https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/29fea500151b008139c675aae38bb203.pdf eb6362163acb28fe01d6b5981bcff915 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de \sJbSisurJ'g£ce^ JLlfwBimlicm CA f<£*'*0F 2 2 s&d^> FM EXTERNAL OTT NOV 1 2 / 5 8 TOPSEC TO LDN DL924 OPIMMEDIATE u INFO CCOS WASHDC COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WE ARE SENDING TO YOU BY BAG COPIES OF TELS EXCHANGED WITH OUR EMBASSY IN WASHDC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSAL TO REACTIVATE THE COMBINED POLICY COMMITTEE WITH EXPANDED TERMS OF REF„FR0M aiR TEL DLS82 OF NOV4 YOU WILL NOTE THAT IN CONSIDERING WHAT ATTITUDE WE SHOULD ADOPT TO THE PROPOSAL THAT CANADA BE A MEMBER OF THE REVIVED COMMITTEE AND WHAT COMMENTS WE WOULD WISH TO MAKE ON THE USA AIDE-MEMOIRE,WE HAVE BEEN BOTHERED BY TWO PRINCIPLE QUESTIONS? WHY I T I S PROPOSED AT THIS TIME THAT THE CPC BE REACTIVATED AND WHAT ROLE I S ENVISAGED FOR MINISTERS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT CANNOT BE SERVED IN OTHER WAYS OR THROUGH EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS, 2 . OUR EMBASSY IN WASHDCCWASHDC TEL 2733*NQVS)HAS GIVEN US VERY FULL ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS. BUT WE THINK THAT I T WOULD 3E USEFUL IFyOU WERE TO DISCUSS THEM WITH THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND POSSIBLY WITH THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AS WELL.PARTICULARLY IN THE HOPE OF ELICITING FURTHER INFO AS TO HOW THE UK VIEW THE USA SUGGESTION, 3* WE HAVE NO RPT NO DOUBT THAT THE USA HAVE VERY GOOD REASONS FOR PUTTING FORWARD THEIR DRAFT AIDE-MEMOIRE AT THIS TIME AND FOR SUGGESTING THAT EACH OF THE THREE GOVTS BE REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL*HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO BE PUZZLED AS TO JUST WHAT POLICY QUESTIONS ARE LIKELY TO ARISE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE BUSY MINISTERS OF THREE COUNTRIES TO MEET TOGETHER PERIODECALLY*PRESUMABLY THESE WOULD ARISE OUT OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WHICH THE VARIOUS SUB-GROUPS WOULD BE UNABLE TO RESOLVE*IT MAY ALSO BE THAT THEY HAVE SOME OTHER MOTIVE IN MIND*AS I T I S CONCEIVABLE THAT THE UK MAY HAVE REASONS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE GIVEN OUR E1BASSY BY THE STATE DEPT FOR AGREEING WITH THE USA PROPOSAL*WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR WHATEVER INFO YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN* 4* AS I T I S EXPECTED THAT THE UNDER-SECRETARY WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS MATTER WITH USA AUTHORITIES IN WASHDC NEXT WED I T WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED I F WE COULD HAVE A REPLY BY TUES«YOU r MAY WISH TO REPEAT YOUR REPLY TO WASHDC* 000041 � 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 CDNW05278 Title A name given to the resource CDNW05278 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). 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