https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ae1fb366704b5fad6e630ce1919047a6.pdf cde4b299b13d5455326509f30ef1e64d PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue, en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a i'information 9 t$' .1' 0 &Ar T -••-; -f Ottawa, March 2>, 1961 DRAFT 0 7 PStQrObBO A0REEMR1IT WITH THE UKITSO STATES OOrSftaXBQ THE 11 MuCLSaa SAaagADS FOft CAsADlAs FOE, | Sir, 1 have tha honour to refer t o discussions whloh have taken place In the Canada-United States Ministerial Committee on Joint Defease and in ths Permanent Joint Beard on Defence regarding tha terms and conditions under which nuclear warheads might be provided to and accepted by Canada. My Government's understanding of those ceaditloas i s set out in the Annex and Schedules attached to t h i s Hots. If your Government concurs, 1 propose that t h i s Hots, together with i t a Annex and Jchedules, and your reply thereto should constitute sn agreeaent effective the data of your reply. I further propose that t h i s agreement w i l l bo brought Into o f f s e t when both Governments have confirmed by a further Exchange of Kotos their intention to do so* Accept, f i r , etc �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Lot sur faeces a i'information DRAFT A* 1. Uaflnltlons In t h i s Annex end attached schedules, unless the context otberwiae requiroe: "Canada** mesne tha Government of Canada, and "United States" means the Government of the United States of America; the tarn "warhead" includes "weapons" where the two cannot practically ba considered as physically separate components; "NATO" means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; "Allied Government" means any Government, which i s a l l i e d to Canada end the United States by i t s membership i a HATO; "Allied Commander" moans the Commander of a SATO Allied Command; "SACLANT" means ths Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic ef NATO; "COMCANLANT" moans the Commander ef the Canadian Atlantic sub-area* •SACBUR" nesns the Supreme Allied Commander Surope NATO} "hQRAD" mesas berth America Air Defence Command, established by Canada and the United States by an Exchange of Notes of May 12, 195*1 "CINCfiGHAD" means the Commander in Chief of I sfsv] �Document disclosed under the Access to information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a i'information "Storage Site" means the site or sites at which the warheads are to bo etored together with their appurtenant facilities such ss magasines, feaces end buildings deemed essential for preserving tho security ef snd maintaining ths warheads together with the lsad en which these arc to be constructed* B. Qeaerel 2. Ownership of any stocks of nuclear warheads covered by thle Annex and its sttsched schedules will remain with the United States. 3. Except In cases when the charing ef storags facilities with ether Allied Governments requires otherwise, arrangements for the security of the storage sites for the warheade will be the joint responsibility of Canada and tho United States, to be exercised ss follows: (a) United States personnel, to be provided in the minimum numbers required, will ba responsible for the safeguarding aad aaintananse ef tho warheads; (b) Canada will be responsible for the external security of the storage sites. 4. The procedures under which the nuclear warheads A- will bs roleesed from ths storage sites to meet logistic or v^ 3 operational requirements will be based on tha principle of iAy ' joint responsibility exercised by means of intergovernmental consultation* 5. Authorisation of the use by Canadian forces of tho aucloar warheads subsequent to thoir ralaaae from storags in accordance with paragraph L> will be tho responsibility of Canada. They will only be used in a period of grave emergency and in accordance with tho plans and procedures governing tho operations of ths Command concerned. 000617 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information 6. The detailed prooedures under which the principles outlined in paragraphs 3, 4 sad J will be carried out ara sot out in the schedules to thle Annex. 7* The United States will be physically sad financially responsible for the provision, maintenance, modification and assembly of the nuclear warheads, including the provision of technical equipment, and of personnel in the minimum numbers required, for these functions* The warheads will ba provided in numbers sufficient to enable the weapons systsas for which they ere intended to be maintained at all times at tho level of oparatienal effactlvoaoss required by tha pleas ef tha Commander concerned* I, Safeguards in the design of the nuclear warheads will be tho responsibility of the United States. The procedure for handling tho nuclear warheads to afford tho maximum protection of lives and property will bo subject to the agreement of Canada. Safety procedures for maintenance, transport, loading, storags and salvage will bo at least equivalent to United States staadards. 9* No test firings of the warheads will take place in Canada. C frevlslnn f* fl y*pil*« Qf huclaar *arhaads for Canadian rorcea in Canada 10* The location of tha stockpiles to be hold in Canada will be determined by Canada in consultation with viXCNORAD or SACLANT as appropriate. II. The United States will bo responsible for tho movement, in accordance with agreed procedures and in conformity with applicable Canadian laws and regulations, of tho nuclear warheads to and from Canada. 