLEl·iON ?ROE CAEPBELL (.)
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ARE IN BFFECT THAT 1.-TEHJ~VE

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norr THE RUIE S

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sa9s-100-2/16

(cAs)

POLITICALGUIDANCE
SUPPLEhENT
TO
COI'J~-lAND
INSTRUCTIONS
1 AIR DIVISION8 RCA~
10 Mar 53

Introduction
This Instruction

1

Instructions

issued

S895-100-2/16
direction

supplements

in Air Force Headquarters

letter

2 Mar 530 It embodies

(CAS), dated

to you in respect
(a)

the Command

of:

Your relations

with the Canadian

Ambassador at Bonn, the French
Forces

of Occupation,

States

Forces

the United

of Occupation,

the German Federal

and

Republic

and

peopleo
(b)

Your relations

with the Canadian

Ambassador at Paris,
French authorities
This Instruction

2

Department
its

of External

and with the
and peopleo

has been reviewed
Affairs

by the

and is in accord

with

viewso

Relations
3

sentative
Federal

with the Canadian
The Ambassador,

Embassy in Bonn

Mro ToCo Davis,

is the repre-

of the Government of Canada to the German
Republic

communication

and is the official

between the Canadian

channel

of

Government and the

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German Governmento
is in forcej

So long as the Occupation

he remains

Commission and is,
of communication
the Allied

accredited

therefore))

concerned

to the Allied

also

the official

between tl:E Canadian

High Commissiono
with all

matters

of the two Governments

Statute
High
channel

Government and

As Ambassador)) he is
that

or the

may affect
opinion

the relations

of Canada held by

the German peopleo

4

The presence

of important

Canadian

Air Division

in Germany in peacetime

political
it

fact

of considerable

is desirable

informed

that

of any developments

relations

o

5

Although

Accordingly

he will

possible

1

keep the Ambassador

concerning

the Air Division

on political

naturally

of the Canadian

assistance

is a

or public

the Ambassador has no authority

the Air Division,
sentative

of a

significanceo

you should

which might have an effect

elements

over

wish:1 as the repre-

Government)) to give you any

in matters

the members of the Division))

affecting
whenever

the welfare
you desire

of

such

assistanceo

6

Without

at present

methods of communication
and the Ambassador,
··f,

your p~tt,

endeavour

and cordi~{'·t • relations
~-

·.' ·t

pa?'agraphso

it

laying

down channels

and discussion
is desired

to ensure

Ambassador by the Department

between yourself
you should,

the establishment

in the light

A copy of this

that

letter

or

for
of close

of the preceding
will

of External

be sent

to the

Affairso

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- 3 Relations
between the Air Division
and the French Forces of Occupation
The stationing

7

of part

of the Air Division

in the French Zone of Germany, under the operational
command of 4 Allied
to political

States

officers

Americans

Forces

the United

are mentioned

in which they

States

is,

Germany.

Moreover,

purposes

with French

paragraph.)

It

States

capacity

8

France
Germany.

Western
for operational

Air Forces

which

to which I refer

is hoped that

is one of the three
Forces

in

you, and the

and avoid

The French

and as

and the United

your Force is grouped

such misunderstanding
feelingso

a double

meet many of

powers occupying

and United

(The

as the

and men under your Command, will

anyone's

Western

here,

are located,

with France

in Germany have the dual

reduce

among many people
and even Canadians.

Kingdom, one of the three

officers

may give rise

and men under your Comnand will

them in the area

my next

Air Force,

misunderstanding

Germans, French,
United

Tactical

be able

injury

to

to

Powers occupying
of Occupation

have

role:
(a)

They assist

the French High

Commissioner

in carrying

out the

occupation.
(b)

They have been assigned

by the French

Government to the Supreme Allied
Commander in Europe as part
Integrated

Force created

North Atlantic

Treaty

of the

by the

nations.

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- 4 Canada is a full

9
and sh8red
Forceo

in the decision

has decided

the Integrated
Allied

Forceo

The fact

with the approval

of

to assi~n

the Air Division

to

On the advice

that

its

status

status

remembered

11

of the Air Division

is that

aggression

in Western

Treaty

allianceo

the Division

Canada and serving
Relations
12

the

laws now

fact

to be
does not

with

will
the

to a

Europe against
By helping

be protecting
national

to

the North

to deter

aggres-

~nd defending

interests

of Cana.dao

Germany

At the

conclusion

of the tripartite

of the United

Kingdom, the United

that

Air Division

which has been created

in September,

mutually

the

the Supreme Allied

in Washington

announced

on the

the Division

Air Force under

Commander:i Europe» a force

sion,

in

of the RCAFo

advice
under

Canada is contributing

Atlantic

the

Air Force

important

politically

under

of the occupationo

North Atlantic

deter

Tactical

separate

in Germany, but the

Franceo

is grouped

as a formation

receive

has been

I

command of 4 Allied

You will

form part

the Air Division

the Air Division

no way affects

in force

of the Supreme

to West Germany and to Northeast

operational

10

the Integrated

1

Commander in Europe,

al.located

member of NATO

to establish

The CanGdian Governrnent

Parliament,

legal

and equal

they

acceptable

1951,

had agreed
arrangements

meetings

the Foreign
States

Ministers

and France

to the negotiation
with the

of

German Federal

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which would completely

relationships
described
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with Germanyo
as

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community,

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status

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existing

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principle

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domestic

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beginning

Canada,

place

reflects

in September

three

1

of the legal

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Statute

years,

in the case of
state

culminated

in the

agreements

in Bonn on May 26th,

status
military

Concurrently,
on the part
sphereo

European

signing

between

of contractual
of these

contractual

1952, by the three

German Federal

Republico

the way was paved for a new

As was noted

1951, the Occupying

by the

for the replacement

of the German Federal

of the North Atlantic

of war in

relations

by a series

agreements

Occupying Powers and the

changes

up of the German Federal

of normal diplomatic

the two countries.

