https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/df3d6eee1c307d5fbdda2206ef569bb5.pdf b8d1683134052742c92c544d867eaac8 PDF Text Text .SECBKE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE PARIS, FRANCE 2 November 1959 AG 1100 OANDT/ARMY Substitution of Atomic Delivery Systems for Little John in MC 70 SUBJECT TO : Minister of National Defense Ottawa, Canada cc 2J7s7*s/ REFERENCE : SHAPE/32/59 AG 1100 OANDT 1 . I n SHAPE'S Planning Guidance 1959, p l a n s were announced f o r t h e r e v i s i o n of t h e MC 70 requirements' f o r t h e L i t t l e John system which w i l l n o t be d e l i v e r e d to NELTO. SHAPE' s recommendations i n c o r p o r a t i n g t h e subs t i t u t i o n s of Honest John, Lacrosse and S-inch Howitzer u n i t s f o r t h e L i t t l e John u n i t s have now been f i n a l i z e d and w i l l be forwarded t o t h e Standing Group and the M i l i t a r y Committee f o r a p p r o v a l , » 2. Pending action by the Standing Group, and Military Committee t.* modify MC 70 in accordance with-SPARE1s recommendations, submitted herewith for your planning purposes.is the tentative new program for ground delivery units: • < CANADA' ' WEAPONS UNITS ECH Lacrosse 1958 1959 I960 1961. 1962 1963 M 3 . I t i s n o t f o r e s e e n t h a t f u r t h e r changes i n L i t t l e John s u b s t i t u t i o n s •will" be" r e q u i r e d , but should r e v i s i o n s be made, t h e program w i l l appear i n i t s f i n a l form, i n SEnPE- P l a n n i n g Guidance I 9 6 0 . • FOR THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER Ettft6PE: F. A. FOERTSCH Lt Gen, German Army Deputy Chief of Staff Plans and Policy DISTRIBUTION: Action . MOD/CANADA 'NMR (SHAPE) CANADA Information SGN SGREP CINCENT SHiiPE SACEUR DSiiCEUR AIRDEP NAVDEP COFS DCPANDP DCLA • DCO (continued) PANDP . 1 PROG 1 CENTRAL RECORDS 4 SHTLPE 11 11 21 7 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL LOG OANDT <r 81 CSC MS i 1 1 1 1 SECY EXNMR z r-.;r.'0T0 VOIR TEXTE FRANCAIS AU VERSO �GRAND QUARTIER GENERAL DES PUISSANCES ALLIEES EN EUROPE PARIS, FRANCE AG 1100 OANDT/ARMY 2 Novembre 1959 0 B J E T : S u b s t i t u t i o n de Systemes de Lancement Atomique sur L i t t l e John prevus p a r l e MC 70. DE S T . : Monsieur l e M i n i s t r e de l a Defense N a t i o n a l e Ottawa, Canada, REPERENCE : SHAPE/32/59 AG 1100 OANDT 1, La D i r e c t i v e de P l a n n i n g du SHAPE "de 1959 a n n o n c a i t l a p r e p a r a t i o n de p l a n s t e n d a n t a r e v i s e r l e s p r e s c r i p t i o n s du iiG 70 c o n c e r n a n t l e s s y s temes de " L i t t l e John" qui ne s e r o n t pas l i v r e s a I'OTAN. Le SHAPE a maintenant mis au p o i n t des. recommandations p o r t a n t s u r l e remplacement des u n i t e s de L i t t l e John p a r des u n i t e s Honest John, Lacrosse e t d ' o b u s i e r s de 8". Ces recommandations s e r o n t a d r e s s e e s au Croupe Permanent e t au Comite M i l i t a i r e pour a p p r o b a t i o n . 2. Dans l ' a t t e n t e des n e s u r e s q u i s e r o n t p r i s e s p a r l e Groupe P e r manent e t l e Comite M i l i t a i r e en vue de m o d i f i e r l e IviC 70 conformement aux recommandations du SHAPE, un nouveau programme r e l a t i f aux u n i t e s de lancement b a s e e s au s o l vous e s t soumis c i - d e s s o u s , pour des f i n s de planning. CANADA. . ECH UNITES D>ARMES 1958 1959 i960 1961 1962 1965 . ..J M Lacrosse 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 . On ne p r e v o i t p a s l a n e c e s s i t e d ' a u t r e s changements dans l e remplacement des L i t t l e John, mais s i des m o d i f i c a t i o n s i n t e r v i e n n e n t , l e programme p a r a i t r a sous sa forme d e f i n i t i v e dans l a D i r e c t i v e de P l a n n i n g du SHAPE pour 1960. POUR LE COMMANDANT SUPREME DES FORCES ALLIEES EN EUROPE: \/z^^^o r^f^ F. r . FOERTSCH . ( General de Corps d'Armee Armee de Terre Allemande Chef d ' E t a t - M a j o r Adjoint Plans e t Doctrines DIFFUSION (Voir page au verso) ENGLISH TEXT ON REVERSE ''*' iMii'i'Q.. B i ^ C K ^ i X 001106 � 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 CDNW04250 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04250 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 3, 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