https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/a4cfba54fdf41b27b90938adff728e56.pdf fa6c7ce95b259b2b333dc2dd25471c0b PDF Text Text S E C R E T ACQUISITION OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS AND/GR WEAPONS FOR CANADIAN FORCES KM I have the honor to refer to Articles 20 and 21 of the communique issued by the North Atlantic Council on 19 December 1957p and to conversations which have taken place between the appropriate allied commanders and the Government of Canada and the appropriate allied commanders and the Government of the United States regarding the stockpiling of (J) atomic weapons for Canadian forces. It is the understanding of my Government that in the course of these conversations agreement in principle was reached to the establishment of elements of a stockpile of atomic weapons to\be provided by the United States in support of Canadian forces in Canada and E_rope0 In order to implement this agreement in principle my Government suggests the following arrangements8 (1) The location of the stocks will be determined by the appropriate allied commander in agreement with Canadian and United States military authorities or by the latter authorities where there is no appropriate allied eommandero (2) Except as otherwise agreed, the costs of construction, development and maintenance of the storage sites and associated facilities, including those required for the support of the US special weapons custodial and support personnel, shall be borne by Canada,, Arrangements for providing the land involved, without cost to the United States will be the responsibility of the Canadian Government* To the extent that the North Atlantic Council agrees to the NATO infrastructure funding of NATO atonde stockpile construction costsp 000169 �- 2 - S E C R E T for those installations constructed as part of the NATO infrastructure program, apportionment of costs will :be subject to NATO infrastructure procedures. Installations and facilities for atomic weapons storage and maintenance will be built and maintained at least in accordance with NATO standards and criteria. Installations and facilities for normal logistic support (housing, messing, offices, etc) will be built. (3) It is recognized that the custody of any stocks of atomic weapons provided by the United States will be the responsibility of the United States and that United States personnel will be provided for this purposeo The status of such personnel in Canada will be governed by the provisions of! the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and any supplementary arrangements / which may be agreed upon. / (4) When/the weapons are released by appropriate authority they will be employed in accordance with procedures established by SACEUR in Europe, by SACLANT in the North Atlantic Ocean Area and in accordance with procedures governing NORAD's operations as approved in advance by both governments. (5) United States forces will be responsible for the maintenance, modification and assembly of the atomic weapons, including the provision of personnel and technical equipment for the performance of these functions. (6) External security for all atomic weapons in storage or during movement is the responsibility of Canada within Canada, and elsewhere as may be agreed. The details, of external security arrangements will be determined by the appropriate United States and ,Canadian military authorities and in accordance with �SECRET X the directives of the allied commander, where appropriate. (7) v '. • United Stated forces will be responsible for the movement, in accordance with agreed procedures, of the atomic weapons into Canada and from Canada* Canadian forces will be responsible for the transportation of weapons within Canada, subject always to the provisions of Article (3) above* United States forces will be responsible for the movement of the atomic weapons into the ACE area and from the ACE area. Responsibilities for movement within the ACS area will be as agreed between the appropriate United'States and Canadian military representatives. (S) A aaallable means of signal communications will be provided, where necessary, by the Government of Canada to meet the purposes of this agreement. (9) ' Canada will, in general, provide at no expense to the United Statee Government reasonable administrative and logistical support for United States forces and dependents in support of Canadian units. This support will include common items of supply, organic transporta*tion, and such other jrapport as may be mutually agreed. (10) Safety procedures for maintenance, transport, loading, delivery and salvage will be at least equivalent to United States standards and will be the subject of arrangements between the appropriate military -representatives of the United States and Canada* taking into consideration classified (atomic) information which can be transferred under existing agreements between the two governments• 000171 �S E C R E T - u- (11) Supplementary service***to-service arrangements, within the scope of this agreement pertaining to custody and control, the various delivery systems and associated installations, will be negotiated separately, as may be appropriate, between the designated military representatives of the United States and Canada. I propose that if the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this note and your reply indicating such acceptance will constitute an agreement between the two Governments on this subject, the agreement to enter into force on the date of your note in reply o � 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 CDNW00237 Title A name given to the resource CDNW00237 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Acquisition And Storage Of Nuclear Weapons For Canadian Forces In Canada And Europe," RG24-B-1, vol 21439, file CSC 1888:9, part 1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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