https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/a959f83034f0a616a394b6aa41a188a0.pdf dc09cd9c19ccaff92be02efe69356ea8 PDF Text Text Document divulgue en vertu de la toi sur Faeces a Finjoi RESTRICTED November 28, 1955 Dear Harry, When we talked about my coming to the Senior Officers Conference on International Affairs at Hart House next week, you asked me to let you know the subject of my talk and give you some suggested discussion questions for the round tables. 2. I propose to speak on "the non-military factors In Canadian security." 3. Following are some suggested discussion questions: 1) Have the risks Inherent in nuclear war made the involvement of Canada in general war less probable? 2) Are alliances like NATO more or less necessary for Canada in this nuclear age? 3) If Canadian security is based upon the nuclear deterrent, what are some of the foreign policy Implications of our dependence upon the deterrent for security, particularly in terms of our relations with the United States. 1 Harry R. Low, Esquire Director, Bureau of Current Affairs Department of National Defence O t t a w a . . . & 000611 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgueenvertudela Loi sur Faeces a Finformation - 2 (k) If general war Is less likely in the nuclear age, is the emphasis In the struggle between East and West to be found Increasingly in other than military fields — the political, economic, Ideological, and diplomatic? (5) It has been said that in the East/Best struggle, Canada is "the ham in the sandwich", or else *the bridge" between the Soviet Union and the U.S.A. «•>discuss this statement. 4, I also believe that the suggested reading list should include Mr. Pearson's article on NATO, written just befo» he went to the U.S.S*R», a copy of which is attached, and Mr, Pearson's report on his visit to the U.S S.R., made on his radio broadcast on Sunday, November 27, a copy of which is also attached. Yours sincerely, 'G. IGNATIErT. george Ignatieff 000612 � 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 CDNW00182 Title A name given to the resource Letter, G. Ignatieff to H.R. Low Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/28/1955 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 to Director, Bureau of Current Affairs, Department of National Defence 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