1 20 39276 https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f7ed9c3b6ce71fd0224314d823d65353.jpg 9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Penguin https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/17b6229be135c9d31084cddb6d2b62b7.pdf 74a4b14bb3216adc157ffcaee0b7ecd3 PDF Text Text INCOMING , MESSAGE ORIGIN ~,rtJ, AL Security Classification FROM: THE CANADIANAMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATE, /{ ,,_,,-I • .,f": UNCLASSIFIED Vt i,,,r,;J?-t.,,,,,., File No. / TO: THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,CANADA Priority System EN CLAIR No. WA-2649 Date November 17 • 1953. --------l----~--.1....--------''-------------·· Departmental Circulation MINISTER UNDER/SEC 0/UNDER/SEC ,,.,,. Reference: ' Subject: NUNDER/SEC'S POL/CO-ORD1 N SECTION U.N. DIV. Attention:· Herbert Brownell, following letter dated before the International noon, Begins: Dear General ~1---1 .,___ ··' •••.. ..:..• s ~O.i ·11 Mr. L. Rasm1nsky. Attorney General, released the February- 1, 1946, from Hoover, Security Commission this after- Vaughan: As of interest to the President and you~ I am attaching a detailed memorandum hereto concerning Harry Dexter White, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury· Department. 9 e---- As you are aware, the name of Harry Dexter White has been sent to Congress by the President for confi1~na)ote-;--'----=--..,., tion of his appointment as one of the two United States ==~~1::,'wiP.il''=fli;,9~53~=1 delegates on the International Monetary Fund under the ences Bretton Woods Agreement. In view of this fact, the interest expressed by the President and you 1n matters L -o~ k of this nature, and the seriousness of the charges against .,..,,sm1ns Y, Wbi te in the attachment• I have made every effort in Bank of Canada.preparing this memorandum to cover all possible ram1f5.cat1ons. As will be observed, information has come to the attention of this Bureau charging White as being a valuable adjunct to an underground Soviet espionage organization operating in Washington, D.C. Material which came into his possession as a result of his official capacity allegedly was made available through intermediaries to Nathan Gregory Silverma.ster, his ,rife, Helen Witte Silvermaster, and William Ludwig Ulmann. Both Silvermaster and Ulmann are employees of the United States Treasury Department, reportedly directly under the supervision of 'Whi~. . Information and documents originating in the Treasury Department were either passed on in substance or photographed by Ulmann in a well-equipped laboratory in the basement of the Silvermaater home. Following this step, the material vaa taken to New York City by courier and made ,::-="'r-"""•&ilable to Jacob it. Goloo, until the till:3 ot b1o doatll on Uovom'ber 27 • 194:,. Golos, a know Sovf.Gt agent, dol1w:red .CL this material to an individual tentatively l4entlfle4 ae --m.-·~·r-..i.,w.w R,..1i.,;o...i,r"qa11t Ov'1cimtan. • • • • • '000152 1 �-2- 0vak1mian you v1ll recall was anested some years ago as an unregistered agent of the Soviet Government and subsequently by special arrangements with the Department of State, vas permitted to return to the USSR. After the departure of Gaik Ov·ak1m1an, Golos delivered his material to an individual who has been tentatively identified as Dr. Abraham Benedict Weinstein. Subsequent to the death of Golos, the courier handling material received from the Silvermasters and Ulmann delivered it through an unidentified individual to Anatole Borisovich Gromov, who until December 7, 1945, was ussigneo as First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy, Washington D.C., when he returned to the USSR, Gromov had previously been under suspicion as the successor to Vassili Zubilin, reported head of the NKVD in North America, who returned to Moscow in the late summer of 1944. This whole network has been under intensive investigation since November 1945, and it is the results of these efforts that I am now able to make available to you. I also feel that it is incumbent upon me at this time to bring to your attention an additional fact<>r which has originated with sources available to this · \ bureau in Canada. It is reported that the British and Canadian delegates on the International Monetary Fund may possibly nominate and support White for the post of president of the International Bank, or as executive director of' the International Monetary Fund. The conclusion ia expressed ·that assuming this backing is forthcoming the United States acquiescence, if not concurrence, resulting, White's nomination to this highly important post would be assured. It is further c011DDentedby my Canadian. source that if White 1s placed in either of these pc,s1t1ons he would have the power to influence to a great degree deliberations on all international financial ar:rangements. This source, which is apparently aware of at least f!Ome of the charges incorporated in the attached memorandum against White, commented that the loyalty of White must be assured, particularly 1n view of the fact that the USSR has not ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement. Fear vas expressed that facts might come. to light in the future throwing some sinister accusations at White and thereby jeopardize the successful operation of these, important international financial institutions. I thought you would be particularly interested in the above CO!lllnentswhich originated with sources highplaced in the Canadian Government, on the subject e.t hand. Ends. 000153 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 17 NOVEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00120 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Canadian Ambassador, Washington to Secretary of State for External Affairs WA-2649, 17 Nov. 1953, Library and Archives Canada (LAC), RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ba8c642b15373e22bff0adff7c223f13.pdf 271431904ac484cdadb8c48a8481820a PDF Text Text .. £. .iL£ 1l B 'P . ..................... Security MESSAGEFORM ... - File . No, OUTGOING. FROM:THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA THE CANADIANAMBASSADOR TO: .............................................. WASHINGTON ........................................................... . ................... For Conmunications November 18, CYPHER EN·CLAIR . ................... •·•. . ·.·.......... ·.·................ Date Mess age To Be Sent .__AIR ' Section . Only 1953 AUT01--~ CODE CYPHER Priority µ"'-. HarrJ SUBJECT: a Canadian (Name Typed) USSEA , .. ,, ...... *sJRq ........, . . in the letter Vaughan from J. Edgar Hoover, Security November 17 •. The letter refers '...... ·';:,?i/ .... . available to this and again to "sources high Canada" Canadian 1. . the I ........................... (Name Typed) the Senate to "sources Government", suitability 1946 text before Subcommittee t• of February·l, which was made public ,,,,•,,,•,, I ~;ucal ,Tel. ... . the references source to General i ...~.-.1:.· ...11!!3-.'?;K;~Y./~~ .... . White. I am very ORIGINATOR )iv .... Dexter of Internal bureau.in placed as having raised of Harry Dexter White in the doubts for about appoint- _/ Internal 'Cistribution: s.s.E.A. ,-u:if."s.f.A. ment t~ the International letter states also that aware of at least Monetary the Fund. The 11 source is apparently some of the charges •••. against White". 2. Done ... A rapid ,,,,,,,,••••••••••·•··· ..................... ~/ Copies Referred . other government concerned To: check has departments failed correspondence of our files with so far who might the United of White, whatever appointment. at a loss Hoever t• the understand States of have peen to disclose on the appointment about and those any authorities or any representations We are the references therefore in the letter. le,,.,,,,,,,,,,••••••••••••• / ,te ....... L. , .. ,.,. • • •,,,,,,, 97 (Rev. 1/52) •, / /' //, / 7 /.; 5) • .. • • 2; 000133 �2 3. Will State Department Canadian that endeavour as possible letter, once inf'orm the concern on this matter, to obtain to in the Hoover For your is being at raised reference and request f'or us as quickly and it may .Pe abi~.-te in Parliament eey. that this statements is essential sources letter. own information, to the the of' the the name or names of' the 4. with about Government they referred you please that an inqni a question afternoon in the the r:ty: is Hoover Minister nnderJtay throug_psl1ti1lomat ic 9bapnels. 000134 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 18 NOVEMBER 1953, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS RESPONSE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00121 https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/29f49b436ee2e4f4993377b528f487a2.pdf 172c67014d9f3ceada824b7155aea32e PDF Text Text OUTGOING FROM: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNALAFFAIRS, CANADA -~AS_~I~~!?~~.?~?'..' ...ft:)C..~.;,;:_ .)(../f: J:.t{..... . TO: .... -~.ll~~?.IA~.~~~-•- .J/4.,. -~-3. f. . . . . . . . . . . . . -~~~. :r_q i . .9A~-~~ •..~ .r.q~~ Message AIR CYPHER EN CLAIR CODE CYPHER .for Corrmunications Date To Be Sent __ _,No. November 18,1953, ...... ··················· Only Section NOV18 1953 SENT - REFERENCE: Priority SUBJECT: IMPORTANT C,, In response oR1GrNAIro·,.TF.. L~•·'~ Mr, J.G. Diefenbaker E,de L,/am (N,;,,;~·-rw·~cii" ........ .SS.EA .............. . ::\07.4. ......... . Loe al Tel. .. APPROVED,_!!/ .; . t_ ~ d 1-1..4_..v--..Lcl, ()~..,~............ e:,;;::- .......... (Signature) regard - Albert):"I directed should to the letter committee yesterday effect that appointment statement Has the to make with from J. Edgar Hoover, read to the United by attorney States general director security Brownell comments were made regarding of Harry Dexter like . to the Prime Minister. any clarifying of the F,B.I., . Distribution: '91 ];r-,, (Pfince a question Prime Minister the Internal question . to direct Div .•.. to the following to him in the House today: · · ··.· .. ·(Si~~~~~~) ........ . ......... Harry Dexter White., to the White to a position on U.S.S.E.A. the international placed monetary in the Canadian Minister replied fund by "sources government"?", ' highly the Prime as follows: "As I read the report I understood this was a Done.,.,,.•••••••··••········· letter Date .. , •....••• from Mr. Hoover, existence-of Copies Referred Uate ... ""-·. F'/t, about the such a letter until I saw the report in To: C.S.Ritchie. ~ Dr. MacKay. American Division, UN Division. _ Press Office. Info, Division. Done ....••.• and I knew nothing ,, •••. , ......•. A.•"J!l.• .. , .. , ..... , the newspapers. my - colleague, Affairs, The matter the Secretary because to see brought has been discussed of State with for External I must confess I was quite out in any inquiry before surprised a committee ••• .J:kiv .•l.8.,.l.95.3•.... 97 (Rev. 1/52) 000118 ,,-' ( �-2- of congress references was anything, to what must have been, confidential Canadian official information to a United States As soon as we saw the report mediately instituted such communication So are still that if there anything any such communication. continuing were im- had been any that would enable But the inquiries and if and when we do find would tend to confirm, to make a positive official. and how and when it had been made. far we have not discovered us to·trace communicated by a proceedings to ascertain if there denial, communicated to the House. anything or to put us in a position that 11 • information will be Ends. 000119 ) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 18 NOVEMBER 1953, DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00122 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Secretary of State for External Affairs to Canadian Embassy, Washington, ‘‘Harry Dexter White,’’ 18 Nov. 1953, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ab5af91218cbb4e31e58cd3d54a3c2d5.pdf 9bc5cbe0826d2e95f8e7c7b860674ccb PDF Text Text COPY Security Classification FROM: TJ;iE CANADIANAMBASSADOR TO THE PERSONAL ANDSECRET UNITEDSTATES, File No, TO: THE SECRETARY 01' STATEFOR EXTERNAi.AFFAiRS,CANADA !-•~---------·-----------------' _ __,.....:------,----------System Priority CYPHER-AUTO IMPORTANT Departmentul No. WA-2664 Date November 19, 1953. -- Reference: My WA-2663 of November 19, 1953. Circulation MINISTER UNDER/SEC 0/UNDER/SEC NUNDER/SEC'S ·oonei-------1 D0te-----~--, ======I Subject.: Harry Dexter Following for secretary, Begins: Wh:lte - Reference the Minister to "Canadian and the Acting Sources .." Under- At the same meeting with.Bedell Smith I rais~d again t;he question taken up by Lepan yesterday with Bonbright, namely, tne reference to Canadian sources in the Harry De;cter White hearing'/. This I said had not improved the chances of .co-operation in the Gouzenko matt(!)1"o Canadian authorH;ies we,re, to put it mildly, surprised that these references should have been made without any prior consultation or even any notice whatsoever. It was particularly shoclting to ua that these rei'erences should have been·made by the Head of' the Federal Bl.weau of Investigation. Furthermore, our searoll at Ottawa had so f'a:r failed to uncover the source to which reference had been made. Bedell Smith was aware, of course, that our enquiry to th.e State Depar.tment had been made yesterday. and I _ read him ths Prime Minister's reply to Mr. Die f en baker. 2. Bedell S~ith's reaction was exceedingly frank. He referred to the purely "political" origi.n and nature of recent activities in ·this whole .field, And he made it clea;.