14

vri thin

of cccupa tion

1951, an act which was soon followed

of the Occupation

j
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developing

the profound

1949, and leading

to the termination

establishment

1

in the Federal

over tbe·last

with the setting

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a European
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concrete

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Italy,

by the

the German Federal

Belgium,

the Netherlands

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will

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rights

in spite

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should

that,

of the above developments,

be based

important

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potential

position

allyo

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that
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by all

by those

privileges

for Canadian

in Germany, your dealings

you
and

forces

with the Germans

Germany is an

is important
ranks

that

this

under your command

who may have to deal

directly

with the Germanso
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Political

to which should
in the latter
and entry

doubts

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country,

into

force

troops

for

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of foreign

to Western

the presence

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readily

times

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appreciate

the forces

will

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to re-armo

soil

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the Germans
should,

in mind that
of large

any people
numbers

in time of peaceo

considerations
that

securityo

under th~ Supreme

the presence

on their

be

in Germany of your men

be borne

to resent
troops

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contribution

its

to face up to the decision

is inclined

the ratification

Germany will

along with others

at all

difficulties

when Western

Commander in Europe,

however,

and Germany,

of the EDC Treatyo

the day is postponed
raising

in both France

the attitude

in mind, you will
and behaviour

under your command are of extreme

of

importance

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from a political

point

of whole-hearted

co-operation

Germans with Allied
point

of view,

contractual
eventual

agreements

principle

of the
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in the Western

on the principle

in the

that

its

defence

of complete

equalityo

that

in uniform

which might give the Germans the impression

they

are being

or subordinate

on the part

effort

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that

any actions

Republic

is enshrined

and the EDC Treaty,

participation

treated

people

will

not only be bitterly

do harm to our causeo

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forces

of some delicacy
proper

balance

of your position
equally
status

important

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with· respect
that

forces
duties

agreements

be.taken,

any opportunity

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be no misunderstanding
to the Occupation,

should

is

actually

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Powers in the
force

and the EDC Treatyo
to avoid

to use your presence

it

between the

and of those

the Occupying

therefore,

a

be associated

i.n Germanyo

between now and the coming into

contractual

a situation

both with the Germans

the distinction

of the Canadian

Germans to embarrass

should

should

status

you to maintain

with which you will

engaged in Occupation

period

require

Zone and elsewhere
that

resented

of the special

in Germany creates

in your relations

in the French
is desirable

however,

which will

and with the forces

of Canadians

in any way as a defeated

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of the Canadian

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a spirit

the German Federal

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means of dividing
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favour

whether

through

with any one of the

of another

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methodso

France
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The Canadian

General

Ambassador in Paris,

Georges Vanier,

communication
French

between the Canadian

Government.

important
informed

is the official

that

as they

occur

the French

publice

General

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the auspices

of Canadian

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with the French
opportunity

to contribute

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forces

have a considerable

political
relations

at large,

you have an

of the Atlantic
apart

and

to the

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from the United

in France,

advantage

the Americans,

Treaty

officials,

on good terms with the French
unlike

in France

and civilian

country

will

in his powero

in no small measure

and cohesiveness

with

his part,

the most cordial

population

to station

forces

of considerable

both with French military

States

for

of the North Atlantic

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significanceo

strength

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concerning

relations

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under your command in their

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of

Government and the

the forces

under

channel

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of any developments

naturally

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and Canadians

in their
because

efforts

will

to live

of the fact

that,

they have not been a major target

of Communist invectiveo

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However, the French,

experience,

are

particularly

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therefore,

attempts

to m!nufacture

it

good public

feelings

between

organized

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for

general,

active

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4,900,000

the electorate

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might consist,
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in local
--

just

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strength

after

the war, about

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about

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thinking

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vote as they do in protest

organized
in all

they

welfare

political

probability,

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in the

mass of Communist voters

against

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to form

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feel

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1,000,000

in terms

to Moscowo Although

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of actual

are said

of the population

of the Government,

overthrow

it

ceremonies.

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violent

which,

in

in 1950, and possibly

seriously

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and,

-- about

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event

example,

over one quarter

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500,000 nowo

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850,000

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our forces

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to propagandao

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France,

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remain neutral

of the party
concerned

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French population

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the North Atlantic

which undermine

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in France

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in dealing

now in Europeo

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in other

well

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by the Supreme

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between the forces

whether

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control

military

occasions,
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the Canadian

operations

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to

be taken

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reasons,

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to the German problem are,

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