https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/34f99051a9651317b73f08597518f6f2.pdf c9eda6b1bb5dfa2db6f1b915066268ea PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue ejArfrtu de la Loi su/tiet&e* a {'information R-/Q o - 7QC) — / FM WASHDC AUG 1 3 / 5 8 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 1 8 6 9 OPIMMEDIATE INFO PERMISNY(FOR MINISTER AND MR ROBERTSON)OPIMMEDIATE REF OURTEL 1868 AUG13 COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TWO DRAFT DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN OUR REF TEL WHICH WERE HANDED TO US TODArBY SPIEGEL OF FARLEY'S OFFICE IN THE STATE DEPT,BEGINS: AIDE MEMOIRE THE USA GOVT BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER TO ADVANCE COOPERATION AMONG THE USA,THE UK AND CANADA IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MILITARY FIELDS WHERE THE THREE COUNTRIES HAVE MUTUAL DEFENSE INTERESTS, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO ESTABLISH SOME SUPERVISORY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT FOR THIS PURPOSE THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE BE REACTIVATED WITH APPROPRIATE NEW GUIDELINES. THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT OF AUG19/43,IN ORDER TO FACILITATE COOPERATION IN ATOMIC MATTERS AMONG THE THREE ALLIES, AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR I I SUCH COOPERATION BECAME MUCH MORE LIMITED, AND THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE FOR SOME YEARS NOW HAS FUNCTIONED ONLY TO A SMALL EXTENT AND THROUGH CORRESPONDENCES TWO SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WERE ALSO ESTABLISHED, THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ORIGIN ALLY THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT TRUST) AND THE SUBGROUP OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS, ONLY THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAS CONTINUED ACTIVELY IN ITS FIELD,THE JOINT PROCUREMENT OF URANIUM ORE. IN THE FIELDS OF NON-ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VARIOUS ARRANGEMENTS FOR COOPERATION AMONG THE THREE COUNTRIES HAVE NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED,PRINCIPALLY AMONG THE MILITARY SERVICES.SOME OF THE COOPERATION CARRIED OUT UNDER THESE ARRANGEMENTS IS QUITE EXTENSIVE Rid IT I S DESIRED THAT THIS SHALL CONTINUE IN THE FULLEST POSSIBLE WAY.MORE EXTENSIVE COOPERATION IN ATOMIC FIELDS MAY ALSO NOW BE CARRIED OUT UNDER NEW USA LEGISLATION,AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AMONG THE THREE COUNTRIES THAT IT IS IN THEIR COMMON INTEREST TO CARRY THIS OUT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.COOPERATION IN BOTH ATOMIC AND NON-ATOMIC FIELDS, IT I S BELIEVED, WOULD BE FACILITATED BY CENTRALIZED SUPERVISION, IT IS SUGGESTED ACCORDINGLY,THAT A FEASIBLE AND SATISFACTORY MEANS . . . 21 000059 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur ('decks a ('information PAGE TWO 1 8 6 9 POLICY COMMITTEE AND ASSIGN f o IT THE SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR MILITARY PURPOSES IN BOTH ATOMIC AND NONATOMIC FIELDS. AN OUTLINE OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITY OF SUCH A REACTIVATED COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKED OUT INFORMALLY BY REPS OF THE THREE GOVTS AND IS ATTACHED HEREWITH. IF SUCH A PROCEDURE MEETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE THREE GOVTS A MEETING OF THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE COULD BE CONVENED AT A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY TIME AND THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMITTEE ADOPTED AT THE MEETING. IT I S BELIEVED THAT THIS PROCEDURE WOULD HAVE THE FURTHER ADVANTAGE 07 OBVIATING ANY UNDUE PUBLICITY BEING GIVEN TO THE ACTION, EVEN THOUGH THE COMMITTEE'S EXISTENCE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AN UNCLASSIFIED MATTER, IT I S UNDERSTOOD, OF COURSE,THAT COOPERATION BY EACH COUNTRY IN VARIOUS PARTICULAR PROJECTS, WOULD BE GOVERNED BY ITS RELEVANT LAWS 0 D AGREEMENTS WITH EITHER OR BOTH OF THE OTHER TWO? AND,FURTHERMORE, THAT THE SUPERVISORY FUNCTION- OF THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WOULD SUPPLEMENT BUT NOT RPT NOT REPLACE NOR INTERFERE WITH EXISTING WORKING ARRANGEMENTS,, THE USA GOVT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENT WHICH THE GOVTS OF THE UK AND OF CAM ADA MIGHT WISH TO MAKE TO THIS SUGGESTED PROCEDURE AND OUTLINE. ENDS BEGINS* COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE PREAMBLE THE USA-UK-CANADA COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE,WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT OF A U G 1 9 / 4 3 , I S RECONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING AND SUPERVISING COOPERATION AMONG THE THREE GOVTS IN MILITARY SCIENTIFIC CUD TECHNICAL FIELDS. ITS ACTIVITIES HENCEFORTH <CILL BE GOVERNED BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES? CBJECTIVF. THE CCMBWED POLICY COMMITTEE,OPERATING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CONSTITUTIONS AND STATUTES OF-THE GOVTS REPRESENTEDpWILL ESTABLISH BROAD POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MILITARY PURPOSES,BOTH NUCLEAR AND NON-NUCLEAR, IN THE NUCLEAR ENERGY FIELD THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPERVISE PROCUREMENT AND ALLOCATION OF RAW MATERIALS FOR BOTH MILITARY AND CIVIL PURPOSES. . . .3 000060 �PAGE THREE 1 8 6 9 RESPONSIBILITIES Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a {'information RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WILL BE: <1>T0 REVIEW PERIODICALLY AND AS APPROPRIATE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BEING UNDERTAKEN AND PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE BY THE THREE GOVTS IN MILITARY FIELDS. ( 2 ) T 0 DETERMINE OR AS NECESSARY RECOMMEND TO MEMBER GOVTS POLICIES &1D PROCEDURES WHICH MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE MOST EFFECTIVE COOPERATION IN THESE FIELDS FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE AND SECURITY. ( 3 ) T 0 GIVE POLICY GUIDANCE TO SUBORDINATE GROUPS AS REQUIRED. ( 4 ) T 0 SUPERVISE THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN ITS CONTINUING FUNCTION OF PROCUREMENT OF RAW MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY. <5)TO ALLOCATE RAW MATERIALS PROCURED BY THE COMBINED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE I S AS FOLLOWS: FOR THE USA:THE SECRETARY OF STATE,THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE,AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONER THEIR ALTERNATES. FOR THE UK:THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS,THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TtfE ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY,OR THEIR ALTERNATES. FOR CANADA:THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL BOARD, OR THEIR ALTERNATES. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE I S THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE USA. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES ( l ) T H E COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE,OR APPROPRIATE MEMBERS THEREOF,WILL MEET AS IS DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY TO DISCHARGE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. <2)THE SECRETARIAT,CONSISTING OF ONE REP FROM EACH COUNTRY,WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE IN SUCH MANNER AS THE LATTER MAY DIRECT.SUCH ASSISTANCE MAY INCLUDE:PROVIDING AN OFFICIAL RECORD,PREPARING CORRESPONDENCE,KEEPING MINUTES,AND MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEETINGS. (3SUBCOMMITTEES MAY BE ESTABLISHED TO RENDER ADVICE AND REPORTS TO THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE,TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO THE TECHNICA • a o A 000061 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'aiTqs d /"information PAGE FOUR 1 8 6 9 SUBGROUPS REFERRED TO INC5)BEL0W,AND TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM THE TECHNICAL SUBGROUPS. INITIALLY, A SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR ASPECTS AND A SUBCOMMITTEE ON NON-NUCLEAR ASPECTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED.THE SUBCOMMITTEES MAY BE MODIFIED BY THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE AS MAY BE FOUND TO BE DESIRABLE.THE SUBCOMMITTEES, OR APPROPRIATE MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL MEET AS REQUIRED. C4)TECHNICAL SUBGROUPS MAY BE FORMED ON AN AD HOC BASIS TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFO IN ASSIGNED AREAS *ND REPORT TO THEIR SUPERVISORY SUBCOMMITTEES ON PROGRESS ACHIEVED AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES WILL BE INFORMAL, SUBJECT TO GUIDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEES. THE INITIAL SUBGROUPS WILL BE IN THE AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT OF THE USA-UK-CANADA TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS HELD IN DEC 1 9 5 7 . <5)THE SUBCOMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL SUBGROUPS WILL ESTABLISH THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE AS MAY BE REQUIRED. <6)DECISI0NS TAKEN BY THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WILL REFLECT APPROVAL OF EACH GOVT PARTICIPATING. IN CASE OF DISAGREEMENT, INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE MEMBERS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVTS. <7PARTICIPATION BY EACH MEMBER COUNTRY IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF COOPERATION WILL BE GOVERNED BY ITS RELEVANT LAWS AND AGREEMENTS WITH EITHER OR BOTH OF THE OTHER TWO MEMBER COUNTRIES.ENDS 000062 � 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 CDNW05270 Title A name given to the resource CDNW05270 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SCIENTIFIC) - Atomic Energy - Combined Policy Committee," RG2-B-2, Box 72, file R-100-1(a)-1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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