• to me that he was person.ttlly ver-y much opposed to the : :l.ni.tiatives which h.ad been taken by the admin'.l.stration. He also indicated that ·!;here wai: division of opinion on the au'bject in the administration and that strenuous effort!! had been made by the Secretary of State and himself, but without success, to eliminate certain features of the evidence given by Brownell whicb. would at'f'ect international relationships (references to the Soviet Embassy here).· To some extent the efforts to keep President Eisenhower above the dust and dirt had succeeded. ~cn2- ______ iat·e,_ ____ _ 3. Bedell Smit!->.had not given consideration to t1'le references to Canada in Hoover's letter. Commenting upon them, however, he said that it m.ust be remembered that J. Edgar l!oover was a powe1' unto himselt", that he would never "go out on a limb" by divulging on the one hand or withholding on the other in!'ormation which he thought might b~ to his own political advantage and that or. the F,B.I. Th.e State Department t'i'ould, of' course, communicate w'.Lth the -'·-:F,B,I. at once, .for-warding our enquiry and expressing the , "surprise" of Canacli..ln authorities that such public 1•etez•ences had been made without any prior notice or consultation 0 "'· 23!) frev.3/521 ~ 1>. tn 0 • <I O. 2 000113 �- 2 - with us. However, no very satisfactory likely in the present atmosphere. result was 4. Of course, I made the point that it was dif:f'icult, indeed impossible, for the Canadian Government to deal with half a dozen or more different manifestations of the United States and that our only proper channel for complaint and communication was the State Depa,:,tment itself, Bedell Smith fully appreciates this, as indeed do others in the s·tate Department with whom we deal. Livingston MeJ~chant was present throughout the interview. 5, With regard to Gouzenko, we will forward the second request of the sub-committee as soon as it is received; with regard to the enquiry of the F.B.I., we will, of course, inform you immediately there is any further news. 6. In view of the exceedingly frank and private nature of some of the remarks made to me by Bedell Smith, I would be grateful it only the minimum circulatt>n were given to this telegram. Ends" 000114 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 19 NOVEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00123 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Canadian Ambassador to the United States to Secretary of State for External Affairs, ‘‘Harry Dexter White,’’ 19 November 1953, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/444b26219caf5d2d1be88760e248d615.pdf 3a4582d5272b5c34c29599d956b15b68 PDF Text Text ����� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 20 NOVEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00124 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Secretary of State for External Affairs to Canadian Ambassador, Washington, ‘‘Victor Lasky's statement before the Women's National Republican Club,’’ 20 Nov. 1953, LAC, RG 25-G-2, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/2ac228a3ee5d04e1f0e93b1bd9c344a7.pdf b97b37470be55e6579ab1c77ed7c4943 PDF Text Text ���� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 25 NOVEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00125 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Secretary of State for External Affairs to High Commissioner for Canada, London, 25 Nov. 1953, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/181395de6123cfaf6b55330f6d382471.pdf 9ac759bd6eeaca5520049d5f63c34ff7 PDF Text Text •,, 4CTINGUNDER-SECRETARY Subject, Interviews by 'United States tgencies of .csnndianc1t1gensin ca.rtadit . . A• you know, on December l in the nouse Mr. Knowles asked a aueat1on of Mr.· Pearson regarding interviews by United states agencies of Canadian citizenc in csnada. The qUestion, and Mr. Pearson's in.terim answer, were all follows; :-· ,I1· -~EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADIAN CITIZENS INTERVIEWED BY UNITED_ j STATES FEDERAL B~REAU OF INVESTIGATION '!'l' I • , On the orders of the day: · Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North i Centre): Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct : a question to the Secretary of State for E~'ternal Affairs. Have there been any instances, '. other than in the case of Igor Gquzenko of l· the F.B.I. or any other United States agency, · interviewing Canadian citiz.ens in Canada I ; with respect to loyalty investigations in the f United States? Hon. L. B. Pearson (Secretary of Staie for External Affairs): I do, not know of any 'i\hstances similar to the one which the honf: 1 entleman has in mind, .but I shall look int ; : .-( e matter, and if there is anything to repor: 1 I shall make a report at a later date. i I j 1 1 2. Mr. Pearson asked me 'to look into draf't n reply. thin and 3. In the meantime Mr. Knowles told U# privately that hilt was eoncttrned particula.rly about a cane where the F.B.I. had interviewed a man named Ulen 1n TorodD. Mr. Knowles felt that this was at least a potential breach of civil liberties and of Canadian sovereignty, and said with evident npproval tha.t Ulen had coEllllentod to the F.B.I. agents, "So you have taken over Canada a.t lasttt, and had refused to give them any information. In the course of preparation of a reply, the Minister, Mr. Crean and.I each d!scusned tho question with Mr. Knowles on ~arious occasions. We. also discusnod the matter with Commissioner Nicholson 4. •• ·• • 2 000007 �-~✓-~ ,,...,~ ~ ':! - 2 - and Superintendent Lemieux ot the R.c.M.P. ~. Commissioner Nicholson prepared a draft roplJ which he anticipated would be given out by Mr. Oorson rather than by Mr. Pearson. However, Mr. · Garson preferred that Mr. Pearson should. reply, since the question was.directed to him. Mr. Knowles also regarded the matter ee essentially one c,f_CanadianUnited States r.elatione 1 and therefor~ of. foreign policy rather than r;;erezy administrative police measures. 6. that it was rep~ in certain particulars and l diseusaod possible red.rafts with Colll!ll11Ht1oner?tieholeon. Com!!!1Rs1oner Nicholson told me that it could net be .said that in, .f!1J.casos where en F.B.l. agent interviewed a canadlan 1n Canada e ropresentetive of tho n.c.M.P.was present. 'l'he most he could say was that this was nomanll,xthe case. de,d:rabl.e 'i'ho Minister to shorten a~ Mr.Garson an<! tighten telt the draft ?. In the ~articular case to which :itnowles had r~ferredt the R.C.M.P. told us that in 1950 in Toronto, t-wo F.n.r. agents had visited tllen in his flat by spacial al'rengement with the R.C.M.P., and acoompan1et1 by an R.C.M.P. Inspector. The F.B.I. wished to interview Allen .regarding the possibility o.r laying a perjury charge against Remington (a former senior official of the United States Co!1119rceDepartment, alleged to have been a Soviet agentt the case was in several respects annlegous to th11t of !llger Hiss). We were given to understand that the perjury charge related to something Remington had said 1n a Congressional loyalty .investigation, but the R.C.M.P. later suggested that the charge might relate to a stotement Remington . had made in a loyalty investigation conducted by the Executive. apparently the F.B.I. hoped that Ulen could testify that he had seen Re1111ngton on a certain date in Mexico, whereas Remington had denied on oath that he had been 1n Mexico at that time. 8. . In general, the rt.C.M.P. told us that F.B.I. 1ntarrogat1ons ot Canadians in Canada, always arranged vith R.C.M.P. approval, avqraged about 12 to 15 a year • •••• 3 000008 �,. .,•··. - 3·Moet ot these were purely criminal, and th• Ulen case might well be tho only one relating to a loyalty investigation, though they could not be sure ot this since thoil' records 0£ these matters ware not filed· according to the nature 0£ the charge Which the F.B.I. contemplated lay1~. The ~rrangemonts are or .eourae tully reciprocal between the F.a.1. and the n.c.M.P., and Nicholson said they are of particular value to the R.C.M.P. XXX 9. Mr. Knovles ir ..sil'Jted on a reply 10. 'lhe R.C.M.P. •md.erstandably deprecated to his quention, although he agreed to wait until we were ·prepared to give it. public l'4!1lat1onsvitb the and p11rt1cularly hoped that there would be no d1scuso1on or their F.B.I., confide-nt1al discussion or 1no.1vidu111cases• since th1s would be a bad preced.ent and might well. J.ead to less i.'ltimate and frank relations betvoen the tvo police forces • .X XX ll. When the Minister lett tor the North 4tlant1c Council meeting 1n Paris on December 8, he had not had tho opportunity to mako a further statcmez,t in l:he House and asked me to discuas the question with Mr. Garson Whot:dght wish to anrrwer since the a.c.M.P. is responsible to him. Mr. Onrson asked :meto explain the s1tu.at1on 12. . 1n .:tonfidence to Mr. Knowlos, end. to aee whether he .would not bo satisfied without a pub11o reply or, it there vero a reply, in genorul torus, Ulen case. then one very brief and morely w1thot1t any referonce at all to the · · Mr. Knowles said that he thought th&re was an 1roJ)Ortant issue or p1.'inCiple involved. He had discussed the matter with Mr, Coldwell, who was also of thin vtev. In the circumstances he felt he must ask tor a reply 1n the House, but would accept a very 13. •••• 4 000009 �, ,,. -~ > .(! r• ::· ·_;•> . 1i." - . .:,:-1,, ·..;, -;.-· L ~ . \ . /. \\ brief one. It, however,,here were no-reference to the .Ulen case, then Mr. Knowles said that he might have to ask a supplementary about it: but 1f there were an. allusion to this caae 1n general terms and without ident1f'1cat1on to make it clear that 1n his question he was not merely "fishing", then Mr. Knowles said that be would be satisfied, and he prol'llised that he would not follow the matter up.in any way. I understood him to promise that there would be no supplementaries. ;; J-' 14. I reported all this to Ml". Garson, who decided to make .a short statement in the House, nnd asked me to draft it. I did therefore, draft a statement, but since the ma.t!er, though one involving external affairs• ossentiall7_concernod n.c.M.P. activities, I had tho dratt statement sent to Collllllissionor Nicholson, with the request that ho should forward it, it he approved, and with any changes ho felt desirable, to Mr. Garson. Nicholson approved the draft, with the addition of a nGWsentence to paragraph 4 ('Which was a clear 1mprov,ment) • 15. On Dec:ember 16 Mr. Garson ga~e this statement 1n the House. 'l'here wore then supplementary questions trom Mr. Knowles md Mr. Coldwell. The · statement and subsequent exchange was as follows• 000010 �• ;" ' 22~h,:: :m":.":ae;;.rt,::,:,;" .'. 1 pilin.'41fe results. . . Mr. '.!-{a}i.·.tny: I should like to te from what the pa iamentary assistan said. Mr. Speaker. Order. Wo losing time? If e quotati is not exact it has been modified, d th one that has been made today must be ac pted. [Later:] Mr. Z_apli.tny: 0 a que ion of privilege, the Parbamentar Assistan,t fu,tl_le Minister of Ag~iculture~a contradicted "the statement which I mad in the course ,of ~king him a question. ay I refer him to p\~e 644 of Hansard 9{ December 7, the last lih-e of his reply, wnich is as follows: '\. A sUr(ey is being made by officials of our d~artment ...~nd the report of that survey will be har'uted of review of the P.F,A.A. on Saturday next when a decision to the matter. to the board will be reached with regard I submit correct., :that ,. my EXTERNAL statement wa.s quite AFFAIRS CANADIAN CITIZENS INTERVIEWED BY UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION On the orders of th~ day: Hon. Stuart S. Garson (Minister of Justice): On December I, the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre (Mr. Knowles) dir€:cted a question to the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Pearson). The question asked whether there ·had been any instances 1 other than in the case of Igor Gouzenko, of the ~.B.I.. or. any other United States agency mterv1ewmg .Canadian -citizens in Canada with respect to loyalty investigations in the United States. My colleague, the Secretary of States for External Affairs, replied at once that he did not_ know of any instances siffiilar to the one which the hon. gentleman has in mind but he promised that the matter would be 1doked into and that if there were anything to r-eport the report would be made at a later date. He then discussed this matter with me as the minister in charge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and requested me to reply to the -'question of the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre in due course. I have accordingly had the_ matter carefully examined and would reply as follows: If the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre is referring to formal inquiries by congressional committee_s or agents r~presenting congressional . committees, I can assure him that we have _) Iio knowledge of any such occurrences, other ) . - <~ l' one which I had in mind \:hen I asked 'my question on Decembe-r 1. I agree with him that we should not discuss these names in public. Obviously that would 'be following I the very practice to which I take objection. i My question is this. May we take it that the Canadian governm,ent would not look with , approval on the F.B.I. coming into Canada to question Canadian citizens on behalf of congressional inquiries, apart from such cases as that of Igor Gouzenko, where special arrangements have been made? Mr. Stick: Why not? Mr. Garson: I think that I would not wish to add anyth_ing to the statement which I have just read because it covers the very point to which my hon. friend is Uow referring, and covers it very clearly. The statement was drafted with the intent that it would be 1 fully complete, and if my hon. friend will "examine it he will find that it is complete. If he wishes to ask any further questions after reading the statement_ he might address them to me tomorrow. Some hon. Members: Tomorrow? Mr. Coldwell: The minister spoke of criminal charges. Did those criminal charges arise out of the congressional investigation into this man's activities? In other_ words, was this one of those perjury cases or ..not? Mr. Garson: I do ' not think I can pretend to give an accurate answer to that without checking back and getting the information 'from the police officials. My hon. friend will . appreciate that everything I say here is hearsay. I have to get information from them ; before I can give it here. Mr. Coldwell: Will the hon. gentleman get • that information? Mr. Garson: Yes; I have no objection. 