https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/98b09c1fb9482597703945d1c37d7dcd.pdf 7caa3e2dc9ccb075098c141f217a3d75 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act D elffe^rj«nldii\ad#ierai$ ie)r/uJcl$Ja 'SaisiklaSffsWinformation TOP SECRET • Ottawa, April 19, 1955 1 \r • feuwi A SECRET My dear Colleague, Policy for the employment of nuclear weapons I attach for your consideration copies of Telegrams 536 and 537 of April 18 from London, containing a communication received from the Foreign Office* Tou will see that United Kingdom Ministers have been giving consideration to the implications of the nuclear deterrent policy. They perceive a divergence between their views and those of the United States Government on this matter and want us to be associated with them in a joint approach to Washington. As you know, some preliminary consideration has already been given to this subject in my Department; you will recall in particular the draft paper on the political implications of the nuclear deterrent policy which I sent to you on April 4. As soon as your Department and mine have had an opportunity to consider the United Kingdom proposal, it seems to me desirable that we should meet together with our advisers to discuss what reply should be made to the United Kingdom Government. Since the United Kingdom proposal raises a number of related questions touched on in the preliminary study, we might also use this opportunity to have a word on the suggestion I made with regard to an interdepartmental study. We should also be able to judge The Honourable R. 0. Campney, P.O., Sinister of national Defence, *A« Building, 0 t t a w a. • • . * �Document disclosed under the Access to information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur Faeces a I'information - 2 - how best to consult our other colleagues. In the meantime, I have drawn the two telegrams to the attention of the Prime Minister. Tours sincerely, t_* PPA -"" 000046 � 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 CDNW00069 Title A name given to the resource Letter, L.B. Pearson to R.O. Campney, "Policy for the employment of nuclear weapons" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-04-19 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 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