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CROUY-CHANEL STATED THAT FRANCE COULD NOT POSSIBLY ACCEPT A DRAFT ALONG THE LINES OF THAT PREPARED 3Y THE WORKING GROUP WHICH,IN THE FRENCH VIEW,WENT TOO FAR.THE WHOLE PROBLEM REQUIRED FIRST MUCH MORE DETAILED STUDY BY BOTH NATO AND NATIONAL MILITARY AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY,THE FRENCH HAD PREPARED A TEX? OF THEIR OWN WHICH I S GIVEN IN THE THIRD PARA OF THIS TEL.ROBERTS SAID THAT THE QUESTION OF BALANCED COLLECTIVE FORCES WAS A FUNDAMENTAL SUBJECT FOR THE MINISTERIAL MEETING REGARDING WHICH THE UK HAD VTRY DEFINITE VIEWS AND HE COULD NOT AGREE TO THE RATHER DEVITALIZED TEXT PROPOSED BY THE FRENCH,, BURGESS SUPPORTED THE BURDEN OF ROBERTS' REMARKS AND ADDED THAT HE WOULD PREFER PAKA3 OF THE WORKING GROUP'S TEXT DEALING WITH A MEETING OF MINISTERS EARLY IN 2 9 5 8 DELETED IN I T S ENTIRETY. IT WAS EVENTUALLY AGREED TO PUT THE ALTERNATIVE .TXT? INTO THE -DOSSIER"AND,IN THIS INSTANCE,IT I S MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE INTERNATIONAL STAFF WILL ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE IN ADDITION ANY INDEPENDENT SUGGESTIONS OF THEIR OWN. 2.(SQUAREBRACKETS BEGIN)IN THE MILITARY A? WELL A? IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE,THE STRENGTH OF THE ATALNTIC ALLIANCE HAS ALWAYS LAIN IN THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF I T S MEMBERS«. (SQUAREBRACKETS E.ND)IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY AND IN VIEW OF THE GROWING COMPLEXITY OF MODERN EQUIPMENT,A BETTER UTILISATION OF THE MILITARY RESOURCE? OF THE ALLIANCE I S ESSENTIAL.THE HEAD? OF GOVT ARE ACCORDINGLY CONVINCED THAT A NEW IMPULSE SHOULD BE GIVEN TOWARD? CLOSER INTEGRATION OF THE FORCES AVAILABLE FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AREA IN PURSUANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF BALANCED COLLECTIVE FORCES IN THE ALLIANCE.IN ORDER TO MEET THE OVERALL NEEDS; OF NAT©,TAKING INTO o » e o £• ' . . . - . • • -'-. , . •« 000630 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act BEST AVAILABLE COPY 7.7FZ "" •'. y, ? rt^ou.u A'Z S P E C ) * ; , AIAOP'.'SJ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'fhformatjpn t [..'.':; v \ :>,&L;I I > , ou.<iY...i 7 y ^ L . 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A N PARTICUi AR,IN T H E FOLLOWING F I E L D S ' THE NAVAL FORCES FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE NATO APE A,THE AIR DEFENCE OF EUROPE INCLUDING T I E .JOM/.AJD 'AD EARLY WARNIK3 SYSTEM,THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT OF TEE :....<: FORCES AND THE FURTHER HARMONISING OF DOCTRINES WITH RECORD TO TH{ UOi-PCS! TION AND EQUIPMENT OF UNIT!:, tSGUAREBRACKSTS END" IN CERTAIN LAiE? CO-OPERATION ON A REGIONAL BASIS BETWEEN M.EMEEF .Wi'tliE? y'A. ALE BRACKETS FEGHOAND THE A P P L I C - ATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF COMMON FINANCIN^SQUAREPRACKETS END) WOULD ENABLE SUCH INTEGRATION TO AE EFFECTED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL MANNER 3 . (SQUARE BRACKETS E£Gy!>7HE HEAD? OF GOVT H.«VE DECIDED THAT A MEETING OF THE MINISTERS CONCERNED SHOULD BE HELD I i ! THE EARLY MONTHS OF *958 IN ORDTR TO PUT INTO EFFECT" WITHOUT DELAY THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO DETERMINE AN EQUITABLE OF RESPONSIBILITY DIVISION BETWEEN EACH --..MPtR COUNTRY IN THE COMMON EFFORT. '.SQUAREBRACTETS END) 3.UN MEILLEUR RENDEMENT DES RESSOURCES ET UN£ PLUS GRANTE EFFICACITE DES FORCES DE L* ALLIANCE PEUvA.MT-E; RE OBTENUS PA,! UNE STANDARDISATION I T UNE INTEGRATION PLUS* PCUSSEES "DES SYSTEMES DE DEFENSE ET DE SUPPORT LOGI5TIQUEiPLUSIEURS PROJETS CONCRETS REPONDANT A CET OBJET ONT ETE PRESENTED /U COURS D£ !.A CONFERENCE. LES CHEFS DE GOVT ONT ESTIME CLE LA MANIERS LA PLUS REALISTE ., 3 O O 000631 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information BEST AVAILABLE COPY % PAGE THREE 2 2 7 9 D'A.BOUTIR A DES RESULTATS RAPIDEP, CONSISTAIT A ENTAMER D'ABORD PAR REGION ENTRE LES PAYS OU GROUPE? DE PAYS INTERESSES,EN LIAISON • AVEC LES AUTORITES MILITAIRE? ATLANTIQUES,DES NEGOCIATIONS EN VUE DE CONCLURE DES ACCORDS D"APPLI CATI ON A CETTE F I N . ILS ONT DECIDE QUE CETTE TACHE,QUI EST UNE APPLICATION HEUREUPE DU PRINCIPE DE BALANCE EGUILIBREE DES FORCE?, DOIT ETRE ABORDEE ?AN^ TARDER ET POURSUIVIE SANS RELACHE.LE? AUTORITES DE L'ALLIANCE ONT RECU MISSION DE FOURNIR TOUTE LEUR APS IT AN CE A. SA REALISATION WILGRESS 000632 � 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW02316 Title A name given to the resource NATOParis to External 2279 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-Dec-57 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived �NATO - Stockpiling of atomic weapons in NATO countries,� RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5958, 50219-AL-1-40, pt. 1.2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource atomic cooperation, NATO, nuclear weapons, Europe Description An account of the resource Dec Ministerial Meeting - Proposals Submitted by Govts - Balanced Collective Forces with Particular Ref to the Communique Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en