'Mr. Coldwell: It bears on the question ~,,,.W/IT__llsked_. _ 000011 �• - 6 - .rt~rson''1 told . ,·" . . 16. That afternoon ma that be.had been aurprised by the supplementaries rrom Knowles · and Coldwell, in view ot Knowles' undertaking to me. However, in order to set tho press straight, he wondered whether it would be oppropr1ate.for him to mako a .stateim,nt when the House resWDed at 8 o•elock that evening (this was the last day before the Christmas recess) in reply to Mr. Knowles• supple• mentaey question. Mr. G1n•sonwondered whether it .would.be appropriate to say that the Canadian Govern•· mont would not look with approval on the F.B.I. coming into Cane4a to question Canadian citizens on. behalf of Congressional enqu1r.1os, apart from m.i.cheasel'! as that of OQuzenkowhore. spociat arrangements had. boen made. •• l?. · X strongly advised Mr. Garson not to g1vo any categoric answer, one way or the other. I suggested that if the Government announced that it would.not look with approval on the F.B.I. coming into Canada in the circUtnatences Knowles envisaged, this would appear to preclude what, from our ;point of view, 1«0uld have been a ~eh more normal procedure tor tho United Staten to have tollowed when Senator Jenner requested an interview with Gouzerui:o. We would have preferred to be asked tor permission to have the F.B.I. interview OQuzenko, rather than that members ot the Congressional Committee itself should be allowed to come to Canada to do so. On the other hand, a OQvornment statement answering Knowles• question the other way would imply a blanket approval in advance. Either course would .almost certainly attract a lot of comment 1n the United States as well as the Canedian press. Th• wiser course would probably be to consider each ca.se on its own merits and not to commit ourselves in advance one way or the other. I urged that it,en answor must be givon 1n the House1 it should. be done only after there was time for full. considera.tion by. the R.C.M.P. and our- . , selv,n, •. lB. Mr. Garson agreed not to give any answer to Knowles:that evening. He undertook to discuss the matter privately with Knowles and Coldwell. 1.9. Tho next 1?10rningKnowles phoned me. Ho soid he owed 1110 en apology for what, he suggested., might .. It .., .. .... '] 000012 �' - ? - well appear to be a breach of his understanding vith me regarding supplementaries. He had intended his commitment to mean that there would be no "embarrass1ng supplementaries 1n general, and no follow.up on the Allen case in particular. He said that on this latter ·point he had hicselt been surprised when Coldwell asked a supplementary about the (llen case. Mr. Knowles also said that he had not realized that his own supplementary qUest:l.on to Mr. Garson could be embarrassing to EXternal A.t'ta1rs, but he now tully appreciated that it could well be. He had.t~eretore told Mr. Garson that be would. not expect any rurther reply. Mr. Coldwell hod alao, Mr. Knowles o.dded, told Mr. Garson that no replf 1n th~ Bouse would be needed. 11 Arnold Smith 000013 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 23 DECEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-12-23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00126 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smith memorandum, ‘‘Interviews by United States Agencies of Canadian Citizens in Canada,’’ 23 Dec. 1953, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/11ad723b5751346e5cbc7cecf80f48e6.pdf 8b3eab52379e1c6809355ef185c01aea PDF Text Text Security MESSAGEFORM File ~- S£C:'.-U:';!' ...... • •• No, OUTGOING ,· FROM: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNALAFFAIRS, CANADA TO: ... ,, llr.41),.O1~ .. Pom-.•. Ct.N,\DI,\M.RM9MIBY-, -Wt.mHNGtGH-.·. · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For Conmunications Message To Be Sent ---'No. AIR CYPHER EN CLAIR CODE CYPHER Section Only .,, Priority SUBJECT: Tho following bn dolivored ORIGINATOR ........ ................... . ( Signature) ' 1. is the text of a Note to to the 8tato Department. Begirula "Tho Conadinn 41:lbasal'ldor proncnts compliments to tho Bocretary instructions of State his and on has the honour to convq the Div ••• ,t:,·,,;:-,.~ •••••••••••••••• IJ1,'.,L~ .. following Loe al Tel. .. , APPROVEDBY \ / 5'0'/I+"........ .... ' ...' ....... ' ............ . request trom tho Cenodian Government. InvestigatiOns in Canada into subv~rsive moveoents and into Soviet e2pionace activities 2• ~.. - ........ . ......... (N T~~~d) or alleged activ1t1os 1n Canada, 1ometimcs p:roduoo evidence which my bear directly upon Internal similar (Signature) ~~. Distribution: S.S.E.A. - U.S.S.E.A. activities or alleged the United states or relating citizenss Mr. Hecinoy Mr. Crean nature siJ:dlarl.y, Done, ..•• activities ;,,,,,.••·••••••••••· Date .....•.•• Copies ,.,., ..... Referred ,,,,,•, To: reciprocal of this cay produce to activities by Canadian citizens, take plnco in Canada. in to United Ctates investigations in tho United ftates evidence relating activities or alleged or -.mich In accordonee with ar:ransernent:, Vhich hcvo long existed. ••• • 2 Done ..••.. Date., ,,,,,,,,•••••••·•·•• ........ ,,,,.,,,,,,••••• . 000003 Ext, 97 (Rev. 1/52) �J between the appropriate oxocutivo.agoncios Cen,dian and tfnited 6tetos obt11.ined b7 one or those lating to cit1zfJno ct or act1v1t1oe sncurity 3. or thin Govornmcmtc, ovidenoe nature are .rlthout of the soeurity delay made available agencios re- 1n the other country to the appropriato sorvico of that other country. , llcwevor, investigations art1 carried re>lating to internal out 1n tl",o United Staten security not only by tho Exocuti;re Bra.'1ct of thn Uhitcd Statl'Js Govorimont but by co:m:ittoes ·or sub-committees Congrosn. It in, ot course, Govornoent itsalf loyalty the policy of thfi Crmadian to deal with ovidmce of Canadian eitizenn territory. of thl! United States relntinr: and to activities !n accorda11nt1with thio principle, Canod1an Governnent to the on Canadian the has thn honour to requ.est that the __verbn~im. record. of a_n!,teatimony Which has been tnlccm or 11 which may be taken by tho.Un1t~d Dtates Congross, in t'Xecutive 1e1u11ona or otho-rwise, vhich rot'ers to canadinn citizens in connection with nllegod. Soviet espiona5e, to nct1v.1t1~s on Canadian territory allegocl' soviet should be made available delay that r~lntion to without to the Canadian Oovornt1ont fo1· extir.iinntion and whatever lt. espionage, vith or action aay bo nppropr1nte. ·· The C£nudicn Govern:nent woUld opprec1ate such rocordl'J will bo :c,ndc availabl.e to maintain tho most effective ,, con1'1.mat1on to it in order · end nppropr1nto proceduros for dealing 1'1th evidence regarding the internal soourity of the two coWltries.n MESSAGE EJms. SECRETARY 01•' OTATJ-}FOrl EXTERNI\L AF.ri\lRS 000004 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 7 JANUARY 1954, DRAFT NOTE TO STATE DEPARTMENT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-01-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00127 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Secretary of State for External Affairs to Head of Post, Canadian Embassy, Washington, 7 Jan. 1954, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/def16a8eacedd66209f3c8fdc22b0975.pdf cdd51c7c6a5a5b82ea0986ad6feb2c64 PDF Text Text Invest! United State ations • R n ressional to Canadians I Attached for consideration which might be sent to the State covering telegram of instructions, Washington. is a draft of a note Department, ·and of a to our Embassy in · , 2. As you will see, the note is designed to establish two principles regarding congressional investigations into alleged subversive end espionage activities: • (i) that congressional committees ere not an appropriate forum for the conduct of such investigations into activities in Canada, or by Canadian citizens; (ii) .that any evidence which does come to light on these.matters in the course of investigation by congressional committees should be passed on to the Canadian Government to follow up. 3. rather ere, I specific on the The draft attempts to base itself on general· principle than on the specific Bentley or Skelton cases •. There think, obvious advantages in a general epproech,.as a approach could be made to appear as if we were defensive. 4. However, this general approach makes almost inevitable some reference, at least in general terms, to reciprocal arrangements between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and The Federal Bureau of Investigation. I believe these have hitherto never been publicly mentioned. In any case, you might wish the text of the note to be discussed with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and with Mr. Garson, before transmission. •• 000589 2 �-- l . "." 2 ':' -- _.._ \.... __ . ........... <••~. alternative approach which (despite the of one or two days involved) might be-preferable, delay wou.ld be to avoid sending any separate note on this matter to the State Department, and merely to include an appropriate request in the note which we shall have to send shortly.transmitting the record of the recent Gouzenko interview. This could.hardly be interpreted by the press as anything but a normal request for recipropity, and,wou.ld thus not be ·so open to the danger of stirring up speculation. An •· 6. If this latter course is adopted, the note conveying our decision on publication of the Gouzenko record, could include a paragraph along the following lines: • • "The Canadian Government expects that. if investigations into subversive or espionage activities by United States congressional committees,"'whether in executive session or otherwise,Yshould produce any evidence which relates to activities or alleged activities iri Canada or by Canadians, the United States Government will ensure that verbatim transcripts of such evidence are passed without delay to the Canadian Government for such action as may be appropriate. The Canadian Embassy would appreciate confirmation that this principle is recognized by the competent organs of the United States Government." I cc: Mr. Heeney Mr. Crean �,, / y,·-_._- SECRET - ' To: Mr._creen United stete.s Investisetions Oonsressionel to C:enediens - References As you. know I eent·e memorandwnon this s11bJect to the Minister earlier today (with copies to Mr. Heeney and to you). This memorendwnwas on the lines of ou d1sc11emon. / - 2. 'rbie erternoon, while you were at another meeting,, the J.!1nister discussed the mstter w1th Hr. Heeney end .mys&lt, and agreed wlth the suggestion ln per.egraphs 6 end ,6 of the earlier ,memorendW!l. .It 1a, there:rore, ,envisaged that the note to be sent to thti State Department on the Oo11zenko transcript, incl11de a paragraph along the lines .set out in pel'agreph 6 of the memorendwn.. :;. We ehould, , of course, _4isou.ss with Mr. Garson and the Royal Canadian Mounted ,olice, the draft .note to the State Department on the Gouzenko transcript, including the above mentioned psregreph. • . 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 7 JANUARY 1954, MEMO TO PEARSON Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-01-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00128 https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/64bac88a8ede95396516eae803801e74.pdf 2b6f20395f1e5b455ab1fd999b0f3e83 PDF Text Text ', .., 0, ' - ,~,_ ·----. --~, ... ' ' - ,- ~ v, ' ' '\: \, LF.TTERFOR DELIVERY TO USA SECRET/IRYOF STATE APRl0/57 . ., I AM INSTRUCTED BY MYGOVERNMENT TO TAKEUP AS A MATTER - URGENCY or WITHTHE.UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT :, TrlE QUESTION OF THE PROCEDURES WHICH HAVEBEENFOLLOWED INTERMITTENTl,;Y BYTHE '' .. 1 INTERNALSECURITY'SUB-COMMITTEE or nu: SENATECOM1UTT£t ON THE JUDICIARY IN RELEASING!HE NAMES OF CANADIANS WHO HAVEBEEN MENTIONED IN THEPROCEEDINGS OF THATSUB=COMMIT'IEE PARTICULARLYIN ITS EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. 2o TIU:CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HASt10RETHANONCECOMPtAINED :..'{y OF THE METHODSEMPLO't"E:O BY THAT SUB=COMMITTEE IN RELEASING THE NAMESOF CANADIANSAND MAS STATED'THAT IF TrlE NAMESOF CANADIAN . ! 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SoTHECANADIAN COVERNMENT HASA DUTY TOPROTECT CANADIAN CITIZENSBY ALLMEANS LEGALLY AT ITS DISPOSAL FROM UNWARRANTED INTERFERENCE 1 i . BY. AMYFOREIGN GOVERNMENTmTHERE IS LIT'JU: 111AT THECANADIAN . GOVtRNMENT CAN Jl09KOT11EVER,TO MAia: nus PROTECTION EFFECTIVE . . FOR THOSECAMADIAN CITIZENS,WHOSENAMESAREMADE PUBLICBY t cONGRE~SIONAL COMMITTEES,UNLESS IT IS ABLETO SECURE ntE COOPERATION OF ntE UNITEI' STA TES GOVERNMENT" 6~THEUNiffl STATESGOVERNMENT IS Av1ARE THATTHEAPPROPRIATE SECURITY' AGENCIESor THETWO GOVERNMENTS HAVEIN THEPASTEXCHANGED SECURITY INFORMATION ONA RECIPROCAL BASISWHEN SUCHINFORMATION FORMED PARTOF ANINVESTIGATION IMPORTANT TO THESECURITY OF EITHERCOUNTRYoTHIS RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION HAS ASSISTED SUBSTANTIA~LY IN MAINTAINING THESECURITYor OURTvJO COUNTRIES,AND THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IS NOTSUGGESTING THAT IT HASBEENIl'IJ>ROPERLY USEDBYTHESECURITYAGENCIES IN THE I I . ! 