https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/fe7a7293fc07000da737c93803a142ff.pdf 5ae39558928181cd62ad04949c874226 PDF Text Text ^ TO iET AL 53 5 PRIORITY LDN NATOPARIS CSC'JS rjpn in 19 i«r pu *zj " ltVn MAN VIEWS ON WEAPONS FOR NATO 3 THE GERMAN REACTION TO (A) ATOMIC ARMAMENT OF GERMAN FORCE ' /n/,n ~"<2/oX-/ MISSILE BASES ON GERMAN SOIL IS DESCRIBED IN 3 ^ ° BETA It-•*]•?"(•>SEPARATE TEL AS WE THOUGH IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO ASSEMBLE RECENT STATEMENTS EVEN THOUGH SOME HAVE BEEN COVERED IN INDIVIDUAL TELEGRAMS.THE GENERAL GERMAN POSITION AS IT EMERGES IS ONE OF RELUCTANCE AND A DESIRE TO POSTPONE THESE IMPORTANT DECISIONS.THIS IS PARTLY BASED ON PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS.THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT YET "ACTUAL" BECAUSE THE MISSILES WILL NOT BE IN PRODUCTION At AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR MANY MONTHS YET.THE GERMAN ARGUMENT OF THE DESIRABILITY OF WAITING FOR DOCUMENT MC70 MAKES GOOD SENSE.THERE ARE ALSO NO DOUBT POLICY JS WHICH MAY BE RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: 1>THE WHOLE LINE OF GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY SINCE BEFORE THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS HAS BEEN TO DO NOTHING WH AN INTERFERE WITH THE POSSIBILITIES FOR DISARMAMENT,HARDEN THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATJ OR MAKE REUNIFICATION EVEN MORE IMPROBABLE.RELUCTANCE ABOUT ACCEPTING THE NEW WEAPONS FITS IN WITH THIS TENDENC 2: IT NO DOUBT REPRESENTS THE GERMAN GOVT'S ASSESSMENT OF PU OPINION IN GERMANY AND WHAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO IT IN ITS PRE *OOD. I! EVIDENCE OF GERMAN DESIRE TO ASSESS THEIR MILITARY I AND POLICIES IN GERMANY'S NATIONAL INTERESTS AND NOT NECESSAR; TO ACCEPT OUTSIDE DIRECTION ON THIS ASSESSMENT.THIS IS ALSO EVIDENCED BY STRAUSS' GENERAL,APPROACH TO THE GERMAN DEFENCE EFFORT. 2.IN ATTEMPTING HERE TO MAKE ANY AS IENT OF THE DESIRABILITY OR OTHERWISE FROM THE POLITICAL POINT 0 EW OF MISSILE BASES ON GERMAN SOIL OR TACTICAL ATOMIC ARMAME? R THE GERMANS AT T> TIME,WE HAVE NOT THE MEANS TO ESTIMATE THE URGENCY OF THE M RY NEED FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS NOW.IF SUCH MEASURES ARE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR COMMON DEFENCE AND MAY INDE] \TELY * * a2 000736 I �HEN ON SEVE D THE RETICENT LI GERMAN POLICY ON THIS SUBJECT TO BE A WISE ONE BECAUSEs MS LITT_E DOUBT THAT MISSILE BASES IN GERMANY WOULD ACT ADD TO INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS} 2>SUCH A DEVELOPMENT WOULD RUN COUNTER TO ANY POSSIBILITY OF iN (AND WESTERN] RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE SATELLITES AND PARTICULARLY POLAND AND MIGHT BE UNPOPULAR WITH SOME OF THE RN ALLIES; T WOULD REACT 3ADLY ON ANY PROSPECT OF A BI-PARTISAN FOREIGN POLICY IN GERMANY <CF WHICH THERE ARE SOME FAINTLY PROMISING AT PRESENT JIGGING A DEEPER GULF BETWEEN THE GOVT AN TIONJ ... IITY OF SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY LEAD TO DANGERS 3.IT IS TO BE REMARKED HERE THAT THIS LINE OF GERMAN POLICY MA OUNTER TO FRENCH POLICY BOTH B FRENCH MAY FAVOUR THE POSSESSION BY NATO GOVTS OF NUCLE/ PONS WITH THE RIGHT TO USE THEM (AS A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE "0 NUCLEAR PRODUCTION PROGRAMME T MAY PREFER TO SEE THE INTERMEDIATE MISSILE RANGES FAR EAST AS POSSIBLE. SC S THE QUESTION OF STATIONING AND Tl TITUDE OF OTHER NATO GOVTS EM OF DIFFERENTIATING GERM/, iN AND DANISH POSITIONS IN THIS MATTER FROM THAT OF SOME OTHER. NATO ALLIES.THE DANISH POSITION SEEKS SIMILAR TO THE GERMAN ' BE IN CONTACT,WE BELIEv ! QUESTION IS RAISED 3Y Tl Y THE LONDON TIMES IN THIS -.N LECTURES IN LONDON RIAL AS TO WHETHER A PROCEED TO ESTABLISH MISSILE BASES IN GERMANY USED AS A COUNTER IN DISAM NEGOTIATIONS WITH Tl I SHOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS POSSIBILITY I OUR PRE -EPARATE ,AT ANY RATE IN THE 000737 �SO FAR PUT FORWARD,THE SUG ON IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE MUCH HEApWAY AT THE PRESENT TIME.IN ADDITION ANY SUCH PROPOSALS WOULD r VlOUSLY BE DEPENDENT ON THE NATO MILITARY ASSESSMENT AS TO WHETHER MISSILE BASES IN GERMANY ARE A NECESSITY FOR THE DEFENCE OF EUROPE.MEANWHILE THE GERMAN GOVT WILL CERTAINLY TAKE AN UNFAVOURABLE VIEW OF SUCH PROPOSALS ALTHOUGH THE SPD HAVE WELCOMED THEM AS THEY FIT IN TO THEIR FOREIGN POLICY LINE RITCHIE 000738 � 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 CDNW04035 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04035 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO Cooperation Regarding Nuclear Weapons And Missile Bases (IRBM)," RG24-B-1, vol 21468, file CSC 2108:1, part 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