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National Security Policy

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of February 11 , proposing
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t h a t a comprehendive studjjr should be made of t h e
implications for\Canadianfnational s e c u r i t y of recent
developments in a i r - n u c l e a r power, p a r t i c u l a r l y in
thermo-nuclear weapons a^id t h e means of d e l i v e r i n g them.
Subsequently,/we had occasion t o t a l k f u r t h e r
about the matter and 1 gave you t h e d r a ft of an o u t l i n e
i l l u s t r a t i n g the p o s s i b l e scope of such a study, which
w i l l i n e v i t a b l y involves consideration s of foreign
policy as well as t h o s e \ f n a t i o n a l defence.
Further r e f l fe c t »iton on t h i s problem has
convinced me of t h e n e c e s s i t y of proceeding with t h i s
p r o j e c t without f u r t h e r delky.
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The Honourable R.O. Campney,
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