1 UNITED STATESWITKWHICH THIS EXCHANGE TAKES PLACE~ . . 7 oNEVERTKELE:SS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MUSTTAl{EEVERV PRECAUTION WHICH LIES WITHIM ITS POWER TOPROTECT CANADIAN CITIZENS FROM THE DANGEROF THIS INFORMATION FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF PERSONSWHO MIGHT USE IT ~ITHOUT ANYSENSEOF RESPONSIBILITY ORFAIRNEss,oR REGARD FORTHERIGHTSOF CANADIAN CITIZENS,WITHIN nlE JURISDICTION OF CANADA~ 8.IN VIEWOF ntE CONDUCT OF CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AFFECTING (9 i CANADIANS,AND BECAUSE or ITS RESPONSIBILITY FORTAKING EVERY · PR~CAUTION IN ITS POWER TOPROTECT CAMADIAN CITIZENSi,THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS nlATsIM THERECIPROCAL EXCHANGE Of SECURITY ~NFORMATION9TME UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT GIVEITS ASSURANCE THAT NONE OF ITS AGENCIES ORDEPARTMENTS WILLPASSSUCHINFORMATION TO ANYCOMMITTEEiBODY ORORGANIZATION IM THEUMITED STATESOVERWHICH nn::EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THEUNITED STATESGOVERNMENT HASNO EXECUTIVE CONTROL,~1I'fflOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENTOF ntE CANADIAN - i~~~~e0 · 000564 �,,. ~).:~ ~-· ..- . '~-~ --~ PAGETHREE DS91 GOVERNMENT IN EACHCASE.THE CANADIAN COVERNMENT FORITS PART ASSURES THEUNITED STATESGOVERNMENT THATANYSECURITY INFORMATION ON UNITED STATESCITIZENSSUPPLIED BY UNITED STATES AGENCIES TOTHESECURITY AGENCY OF THECA~SADXAN COVERNMENTllWILL SE GIVENSIMILAR PROTECTIONIN CANADATO THAT NOtfREQUESTED WITHRESPECT TOSECURITY' INFORMATION ABOUT CANADIANSFROM THE UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT. 9eUNl.ESS SUCH AN ASSURANCE CAf~BE GIVEN,IAMINSTRUCTED BYMY ( . GOVERNMENT TO INFORM YOUTHATntE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MUSTRESERVE THE.RIGHT IN FUTURE NOT TO SUPPLY SECURITY Il\lFORMAnON CONCERNING CANADIAN CITIZENSTOANYUNITED STATESGOVERNMEMT AGENCYo • 000565 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 10 APRIL 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-04-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00129 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Letter for Delivery to USA Secretary of State,’’ 10 Apr. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/6de20f3281ebc01fdedce50099331d46.pdf 1bbda3c0e1b619266389b4e4f1838c17 PDF Text Text ,' I ·/JO!.;. ,. , I· . J ., •· , ' ' FM WASH,DCAPRl 7/57 CONFD. TO EXTERNAL 923 OPIMMEDIATE FOR MINISTER AND UNDER-SECRETARY ONLY REF YOUR TEL DS96 Apl', 16 ·-- - FURTHER TESTIMONY CONCERNING A CANADIAN OFF"ICIAL -•-----•·"'t---- T = -- ...... - F"OLLOWING.OUR PHONE CONVERSATIONAT NOON TODAY,I CALLED ON ROSERT MURPHY,DEPUTYUNDERSECBETARY,PRIMARIL'l'.TO DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUEST IN THE DEPT'S TEL UNDER REF.LISTER 2.I OF BNA WAS ALSO PRESENT. TOLD MURPHY(AS WE HAD INDIC·ATED EARLIER TO LISTER)THAT WE HAD HEARD THROUGHINDIVIDUAL CANADIAN CORRESPONDENTSOF THE EXIST£NCE OF AN"INTERNAL"DOCUMFNTOF THE INTERNAL SECURITY SU'3COt'!:'1ITTEE;WHICH, IN ITS SECT IONS PEA LING CANADIAN OFFICIAL.SO wITH THE TSJJRU HEARINGs ,coNTA I NED REFS TO A FAR AS WE WERE AWARE;THESE FEFS HAD NOT BEfN MADE PUBLIC,BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR BEING PUBLISHED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE MADE IT NECESSARY FOR US TO INDICATE THAT WE WOULDEXPECT THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEEWDULD NOT PUBJ.,ISH THIS NAME.,ORTHE NAMES OF ANY OTHER CANA.DIANS,ANDTHAT IF THERt ARE ANY FURTHER NAMES WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED'PUBLICLY,THE INFO A90UT THEM SHOULD BE PASSED IN CONFIDENCE TO THE CANADIAN GOVT TO BE DEALT WITH IN CANADA IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE REQUESTS .WHICH WE HAVE MADE REPEATEDLY.TH.IS WAS THE PROC_EDURER~FERRED iO MOST REC,!cNTLYIN PARAS 2 AND 3 OF OUR NOTE OF APR10. 3.IN MAKING THIS POINT WITH SPECIFIC REF TO THE NAME OF THE CANADIAN OFFICIAL MENT! ONfD IN THE TS URU TEST IMONY, I MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS REQUEST DID NOT AFFECT THE VIEW PREVIOUSLY TRANS:1ITTED T-0 THE STATE DEPT THAT SO F~-.RAS YOUR OWNNAME IS CONCtRNED,YOU WOULDNOT WISH ME TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO SUGGEST THAT THE STATE DEPT SHOULD T(IKE ANY STEPS OR MAKEANY EFFORT TO SUPPRESS THESE OLD ALLEGATIONS.IN SO ' .... pOING,I ~- C.SEE PARA 4 OF MY TfL 835 A PR9): 4 .LISTER -- DREWATTENTION TO THE FAC't THAT l HAD MADETHIS POINT EARLIER ...- ! • ·,i; . - -- SA'ID THAT ON THE FIRST ASSURANCE REQUESTED IN OUR NOTE OF APRlO,CONCERNING THE GENERAL PROCE.'DURETO BE FOLLOWED IN FUTURE,THE MOMENTWAS NOT OPPORTUNE1'0 PRESS THE SUBC,.OMMITTEE,AND r!E THOUGHT THAT THE CHANCES OF OBTAINING A REASONABLYSATISFACTORY ASSURANCE ON THIS POINTCWHICHOF COURSE AFFECTS DIRECTLY THE STATE DEPT'S ••• 2 000561 . .., ~- • I :t �• ,,.,.' ~ • ' , ~ / . .(l ,. • PAGETWO923 REPLYTO OURNOTEOF APRlO)WOULD BE IMPROVED BY WAITINGA FEWDAYS, BOTHMURPHY ANDLISTER AGREED,HOWEVER,THAT OURREQUESTWITHREF TO THE SPECIFIC CASt ARISING OUT6F THE TSURUHEARING~WOULD BE BROUGHT BY THE STATEDEPT TO THE ATTENT-ION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, 5,I ALSOTOOKTHE OCCASIONTO SUGGESTTHAT'T~E STATE.DEPT SHOULD SENDUS AS SOONAS POSSIBLE AT LEASTAN INTERIMREPLYTO OURNOTE OF APR10 IN AS FORTHCOMING TERMSAS POSSIBLE.MURPHY INDICATEDTHAT THIS WASIN THE MILL,ANDTHATHE HOPES.TO BE ABLETO GIVE US SOMETHING TODAYOR TOMORROW, 6,BOTH MURPHY ANDLrsn;R WERECONCERNED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NORMAN CASE.AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS BECOMING AN ELECTORAL ISSUE IN CANADA,WITH THE CONSEQUENCE THATTHEFIR£S OF CONTROVERSY WOULD BE FED DOWN HERE.I TOLDTHEMFRANKLY THATIT WASALREADY A MATTER OF SERIOUSPUBLIC CONTROVERSY IN CANADA WHICHMADEIT ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE USA ADMINISTRATION TO MOVEAS QUICKLYANDEFFECTIVELYAS POSS.iBLETO OBTAINA REASONABLE SOLUTION. OF THEIR PROBLEMSWITH.THE~ENATESUBCOMMITTEE, 7, SUBSEQUENTLY I• SAID TO MURPHY THAT,IF NECESSARY, YOUWISHEDTO BE IN A POSITION TO USE PUBLICLYALL MATERIAL MADEAVAILABLETo THE CANADIAN AUTH:ORITIE;S THROUGH SECURITYCHANNELS CONCERNING CANADIANS MENTIONED IN SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.YOU HADALREADY MADETHIS REQUESTTHROUGH THE USUALROUTEWITHRESPECTTO THE BENTLEYTESTIMONY.THERE MAYBE DIFFICULTYIN OBTAININGCOMPLIANCE WITHTHE \ s I \ .\ FORMER MOREGENERAL REQUEST HEENEY 000562 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 17 APRIL 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-04-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00130 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington to External Affairs, ‘‘Further Testimony Concerning a Canadian Official,’’ 17 Apr. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/be12a20ef74e8b78e3baa97a0db40eff.pdf a60c841a86ce11815ce24764f22e4702 PDF Text Text • -.-., -- '-/0 • The Department of External Affairs / ottawa - Canada Apr • THEFOLLOWINGIS 'lHE TEXT OF AN INTERIMREP.LYTO.THE NOTE OF APRIL 10 FROMTHE CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO THEU S, SECRETARYOF STATE. THE REP!-,_!t DATED.APRIL18, SIGNED BY MR ROBERT MURf!¼Y, DEPUTYuwERSECRl!!TARY, wla "E,xcelleaoy t I have the hoaour to refer to your Note 195 of April 10, 1957, which expresses the oOJloeraof C9.llB.dianGovernment with reference to th~ hMdling of to Canadian citizens, I seeurity information relating wish to assure you that the the views of your GoverJllllElnt ·, iu-e rece;ving the serious at,tention of the Department # of State A ., 1 _, The Department is brillging the appropriate ------ position executive agencies, in the exchange of information, in your Note, has assisted the security substa~tially to the attention your Goverament's which, as stated in maintainillg of our two countries, The matt.er will be pursued vigoro~sly and the Department will be in touch with your Embassy, Accept, Excellency, of m:y highest the renewed assurances consideration. ; t. ------~,... ____ ...._______ ..,.._________ _ -- \ 000560 ._ • / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 19 APRIL 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-04-19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00131 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Department of External Affairs note, 19 Apr. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b5ca77a9852917271b01ab75cfc15dfc.pdf 3143f5412d81d22b91f3393c26a8e85c PDF Text Text '\ I _,.;· •• ,. .··'4.uJ <)·~I . rti WAsHJc .MAY24/57..!.0PSEC TO EXTERNAL 1226 OPIMMEDIATE FOR MINISTER A ND UNDER'SECRETARY REF OUR TEL 1216 MAY24 REPLY TO NOTE CONCERNING EXCHANGE OF PERSONNEL SECURITY INFO ------------..'"""'"';.~~ ............... --~ ........ ~-II·--- ... WE HAVE NOW BEEN SHOWNWVATELY A ND CONFIDENTA ILLY OF THE DRAFT USA REPLY.THIS • , - _,. .... THE PRESENT TEXT TE'.XT HAS BEEN PRETTY THOROUGHLY CLEARED AND WAS THIS MORNING APPROVED BY UNDERSECRETARY HERTER. IT CERTAIN WHETHER SECRETARY DULLES' FORMAL APPROVAL WILL IS NOT BE CONSIDERED NECESSARY AS THE SUBSTANCE OF IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FULLY WITH HIM BY THE UNDERSECRE.TARYALREADY.THE ONLY' OTHER STEP WHICH.APPARENTLY IS PLANNED WITHIN THE USA GOVT IS TO INFORM CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL LEADER.S OF THE PROPOSED LINES THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE FINAL REPLY IN ORDER TO LESSEN OF THEIR TAKING UMBRAGEWHEN THE TEXT IS PUBLISHED. 2.ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT GIVEN A. COPY OF THE NOTE,OUR EXAMINATION OF IT ENABLES US TO REPORT MORE EXACTLY ON ITS CONTENTS THAN WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS MORNING ON THE BASIS OJ: THE RATHER IMPRECISE HINTS BY MURPHY AND LISTER, 3,THE OPENING PARA OF THE NOTE,WHICH DEALS WITH OUR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF CANADIAN NAMES BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE, REFRAINS FROM [)ELIVERING OF THI LEGISLATIVE ------- THE EXPECTED LECTURE ON THE INDEPENDENCE BRANCH. IT MERELY REFERS TO OUR REQUEST AND INDICA- -· -~- ---·--'---- ---- TES THAT OUR VIEWS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO AND DISCUSSED WITH THOSE , ·-,. - ... CONCERNED IN THE CONGRESS.IT ADDS THAT IN DOING SO THE STATE DEPT EMPHASIZED THE IM 0 0RTANCE WHICH IT ATTACHES TO THE FRIENDLIEST ::.:o~s_ RELA• . ' WITH CANADA,THE PARA CONCLUDES WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THIS APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONS WITH CANADA IS ALSO "ENTERTA !NED BY THE CONGRESS", 4 .THE NEXT PARA REFERS TO OUR REQUEST CONCERNING THE HANDLING OF INFO ABOUT CANADIANS COMMUNICATED TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH BY THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES.IT - INDICATES "-----,---- ,_..__- .THAT THE ASSURANCES SOUGHT BY US ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESENT PRACTICE.IT --- ----- •.-· ----· ----- -~ -~- ---- OBSERVES Tcioosso·---··- �_, ,-- PAGE TWO 1226 THE SECURITY AGENCIES OF THE USA GOVT THE PRINCIPLE IS ACCEPTED THAT AN AGENCYRECEIVING INFO IS NOT FREE TO COMMUNICATEIT TO OTHERS _______ ____ ----- ____ - ---~------- --- WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE"ORIGINATING AGENCY".IT THEN REMARKSTHAT , . ---- --- -- --- THE STATE DEPT"UNDERSTANDS"Tl:!ATTHE SAME PtUNC!PLE APPLIES TO THE - ......,..._,,___.,._ -- ~ EXCHANGEOF INFO BETWEENCANADIANAND USA AGENCIES. ' ....... --~ ---~ - 5 .THE-NOTE CONCLUDESWITH A PARA ON THE IMPORTANCEWHICH THE CONTINUED EXCHANGEOF THIS KIND OF INFO HAS HAD AND WILL HAVE FOR THE ___ ------ ... ..... - ..... ------ ~· SECURITY OF BOTH COUNTRIES. ...... ,,. IT OBSERVES FINALLY THAT THIS. IS ONE OF THE MANYFIELDS IN WHICH FRIENDLY COOPERATION BETWEENC/1.NADAAND-THE USA IS OF GREAT VALUE. 6.WHEN WE WERE SHOWNTHIS.TEXT,WE WERE INVITED TO LET THE STATE DEPT H/1.VEVERY INFORMALLYTHIS AFTERNOONOR TOMORROWMORNINGANY COMMENTS WHICH WE MIGHT WISH TO MAKE ON: (AlCONTENTS OF THE NOTE(ON WHICH WE DOUBT THAT· THE STATE DEPT WOULD BE VERY RECEPTIVE TO SUGGESTIONS AT THIS STAGE IN VIEW OF THE PROCESS THROUGHWHICH THIS TEXT HAS GONE>; ·(B)THE TIMING OF THE REPLY(ON WHICH THE STATE DEPT OFFICIALS CONCERNED RECOGNIZE THAT WE MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT THINK IT APPROPRIATE FOR US TO OFFER VERY DEFINITE ADVICE IN VIEW OF THEIR OWNFAMILIARITY WITH THE SITUATION BOTH HERE AND IN CANADAAND IN VIEW OF THE INTER• PRETATION WHICH MIGHT BE GIVEN TO SUCH ADVICE FROM US) ;AND (C>THE PUBLICITY TO BE GIVEN TO THE NOTE(BY EITHER THE USA OR CANADIAN GOVTS OR BY BOTH>• 7.THE OFFICIAL WITH WHOM·WETALKED INDICATED THAT IN THE ORDINARY COURSECANDESPECIALLY IN THE ABSENCE OF CONTRARYADVICE FROM US), HE PRESONALLYWOULDEXPECT THE STATE DEPT TO SEND ITS REPLY TO US. NOT LATER THAN.THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK ROBERTSON 000551 �·, l. ,, ~.: . • F -.. ' ,( '· '. , \ -..,,,i· -~ Ja3-\ .__ _ . ,i I 5-v FM WASHDC MAY24/57 TOPSEC TO EXTERNAL ·1216 OJ'IMMEDIATE FOR MINISTER .AND UNDERSECRETARY _,......,_.~ ... REF YOUR TEL DS14 8 MAY23 . ' BENTLEY TESTIMONY AND REPLY TO OUR NOTE OF APR10 ___ ..,.., ---- :·~ ........ 