https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ab6d8e2d2fafa17cedd8ac385ad25824.pdf abf573014ab9a063de9d021e2d53b185 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act I / C O P 3f Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information y S »HAFf Excellency i LM ^ 1 have thn honor to refer to Articles 20 tad 21 of thn Coaaunieue issued by thn North Atlantic Council on December 19, 1957 anA to conversations vhich havn taken place bntvnnn thn Supreme Allied Coaaander Europe (SACEOR) and the Governments of Canada and of the United States regarding the stockpiling of atomic weapons in Europe for Canadian forces. It Is thn understanding of ay Government that In the course of these conversations agreement in principle was reached to the establishment of elements of a stockpile of atonic weapons to be provided by the United States in support of Canadian forces in Europe. In order to laplemcnt this agreement In principle my Government suggests the following arrangementsi (l)fhe location of the stocks for the support of Canadian forces assigned to HAT0 in Europe will be determined by SACEUR in accordance with approved JSlJiSO military plans and in agreeaent with Canadian and ttolted States military authorities and* if necessary, thn appropriate authorities of thn country in which stocks are to be located. (2)Except as otherwise agreed* the costs of construction* development and maintenance of the storage sites and associated facilities* including those required for the support of the U.S* special weapons custodial and support personnel* shall be borne by Canada* Arrangements for providing ths land involved, without cost to the United States* will be the responsibility of the Canadian Government. So the extent that the Morth Atlantic Council agrees to SECHB? ... 2 000787 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information the SATO infrastructure funding of &AZO atomic stockpile site construction costs* the apportionment of costs will be subject to SATO infrastructure procedures. Installations and facilities for atomic weapons storage and maintenance will be built and maintained at least in accordance with 2!A$0 standards and criteria. Installations and facilities for normal logistic support (housing* messing* offices* etc.)* vhich may not be specified under SATO criteria* will be built and maintained as mutually agreed. (|)It is recognised that the custody of any stocks of atomic weapons provided by the United States will be the responsibility of the United States and that United States personnel will be assigned to the stockpile sites for this purpose. (*v)Wh#n the weapons are released by appropriate authority* they will be employed in accordance with prooedures established by SACEUB. <5)United states forces will be responsible for the maintenance* surveillance and assembly of the atomic weapons* including the provision of personnel and technical equipment for the performance of these functions. (o)Bxeept aa otherwise agreed* external security of all atomic weapons in storage er during movement within the country concerned will be the responsibility of the Canadian forces, the details of external security arrangements will be determined by the appropriate United States and Canadian military authorities in accordance with directives of SACEUR. • •• 3 000788 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information 5ECHET * 3(7)United States forces will be responsible for the movement of the atomic weapons to points of entry in the country concerned and from points of exit. Canadian forces* except as otherwise agreed* will be responsible for the transportation of the weapons within the country concerned* subject to paragraph 3 above. (S)A reliable means of signal communications will* except as otherwise agreed by the appropriate authorities of the two governments* be provided by the Government of Canada to meet the purposes of this Agreement. (9)Canada will* in general* provide at no expense to the United States Government reasonable administrative and logistical support for United States forces and dependents in support of Canadian units. Jhis support will include common items of supply* organic ; transportation* and such other support as may be mutually agreed. (10)Supplementary Service-to-Service arrangements* within the scope of this agreement pertaining to the various delivery systems and associated installations* will be negotiated separately* as may be appropriate* between the appropriate military authorities of the Unltnd States and Canada. I propose that if the foregoing Is acceptable to your Government* this note and your reply indicating such acceptance will constitute en agreement between the two Governments on this subject* the agreement to enter into force on the date of your note in reply. SECRET 000789 i � 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 CDNW01801 Title A name given to the resource Draft diplomatic note 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). 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