12. Subject te paragraph 7, the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 11 will bo applied in such a manner as to penult tha return of the warheads to the United States at any time at tho request of the United States. 13* Except as may otherwise bo agreed, Canada will be responsible for and bear tha cost ofI 000618 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de ia Loi sur I'acces a I'information • (s) provision of tho lead required for the storage sites and associated faeilitias; (b) construction of the storage sites and associated facilities which, sxsopt for those specifled in paragraph 13 (c) below, will conform with standards and criteria prevailing in NATO, and also their operation and maintenance; (c) construction, in accordance with normal Canadian standards, of the increments to Canadian administrative installations and facilities (housing, messing, offices, etc.) necessary to accommodate United Stateo custodial aad support personnel, as wall as the operation aad maintenance of those facilities; (d) movement of tho aucloar warheads within Csaeda, subject always to tho provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 above; (o) external security for all nuclear warheads during movement within Canada, and elsewhere as may ba sgrcod, the detailed arrangements to be made by the appropriate military authorities ef tho two Governments; (f) a reliable means of rapid communication, where necessary, to moot tho purposes ef this agreement as shall be agreed by tho i 14. appropriate authorities of the two J governments. j Canada will ba rssponsible for arranging for reasonable administrative and logistic support, Including that for United States personnel required to implement this agreement. Details of the support for United States personnel i 000619 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a i'information will be s astter to bo mutually agreed between the appropriate agencies of the two Governments. Rash Government shall beer the coot of tho pay and allowances of its own personnel. 15. The status of United States personnel In Canada in accordance with the terms of thia agreement will bo governed by the provisions of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and any supplementary arrangements which may be agreed upon* r r t v l ft4 16. ftf <*fc A»lrrt i 1 A pi* f'uelffx whfffv* far Tbe location of the stockpiles to be held in will be determined by the appropriate urope Iliad Commander ia consultation with Canada, tho United States and tha Allied Government or Governments concerned. 17. Canada aad the United States will consult with regard to any notification or other form of diplomatic communication addressed to the host government concerning tho proponed establishment of any stockpiles of warheads on its territory for possible Canadian use. Is* Subject always to tha provisions of paragraph 4, United States forces will be responsible for tho movement of tha nuclear warheads into aad from tbe Allied Command Europe ares* Responsibility for movement within this area will be ao agreed between the appropriate Canadian, United States and Allied authorities. 19. storage sites and associated facilities included ia NATO infrastructure programmes and allocated for the use of Canadian fereee will ba subject to NATO infrastructure funding and procedures. Canada will be responsible, in accordance with tha terms of Fart C ef this Annex, for arranging for the provision of facilities in Europe which it is mutually agreed are required for Canadian forces and United States personnel and which are not provided under common infrastructure. �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act\ Document divulgue en vertu de la loi sur I'acces 6 I'information 20. Where Caaads is the solo user of storsge facilities ia Europe, the responsibility for operation aad maintenance of tho facilities and administrative and logistic support for United States personnel will be in accordance with tho provisions of pert C of thle Annex, subject to agreeaent with Allied host governments where appropriate. 21* where Csaada it a Joint user, with other members of NATO, of storage facilities la Europe, constructed as part of I an infrastructure programme, the final determination of the division of responsibilities for the support and external security of the site or s i t e s will ba as agreed between the Governments or tho Allied Cn—and concerned as may be appropriate. i 22. Canada will be responsible for and bear the cost of a reliable means of rapid communication, where necessary, to aoot the purpoees of this Agreement as shall be agreed by the appropriate authorities of the two Govornmento. 23. , supplementary arrangements between the appropriate authorities of tha United States and Canada and between these authorities snd Allied Commanders shall be negotiated as required for the purpose of implementing this agreement. f* 24* ..»iH«w e nd T^iflfttlon The terms of this Agreement or any of i t s Schedules may be reviewed by tho two Governments at tho request of either Government and after such review nay be terminated by either Government upon six months' notloo* 000621 � 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 CDNW01651 Title A name given to the resource "Draft of the Proposed Agreement With the United States Governing the Provision of Stockpiles of Nuclear Warheads for Canadian Forces" 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 23-Mar-61