9 .... CONCERNING PERSONNEL SECURITY INFO · DURING MY CALL ON MR MURPHY.,THE DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARYFOR POLITICAL 2.IN AFFAIRS 7THIS MORNING7WE DISCUSSED BOTH OF THESE SU~JECTS. CONNECTION WITH THE BENTLEY TESTIMONY ,THE'.iE "WAS A GOOD DEAL , . . • OF UNCERTAINTY. CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ON WHICH SHE . ' TESTIFIED AND THE DATES OF HER SESSIONS WITH THE FBI AND WITH THE SlJBCOMMITTEE RESPECTIVELY .MURPH,\'7AND MORE PARTICULARLY LISTER, . " ' . WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THESE MATTERS RATHER CLOSELYjWERE NOT AWARE THAT SHE HAD GIVEN AS MANY AS THREE"CLARIFICATIONS"TO FBI,AND FBI THE THEY HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT HER INTERROGATION BY THE HAD PRECEDED HER APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE.IT WAS ' NOT ENTIRELY CLEJ;R,THERE:~ORE,WHETHEREITHER-YOU OR STATE DEPT HAD ALL OF THE RECORDS INVOLVED ,AND THE STATE DEPT OFFICIALS WERE NOT CERTAIN EXACTLY WHICH TRANSCRIPTS YOU WERE ANXIOUS TO HAVE ,CLEARANCE TO RELEASE IF. THAT SHOULD PROVE NECESSARY.MURPHY INDICATED THAT Tl;!EY WOULD GO INTO THE MA!TER WITH THE FBI .. AND •· DISCUSS WITH THEM.WHY THE REQUEST MADE THROUGH THE RCMP CHANNEL ' HAD BEEN REFUSED.HE REALI.ZED THAT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.YOU MIGHT,HOWEVER RELUCTANTLY,CONSIDER SOME DISCLOSURE OF BENTLE.Y'S • TESTIMONY 'To BE UNAVOIDABLE,AND HE APPRECIATED T.HE SERIOUS CON-- , SEQUEN_CES WHICH COULD FOLLOW IF SAID THAT IN THAT SITUATION IT . HAD TO BE THE USA GOVT HAD REFUSED TO ALLOW YOU TO USE AT LEAST THE REPORTS WHICH WERE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. ' . 3 .c ONCERNING OUR NOTE OF A PR10 ON. THE TREATMENT OF' PERSONNEL SECURITY INF0 7 MURPHY WAS UNABLE TO SAY PRECISELY WHEN THEIR REPLY MIGHT BE GIVEN.WITHOUT SAYING DEFINITELY REPLY SHOULD BE HASTENED,I THAT WE THOUGHT A. MENTIONED THAT SUN WOULD BE THE LATEST DATE DURING THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS WHEN THE MINISTER ,COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO OTTAWA TO DEAL WI H THEIR ' RE.pL'Y.MJJFoooss2 . ' , l �,. !GE TWO 1216 OBVIOUSLY WAS HOPING THAT FURTHER. PUBLIC CONTROVERSYOV~R THIS ---- -- ~-- SUBJECT COULD BE AVOIDED,AND HE WAS ANXIOUS THAT THE CONTENTS .-.... __,. - ...... -- -~ AND TIMING OF THEIR REPLY MIGHT BE SUCH AS TO LESSEN THE LIKE;. - ----- --·-- -----·----- -- -- ---------- - . LIHOOD OF ANY STRONG REACTION IN CANADAOR HERE,PART.ICJJ~Rl:J_ ..,....._. FROM THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE.MURPHY D-!D NOT SHOWUS TflE TEXT OF THEIR DRAFT,WHICH HE.INTIMATED THAT HE HAD SEEN SOME DAYS AGO• . FROM THE REMARKSWHICH·HE AND LISTER MADE,HOWEVER,WE WOULDGATHER THAT THE DRAFT ATTEMPTS TO DEAL WITH BOTH OF THE.MATTERS RAISED IN' OUR NOTE.IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLICATION BY THE. SUBCOMMITTEE OF CANADIAN NAMES,THE REPLY WILL .ALMOSTCERTAINLY EMPHASIZE AGAIN. - -- ,____ -·-.!.. -.-..-- _,......... - '""T'""- ....... '"' -:--- ~ - - s••--- THE INDEPENDENCE.OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHAND THE INABILITY ~OF • ...~ - -. -· ....-~ . -· -· ---~. .--· - ~...... THE EXECUT~VE TO CONTROL HOW INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS -----:--· _:_.... . . ···- .. . CONDUCTTHEIR AFFAIRS,IT WILL PROBABLY,HOWEVER,ATTEMPT TO BE ·- . ·- -~---~._- ~- ... SOMEWHATMORE HELPFUL BY. POINTING TO RECENT EVIDENCE OF A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE ON THE PART OF CONGRESS AND TO .THE RECOGNITION BY CONGRESSIONALLEADERS OF THE IMPORTANCEOF PRESERVING THE BEST POSSIBLE RELATIONS WITH CANADA. / 4 .CONCERNING THE HANDLING BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES OF INFO SUPPLIED ~------------_ -- ---- - -~ BY CANADIAN SECURITY AUTHORITIES,THE NOTE WILL NO DOUBT CONFIRM' .... ,. THAT THE USA GOVT PLACES A HIGH VALUE ON THE CONTINUED EXCHANGE w --- _ _.. --"".. ·~-.c- . ,~,. • - - . - - --- _. - . • __ :,__ ..-- _.. --· ... '··- - .,._.,,.._- .. -~DESIRE OF THE USA AUTHORJ.TIES TO HAVE THIS - ..._ ___ r ,_ OF SECURITY INFO WITH CANADA.IT WILL APPA.RENTLYREAFFIRM THE --- . . --~---- EXCHANGEPROCEED'ON ... ..... . A ,BASIS SATISFACTORY TO BOTH GOVTS.IT WILL MAKE A GOOD PEAL OF THE FACT THAT THE ARRANGEMENTSWHICH HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR SOME TIME ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT EA-CHSIDE WILL BE SATIS- · . . FIED THAT. ITS SECURITY MATERIAL IS BEING TREATED PROPERLY.IT ---------~..--.~-..,,..___ --- ···-- ·----___ ______ _ WILL f'.ROBABLYSTATE IN SOME MANNER• THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS ... ___ __,, WOULDSEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN -------·---- -·-~ -- -•- ·• ,h -- --""" .... ---•~-• .., \_ OUR NOTE. ""--~---- . 5.WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS SORT. OF REPLYCWHICHI WOULDREPEAT IS PARTLY BASED ON SURMISE,s INCE WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE DRAFT)WILL NOT' BE COMPLETELYSATISFACTORY,ESPECIALLY SINCE IT LEANS·RATHER HEAVILY ON THE ARGUMENTTHAT THE ARRANGEMENTSWHICH WERE I.N .• EFFECT AT THE. TIME OF THE NORMANCASE ARE CONSIDERED ••• .3 000553 ., �-· • • , PAGE·THREE 1216 ADEQUATEAND,BY IMPLICATION,NEED NO IMPROVEMENT.IN THIS CONNEC..,. TION,LISTER SAID THAT ALL OF THE SECURITY AGENCIES HAVE BEEN l 0 VERY SENSITIVE OR-TENDER AEOUT ANY SUGGESTION THAT THEY HAD BEEN AT FAULT AT ANY TIME IN THE. PAST IN HANDLINGCANADIAN INFO.IT IS NOT TOB EXPECTED,THEREFORE,Tl{AT,WHATEVERTHE LANGUAGEUSED I,N THE USA REPLY,THERE WILL BE ANY ADMISSION THAT THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGSREQUIRE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE .PURPOSE ' ' WHICH LAY BEHIND OUR NOTE•. 6.0N A QUITE PERSONAL BASIS,I ENQUIRED WHETHERTHE USA REPLY, AFTER STATING THE GENERAL POSITION,MIGHT NOT SUGGEST THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTSBE REVIEWED IN CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE USA AND CANADIANAUTHORITIES.MURPHY AND LISTER APPEARED TO FEEL QUITE STRONGLYTHAT ANY PUBLIC MENTION OF SUCH AN EXAMINATION WOULDBE REGARDEDBY THE SECURITY AGENCIES HERE AS. REFLEC- . TING ON THEM AND WOULDPROBABLYBE INTERPRETED BY THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEEAS SOMEWHATPROVOCATIVE.IT WOULI)BE ALLEGED THAT SOME-· i THING WAS BEING CONCEALEDAND THAT,CONTRARYTO THE PUBLIC PROTESTATIONS,EXISTING ARRANGEMENTSMUST BE DEFICIENT IN· SOME . RESPECT OR OTHER. ' 7.BOTH MURPHYAND LISTER RECOGNIZED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN OBJEC• ' TWO GOVTS T!VES IN THE FURTHER D.I PLOMATIC EXCHANGESBETWEENOUR MUST BE TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE AND ENSURE THAT OUR SECURITY AUTHORITIES 8.I WILL BE ABLE TO WORKTOGETHER EFFECTIV£LY. AM NOT ABL£ TO SAY YET WHENTHE USA REPLY MAY EMERGE.SINCE ACCORDINGTO MURPHYIT STILL HAS TO BE CLEARED WITH"ONE OR TWO PEOPLE",I WOULDDOUBT THAT IT WILL )3E AVAILABLE BY SUN.IF ON FURTHER REFLECTION IN THE LIGHT OF THIS REPORT YOU HAVE DEFINITE VIEWS ON THE QUESTION OF TIMING ,I SHOULD BE GRATEF-ULIF YOU WOULDLET ME KNOW ,AND I AM CONFIDENT ,THAT THE STATE DEPT WOULD"BE (\NXIOUS TO ,TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT ' ROBERTSON .. 000554 , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 24 MAY 1957, WASHINGTON TO MINISTER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-05-24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00132 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington to External Affairs, ‘‘Reply to Note Concerning Exchange of Personnel Security Info,’’ 24 May 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b46aee68f275319276235dbc97c6547c.pdf 83520ff4ba58ee325f5f60419290639b PDF Text Text SECRET May 24, 1957 MEMORANDUM FOR THE MINISTER Subject: Exchange of Security Information with the United States Although it was expected this week we have not yet received the United States reply to our note of April 10 regarding the exchange of security information between the Canadian and United States Governments._::·,:,-:,· _This memorandum has been prepared at your request to examine what courses of action are open to us, should the United States note when it arrives fail to provide the, assurance we have requested of the United States Goverl;lment, 11 tha t none of its agencies or departments will pass su·ch information to any committee, body or organization in_the United States over which the executive branch of the United States Government has no executive control without the express consent of the Canadian Government in each case. 11 You will remember that rur April 10 note went on to say that, were such an assurance not given, 11the Canadian Government must reserve the right in future not to supply security information concerning Canadian ,citizens to any United States Government agency." 2. It is relevant to this problem that when Mr. Heeney presented this note he explained, on instructions, "that although we had found it necessary to take this step, we had no desire to upset the long-standing and friendly relations between the FBI and the ROMP, nor the new and satisfactory arrangements between the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the ROMP, to both of which we attached importance. Further, we considered it. important in our joint interest to maintain this close co-operation in.the security field, as in other fields." 3. about , The ROMPhave_ been passlng., security information Canadian citizens to agencies of the United States 000544 -- ::, �SECRET - 2 - Government Canadians, category): in the following categories of cases (some of course, are affected under more than one (a) Canadians applying for employment by the United States Government in sensitive positions either in the United States (information passed to the FBI) or at United States bases in Canada; (b) Canadians applying for immigration visas to enter the United States (information passed to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service); ( c) Canadians with a subversive record, where United States interests ~re involved, e.g. Canadian Communists visiting the United States (information passed to the FBI); and (d) Canadians engaging in espionage, where United States interests are involved (information passed to the FBI). 4, In addition, of co\X'se, the RCMPwhen required pass security information about United States citizens resident in Canada. 5. In return for this the RCMPreceive from the FBI an enormous amount of security information about Canadians, and about United States citizens where Canadian interests are involved, in all four categories listed in paragraph 3 above. The RCMP consider that in category (a) they get much more than they give, because there are far more · Canadians with a record of residence in the United States seeking sensitive employment in Canada than there are Canadians seeking such employment in the United States or at United-States bases in Canada. In category (b), again, we get at least as much as we give, and perhaps more, While •• 3 000545 �- 3 1 SECRET ' ;}' it is true that more Canadians immigrate to the United States than vice v.ers'S,, the return here lies in the assistance given by United States consular authorities in Europe and South America to,the RCMPimmigration screening programme. In categories (c) and (d) the RCMPget quite as much from the FBI as they give. 6. Should the United States note prove unsatisfactory, and should the Canadian Government decide to implement its threat to withhold security ini'ormation from United States agencies, the following courses of action appear to be open to us: (a) The RCMP could be instructed to pass no information whatever in any of the categories listed in paragraph 3; (b) They could be instructed to pass information in some categories and not in others; ( C) They could be instructed to pass less information in all categories, e.g. make a simple statement of fact such as "so-and-so is not clear for security," or "so-and-so is a member of the Communist party," without adding any further details of the case; (d) They could be instructed to pass information to one United States agency, e.g. to the FBI, and not to the others - .t·he United Stat es agency selected could be requested, and if it were the FBI it would probably comply with such a request, to keep the information for its own use; (e) Some other agency could. screen RCMPinformation United States agencies, suitable criteria or by each case. be found or set up to before it is passed to either by establishing actually examining .• 4 000546 �·.;· - 4- ·•·-. "''"" SECRET t 7. are the dangerous exception criticisms If the RCMPpass no information whatever we run the risk that Canadians will be denied sensitive employment in the United States and at United States bases in Canada; they will encounter serious difficulties if they wish to emigrate to the United States; subversive and espionage agents will'·-ha:ve a field day; the interested United States agencies will seek security information about Canadians through devious and unreliable channels; United States confidence in our security arrangements will decline, and the flow of classified United States information to Canada will dwindleJ (b) If they passed no information in selected categories the damage would be I.imi:ted, t.o,,.that category initially but would have a.generally bad effect before long; (c) If they passed only a bare statement in security cases, without any supporting information, in many important cases it would be as unsatisfactory to the United States agencies as if they passed no information whatever, and in those cases least there could be the same unfortunate consequences; I I '\ i ' ' \ \ of action, which to me so far, seem the possible last one. My (a) ' \ All the foregoing courses only ones which have occurred or at least unhelpful, with of some modification of the of each course of action: (d) at If they passed information only to the FBI, and perhaps to the INS, the dangerous consequences of courses (a), (b) and ( c) would be avoided to a great extent: it is unlikely, however, that the Canadian public would consider that this represented any tightening up at all, as the danger of leaks from the FBI and the INS could not be entirely ruled out; •• ·5 000547 �SECRET - 5- •. (e) The suggestion that some other agency could screen the flow of RCMPinformation, case by case, appears to reflect on the RCMP1 s good judgment, would impose intolerable delays in the processing of vetting and immigl!'B.tion cases, and would probably completely inhibit an effective co-operation between the RCMPand the FBI in operations against subversives and spies. 