https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/46f5e1f6411b70be7c8d6a7554f7a83c.pdf 47d699bd25225a5f01b864fc6a915d46 PDF Text Text FM NATOPARIS MAR31/62 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 858 OPIMMED ",=-=- 'J:I __ __.: .U INFO LDN WASHDC CJSCW) EMBPARIS BONN BRU HAGUE CCOS OTT OPIMMED FM OTT l_g_J--=--= \ cJ>_ )\. / BAG BERLIN FM BONN NATO DEFENCE PLANNING-UK STATEMENT ifjoJ'."9y IN THE COURSE OF COUNCIL MTG MAR30 THE UK MADE A STATE- APR.. MENT IN CONNECTION WITH PARA7(8) OF NDP/6212, THE FULL TEXT OF IS SET OUT ·BELOW,., THERE WAS NO RPT NO IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION OF THIS IMPORTANT STATEMENTG TEXT PAPER 'NDP/62/2 IS ONE POINT IN THE SECGENS CONCERNS THE UK AND WHICH WE FEEL SHOULD NOT RPT NOT BE OVERLOOKEDGPARA7(B)CALLS UPON THE UK,AS WELL AS THE USA TO GIVE AN ASSURANCE THAT THE OPERATIONAL PLANS OF THEIR STRATEGIC . FORCES PROV!DE·FOR THE INTERDICTION OF ALL MISSILE LAUNCHING BASES BEYOND,THE CAPACITY OF SACEUR AND SACLANT. ON FEB21 MR FINLETTER MADE A MOST IMPORTANT AND IMPRESSIVE STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HIS GOVT ABOUT THE CAPABILITY OF 9 AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR,THE USA NUCLEAR STRATEGIC FORCES.HE MADE IT,CLEAR THAT THE OPERATIONAL PLANS OF AND OTHER FORCES WERE IN ONE SINGLE OPERATION THAT PROVIDED OVERLAPPING COVERAGE OF KEY TARGETS;THAT SOVIET SITES THREATENING EUROPE WERE ACCORDED THE SAME TO? PRIORITY AS THOSE THREATENING NORTH AMERICA;AND THAT USA NUCLEAR POWER WOULD BE USED IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE POLICY OF THE ALLIANCE. HER MAJESTYS GOVT WISH TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GENERAL ASSURANCE TO NATO,INSOFAR AS THE UK STRATEGIC_FORCES ARE CONCERNED.THESE LEAR FORCES MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC FORCES OF THE WEST 11 AND WOULD BE ABLE EVEN. ON THEIR OWN TO INFLICT TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE DAMAGE ON AN ENEMY.THE V-BOMBERS BASED ON THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC FORM A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE INITIAL ATTACH BY AIRCRAFTGDISPERSAL PLANS REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED IN LARGE NUMBERS BY SURPRISE ATTACK AND THEY CAN BE AIRBORNE WITHIN THE WARNING TIME WE SHALL GET* A0012895_176-000791 �'· .•. :;;( . - PAGE TW0858 IT IS THE INTENTION OF HER MAJESTYS GOVT.TO MAINTAIN THE MILITARY EFFICACY OF THE BRIT NUCLEAR STRIKE FORCES THROUGHOUT THE 1910S BY FITTING THE· V BOMBERS \IJITH STAND OF MISSILES WHICH WILL EN• ABLE THEM TO HIT THEIR TARc-;:ETS t•IHILE REr1AINING OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENEMY DEFENCES. I SHOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE ONCE MORE THAT THE OPERATIONAL PLANS OF BOMBER COMMAND, ARE VERY CLOSELY TIED IN BOTH WITH THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND AND THE STRIKE FORCES OK SACEUR AND SACLANToi AM ABLE THEREFORE TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF,ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTYS GOVT, .. WITH THE ASSURANCE GIVEN BY MR F!NLETTER ON BEHALF OF THE USA GOVT AND TO CONfiRM THAT THE BRIT NUCLEAR FORCES COVER TARGETS OK IMPORTANCE TO THE DEFENCE OK EUROPE GENERALLY AND THAT IN THIS RESPECT THEY COMPLEMENT THE NATO NUCLEAR STRIKE FORCESo A0012895_177-000792 � 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 CDNW02987 Title A name given to the resource CDNW02987 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO - Nuclear weapons - Policy - NATO long term planning," RG25-A-3-b, vol 5959, file 50219-AL-2-40, part 4-2, 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