https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f64d2d150f113ee07227bd830a504d9d.pdf 5bfb99623df896e9450ab60c98705b22 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act - Defence L i a i s o n v. 20/WllT3?ivul^sur&bie^jf°i^fcksdl'inf'"'mation TOP SECRET August 26, 195.3 MEMORANDUM FOR TBE UNDER-SECRETARY Item No. u £MXXilX± <£kMftX^. on Agenda of*Chiefs of Staff Committee Meeting J<£f 5*r^. °f 4,. f « Atomic Vulnerability Panel The Atomic Vulnerability Study Panel was set up by the Chiefs of Straff Committee to conduct a comprehensive fact finding study of the effects of atomic bombing on the Canadian economy and war potential. The procedure being followed is to carry out a technical study of the effect of attacks on various Canadian cities, since it is not possible to take any one city or any one set of circumstances as representative. The attached Progress Report gives the results of the atomic vulnerability study of the city of Ottawa. Studies of the majority of the other most important cities will be completed by the end of August and an overall summary will follow shortly after completion of the individual studies. *Xh X \ e-fti The Chairman of the Atomic Vulnerability Panel recommends that the Chiefs of Staff: (a) Note the progress made in the work of this Panel, and the attached report on the City of Ottawa; (b) Refer this report to the Joint Planning and Joint Intelligence Committees for their comments; 000013 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2 - (c) Forward copies of reports on individual cities as they become available to the Civil Defence Co-ordinator and to the Dispersal Committee for their information, but not for further dissemination. X recommend your concurrence in these recommendations. Defence Liaison Division (1) 000014 � 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 CDIM02579 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum, "Atomic Vulnerability Panel" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-08-26 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nuclear Vulnerability Study, RG25, Vol. 4563, File 50041-40, 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 Early Cold War, Atomic Vulnerability Description An account of the resource "Atomic Vulnerability Panel" 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