8. It seems to me that the best course for the Canadian Government to pursue, in the event that the United States . note is found unsatisfactory, is simply to refer the JlM/.... question to the Security Panel for study. It could be (JI. announ.ced that the problem. s posed by the United States note were complex and important and that the Government had instructed its security advisers to study them carefully and report back as a matter of highest priority. At this .ffe'-~tage I could not predict what sort of recommendation the ,fl' ~-~ Security Panel would find it possible to make. It seems :~· ~ likely, however, that it could re-examine. the cri·teria 1 used by the RCMP in determining whether or not to pass .) .-/,~information, the extent to which details should be supplied 1 (IF'. /,,;J in the various categories of cases, the choice of United r . States agencies to which to pass information, and the G/ conditions under which it should be' passed to them. I should not~ be surprised if the Security Panel found it necessary to recommend an increase in the RCMP·establishment if the procedure for passing security information to the United States were to be effectively tightened up. ' r 9. You asked me, incidentally, whether the RCMP•s relationship with the United Kingdom security people was as close.as their relationship with the FBI. After consulting Superintendent Hall I am able to confirm that this is the case. RCMPdealings with M.I.5 are quite as full, frank and mutually helpful as they are with the FBI. For obvious geographical reasons the volume of this correspondence with the FBI happens to be greater but that is the only difference. (.,(> ..., -o..., 0-,..-~ ~ .,t,....,, ~ ____,., ~"=1' j-11=- ~-' r::---"'-"-' .e.......... 1 A • H t,,C; - ' , l .. , ... t.J "-~ a..:;~J.-....u,- ~ ~c..,,r,.,~c. ..,c, 1--- 1011 • ....-.. t ..,t,,:::..,, ;;;I;_:::., c.:;;.• ~0548 . • �;•1 ,,.,,..•. DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS J>··,~ ,._ -~ TO: MEMORANDUM Mr. . Crean &te FROM: ..... \}.~?.• .. ~'??.~~~1:1 ........................................ REFERENCE: ....................................... .. . .. ... . "Ex°pe'c ted."un'f tea"$ta te s"t eply. SUBJECT: ... SECRET Security . , ................. ........................ . 24, . May 19.57 ............................ File No. . tci "ciur.A:p±'il' LI note on ~Y.l?-~!!g~ .. !'.f'.. ~~~-~~-~ ~.Y.. :C.l'!-t~~!';".-~.~?.~: .............................................. Mr. Leger told me this morning that Mr. Robertson, learned from Governor Herter yesterday afternoon that the United States reply to our April 10 note was practically r·eady. The State Department had finished work on it, and were planning to clear it today with the appropriate Congressional Committee (unspecified). It will probably arrive, therefore, early next week. Mr. Pearson is leaving Ottawa to-night and, therefore, will not have an opportunity of seeing it before his departure. Governor Herter asked Mr. Robertson's views as to the timing of publication of the United States note. Mr. Leger discussed this point with Mr. Pearson this morning. The latter refused to commit himself before he had seen the text of the note. 2. · On Mr. Leger's instructions I prepared the attached memorandum, dated May 24, for the Minister on this subject. I found it a highly hypothetical exercise, but the Minister ordered it done. I consulted Supt. Hall and Mr. Glazebrook _C_I_R_C_U_L_A_T_I_O_N_ before preparing it, and cleared it with Supt. Hall and · Mr. Wall (in Mr. Dwyer 1 s absence) before submitting it to Mr. Leger. You should note the latter's comment added at the end. Ext. 326 (6/56) ~- 000549 .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 24 MAY 1957, MEMO FOR THE MINISTER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-05-24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00133 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Minister, ‘‘Exchange of Security Information with the United States,’’ 24 May 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8fb265a67d89ec4164b6730483d2e18e.pdf ef2c0081a05bcfff832f34b5e3954093 PDF Text Text .. •• \_, DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM .MEMORANDUM . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .FOR . . . .. .FILE .. . .. .... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...... . . . . . . . .... . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ..... ........ . ... . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . TO: FROM: ... ~~ . .C!'.• .. ~!',~':--.r/.~~~~ .. \?.)/~~......................... REFERENCE: ......................................................... . . Security . SECRET ....................... Dtte .... )1.8:J.. ?:Q, .. .l:9f>J ..... . . Fi:?~ J a3 --~lo . ... . ... . .. . . ... . .. . .. . ... ... . .. ... . .. .... .. . ... . . . .. . . ... .. . . .... . . . .. SUBJECT: ........................................................ .. . , ............•...................... .. //?~}u.:, Mr. Rae informed me on May 28~~ he had again called on the State Department wh~ad let him know what their reaction was to Mr. ~ 1 s sLtggestions for the revision of the U.S. reply to OLtr note of April 10, He told me that the U.S. were impressed by the second point which Mr, Robertson made, namely, that there shoLtld be some reference to fLtrther consLtltation on procedLtres for the exchange of information and that they thought this might be worked into their reply. They were more dubious about the first. Mr. Rae told them that we attached importance to both, Mr. Rae was told that as a result the note would be revised and would have to be circulated again to interested agencies in Washington and that, in the light of this, we could not expect to receive it before the middle of June. I reported this conversation to Mr. Leger on the same Y~. Leger thought it important that no impression ------~hould get about that the delay was due to the Canadian Cl.RCULATION equest for revision, He accordingly consulted the .Minister ho confirmed that it was his view that the note should not e held up because of our request. It must be made clear o them that it was up to 'them and it was their responsibility f they wished to delay the answer further, Mr. Leger onveyed this view to Mr. Robertson this morning and he was sked to make this position clear to the State Departmentj f they continue to hold it up.,ettt- the State Department should e willing to say publicly, if requested, that they~ still onsulting in Washington. It should also be made clear to he State Department that it was a matter for the State Departent if they wished to pursLte the point which we had made, 2. day. Ext. 326 (6/56) 000532 ; ... . �) - 2 .v M~ Robertson ~ will be reporting by telegram the results of his further conversation. 'Mr. Robertson added that he thinks the United States Embassy in Ottawa has been advising the State Department to hold up delivery of the reply until after the election. Mr. Leger commented that this was satisfacrlo y provided it was clear that this was the decision the United States Government and not one which had een requested by the Canadian Government. 3. Mr. Leger suggested a memorandum for the week giving a further that I should prepare Prime Minister at the end of this report. 000533 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 29 MAY 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-05-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00134 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Crean memorandum to the file, 29 May 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ff554b66da1e53f5e056142a8286f563.pdf 51c71b3de9d1e324015d594cea10d2c2 PDF Text Text .5-o 30 3 -\ ';/ tJ _.,,. ,•.,, v '-(3 ;'- ' Bubjoct~ · L?xc~o t~ "1th ro.10, tblil ct lloc:.i:r1ty Itlt'or:ctlon tmitod You vlll ~lll 1ntora.c.tfon. b~!! tbt&t t~G Pl"OViOl:&O Oovo:,~nt ~o::lbcl" al1dreeoo4 o. noto, on tho aubj&Ot Gov~ont ~loo dur1QG bla •1n1 t. I tbot:.11:lt thct wbJcct 70-.1 ttl.,:ht l1Jto to hcYo 0000 2. Ste.tea 1C ja.ot pOtlaiblc t!le.t rr. AO it i-" ~ .. on. Apr1110 lut. to t.'lo Un1to" sto.too T!r. Peuoon road tho toxt ot t.."lon:,te t.o the r.cv~o ot Co--Ol')!Ion t::at da1: - ? attach o copy in cetso you w1a?i t.o rot'Nia!:l Jour oo:ory. _;. An 1nto~1n n.c?moulod,t;=ent 18 trom t.'1e at1ll u.s. cwuited. vna l"Otlei ,red on April Oova"!%:!DDt but On r,a:, 24 (l\d' o. oabt>tant111e ropl:, O:!b4CCJ'UP -~own 0 d!-att N;;,ly Yhlcn h11.dboen owrovod Sccntm-y or Stcto, , tolocn'.'S re. "J. 111th cation nnc roPo,l'tod 4a bT tho On:lor toUcwo (Uo.ch1n&ton 1226 ot r;IJ324>, nto opcrrl.na 1)41'0 our ropl'Oocntat1cm, or Cal'X\dlcn ~o ia or tbo noto. wich donlo eonceffl1n:! t::,o publi.• by tho oubc~.lttco, ..... 2 000522 �.- • ' . ,' rob-aim tr= do11va1:33 t!>o o:rpcotod lcu:itm-o on tbo !odo;o:idonco ot tb.o tea1oln.t1vo B'rmlc.~ It r:oroly N.t'orD to cul"' rOQtlCl#t a.".ldlndlco.totl thllt oui- v1t:Wl!I bo:vo boon co:::=un1eotod to and . d1ocuaee4 w1 t~ thocc co:icorncd in tbo Con,:,:-oac. It ad6o tll.Gt in do1i,c co tho State t'opart-:cnt e:-.:pbtUJ1:tOd tho 1t:pOl"til:lCO 1'h1Cb 1 t cttctchoc to tbo t'rlcndlic.ot rolotlO'llD wt t.'l Crumda. 'tho pua eoncludoa v1 t!\ tho ototo".':Dnt th=.t erta «i.wrooJ.ot1on ot tho 1QOrt:Mco or rolot1ona with CatmdA 11:1oloo 'ontertainod by tbe ConD'ODO'. 4. '?ho no:t pttr~ ro!'oro to our roquoat conoCl'O.. or J.nto c.bout co.nctl1ano co:, ... om.loatod to tho I:xeeutlvo lll'a.nch b,- tho 1i,a tho bnodllnc Cena,;S1an cuthoJ'1tJ.oa.. It 1ndlcatcn that tl?o eoauranceo co.iz,it bz ® o.ro comlotcnt vi th eio proacnt' p::'O.ct1co. lt o'b;Jcrvoo th:lt ~ tho oceur1ty acoc.o1oo or tho Onttod Otctoa OoYOJ"n:::onttbtl p:z-1r..c1plo l.o aceoptod tht.lt en or;oncy roco1-.1c,: 1nto 10 cot f'roo to cc::e::::WJ1c11to it to ot!'lc:ro w!thrut tho a;>;roval or t'.lo •origin .. at3.r.n aconc1'. It tben re:.ilU'ilo ~t t.>io 3t11to t'-oporb:2ont 1 undo?"tJtlmdfl 1 thct tho oe=o pr,lnclplo epplt.oa to t.1lo o.xchL"'lf:O or lnto between CA::llld1ttn w,d Unitod f!to.t.c11aeone1oa., $. 'l'ho noto ooneludcu, wttb a pm-a 00 tbo 1-oPol"tance tlhlch t!lo oontinuod e1cho.n,:o or th!o kinO or. ln.-"'b btUl hnd ct,,d will have toxtbo eecur1ty of' 'bOtl:l cou, ritr10D. tt cbttc1l'VcD f'ieally Uwt th.lo 10 c::o er tho -.ctlY t1ol@ in which tPicmdl.1 coope:ra.tion botwooo Clltlbda end tbo USA ln or c:ro~t valuo." 4. 'l'bo t>toto Dopar~ont e.o=cntc on tbla 6-ratt. tho po:-1:10::lll op1n1c:l tcctonly t~.t invited er. OUl" ~baooodo~ 1 a tobOJ"te<>n m;,rooood 1t to.11<ld to cneve?" oat1o- e1tbel" or tbo :ro910:,ta r:ado ln ~r note ..... 3 000523 �• at •il 10., tho 1'lrnt On co:-=S.ttoo proccdu.--o, point, cono.orntns 1t Gid not 1rull.cato 1:,oelti- ol ther that O\lr' roquan t wuld call7 ovon that. t'1:loO:oettti•o OovOl'mfmt e,crood uit"l point,, eo~omln:: t1ub-, bo cot,. c:- f:rtmeh or tho Cnttod ntntoa o-.ir poaitlo::. On tho oocond. tho cxe.~ngo or cocru:ri.t, 1ntcr::i-. ot1on, tho 01u1ux-c.neo otrorod by th1o ropl,- woa not eouc.'"lod 1n ~..:1 vcxie.1 teri::o,, Al tbo;,icb i fl ooul.d bo crauod thC\t it 11U nobortson r..tldo ~o 1~.;,lic!t poreom.il 1niceoat1ono tor lcpl"OVlnn t..".IGprcpozicd reply v1cv. .troo our poin,e ot no pe.rt!e'.J.lm-17 roco~ot'l4od N1f'oN1nco bo eodo to f'u:rtrutr to avoid t?lo 1~01u11cn ordw r.r. 1n tbo text. tha~ aoee cc:u,-cltottcna, that in thic rc:ply wo co.::prohon!Jivoa:ll! IS.nul and thnt :,othina oleo re:-.11in1u1 to be dono. s. Tho Oto.to tc;io.i-1~:icmteoo::oe 1!:pnaiu<td by r:r. notiortaor:i• o CUCC013t1c::lSam told !~a7 28 that <lo not our l.:b«u1a:, on tbo -drti.t't ro,:.l:, would bo rov1ooi1. k.-:iewwhet'\or tho cu'blJequont dolcy Uc in tho CIM"ival horc or tbCIUn1to4 Ste.too reply 10 c:uoto tho voricuo ccncul tat1oi:::o 1b1eh tho taok ot rev1nlon would l~o~o 000524 ...... h �. .,. SECRET on the State the other that - s. Depat'tment. day that we were still we were anxious I atta.ch wt th l!r. v1•wa .aa to what we eight States the Unltttd short of a reply reply memorandll!ll, less Dulle1t, do with relevant aeems likely, when 1."ece1ved provea memorandum have the Com:!!i11s1onerot the ROffl? to mom I ba.ve sent ,copies 1n case he should m.ab to brief and ~-fit ;;;,. i AM,./ I, ~J.//4/ / 4_ . '/.t.t;'. y g1v1ng 'tfff tentnt1ve tr,, •• Both th1a and the attached been cleared. 1..- 1-<xl~-« unaat1stacto:t7. 7. !Tf.u cf- .Kr. !forc.hant to get it. a :rurther to your meeting t reminded f.tr. PuJ.ton on thie matter.· 1:;;J. L, 000525 f ~ �-... D.L.(2) 1"' Div./G.H.Southam/rh •"..£· _,.~ .. 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Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 25 JULY 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-07-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00135 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Minister, ‘‘Exchange of Security Information with the United States,’’ 25 Jul. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/26e9dbd3d9149707f322f2b4d509f93d.pdf 79c6d1370260be4d8db270c3bf6c0c24 PDF Text Text ""'"--f!;-6>'1 ~-tt.:. ,. ~ CONFIDENTIAL ~ ~{'-1 . Ottawa, A.,t, 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. \ release r-h-.Robertson's date You will hours, to postuntil Gould you let information \_).'A J.W.H. 000509 1 f,f. (us) me if this is satisfactory. J from the American note on the Americans have agreed pone publication know for received �USS~A/J.W.Holmes/JMB • COffFinKtlTIAL _____ Ottawa, August l.4 1 1957 • .