https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/87a6d01238bb28e454285e0e39b56d17.pdf 2d58cf7bfc71518594c5c62b6c3af18e PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information SECRET / DRAFT PARAGRAPH RE NUCLEAR WARHEADS FOR CANADIAN FORCES Our policy in making arrangements with the United States ea-th±s_inatlLex is based on two main principles. The first is that, in accordance with my statement of last February, nuclear warheads for defensive weapons to be used by Canadian forces will/ c/y^^^^A be obtained from the United States and will remain under U.S. ownership, stored on Canadian or NATO bases and under joint custody until such time as they are released by decision of the President of the United States and the Canadian Government. If the bases are in third countries, for example in Europe, the concurrence of a third government I or of a NATO authority may also be required. The second point about which there should be no doubt is that the decision to authorize the Canadian forces to use these weapons will be taken by the Canadian Government/or a designated member of it, such/as myself/ or the Minister oy National Defence if he /fannot reach m e v " We contemplate arrangements being made by which these warheads will be stored in special facilities on our Canadian bases. The warheads will remain the property of the United States, maintained and safeguarded by the minimum of U.S. personnel required to discharge these duties. These storage and maintenance facilities will be guarded by Canadian forces who will thus be responsible for the external security of the storage site. /At—ee^a-in stages -eof readiness or alerts declared on t casion of a threatened attack or the outbreak of war, these warheads v/ould have to be mounted on the appropriate weapons and \ vehicles>~-such as aircraft. Their transfer from storage 000322 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ~ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2- --f-orMrfri-s-^t^po'se-^nd^r^ in_a.CG-o-rda-nc-e-wi-th-de-ei-sions—and~orders~of-the~President of the United States, and the_Government of Canada. L%eir^-reie^^ezjFre^m-¥i*=S=s-~eo-ntr^l~wc^ild—be-a-4J-.-S^—deci-sionr*- T-he-M^-useHry^^e-iiJa^T^ —deeis-i-on-i-—-This Canadian d e c i s i o n would be p u t i n t o <ijaffect-through-the Commanders of-NORAD, SACLANT o r SACEUR /having"Operatl"onal c o n t r o l of-the—Canadian-units.. UAAOHA. KS^WI'U. CUX (AAAlA^ui6u>i^l /IAAA/O t a w t M &CAAA^j> 000323 � 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 CDNW01572 Title A name given to the resource Draft Paragraph Re Nuclear Warheads for Canadian Forces (annotated) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "DEFENCE - Canada-US Arrangements - Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons for Use by Canadian Forces," RG2-B-2, Box 23-24, file D-1-5(f), Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated