https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/72fa41d9ed36fa10731f4d89653728e7.pdf 9f19bb9335a3c5225bc7c613f66372e4 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information ^*£^(~<j lo-if.rS. / SECRET STORAGE OF DEFENSIVE NUCLEAR I/EAPONS AT GOOSE BAY AMD HARMON " /"• uS ™* ' AIR FORCE BASE . NEGOTIATING DRAFT I have t h e honour to r e f e r to d i s c u s s i o n s between r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e . C a n a d i a n and United S t a t e s Governments c o n c e r n i n g t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g of t h e c o n t i n e n t a l a i r defences by a g r a d u a l i n c r e a s e i n t h e numbers of a i r defence weapons w i t h n u c l e a r capability. These d i s c u s s i o n s have t a k e n i n t o account recommendat i o n s by CINCNORAD as t o t h e immediate m i l i t a r y re* quirement f o r t h e s t o r a g e a t c e r t a i n p o i n t s i n Canada of n u c l e a r a i r - t o - a i r d e f e n s i v e weapons. Recognizing t h e need to s t r e n g t h e n t h e cont i n e n t a l a i r d e f e n c es a g a i n s t the t h r e a t which e x i s t s , and r e a l i z i n g t h a t t h e f u l l p o t e n t i a l of air-to-air d e f e n s i v e weapons i s a c h i e v ed only when t h e y a r e armed w i t h n u c l e a r warheads, t h e Canadian Government i s p r e pared t o permi t t h e s t o r a g e of n u c l e a r air-to-air d e f e n s i v e weapons i n Canada i n accordance w i t h t h e c o n d i t i o n s s e t out i n t h e a t t a c h e d Annex.. I have t h e honour t o propose t h a t i f these c o n d i t i o n s are a c c e p t a b l e t o your Government, t h i s Note and your Reply s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e an Agreement between our two Governments, t o t a k e e f f e c t on t h e d a t e of your r e p l y . 000248 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information S E C R E T ANNEX 1. The weapons under consideration are such defensive nuclear air-to-air weapons as may from time to time be made available to the forces under the command of CINCNORAD. 2. These weapons will be stored at Goose B ay and Harmon Airforce Base, Newfoundland. The cost of the establish- ment, maintenance and operation of the storage facilities shall be the responsibility of the United States Government, 3. : w Arrangements for the physical security for the storage sites will be th© joint responsibility of the Governments of the two countries. Safeguards in the design and handling of these air defence weapons to minimize the possibility of accidental explosion and to afford the maximum protection of lives and property will be the responsibility of the United States Government and will be subject to the approval of the Canadian Government» 4. Ownership of the nuclear warheads shall remain with the United States Government in accordance with United States law. 5. Transportation to or from storage facilities of these weapons and warheads through Canadian airspace will be governed by Canadian Government regulations. Import and export of these weapons will be subject to Canadian Government regulations, and detailed procedures will be negotiated between the appropriate Government Departments9 000249 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Docirment divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information 6. J o i n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for the removal from storage s i t e s and for the us© of t h e s e weapons w i l l be shared by t h e Canadian and United S t a t e s Governments. They w i l l b© used only i n s i t u a t i o n s of grav© emergency and i n accordance with plans and procedures governing t h e operations of t h e North American Air Defence Cojamand as approved by the two Governments. 7. Any t e s t f i r i n g of these weapons which may be r e quired w i l l t a k e place o u t s i d e of Canada* 8. The terms of t h i s Agreement w i l l be reviewed annually by t h e two Governments and may be terminated by e i t h e r Government upon s i x months 1 n o t i c e . Q 9. Supplementary arrangements or administrative agreements between authorized agencies of the two Governments may be made from time to time for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement. V V 000250 � 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 CDNW05336 Title A name given to the resource Storage of Defensive Nuclear Weapons at Goose Bay and Harmon Air Force Base Negotiating Draft Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "DEFENCE - Canada-US Arrangements - Storage of Nuclear Weapons in Canada for Use by U.S. Forces - Air Defence Weapons," RG2-B-2, Box 23, file D-1-5(e)-2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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