-,,.•-~_ r ............... S'o 30 3-\ t./ o '-/3 V ·----'------·J 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 Could you let a in:fonmtlon date is satisfactory. J.w.n. 000510 if me this _____ ,.. �USS&A/J.W.Holmes/JMB • ......... --,-------- Ottawa, Augu_st 13, 1957. ;-. er-~.3 0.3 -1L/ 0 P.:monA frnim FOR TfiE Pll.IXe MIu ISTrut Excbnnge ot oecurity t/.,JI "' '---'---~----' 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. 000511 l I �D,L, (2)/G,H, Southam/js ------,------SD:? O.s~ c/ • 0 '/5 • Cl lFIDENTIAL , August 13, 19.$7. Dee.r Kr. Bt-yce, , 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, O t t a w a. I ' G, H. SOTJTH<.'\il\ 1,Aetlng Under-Secretary of state tor External Aff.alrs. 000512 �DS22/294 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 000513 �·-· CONFIDENTIAL 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 000514 �Ottawa, August 13, 1957. $"Z)303~\ 't" 0 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PR Exchange of security Canada-u.s.A. <./3 ✓ 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. J. 1,./.'A· J.W.H. 000515 ; 3 , 'Ii .I b f.., sl I �~ iI : , ' I -·· --· • •' • . ,-:::,1-. ..S-11303 '/3 ~ 't' 0 .c::.,J v Ottawa, 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. r 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. d.. i,J. it.. J .W. H. 000516 �f • ' \ t ' ~~I·~.'~ I:::, ,.;, p~ L . . ,...,. 'i '·;,.:..'C ~ fl'! WASJIBCAUG13/57 C:Olff'D TO IXTIJtNAL 175Jl Ol"IMMED IATE ·.d,.. l,lf1'-' FOR ACTING UMDERSEClETARY : ; 0 fr';, REF OUR TEL 1745 AUG12 i/5 IXCKANGEOF SECURITY Il'fFOICANADA-tJSA i c/0 ~<' ... ~L(t./ 5'() ~ 13 ALTHOUGH THE USA REPLY WILL NOT,REPEAT NOT,l!IE HANDEDTO US FORMALLY llff'IL roUR ""TO!l"Y,"N ADV,(NCECO!tY HAS !EEN MADEAVAILA!LE TO us ON AN INiCl!tl'IALAND CONFIDENTIAL l!IASIS VHICK YOU WILL WISH T~ KAVE FOR STlfDY AS QUICKLYAS itOSSil!ILEolE WILL INFORMYOU WHENTHI NOTE IS rORPMLLT ltECEIVtD L"TE TODATo 2.11: tJNDEltSTANDTKAT STATE DE!tT AIE LIJ:{ELYTO PltOP'OSETlfE ISSUANCE C, TlfIS RE!tLY TO TKE itRESS FOR NOONTOMORROV,AtfCi1ll,IJ'THIS IS ACCE~ TAl!ILETO you.so FAR AS TKlS EMBASSYIs CONCERNED,II WOULDPR.OPOS[ 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 HAS l!IEENJtECEIVEDoON THE ASSUMPTIONTHAT YOU AGREE TO PUBLICATION OF THE NGTE,YOU!MY AIIREE THAT l'EltHA!tS THI l!IEST LINE TO TAKI WOULD!!IE TO WELCOMETHE IECIIPT OF TNE JlE!tLY WHENIT IS MDE PUBLIC AND INDICATE THAT IT IOlfLD !!IECAllEFULLT STUDIED l!IYCAl!IINETl!IEFOIEAlff FtflTHER COMMENTIS MADEoTHIS,IT SEEMS TO l1S REllE,VOULDKELP TO AVOID TKE P OSSIBILITY or CONFLICTING PUBLIC STATE"ENTS,AND TO INDICATE THE COLLECTIVE llESPONSI8ILITY '11 CABINETIN TRIS FIELD AFFECTING TKE EXCHANGEor SECUJlITY INFO. 3.TEXT or THE ADVANCECOPY or TKE NOTE roLLOISSl!IEGINSS EXCELL!NCYI I HAVE TKE HONORTO llEFIR TO THE EMl!IASSY'SNOTE NO 195 or APR.10,VHICH [Xl'RESSES THE CONCERNor TIit CANADIANGOVT IITK REF TO THE lfANDLINGor SECURITY INFO ltELATINC TO CANADIANCITIZENSoTHE DEitT OF STATE SENT AN INTERIM REPLY Tt 7\ I I \:,' r,n: IMMSSY ON Aitl18. T.KE EMl!IASSY'SIIOTI ltEQIJESTS THE COOJIIERATION or THE USA GOVT IN I CASES VHIRE THE IIAl'fES or CANADIANCITIZENS AitPEAR IN EVIDENCE l!IErOR[ INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.THI VIEWor YOURGOVTIAS MADEKNOWN TO TH[ APP'ltOP'RIATE PIEMBIRSor THE USA CON~Ess,AT WHICH TIME THE DE!tT OF .. -~-· .... --STATE E"JIHASIZED THE ;!EAT IMPORTANCETHE USA ATTACHESTO --- ••• 2 000517 \_ I J __'x-, ' - l J r \ �.. ,... ..,.._........... ' .P'At:ETYO 1751l M\INTAINING THE FIIEIIDLIEST IELATIONS WITH THE COVTor CANADA.I WISH TO ASS1:fJlEYOUTHAT THIS SENTIMENTIS IHOL[l'IEAJtTEDLYENTEJtTAINtD BYTHE CONGJtESSo ONA SEPARATEP'OINT YOIJJtIOTE IEQlfESTS THAT,IN TIE IECIPllOCAL EXCHANGEor S[ClflITY INFO !11:TIEENAGENCIES or TH[ TIO i:ovrs,THE IJSA GOVTGIVE ITS ASSl:IJlANCE THAT NON[ or ITS At:ENCIES 01 DE"1S WILL PASS S!CH INFO CONCEININt:CANADIANCITI?[NS,Jt[CEIYED FIOM CAIIADIAIISOURCES, TO ANY COMMITTE[,!i)DY01 OIGANIZATIONIll THE USA ovn WRICHTHE EXE- CUTIVE !IANCH OF THE ISA IAS NO CONTROL,VITHOIJT THE EXPIESS CONSENT or THE CANADIANGOVT IN EACHCASE.THE Jl'ROCEDIJIIES VHICR IIA'fE !l[[N 'i7'iroLLOVED av THE stclJIITY I.J;THEY WILL ~tNTI~~- A"~en:s or MYi:o~~• !lf:."As.T A~ WHICH !!'_THE FUTlll!_,.!_NCLUII ING TH[ :o_.r!Li..!• IIAIIDLIIG OF INFO Jt[C[IVED FIOM CANAlJIAIISOU}lCES,ARECONSISTENTIITK THE ASSU--·--·-----~ -----· - ------... -· ..~,-- - IANCES YOU SEEXoTKESEAGENCIES OPl:IATE UNDERA DIJtECTIY[ WHICH PRO----- --- --------··- --• -----YIDES- THATANY At:ENCY IECEIYINC INFO FllOM ANOTlfEJt MAYIIOT TIAISPUT ----------..---•·---·--- ---------- - -------------- -- -- -- - -SUCH INFO OUTSIDE ITS "" OJtQANIZATION WITHOUTTHE CONSENTor THE OIIl:I HATING AGENC!~FUITHI! __I!_ I.~ !fYU~E!~'l'.~IID I!f?_T~.T, I!f ~l)D_ITION --- --- --- - - - ----- -•,•<·•· - - ---~•- ·- ···•-··-·· . -- - -- ----- -· - -· . - - --- --- --~ TO --TH[·----A!IOVE ,ovnNING ..... - DIIICTIYE __., ------- DISSEMINATION OF IlfF'O BY . tXECIJTI'fE A'1:NCIES or MYGOYT,THE S[CIJIIITY At:ElfCI[S or CAIIADAAND TIE USA ------ ---~----·--. .... ··•·-. ~HI~R_,;xcHA~~ -~---~- I_l!!_O __~ll!~~. - ~---· - ,. ....~ -~ ~!_'I'll[_IJST~_!CTitNS_ !lf!'OSEI !IY THE S[~EI FUITHEI DISSEMINATION. -UPONTIE lfSEJt -·· AS THEYIELATE-··-TO --------·· -·-· ----------· --- --· ., IT IS IEASSIIIING TO NOTETIAT Tl([ CANADIANi:ovr CONTINUESTO SHARE THE CONVICTIONOF l'IY ,ovr THAT THIS JtECil'IOCAL EXCHANGEor INFO IIAS ASSISTED SlHISTAlfT IALLY IN l'IAilfTAilfINGTHE SECVIITY OF OUJl TWOCOUNTIIESo THIS IS IUT ONE IF TIE *NY FIELIS IN ¥HICK CONTINtfEDCOOPEIA• TION HAS !IEENAMPLYDEMONSnATEDIN THE JIIASTAND ¥HICK IS SO CLEAILY IN OUR l'IUTIJALINTEREST IN THE FUTl.llE.AS HAS !l[[N THE PrtACTICE IN THE P'I\ST,THE TIO GOVTSWILL CONTINUET0 CONSULTCONCEINif!Gt!IJTIJAI.t,t -- ~•-: 1 SATISFACTOllYAlllAlfCEl'IENTStovtJtING THE EXCHANGE or IN10 !IETVEENTHEM. ACCEl'l',EXCELLENCY,TKE IENEIID ASSUIANCESor !ff HIGHEST CONSIDEIA• TION.TiXT ENDS E RO!IERTSON 000518 • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 13 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00136 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/24f8a201e04ccc946ff5ba888ea66078.pdf 9329df374cf90de6460a13ce84c0234c PDF Text Text vo I r--,-----'---~---IAugust S-0 • CONFIDENTIAL .;Jo.3 - t./.§ 15, 1957 I,/ - is a draft ,-o,o 3 of a very brief you might wish to make in connection States sentence unless Note on security in brackets you wanted ad hoc committee / ',(L 1' / MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIMEMINISTER Attached X exchanges. which I think with statement the United I have added one might best to make some vague reference which would study - 40 be omitted to the the Note. J.w,<A 000495 /'/ ,,,./:_)<,J �• I am glad to the Canadian that Note. a reply This naturally require not think it substance of the Note until anxious that exchanges this is a matter very careful to study those should its concerned examine which will consideration, would be advisable an opportunity has now been received and I do for me to comment on the my colleagues implications. with and I have had (I am also the procedures them carefully of these in the light reply.) 000496 of �ft'~lf FILE COPY PAf1~1tJWXTERNAL AFr A,RS. CANADA ; ~ .~ ~66fG61NG MESSAGE OATE FM: TO: ,. ' -•-• ~l~/s7 , Cf.,._ ... TA~ FILE S7) Sl'iCURITY SO .,3 - r/() I '-/3 .NUMBER '-;~ NONE PRECEDENCE G-214 I 53 COMCENTRE USE ONLY OPDOOIDIATE INFQ: 1754OF AUGUST13;ROBERTSON-BRYCE TELEPHOllE CONVERSATION OP AUGUST 15 Subject: EXCHANGE OF SECURITfINFORMATION CANADA-USA Ref,: YOURTELEGRAM NO, ( 7Ht: I S OFFICEIS ISSUINGTO"PRESS IMMEDIATELY THEPRIMEMINISTER THEPOLLOWING STATEMENT: BEGINS: ( WHEN ASKEDTO COMMENT UPONTHE US NOTEPUBLISHED TODAY CONCERNING EXCHANGE OP SECURITYINFORMATION, MR,DIEIPEHBA!BR NOTED THATTHEVIEWSEXPRESSED IN THECANADIAN NOTEOP APRIL TEN ONTHIS ) .1 SBJECTHAD BEEN PASSEDONTO CONGRESS ANDSAID THATHIS GENERAL IMPR& SION WASTHAT WHILETHE US NOTEWASNOTEXPLICIT, IT SEEMSEVIDENT THATTHEDIRECTIVEGIVENUS AGENCIES CONCERNING THEIRPROCEDURES IN HANDLING SECURITYINFORMATION IS CONSISTENT IN SUBSTANCE WITHTHE ASSURANCE CANADA HASSOUGHT. HE ADDED THATHIS GOVERNMENT WOULD STUDYWITHCARETHE STATEMENTS GIVENIN THEUS NOTECONCERNING 'l'HE PROCEDURES FOR SAFEGUARDING SECURITYINFORMATION .FROM CANADIAN SOURCES AS WELLAS PROM nm 1fS SUGG!S'l'leJI POI\ G€lH'i'ifiBKI MR. BRYCE ~ "'t'\I OIHEHS, AND iELCWillID OCAL I STR I BUTI ON ORIGINATOR ll911SUWA!:t'l8NS COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON I (' DIVISION APPROVED BY PHONE · 1 M. CADIEUX _~:_:_:~~-~~~~-~~·u~··~-~~i~/~~~-·~::~::~::~::~:~_u_~-~----:,~·:~::~~;:::::·················· , l8(Rtv, 12/56) �FILE COPY it~.J.,,.· ~PA~.~.;,i\f-Pi1fXTERNAL ~ ~Li~~~f~&ING AFFAIRS, CANADA 53 MESSAGE DATE $030,3~, FM: ------- m, 1~/s7 OR I TO: __....,,& C:-ft'l.11' '-/3 NUMBER G-21\ <M UCURITY FILE y'() I L,"'6 NONE PRECEDENCE COMCENTRE USE ONLY OPIMMEDIATE 0 INFQ: Ref.: YOURTELEGRAM NO. 1754 OF AUGUST 13; ROBERTSON-BRYCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION OF AUGUST 15 Subject: EXCHANGE OF SECURITY INFORMATION CANADA-USA THtc THEPRIMEMINISTER'SOFFICEIS ISSUINGTO"PRESSIMMEDIATELY THEFOLLOWING STATEMENT: BEGINS: WHEN ASKEDTO COMMENT UPONTHEUS NOTEPUBLISHED TODAY CONCERNING EXCHANGE 01 SECURITY INll'ORMATION, MR.DIEFENBAIER NOTED THATTHEVIEWSEXPRESSED Di THECANADIAN NOTE 01" APRILTENONTHIS S.SJECTHAD BEENPASSEDONTO CONGRESS ANDSAID THATHIS GENERAL IMPRES.... SIONWASTHATWHILETHEUS NOTE WASNOTEXPLICIT, IT SEEMS EVIDENT ·r THATTHEDIRECTIVE GIVENUS AGENCIES CONCERNING THEIRPROCEDURES IN HANDLING SECURITY INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT IN SUBSTANCE WITHTHE ASSURANCE CANADA HASSOUGH'?. ·.--/ HE ADDED THATHIS GOVERNMENT WOULD STUDYWITHCARETHE STATEMENTS GIVENIN THEUS NOTECONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FORSAFEGUARDING SECURITY INFORMATION .FROM CANADIAN SOURCES AS WELL AS FROM OIHERS, iiiD WELJOMEDnm 00 S'IJOG!!iS!!GI(F!lfl. (Hlff'f:fffif'.ffl€1IHlHS'IJIJN,!DlGNa LOCAL DISTRIBUTION BRYCE /S:.JJ/ <tj.\ l COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON MR. ORIGIMTOR SIG ................... DIVISION i............ USSEA _.,_Ml_ .. _.M_;c--AD--'-mux'----'-'-',.'-.l'-"-s __."".. --••.;.c••..c.••;,;,_________ t llT, IB(Rcv.12/56) PHONE . 24803 APPROVED BY M. CADIEUX SIG ................................. L.__--=-___J_'."='M::::.:..•·· .............................. 000498 . . �-·ir - 2 - COICERNIXGTHESE SECURITY ARRANGEJIIEJIITS. HE BECilROCA'l'EDTHE SEITDmlffS EXPBSSED IH THE HO'l'E OH BEHALP OP THE EXECUTIVE AID CONGRESSAS TO THE VITAL NEED OP MAIITAIITIHGTHE RIEBDLIEST RELATIONSBETWBEHTHE 'l'liO COUJIITRIES. EBDS 000499 �--t ,Jtt/(('_,, fin ~~l n /,{s.J· ' r::i:i P ic:1 t:2! ; • C r., ·· .. r:. L::l,,y'\] 1ff·( /:I .tnc.'.•· . V ·n.,,,.,; "--5~ fl! J+i~ESSAGE FORM OUTGOING . j},eCu r1 File ·t y CONFIDEUTIAr .. . . . .. .. .. . . ... .. .. No. ....::57) .. .... 55 3 0 .3- yCI Y3 - .. -a L., FROM:THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOREXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA TO: .CANADIAN . .EMBAS.SY.~ .. .WASHINGTON..................................... ··········· .......................................................................................... A IR For Conmunications Date Message To Be Sent Section Only AUG15/57 CYPHER EN CLAIR CODE REFERENCE: 1-----, CYPHER YOURTEL 1754 AUG13/57 Priority SUBJECT: ... 0.PIMMEDIATE........ EXCHANGE OF SECURITYINFORMATION WITHUNITED STATES ORIGINATOR PRIMEMINISTERIS PRESENTLY STUDYINGFOLLOWING DRAFT ' OF POSSIBLECANADIAN NOTEIN REPLYTO UNITEDSTATESNOTE ............................. { Signature} .... G...H.,Sauthem ....... . ~Nmie Typed) OF AUG13 ON THIS SUBJECT. HE WILL LET US HAVETOMORRO . D.L, (2) Div. n1v.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,, Local Tel. .. HIS OPINIONAS TO WHETHER IN FACTANYCANADIAN REPLYIS ~:-:9.3.9.+ ...... .. REQUIREDANDIF SO WHETHffiHE CONSIDERSOURDRAFT APPROVED BY rJfo/: ··········<'s;JL;St~· WOULD BE A?PRECIATED. TEXTBEGINS: / M. Cadieux .............................. EXCELLENCY, SATISFACTORY.MEANWHILE ANYcmrnmrrs YOUWISH TO MAKE 9!8 (Nrune Typed) Internal I HAVETHE HONOUR TO REFERTO YOURNOTEOF AUG13 Distribution: S.S.E.A. - U.S.S.E.A. REGARDING THE HANDLING BY THE UNITEDSTATESGOVERNMENT CHE:lllll!iUii, - - .. OF SECURITYINFORMATION RELATINGTO CANADIAN CITIZENS. ~. American Div. I AMINSTRUCTED TO STATETHATMYGOVERMMENT GREATLY Press;r~~c;;, APPRECIATESYOURACTIONIN CONVEYING ITS VIEWSON THIS XDP. - [}me.' - - ••• '✓-~;,: ;~/rt.. lt. ..... \ ..... 1)c1tP, ••••••••••••• ~ SUBJECT, AS CONTAINED IN ITS NOTEOF APRIL 10, TO THE UNITEDSTATESCONGRESS. IN VIEl--1 OF THE FRIENDLY Copies Referred To: SENTIMENTS EXPRESSEDIN THIS CONNECTION BY THE CONGRESS MYGOVERNMENT TRUSTSTHATIN FUTURESHOULDTHE NAMESOF CANADIAN CITIZENS APPEARIN EVIDENCEBEFORECONGRESSION INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES, THESENAMESWILL, AS WE SUGGESTED', BE SENT IN CONFIDENCE TO MYGOVERNMENT SO THATTHE ALLEGATIONS CANBE INVESTIGATED ANDDEALT D0nP.. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• i},;te, bt. ••.••.