https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/201aab16ab77db945a9d668f45d7d41d.pdf fee5cbfc37ad2432c1768e64ed2d83c2 PDF Text Text uoeotioor 13, 1957 ted .it-tea {'reposals for Closer I n t e g r a t i o n of t e u l c C a p a b i l i t i e s in uofaaco of ttor_h Anorica t h o r o a m attached for your i n f o r m t t e n copies of t s l e g r a n s ... and 2631 fros* our iaso&ssy in ^enningtoo. Tneyrepor* a United Statoo approach, tho obj*et of whina eventually i o a c l o s e r i n t e g r a t i o n of Cannae-United ...tabes atomic c a p a b i l i t i e s i a continent Hi a i r 4«fence. 2. Tho United Statoo proposals cover too whole rsn&e of do fen eo p o s s i b i l i t i e s on land, eoa ana In t h e a i r . they deal i» well with the deployment of tha s t r u t ogle d e t e r r e n t . They Involve providing - t o n i c weriioads f o r use (a) l a trie a i r , i . e . , t h e **-i roc&et, (b) froa t n e ground, i . e . Honere u Mi<e-Horculoo typo weapons, and (e) a g a i n s t t h e ia* Wur* i . e . , In anti-eubjourine devices a t t h e b.»>.-leased base l a |# The proposals da not c a l l f o r i o n e d i a t e d e c i s i o n . ladeed, they e r a of ouch iaportaana M i l i t a r i l y ana polit,.. to* they w i l l r e q u i r e t h e Moot s e r i o u e consider by H i a i s t e r a * In putt it rwerd t h e proposals, tne United it&tea a u t h o r i t i e s evidently emphasised t h a t they s*re neeitiag f i r s t t h e concurrence i Canadian uovonuwnt on a pallti-. -.aval t o th* p r i n c i p l e of g r e a t e r i n t e g r a t i o n of a t o n i c c a p a b i l i t i e s in t h e continent s i r defences, 5nly t h e r e a f t e r w i l l e x p l o r a t i o n s begin on deta-iis through ffiilii. eaaanele. fcf*a? roa nave given oonsldoratlon 1000620 �-*• ,.. t h e attach-neats, you may, t .* r e f e r s , t b l n a i t d e s i r a b l e t o nave t h e n ex-mined us they stand by an l a t e ^ r t a e n t a l groof o f f i c i a l s representing both c i v i l and a i l l t a r y arms of tbe Government* I t may be t h a t you would wish s i a l a t e r s t a g e to have t h e p o l i t i c a l agrennent in - p r i n c i p l e , , between trie two Gtovevnaente, .however i t may ba nodlfled upon eaamim<*tion froa the proposals s a t out in t h e attachments, recordad In seme exchange of eorreepoadenee with t h e United State® Government t a aerve as & base upon which t h e m i l i t a r y discussions on a e t e i i may go f o r ward. i i .,.i e e t i f t ' t e as well raeaent had been reached in m i l i t a r y s i s on s p e c i f i c project?,, once again t h e r e would be a requirement t o reaard t h e s e d e t a i l e d agreements in loter«gavernmantal exchanges. ^^--'HmmT^pfcflu&j-r *mmto iw -.— 4. Perhaps t h e mast Immediate impartaaee of t h i s approach I s In t e r n s of i t s possible e f f e c t aa our a t t i t u d e a t the a -.set l a g s of t h e next few days i n P a r i s . Our understate the United ;>tates proposals for s t o c k - p i l i n g i n t h e & ouatrles a r e t h a t they w i l l involve two d i s t i n g u i « features, the f i r s t the stockpiling i I -heaus -irope for t una (Bike-sad Corporal-type was pan r , t h e second, t o n i c warheads I ape for s t r a t e g i c use n . . e . for IRSMsj. The United S t a t e s proposals in t h s attachments havs t h e same two f e a t u r e s . Telegram I .eals prlmr teals c a p a b i l i t y for weapons which w i l l t o used t a c t i c , , .n t h e defence of t h i s continent s telegram 2(*)l contains t h e t e a t of t b e United S t a t e s proposal for t h e stacof nuclear w*i . , beansj for ase s t r a t e g i c a l l y ^y t h e Mr • doamead 5. I t would seem, t h e r e f o r e , t - a t t i t u d e toward the proposals put before N d e c i s i o n , w i l l have t o be s u f f i c i e n t l y f l e x i b l e ta leuve t h e >verameat & f r s e hand l a aahiag i t s eventual decision th respect t o s t o c k - p i l i n g of atomic weapons (or t h ^ i r use inn t e r r i t o r y ) in the defence of t h e c o n t i n e n t . At tha moment i t i s perhaps *uf flcie; be aware t h a t SATO agreement . . . j �3* t o accept che p r i n c i p l e of atomic s t o c k - p i l i n g would make a Caaadiaa d e c i s i o n with respect t o tbe t n t e e proposals p o l i t i c a l l y e a s i e r , while conversely, a EATO r e f u s a l to accept atomic s t o c k - p i l i n g could neks . . e u l t i e s for t a a Government i t n respect t o t h e Unit ad. S t a t e s proposals o u t l i n e d i a t h e a t t a c h ments. .-roposal s e t out In the Uoited m& aide memoire i n telegram 2631 Opens a new phase in our defames cooperation with t h e united s t a t e s in t h a t i t .uvoivaa t h s oeplayment of the t e g i c dot errant t o Canadian s a i l * Texaa t o g e t h e r with t h e Ualted S t a t e s r e refua...iti*?a which has been before the' Ooveramsnt f o r some t i n e , "tola w i l l involve d e c i s i o n s of the ) move Area cooper . h tha united as in s s t r i c t ! - a i r defence r o l e to cooperation involving t h e provision hy Canada of f a c i l i t i e s t o enhaace t h e s t r i k i n g power of SAC offensive forces* Mere a&ala, t h e Halted o-tatea seems t o be aeekiag poi Clearance f i r s t from the 'iverament, to be followed by implementation with procedures a i ready •et.»bli*nen' between 1 roaanta f o r t h e 0%' it of Canada aj a f t ea.rrylag mr materiel* Yau w i l l note from para. 9'of telegram 2i>y• ths Ambassador was not given • s u o a t s a t l v e anathe question -aland aamaaraiag the exact decree roeidoanial c o n t r o l the use of nuclear weapons bf i-X. feu w i l l be aware from a recent telegram from London which was sent t o you t h a t t h e issue of c e n t r a l of &(•'» -..'.,ta based in t h e united iiagftam has bean a i r e d i n t h e Unitea -• CVWY* ** * j t # « *'ff»OT§i 7. "sot la opeaeln bath with raapeet t >an« f o r .,e and weapons f o r s t r a t e g i c use i s ••* of control by United s t a t e s personnel, ev t h e s e weapons s 'based In C nads* Bi as l e g i s l a t i o a (which • . . a �3 . * km in l a t e r >-iiscuasions) the h e a r t mhiem for t h e United s t a t e s i s to obtain agreed f a c i l i t i e s ..dear weapons in other c o u n t r i e s o r fai aucXcar weapons from the t e r r i t o r y of other . t r i e s , with the United dbabes r e t a i n i n g custody and c o n t r o l to weapons* Here again, d e c i s l o a s taken i n t h e a A TO context wi. . have soma effect on tha ease i l t y f o r t h e C aaadii,.. .• . m a c in uaaliag wit n i t e d s t a t e s proposals* ... i I . have indicated above, 1 a .> not believe t h a t immediate d e c i s i o n s on t h e United oaabes oaele a r s r e q u i r e d . X would rsjo.smsad, if you a g r e e , t h a t t n e s e proposals bs considered by same appropriate .inter-daanrtmental g; ' the chairmanship of Mr, Bryce. 1 fee send copies . .s mamoraadum -urd i t s attachments t a Mr* Smith and Rr. ksrhea for aucfc I ..e s s i t may have for thtm a t X ^rthaomlng meatinga a r i s . I would not propose to ei te t h i s a&teri&l a t t h i s s t a g e bey or. I n t e r e s t e d Mini ste : te Secret .ry I :nc* and t h e C eputy Minister of «. 000623 � 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/. 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