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reference to tho plaaalna a* Canadian
aatioaal aoeurity policy over the neat tea year©, what
will bo the effecto of tfcc technological advance in
nuclear ana* thcrcsawclcar mzpow wpoa tho latest lean
of the United Gtatee e»tf Gofic* Qover.cncats, particalariy
la rclatioa to the lihclihood of (&amp;£ Gaaeral warj
(b) local ear?
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Uha* arc the forolci policy iaplicattoaa cf the
dopcadcaco of the Uootera powers upoa atoaic retaliation
and their relative inferiority wiC"&amp;**ie the Ooyiet Snlao
in conventional armed farcco ia rolatiea to (a) the
decision to wane General war; (bj the ability to cope
with local cceracslaaol
3*
Chat ohouid bo the consider etlono * political,
ocoa&amp;aic and military - rhiefe Cha«l4 jpiror» the allocation
of Canadian rasoarcoo aa between the raquiraacato of
eeatiaeatal defence, SATO cossitocBte cca" other afcllcatiaae
arising «** ef the cold war*
4*
tt the Caltad States were at *arf and that war
416 act Involve a Canadian treaty easaitaot* what weale*
he the f caolblllty of Caaada reaoifslsig aan~t»elltgcre&amp;t
aad what ould bo Una tapXleatleao, political cc wall aa
ollitary* of the cverfli&amp;ht or «aa ef Canadian territory
or facilittoo la each drcuaotaaccaf
5*
tfhat ehould ha the extent an* fern of Canadian
participation la Pacific end Far Eact eecurity arrongcacstet

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Considering the eccneaic, political aa well
ao ollltary £setere involved, nheuid Canada ha art**
with nuclear aad thcrceaaeloar wecpoae ia the acnt
tea year©?
7.
tfhat
afcoulu he the Caaasftan attitude te tho
4evclefsent ef aa latereenfclneatftl aieallc project
involving the use er overflight of Canadian territory?
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trhat are the political, ecenoaio aa well aa
military iuplieationa of tho relative greater lanortonee
offcb©initial phase of' nuclear warfare' en eyajw&amp;rod with
tho later ecbiliaatlon eta^e, aad what effect ohsyie
tfoeee Ispllcafcleno have in planning the allocation of
Canadian resources (inciting the nabilientSjon ef
industrial potential) tor the event aaiity of cerjoral wart
9*
Khat priority ohoald ho given la the next ten
year a te such cold war acneuroe aa aoeittaaee to the
econottic development of underdeveloped eountrlee, no
well aa oeaeure© te deal wit&amp; e&amp;mciiet auhvereion
end propaganda?
10*
In view ef the increasing enphaeie placed by
the tMtca Stetea Gevernaent en ssaaauree of continental
dofence, what ehould be tho eeaelderatiene - political,
economic, aedal and military * for deciding the extent
end nature of Canada*e contribution to continental defence?
11*
fchat
are the lo&gt;aie&amp;tieao for c i v il defence of
tho jgrawinu tango of lethality of naMloar aad thcrisen&amp;elear
wca^ena {including the effectc ef f a l l out), ^ terao of
Blanmlgie ia advance for the dlcpercal of copulation,
goveranent and inductry in Canada$ what ^proportion ef our
raeoarcen cbould be aocicacd to civil defence in peacetlno
and what cello, ntaht he aeticijsatod In wart loo en
©ilitary catabliehnenta?
12.
What are the procaecte of rcochins {&amp;) en
agreextnt* or ib$ a nodue vivcaei on the limitation and
control of nuclear weapoae, conventional araaacntc, and
araed forces, taking into ace cunt the balance of niiitery
pmtx between the Soviet and lectern blecet

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