•••••••••••• 9i (Rev. ,.,,.,, WITH IN CANADA, 000500 1/52) I �- 2 - MY GOVERNMEllTNOTES WITH SATISFACTION YOUR STAT.E:fENTABOUT THE DIRECTIVE APPLYING TO EACH OF YOUR SECURITY AGENCIES WHICH REQUIRES THAT SECURITY INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM OTHERS MAY ONLY BE TRA1iSlUTTED OUTSIDE THAT AGENCYWITH THE CONSENT OF THE AGENCYPROVIDING THE INFORUATION, A!:D YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE RELATED PROCEDURES APPLY TO CANADIA!l IllFORf.fATION AND WILL BE FOLLOWEDIN FUTURE, WHILE NY GOVERNMENT WOULDHAVE WELCOMEDA MORE EXPLICIT ASSURAMCE, IT RELIES UPON YOUR STATEHEJIT THAT THE DIRECTIVE AND THE PROCEDURESYOU t-mllTION ARE CONSISTENT IN SUBSTAllCE WITH THE ASSURANCE SOUGHT IN THE CANADIAll"NOTE, HY GOVERNME!ITIS AWAREOF THE FACT THAT EFFECTIVE IMPROVE!:ENTSHAVE BEEN i1ADE IN RECENT YEARS IN THE PROCEDURESFOR THE RECIPROCAL EXCHANGEOF SECURITY INFORMATION BETWEENAGENCIES OF OUR TWO GOVERNHE!lTS, AND NOTES WITH PLEASURE THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERJ!MEHTIS WILLING TO CONTINUE WITH CONSULTATIONS COlTCERNINGTHESE PROCEDURES, ACCEPT, EXCELLENCY, THE RENEWEDASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST COllSIDERATION. 000501 �~ JJ- . _,_ ;a~~-r~ ... ..! •.•__. ~~ ~s CORPIDEnTIAL L(~I (f -----,---,;J-C .AMf':.IISbADOR TO IH,CRETABY ul-' STATE ·---i....-----.....i 11 I luive the honour to refer your Note or August 13 regard.ins to th• handling by the United Statea Government or 1ecurity 1n!ormat1on to Cknadlan 01t1zon1. relatlna a111 instructed to etate a~prectatea on thlo .sos-.V o cfJ /' ,._ DRAFTu:rTER FOR DELIV.E.llYBY ct.t1Aor, n Excellency i,dt..../fl-'6:r (}H that your action 1ubject 11 my I Government greatly ln conveying aa contained views ite Note ot ln lta A1,>ril 10, to the United Sta tea Consreaa. In view of the triendly in aentlcenta 1 - exvreaaed tbia oonneotion by the Congrebl my Government C,..-i~-r: that in future ahould the nsmea ot u~•• Canadian citizen• Congrea11onal namea will, confidence appear in evidence investigating my Lly your statement e,icb -:if that aec~rity Government notea with &kt!afaction your security agencies information may only be tro.na:::1 tted in future. a1,>ply!ng to which requires it receives outside that the relMted VJli~Oovernment welcomed ar-~ trom other• that or the agency providing ap~l1 to Canadian information ? th• allegations and dealt with in CaDQda. about the directiYe e.nd your atatecent th••• be aent in Government ao thut can be 1nveat1gated the consent committe••• aa we euggeoted, to before c.genc:,- with the information, .,roced.u1·ee ana will be followed wo-..ila have ~aeauranoe, 112t be t;1•111 •• 000502 2 �... - a~=;zzeCul, lt Nlie• and upon 7our •tat-.nt that the directive the procedure, ,ou Mntion are conatetent 1n eubttn.nce With the aeeuranc• 1ought in the Canadian note. lb' Ooverruaent le aware ot the tact that ettective improvement, have been aade 1n recent rear• in the procedure, tor the r.cipl'OCal exchange ot aecurlt7 1ntoraat1on between agenc1•• ot OU?' two Government,, and not•• with pleaaure that the United Statee Oove~n,sit ie willing to continue with coneultat1ona concerning th••• procedure,. Accept. Bxcellenoy, the renewed aesuranc•• ot 117higbeet cona1derat1on. 000503 �When aaked to comment upon the United Stat•• note published today concerning exchange 1nto:rmation, Mr. Diefenbaker stated ot aecurity that he h4d been pleased to observe that the Canadian government I s v1ewa on thia subJect had been paaaed on to Congreaa and that the State Department now reported in thia c0Mect1on that Congreaa wiahed wholeheartedly to maintain the triendlieat relations with Canada, Mr. Diet'enbaker aaid that h1a general 111,preaston vaa that while the United States note did not follow the terma proposed 1n the Canadian note, it indicated that the dJ.Nctive agenciea concerning their security given United States procedurea in handling 1nt'o:rmat1on 1• conaiatent in wbatance with the aaaurance canada had aougbt. He added that hia government would study with care the statements given 1n the United States note concerning the procedures tor aatoguarding 1ntomat1on security 1'l'0lll Canadian sources as well as from others, /.,,, and welcomed the United States conaultat1ons auggeatio~ concerning these security I': ~ Mthrl1 A. arrangements. 000504 . �"\'· FILE .. J.W.Holmes/PS COPY ,, CroTIPIDBliTIAL A\tS\lDt l5l'-~..:l:.:95:::::.!.'l;;.• -.,....---~ so Attached you mie,~t is a draft of a veey brief utst:et11tmt w!eh to :aake in oonnectioo ttith the Unitee State:,· Note on aec-.:rlt:, exahangeu. 1.1entencc tn brackets wnieh I think I ~ve added one r.i1n:M~bei,t be on1tted ur.l1,z1,s:100 =e.nte6 t-0 i~k~ BM~ vazu~ r.,£'erenee l\d h(Jt) 303\. cc:c:m'i.ttee Vh1.ch i:Ollld Stlidy to the the note. J'. W. µr,T,MES J.V.H. 000505 tS: !?. /({ ( 1/S.) t/0 �;... ... ,, .... • I llffl. glt?o f:.nat a reply ba\S now betm r-ene1ved to tli.e t:anad1an N<3te. 'l'hta 1C!n mtter natu?'ell.7 ttequ.ire ver,., ciirctul not th1nt 1t uould be n;Jvi~blc >tl'l::.ch11:ll.l cor.1.tid1!1'3tion, and I do tot' -10 t~ cG!lmmt on ti.e sui.Jsta»e6 o.f the Jiot;e unt11 't:i1JeollOSB\le«I Ont'! :t have had an opporl:l)ntty to ctu~ omc1?tt:l that its ii::p1.tcationll. tbOne conecmco wttll t~ exch!lr.t;aa oh.ou1i,exru,ine to~ cnretutly (I ai:i al~" proecCurea ct thf!~o :tn f;he l:lgh.l; of th:t.s reply.) 000506 �ACTION copy .____ OTCB Oll2 ~ -~ I , T-12fi2" ~H-l_ H lJ V T2\:I' 1302 1..,·-----" -.. Jlf WASH DCAUG 15/57 UNCLAS .._ _]'() EXTIINAL1772 .j.. __ _ i- _AS OCIATED PRESSSTORY . ·- ! LOWING ARETHELEADPARASIN THESTORYPUTOUTTHIS AFTERNOON BY ' ASSOCIATED THE PRESSIN ANSVER TO THECANADIAN NOTE.ASTHECP STORY :.i;G· "/1 WASONTHEUIRE HALFANHOURBEFORE THEAP WETHOUGHT IT UNLIKELY THATTHEAP STORYWASCARRIED IN CANADA. TEXTBEGINSI •IN A FOLLOW UP TO THESENSATIONAL NORMAN SUICIDECASE,THE USAHAS SOUGHT TO ASSURE CANADA THAT° INFO IT PROVIDES ABOUT ALLEGED COMMUNIST ACTIVITIESWILLNOTBE SUPPLIEDTO CONGRESS WITHOUT CANADAS CONSENT. ffTHESTATEDEPTMADE PUBLICTODAY A NOTEHANDED TO CANADIAN AMBA• SSADOR NORMAN ROBERTSON ONTUES. •THE NOTEREPLIEDTO A CANADIAN REQUEST OF APR10FORASSURANCE THATSECURITY INFOGIVEN THIS COUNTRY BY CANADA ABOUT CANADIAN CITI• ZENSWOULD NOTBE RELEASED FROMADMINISTRATION CONTROL UNLESSCANADA SPECIFICALLY APPROVED.• •THE STATEDEPTREPLYSAID IN ESSENCE THATTHEUSAHASBEENFOLLOWINGALLALONGPROCEDURES ... CONSISTENT WITHTHEASSURANCES YOUSEEK. ·THE NOTESAID ALSOTHATSECURITY AGENCIES or CANADA ANDTHEUSA-SUCHAS THEFBI ANDTHECIA••ABIDEBY THERESTRICTIONSWHICH CONTROL THEIREXCHANGE OF INFO. ·THE NOTEWASSIGNEDBY DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY or STATEROBERT MURPHY,WHO PERSONALLY HANDED IT TO ROBERTSON.•TEXT ENDS. 2.LOWER DOWN IN BODYor THESTORYTHEREWASTHIS PARA: •PRESSOFFICERJOSEPHREAPDECLINED TO COMMENT ONTHEPURPOSE OR MEANING OF THEAMERICAN NOTEOTHERTHANTO SAY:IT IS INTENDED TO MEETTHECANADIAN REQUEST FORASSURANCE.• ROBERTSON -------- r I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 15 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00137 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Prime Minister, 15 Aug. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1. https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/40aa494ebf91f5e6a56113165953e902.pdf 747a57ac1e66c69cd3c8ffee212b8a62 PDF Text Text ( I-'IEMORAN DUMFOR THE MI I return herewith the draft of a note which we might send to the United States Goverrnnent in reply to their note of August 13 on this subject. One change has been made in the draft since you saw it last Thu.radar. evening. Instead of the second paragraph ending 'and will be followed in future", it now reads "and will continue to be followed in future". This seems a more accurate version of the United States note on the point in question. You have requested my views as to whether we need reply at all to the United States note. Mr. Robertson has suggested to us that the exchange might well be terminated by the public statement you made last Thursday. It is certainly in our interest, as well as in the interest o'f the United ·states, to bring this exchange to an early close for the sake of good relations generally, and particularly in this important and delicate matter of exchanging security infOI'l'llEtion. However, the officials who drafted both your statement and this proposed note consider, after taking full account of Mr. Robertson•s views, that a reply to the United States note ought nevertheless to be sent for the following reasons: (a) It is a fact that the United States note does not (perhaps it could not) give us the explicit assurances requested by our note of April 10. Although we are prepared to accept the United States note, for the sake of the record it ought to be made clear that we are doing so because ••..• /2 000486 ;µ; ·i'- b 1(11.s/ r;;:,/ ~Ll'LJ 4. ~,, i... I �,. 2 we trust and rely on such assurances as they have now given us, and not because we consider that these assurances are the ones we sought. (b) (c) One reason that we are prepared to trust and rely on their assurinces is that in f'act ef'f'ective improvements have been made in our exchange procedures in recent years (my memorandum to you of' July 23 on the relations between the RCMPand the INS is relevant in this connection), and we think that this f'act also should be placed on the record as it is in the third paragraph of' our draf't note. You will notice that the United States note speaks only of' the adequacy of' their existing procedures, without admitting the obvious f'act that they broke down badly in the Norman case. We attach some importance to the United States of'fer to continue with consulta_tions concerning security procedures. Indeed it was at our suggestion that this point was made in their note. It would therefore seem wise to stress this point also f'or the record. On balance I would recormnend that we reply to the United States note along the lires of the attached draf't. I see less reason, however, f'or making our reply public, at least at the time of' delivery. Mr. Bryce, who has seen this11Bmorandum in draft, and who joins me in recormnending that we reply as proposed, considers that our reply ought to be tabled when Parliament meets. May I please have your instructions? J.w.~ J.W.H. 000487 �,r,. 'r''~ • .. CONFIDENTIAL DRAFTLETTERFOR DELIVERYBY CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO SECRETARY OF STATE Excellency, to refer I have the honour of August States 13 regarding that the handling Government of security to Canadian citizens. in its its greatly information 10, In view of the friendly in this connection that citizens appear vestigating gested, by the in future be sent with in Canada. security of the statement information future. receives outside the related and will that satisfaction applying to each that from others may agency with the con- the in.formation, procedures continue so apply to be followed and your to Canadian in While my Government would have welcomed a more explicit ment that tion it as we sug- and dealt which requires agency providing that with the directive in.formation only be transmitted sent names will, in- to my Government notes agencies expressed Congressional can be investigated about Con- my Government before these My Government of your security States sentiments in confidence the allegations as contained the names of Canadian in evidence that your statement subject, Congress should committees, your action to the United gress. relating to state appreciates views on this Note of April trusts by the United I am instructed my Government in conveying to your Note assurance, the directive are consistent it relies upon your state- and the procedures in substance with you men- the assurance •••••• /2 000488 �• :' 2 - sought in the Canadian note. 'Nf1 effective years Government is aware of the fact improvements in the procedures change of security that the United continue have been made in recent for the reciprocal information our two Governments, ex- between agencies and notes States that with satisfaction Government is willing with consultations concerning to these procedures. Accept, ances of my highest Excellency, the renewed assur- consideration. 000489 \ of �,.. DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS • MEMORANDUM ro, ... 'J:'h~ ..49.~-l-p,g_ ":J.!}-(!i;~r~.t.s,rx ........................ . .............! ~-~r~l:1~1?..1'.I~.• .. ~8:?:~f:l~.l ...1-£., ................ . FROM: -~~~~.1'1"9.~. ):;~~-~~-~!?-. ,1\1..1!' ~-. (~) ........................... . . REFERENCE . . Your memorandum of August ......................................................... 19, 1957 .. . ........ . .. ... . .. . ... .. . ...... . . . .. ... . . .. ...... .. . . ............ . .. · Security O.te CONFIDENTIAL.. ....................... ,{l.,qg_qf:!~ .?.Q, . .:!-95.7 ...... File No. 50303-40 t/3 ~ . Exchange SUBJECT ••.•••..•.•••..•..•...••.. of , Security Information .•..• , .•......•.•.•.•....• with ,., .•••.•.•..•• the , •••••••..•••••• United States ,.,,.,, The view which Mr. Robertson expressed to you last Friday, that we ought not to reply to last week 1 s United States note, but rest our case on the Prime Minister's public statement, was the same as he had expressed to Mr. Bryce on the day before when Mr. Bryce read him the proposed statement over the telephone. Nevertheless Mr. Bryce and the other officials who were gathered in his office last Thursday considered, and still do, that we ought to send a reply. I attach herewith for your consideration a memorandum for the Minister to this effect. I was able to clear it in draft with Mr. Bryce this morning. If you approve and send it to the Minister, I plan to send copies to Mr. Bryce and Commissioner Nicholson. Defence CIRCULATION Ext. 326 (6/56) 000490 ~-k'· 1,1/vs) •••••.•• . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 20 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00138 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Minister, ‘‘Exchange of Security Information with the United States,’’ 20 August 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.