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USA PROPOSALS RE CLOSER INTEGRATION OF ATOMIC CAPABILITIES IN
DEFENCE OF NORTH AMERICA

FOLLOWING I S THE TEXT OF THE AIDE MEMOIRE REFERRED IN OUR REF TEL
CONCERNING THE PROPOSED STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT GOOSE BAYs
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IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USA STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND, THE USA GOVT
DESIRES TO DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO EXISTING STORAGE
FACILITIES AT GOOSE BAYo

THIS PROPOSED DEPLOYMENT I S

INTENDED TO IMPLEMENT LONG-RANGE PUNNING FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND
READINESS OF THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND.
IT I S ENVISAGED THAT, UPON RECEIPT OF THE GENERAL, CLEARANCE OF
THE CANADIAN GOVT FOR THE PROPOSED DEPLOYMENT PROGRAMME, SUBSEQUENT NOTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS WOULD BE MADE BY
FILING OF FLIGHT PLANS 4 8 HOURS IN ADVANCE, AS SPECIFIED IN
PROCEDURE "Y" OF SCHEDULE B TO ORDER-IN-COUNCIL (PC 2 3 0 7 ) DATED
1 7 APR 1 9 5 2 .

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DEPT OF STATE,
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