https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/cdeaf595bf949e969b7f9136f00e629c.pdf 575dd3b96cc75e23ce528e2166683c97 PDF Text Text / FM . . \ \ . JUL23/63 CONFD TO EXTERNAL 2345 OPIMMED INF'O LDN NATOPARIS EMBPARIS BONN ROME BRU HAGUE PRIORITY "Yv BAG ANKARA OSLO COPEN MOSCOW FM LDN BAG ATHENS FM PARIS c. E7T;71-Jk -=\ NATO MULTILATERAL .FORCE ·!j__ . OFFICIALS WISHED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH. THOSE GOVTS WITH WH0£1 MERCHANT \\ r\ ITSELF WITH THE TALKS AT.THtS STAGE. --·· 11----/ . e,' L/ \\r\ rw AND ITALIAN EMB REPS _WOULD BE THUR JUL25 AND AT FIRST SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR. CDA TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS IN OBSERVER r . . ?-- 6) "':l'>Jj . RECALLING THAT AT LEAST ONE FURTHER PROCEDURAL MTG vllTH THE STATE DEPT . IN ORDER THAT THEY SHOULD BE AB-LE TO ESTABLISH :SOON THE SHAPE OF THESE WORKING LEVEL DISCUSSION·S. 2. THERE FOLLOWS TEXT_ OF THE QUOTE TALKING POINTS UN'QUOTE FROM WHICH SPIERS SPOKE AND WHICH HE GAVE US AS A CONVENIENCECIE NOT RPT NOT AS AN AIDE MEMOIRE OR PIECE OF PAPER). POINTS FOR MTGS WITH CON DUTCH BELGIAN GREEK AND TURKISH EMB REPS 1. AS Ei'1B S ARE PROBABLY AWARE FROM PUBL !SHED PRESS REPORTS LAST WEEK,USA HELD PRELIMINARY MTG WITH ITALIAN AND GERMAN EMB REPS RE WAYS AND MEANS Ol' PROCEEDING WITH MLF CONSEQUENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THESE GOVTS DURING PRESIDENTS TRIP THAT FURTHER WORKING LEVEL 000445 G,l- \\f't .ANY. OF THEM HAS AN SPIERS NOTED THAT THE NEXT' P-RELIMINARY DISCUSSION WITH GERt·1AN-. ••• 2 . h[ . \w_\)L/ HAD SPOKEN ABOUT MLF.THE PURPOSE OF THEIR APPROACH WOULD BE TO INTEREST IN HAVING A REACTION FROM CDA AND QTHERS - " .- GERMAN ITALIAN AGREEMENT. TO HAVE FURTHER WOR!i!NG LEVEL TALKS USA CAPACITY SHOULD YOU SO WISH.HE DREW BACK FROM THIS HOWEVER,. =· -lJ :·-=----ti .. ' INFORMED OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS ON MLF SCHEME. IN THE. WAKE OF USA GERMANS AND ITALIANS WAS REQUIRED,BUT HE t ;--J- AFFAIRS ASKED US TO CALL THIS MORNING SO THAT GDN GOVT COULD BE INFORM THESE GOVTS AND TO DETERiHNE I :: e SPIERS OF STATE.DEPT OFFICE OF ATLANTIC POLITibAL AND MILITARY IN - /-7 L • I" ;· . �1 PAGE T'.li 0 2345 TALKS UOULD BE HELD IN 1:.'ASHDC. THESE n:o GOVTS HAVE AGREED TO IN THESE TALKS.UK HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND FEELS IT ':JILL BE UNABLE TO JOIN FOR:•1ALL Y AT THIS POINT , ,ALTHOUGH THEY .\•!ISH TO PARTICIPATE AT A LATER DATE.IN THE INTERIM LIAISON 3Y WILL THEY WILL BE KEPT FULLY INFORMED. 2.PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS TO DETERr·1PlE 1!JHETHER ANY OF FIVE Jl TERiiST GOVTS IN ASSOCIATT:--JG THEHSELVES i1!ITH THE TALKS 1 AT THIS STAGE OF ?EP.HAPS 1:1HETHER THEY PREFiiR TO AT '·J HICH T U1E 11 •. AIT UNTIL FALL, HOPE IT 1:! ILL BE POSSIBLE TO NOVE I:,!TO !10RE FQRt.-!AL NULTILATSRAL n: ·PARIS,ON· THE BASIS OF FIRM DECISIONS PARTICULARLY SY ITALIAN AND UK GOVTS THAT THEY IN AN MLF IF BPOUGHT TO SUCCESSFUL 3.US t;OES }lQT RPT :!ISH AT THIS 1 EITHER TO- £;!COURAGE OR DISCOURAGE· PARTICIPATIOn ON PART OF FIVE,ALTHOUGH \•1E 7"JISH TO REPORT TEAT AND GERif!At'S ARE BOTH US FEELS THESE TALKS CAi\ FAVOR OF BROAt: USEFUL PURPOSE TO DETERt'! IrE UHFTHER IT IS POSSIBLE,IN THE ASSEr:cz ORF BASIC ON THE PART OF ITALY AND UK,IF' LATTER PARTICIPATES,TO \JORJ{ OUP \ THROUGH CERTAIN QUASI TECHPICAL AND LEGAL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSEe IN CASE vJE ;.1QVE T 0 OF F ORr':AL NEGOTIATION ArD \'JILL THUS BE IN 1'ATURE OF rCOT'S: u;mERBRUSH UNQUOTE CLEAP P!G OPEPAT WOULD ESTIMATE THEY WILL 3E HELD ON 3ASIS OF ONCE OR A REPRESENT AT I IJJ OULD lE FR0t1 D1B ,P.LTHOUGH ',·!E OULD M:TICIPATE IT ''!OULD BE DEEi-:ED DESIRAlLE AT CERTAIN STAGES TO EXPERTS VOYAGE TO ':JASHDC i,1ATTEPS \'IHICH CAPITALS FOR AD HOC AGY:t,1DA ITEMS. ASSUNE HOULD BE n:cLUDED IN f'.GEl''DA P.RE AS FOLL01::$: APRANGEMENTS,FIRirG CONTROL OF FORCE,DISTRI3UTION OF COSTS,PELATIONSHIP TO NATO,ACCESSION OF OTHER .COUt-JTRIES ,LE0AL rm::ST IO!>!S. 000446 �v PAGE THREE 2345 " 5. IF EMBS FIND THAT THEIR GOVTS DO NOT RPT NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS STAGE, USA .J§...PREPARED WORK OUT 'ACCEPTABLE LIAISON ARRANGE• .. . . s . . MENTS WHEREBY FULL AND CURRENT INFO ON COURSE OF TALKS IS . TRANSMITTED PERIODICALLY. IF ;oN THE OTHER HAND,GOVT S ELECT JO - "PARTICIPATE,USA.WOULD WELCOME SUCH ,..- , \vOULD,O_F COURSE,BE WITHOl]T COMMITi1ENT WITH REGARD TO EVENTUAL PARTICIPATION IN MLF ,ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY 'IF THERE IS STRONG PRESUMPTIVE INTEREST IN SUCH PARTICIPATION SUBJECT TO WORKING OUT OF MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TREATY. UNQUOTE .ENOS. 000447 � 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 CDNW03805 Title A name given to the resource WashDC to External 2345 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23-Jul-63 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO - Nuclear weapons - Policy - NATO long term planning," RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5960, 50219-AL-2-40, part 10, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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