https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/d771f9ced97be11b20c41e25e0060078.pdf 9da9e8c88a38d4a03baedcff24ff4d39 PDF Text Text �CONFIDENTIAL BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION 80 Elgin Street, OTTAWA 4 338/339/7 16th October, 1964 You will recall that, during his recent visit to Ottawa, Colonel Eric Milner, who is the Commonwealth Relations Office Communications Adviser, had a talk with you about transatlantic cable and Colonel Milner has returned telegraph channels. to London but before he left Ottawa he asked me to let you have a copy of a minute he wrote summarizing the discussions he had in Ottawa. =IN WM IMO A copy of this minute is enclosed. I am writing similarly to Colonel Lockhart of the Department of External Affairs and Mr. Campbell of the Transport Department. y), r Colonel W. Finch, c/o Directorate of Signals, Defence Headqu rters, Ottawa. e. CONFIDENTIAL ('N.R.Lythgo) �WSW 111/ 0077TDE7TIAL PeDelter High Coneissiener Propoced re-routeing of the existing Bracknell-Montreal neteorological Channel via the Loedon Traffic Centre (L.T.C) and the Canadian Overseas Traffic Office (C,O,T.C.) Leitrim, I have now discussed this proposal with the Late] ested parties in Ottawa and I would now like to summarizt the dicceesions which have taken place. (Col. Lockhart and Ur. Warren) (1) Y:ith are en., the fringe of this sUbject and were only broeeht into it because Lockhart knows the interested parties in London. He had not received ceeies of covrespondence between the Directer-General of Met in Load= and his counter-part in Montreal. Nevertheless he felt that I should deal direct with the partiee listed below, (2) Depertmeet of Transport (Mr, L.T. Campbell) Aeparcetly the D.O.T. and the Met. Branch in particular rather resented the attitude adopted by Sir Graham Sutton In his letter of the 13th ef Aprile They are not oppesed to the prposal that the 1964, Bracknell-Montreal Channel should be re-routed so that a conoiderable financial saving can be made as long (a) the new arrangements would give them at least the same reliable comeunicatien as they experience Hat the present time, CO that by being included in a group of circuital they continuet on to have sole control over their particular circuit ana that under agy emergency that this channel would not be f drawn from them, to witb..- of �3. Royal Carwdia=_ Cores of :'.jgr..a1s and (Lt. col, uñus t) Lt. Col. August). The control of cireu,ts ; si-.;ir:g through Leitrím is vested in the Arqy the wnc3. it was here that I, encountered oipoclti _n to this proposals at lc :st for the maiz. pre7ent time, for the following reasons:( a) plans are afoot for the transfer of, all trans:due atlantic circuits frcs Leitrim to Carp and this is/to be completed (b) wiïh._.i the next 6 months, the present facilities for the provision circuits ia and o;...i; oi` of Carp are allea:dy stretched to their utmost and user departt eats are now being Called úpo.: to , provide their own carrier equipment when addit- ional circuits are being requested. (e) The Army state quite categorieally, that they are .anxious to avoid involving additional departments in their core :unicatians system at Carp,, and (d) on a longer term basis the Army are planning to re -route circuits away from Montreal as a number 1. ( which they re and target in the event of a nucic: r ar) and this Mould include transferring the trans-atlantic gable head to a position some 35 miles east of ;.hen this has : on_trea1. been completed, it would be for the Army, the right time to re -route the Bracknell-`woitreal Met. Channel. LLj,. I undertook to furnish the three parties con- corned with :u sum:.úry of or discussions and after discussing this with you I propose to let them have the meat of this minute. (Colonel Milner) ' 5.10.614. e. � 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 Hydra 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 HY00372 Title A name given to the resource [Meteorological Circuit, Montreal to London] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1964 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hydra Communications - Policy, RG24, 1250-36 Vol. 3, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of National Defence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Canada/UK relations, Transatlantic cables, Carp, Emergency planning. Description An account of the resource Letter and attached report from Lythgo to Finch pertaining to recent visit by Col. Milner of Commonwealth Relations office. Milner had discussed grouping a meteorological circuit from Montreal to London with Hydra circuits to reduce cost of transatlantic cable rental. Milner's summary of the meeting is attached. Milner notes significant opposition by the army to his proposal as they are in the midst of transferring circuits to Carp, where space is already tight. See also <a href="https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10614" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HY00360</a>. 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