https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f6d294cf3faed76bb2b8aec8932c255e.pdf 44d4cc49396403c8940b54231a970122 PDF Text Text DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA • HT OUTGOING MESSAGE! DATE NOVlJ/62 EXTERNAL OTT FM: *X • • 7 '; 1 SECURITY FILE .^V/p.^.j.y* SECRET yj zrz> PRECEDENCE NUMBER TO: DL-1668 NATO PARIS OPIMMED • ' INFO: CCOS CJS(WASH), EMBPARIS, LDN, WASHDC - Ref. YOURTEL 2 6 5 3 OF N0V14 Subject: NATO DEFENCE POLICY WE A f i S s a i £ g ^ g g & S S B B ^ § - BELIEVE THAT I T WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CANADA TO TAKE A LEADING PART IN THE DISCUSSIONS IN COUNCIL ON THE SEABORNE MRBM FORCE. WE WOULD, THEREFORE, NOT WISH TO PUT QUESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE U. S . DELEGATION AT THE MEETING ON NOV23-24 fl£ftHBQ=$HERS AN INTEN•WQH TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM OTTAWA FOR THIS MEETING. AS YOU ARE AWARE, CANADA'S INTEREST IN THIS FORCE I S A GOOD DEAL LESS DIRECT THAN THAT OF CERTAIN OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES* 2. IT HAD BEEN OUR EXPECTATION THAT THE DISCUSSIONS IN COUNCIL ON THIS SUBJECT WOULD BE LONG DRAWN OUT AND WOULD BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF A SEABORNE MRBM FORCE AS PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE. THE U. S . A . HAS ALWAYS TAKEN THE LINE THAT THERE I S NO URGENT MILITARY N0 LOCAL ..J2 STANDARD • DISTRIBUTION ORIGINATOR DIVISION PHONE APPROVED BY N. A. HOBtH 5 55UI- NAME...EP..Biack/sh EXT. 1« (REV. 12/61) D. L . ( 1 ) ,2-3795 A0012918 34-000190 �- 2 REQUIREMENT FOR THIS FORCE THOUGH IT WOULD HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE POLITICALLY AND THEY HAVE U^s|^§OD THAT UNTIL THE FUTURE SHAPE OF EUROPE IS CLEARER AND THE BRITISH HAVE COMPLETED THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SIX THERE IS LITTLE HOPE OF A DECISION TO FORM SUCH A FORCE. 3. WE NOW DETECT A SOMEWHAT GREATER INTEREST ON THE . PART OF THE U. S. WITH REGARD TO THE MILITARY REQUIREMENT FOR A SEABORNE MRBM FORCE AS A POSSIBLE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM POSED BY THE FORWARD NUCLEAR BASES IN TURKEY AND ITALY^S®, IN THIS CONNECTION, YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM WASHDC TEL 3351 OF N0V12 THAT THE U.'SAAUTHORITIES ARE CONSIDERING A SMALL PILOT SEABORNE MRBM FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THAT THIS POSSIBILITY HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED IN A PRELIMINARY MANNER WITH THE TURKS. WE ALSO GATHER THAT MR. STIKKER IS ANXIOUS FOR A QUICKENING OF THE PACE OF DISCUSSION AND FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO BE TABLED AT THE DECEMBER MINISTERIAL MEETING. WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT ALL THE REASONS FOR HAVING THOROUGH J^^eNfe^ftAtfK^XJT DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT STILL OBTAIN AND THAT A SHORT PROGRESS REPORT OF THE DISCUSSION TO DATE IS ALL THAT IS NECESSARY AT THE DECEMBER MINISTERIAL MEETING. A 4. S * U. S ^ BRIEFING TEAM HEADED BY GERARD SMITH OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND ADMIRAL LEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THc, DEFENCE VISITED OTTAWA ON NOV15. IN lA rr\ £ P / - r g ^ y e / f r / g ^ / v - PC-OT" COr<^\K_/Yt££> ut>A t t * - r e ^ e - s . T ~ ' TTTTTi r.fiVr; fl nTTTTTTTffn TO f&oT&C-r W^CH i*;ooi.l>T££rXEr/.staiL/'ry SKWTfflMWFICIALS ANB-j-AO WELL, HA&-*H-Ua'lUHHAL D U U U ^ l U N Of fl\uiyiWPy*.0w7ii~ ®7i7-l£ rr>i*% ll~e-S m^NNiH(rt FiNmffCit<((r}ErrG<&<JT NOT muLTiLnT&tmi- <swmoc, t WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WITH THE U. S . TEAM AND WE ARE NOW PREPARING AN ACCOUNT OF THE V I S I T WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOU AS SOON AS IT I S READY. A0012918_35-000191 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 CDNW03156 Title A name given to the resource CDNW03156 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 5-2, 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