https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/36e4047ba50183c853dc7bba5868443e.pdf da4810c40d548339132f15a2abcc0c94 PDF Text Text FEB 15 QRIGINAL: FRENCH £ *$ ' NATO SECRETTYP(61 )-3- ~~ Ztvy-" •V Questions raised "by the United States concept: Build-up of a NATO multilateral MRBM force '• ". 3rd Pebruary, I96I At a preliminary meeting held on 11th January, I96I to consider the methods whereby the North Atlantic Council couldstudy the many problems (military., political,-financial and. technical) raised by the concept of a NATO multilateral MRBM.force as described by Mr. Herter., it was suggested thai: the International Staff might aduress itself to the task of listing the various'quq.stions to be discussed. ' jp'B'/o -2-2. T 0 ' However, the international Staff,-when assisting the military authoriti.es/oT the. Alliance to implement documents -/ C-M(6o)20 and C-M(60)83, became acquainted with the new military z requirements of the Alliance for the I962-I966 period as defined by the Supreme Commanders and submitted to'the Standing Group but not yet approved by the latter. The MRBM requirements of the Alliance for end-1966, based on the proposals of the Supreme Command's, would'appear to be the following; k5 MRBMs assigned to 3 squadrons, two of which are already stationed'in Italy and a third in Turkey; SACEUR; - U50 MRBMs, whose allocation by countries and method of launching (from land or sea) are not specified; 160 MRBMs assigned to 10 nuclear-powered submarines, each armed with 16 Polaris missiles (no stated allocation by countries), giving a total for SACEUR of 655 MRBMs. NATO SECRET St 001451 �«* • NATO SECRET TYP(61)3 SACLANT; -2- 27 n u c l e a r - p o w e r e d s u b m a r i n e s , e a c h armed v / i t h 16 P o l a r i s m i s s i l e s , g i v i n g a t o t a l of I4.32 MRBMs ( a l l of t h q m , i n p r i n c i p l e , - of U n i t e d S t a t e s o r i g i n ) . The'MRBM requirements for the whole Alliance would therefore add up to 1,0.87., ,;,..,,,...,-..:,. -..,.,,....... .... In these circumstances, is it possible to embark upon the discussion of M r , Herter's proposal without knowing beforehand whether or not it, is to be regarded as part of a larger aggregate -embracing-the total MRBM requirements of the Alliance? . Should the Council agree with my point of vie?/, I suggest that the United States authorities should be asked to clarify this point before the list of the- many questions raised by Mr. Herter's proposal is finalised. -(Signed) NATO SECRET P.-H. SPAAK 001452 � 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 CDNW04364 Title A name given to the resource "Questions raised by the United States concept: Build-up of a NATO miltilateral MRBM force" 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 4, 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3-Feb-61