https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/5aba66c18f7b373a89dd705a1a2ffef2.pdf 649125c4adf3298f6ac1521fda8a92a3 PDF Text Text s r BEST AVAILABLE COPY Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information TOP f»sams. t Study of Hational Security Poller (Possible. Aaeafla.) . (X) A$996uma.X> of the balance of Alllea and Soviet military capabilities over th© next ten yearsSf t&I&ng into account nrobable advances in nuclear and thermo-nuclefejp weapons and the development of intercontinental aissiie©, (£) Assessment of the political intentions of the Coismuniat powers and of the Weatem Ooalitton la the light of their respective military capabilities! aafl the strategy whioh either Is likely to employ la the event of M a general war* (b) local war. (8) What are the likely oonaegueaees at the a&eesaments under {%) m& {&) upon the aims of Canadian national securitypolioy with particular reference to Canada* © relations with: (a) the U.S., ibj mm (a) other regional aectiritjsf arrangeiaenfcs, <dj the Ooajaonwcalth, and (a) the U.N. (4) What are the ceasiderationa, p o l i t i o e l j military anci aeonomie (talcing into aeftouat the esseeamente under (1), (S) and |S) above) which should govern the planning of Canadian Rational Security with particula r reference t o : (a) Alioeetion of Canadian rasouxees for Serene© (iBeludiag the qpieation of the development sad emnloyaent by Canada of nuclear weanoae aod intercontinental m i s s i l e s ) ; also the deployment (of these resources) as betweaat Ci) Western lurops, {111 Hoirth America, t i l l ) other eold war eontingeaei&s; it) Eolatlonsbip of Canadian to TJ.&. foroas, witn particular reforenoe t o : (1) U.S. personnel t n Canada* (11) organisssttion of coiaisaafl, ( i l l ) organisation of planning; .2 000068 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information BEST AVAILABLE COPY - 2 - (e) Mobilization* economic es well as salntaryi having regard to the crucial importance of tba Initial phase in nuclear warfare; fa) liethoQsfor Coaling witn the political eecnosiie and social threats posed hf the cola1 war; {e) Civil defence, with particular reference to the dispersal of targets including populatiofit Government and industry? (©) eonelusions regarding the adequacy of existing measures and-organization to proviso for tne national security of Osneaa, witb particular reference to: (a) the prevention of war, (b) dealing with the cold wsf» (a) Halting end controlling ©masents lac3,u<5ing atomic weapons# Co) preparations to defeat aggression* ie) the protection of Canadian interests in Joint defence arrangements, (6) Becommenfietions of any changes in policy or defence arrangements la the light of conclusions under (S) above which would serve to increase the national security of Canada* 000069 � 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 CDNW00055 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum, C.S. Ritchie to G. Ignatieff, "Study of National Security Policy" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Study on Canadian National Security Policy, RG25, file 50333-40, 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, Canadian National Security Description An account of the resource Economic Division, Department of External Affairs, 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