https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/d14ea837a3d483f6ba17043ac6fca6be.pdf d9daaf4d8c0aba1d4816ca785653d8ff PDF Text Text INCOMING / COPY DocumenlHip^asacl imjder the Access to Information Act a yijat/on Ni^^'^^mmB&W t^§T OF 25 COPIES IGINAL Security Classification FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA, LONDON TOP SECRET File No. ^#333 -^4 OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA jr?Priority - G6 System 'MMEDIATE CYPHER-AUTO Departmental Circulation THE M I N I S T E R ^ UNDER-SECY t$ ASSOC/U/SECY fc"7 ASSIST/U/SECS ?'? POL COOR SECT, /ft Date April 18, 1955- Reference: Subject: Distinction between large and tactical nuclear weapons. 1. The following communication dated April 18 addressed to the High Commissioner, on the above subject, has been received from P.H. Dean of the Foreign Office. Letter Begins: **>*£-ra«WsEcnaj| References ft*** MXmXt^tr(i) We have been disturbed by recent statement on this question by President Eisenhower and Mr. Dulles. We hear from our High Commissioner in Canada that during Dulles' visit last month he said to Mr, Pearson that he was constantly stressing the distinction between tactical atomic weapons and the hydrogen bomb, that United States defence policy was now based on the use of small atomic weapons, and that reliance on conventional weapons would be hopelessly costly. Mr. Pearson was reported as saying that Canadians were realising that Canada would inevitably be involved in international trouble even where no Canadian commitments were involved, and that this worried Canadian public opinion and would lead to more agitation for having a voice in important decisions. Clearly this question is of the highest importance, and ministers here have recently considered it. They Invited the Foreign Secretary to arrange for consultations to be held with the Canadian Government with a view to the submission to them in due course of the draft of a joint communication on this subject to the United States Government, provided of course that the Canadian Government wished to Join with the Government of the United Kingdom in this manner. 6e*» • f »•»«<jbt AW /WA*^» * , CA' dirt**** A I enclose a tentative draft paper which, subject to the comments of your government, might be submitted as the basis for the Joint communication in question. We should be most grateful if you would let us have your Government's views on it. Shouldtyou wish for a preliminary discussion of the matter I amjjeourse at your disposal at any time. Letter Ends. ....•/2 Sons- ^ "•». 230 (rev. tO/53) 000054 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur Faeces a I'information - 2 - 2. My immediately following telegram contains the text of the tentative draft paper referred to above. 3. Please pass copy of these telegrams to N.A. Robertson„ 000055 � 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 CDNW00062 Title A name given to the resource Telegram No. 536, Office of the High Commisioner for Canada, London, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, "Distinction between large and tactical nuclear weapons" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-04-18 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 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