https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/05bf3813c620a88773099c53842bd51d.pdf b9c0f54bb5ef54566482119ef0389f3c PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information TOP SECRET D R A F T TO? SECRET •I, The Secretary Chiefs of Staff Committee t\ fcM Revision of ABC Intelligence 1 All three of the participating Intelligence organizations which produced an appreciation of Soviet capabilities and intentions entitled ABCI 15, of 27 Sep 49, are of the opinion that Part II of this paper Is inadequate for long range planning* It ls further agreed that reconsideration of both the critical date, and of enemy strategic intentions must be undertaken* In addition, the Director of the Joint Intelligence Group of the United States Joint Staff informed both the British and Canadian delegations that there would be no further tripartite discussions, although agreement on the need for revising Part II presupposes Canadian participation in bipartite Intelligence discussions* 2 In view of the above it is important that the JIC should develop a programme encompassing the revision of Part II of ABCI 15 as an urgent national Intelligence requirement to ensure that Canadian Planners are provided with an adequate Intelligence appreciation for long range planning, and, that Canadian Intelligence will be able to play a full part in any future international discussions by tabling its own appreciation* . 3 S*\. Such a programme w p ^ include a minimum of t^ree ^"k .. . ,. studies, sane" of which may be carried on simultaneously* They may be defined generally as followss (a) "A determination of targets in Canada #iich the Soviet leaders may consider suitable for atomic attack and an estimation of the effect which the elimination of these targets by atomic bombs would have on the ability of Canada to wage war" (See Appendix A) 000434 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act vulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DoccumanLdi umanLdivulgue ern/ejtu TOP.:S£Ci 2 (b) TOP SECRET A determination of t h e d a t e by which the Soviet leaders may consider themselves to j be i n a p o s i t i o n t o f u l f i l l t h e i r aimfctof Il orrfrnfiM nhi n{r world. CoTnnmnirgffi by war* (c) An assessment of t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s and i n t e n t i o n s of the Soviet Union i n (the date evolved i n (b) above)* Recognizing t h a t although P a r t I of ABCI 15 i s subject t o r e v i s i o n , i t i s considered i n general to be adequate for emergency planning* immediate revision* However, Part I I r e q i i r e n The JIC therefore considers t h a t any contemplated r e v i s i o n of Part I should be deferred u n t i l Part I I i s completed* 5 In view of the considerations presented i n the foregoing, the JIC proposes to take a c t i o n along the l i n e s indicate d i n paragraph 3 above, subject to approval by the Ghiefs of Staff Committee* 000435 � 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 CDIM02604 Title A name given to the resource Draft memorandum for Chiefs of Staff Committee, "Revision of ABC Intelligence" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-11-02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nuclear Vulnerability Study, RG25, Vol. 4563, File 50041-A-40, Part 1, 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 Joint Intelligence Committee, Ottawa 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