https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8b8f68b4c5aad891489768ad6fac98f1.pdf 3da942386336bbfefc8745f238862062 PDF Text Text CSC/.IS MAH9 3O6PJ^59 ... Sjog.f •-"'< in FM EMB.ASSYPARIS MAY9/59 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 461 OPIMMEDIATE INFO LDN WASHDC NATOPARIS REF MY TEL 374 APRS! 5 PARA 2-ICBK AND MY TSL 3 3 8 PARA 3 I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY SITTING NEXT TO PRESIDENT DE GAULLE AT JOAN OF ARC S CELEBRATIONS AT ORLEANS YESTERDAY TO CLEAR POINT ABOUT ICBM S e 2.2 WANTED TO OBTAIN CONFIRMATION THAT HE ACTUALLY MEANT IT WOULD TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS FOR USSR TO REACH LEVEL OF USA ICBM STRIKING POWER.HE CONFIRMED THAT VIEW WITHOUT HESITATION*HE SAID HE DID NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USSR BEING ABLE TO DELIVER A FEW ICBM S BUT HE DID NOT THINK THAT THEY COULD WIN A WAR AT THIS STAGE THROUGH ICBM S e 3c.n WAS NOT THEREFORE THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF USA ATOMIC STRIKING POUER THAT WAS IN CAUSE BUT THE BALANCE OF USA-USSR ICBM S* 4*2 WOULD HAVE LIKED TO GO DEEPER INTO THE MATTER IF CONDITIONS HAD BEEN SUITABLE* 5,IN THE HOPE OF KNOWING TO WHAT EXTENT GENERAL DE GAULLE S OPINION WITH RESPECT TO ICBM S COULD INFLUENCE FRENCH GOVT POLICY TOWARDS USSR,I ASKED jOXEpSECRETARY GENERAL OF FOREIGN OFFICE,WHETHER HE COULD COMMENT ON THE MATTER*HE ADMITTED AT ONCE THAT HE HAD NEVER DISCUSSED ICBM S WITH THE GENERAL,AND COULD NOT RECALL ANY TRACE OF KIS THINKING CONCERNING ICBM IN ELABORATION OF FRENCH GOVT PRESENT INTERNATIONAL POLICY* Sot SHALL SEND YOU MY COMMENTS IN A LATER TEL DUPUY0 000389 rw?~ IH (. � 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 CDNW04071 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04071 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