https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f4a4281b72e12dbe538349b531aa4876.pdf a60df6ef6c53b2472d03bb956b2844a9 PDF Text Text X^K L^^kW^ D E P A R T M E N T O F NATIONAL CANADA ~**WtWfaiMMinifZ'S^ fe, SESfiEy TopSECRET DEFENCE i^- *-* \} > OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN, CHIEFS OF STAFF 23 August, 1957. Acting U n d e r - S e c r e t a r y of State for E x t e r n a l A f f a j r ^ . E a s t Block, Ottawa, O n t a r i o . Atomic E n e r g y Control Legislation United States Enquiry ^ g \ j ^ 1. With r e f e r e n c e t o your l e t t e r of 19 August, t o wliich you a t t a c h e d a copy of a l e t t e r from the United States E m b a s s y concerning the r e m a r k s which the Minister of National Defence is r e p o r t e d to have made a t his p r e s s conference on 1 August, concerning Canadian legislation which would prohibit the s t o r a g e of n u c l e a r weapon components in Canada. 2. ,1 would suggest that in the reply to the United States E m b a s s y you might draw t o t h e i r attention the Atomic Energy Control Act R . S . C . 1952, c . 11 and the Atomic Energy Control Regulations, p a r a . 2 0 1 , which s t a t e s : "No p e r s o n shall i m p o r t into Canada or e x p o r t from Canada any p r e s c r i b e d equipment for the t i m e being specified by o r d e r for the p u r p o s e s of t h i s section or any p r e s c r i b e d substance without f i r s t producing t o the Collector of Customs and E x c i s e a t the p r o p o s e d p o r t of entry o r exit an i m p o r t or export p e r m i t from the B o a r d , and no Collector of Customs and Elxcise shall p e r m i t any such p r e s c r i b e d equipment or any p r e s c r i b e d substance y (a) to be r e l e a s e d for delivery t o an i m p o r t e r in Canada; or (b) t o b e exported from, Canada, u n l e s s the a p p r o p r i a t e p e r m i t from the B o a r d i s produced to h i m . " 3. It would also be in o r d e r to inform the United States a u t h o r i t i e s t h a t the D e p a r t m e n t of National Defence a r e a s c e r taining what changes in the Atomic E n e r g y Control A c t o r the C u s t o m s Act of Canada will be r e q u i r e d t o allow the following conditions, which w e r e laid down in p a r a . 6 of my l e t t e r of 9 August t o the Judge A d v o c a t e - G e n e r a l : (a) the free i m p o r t a t i o n and exportation of n u c l e a r weapons o r components for the p u r p o s e s of the . defence of Canada; . . , . . . Ca c . c . S e c r e t a r y to the Cabinet A0027625 42-000199 4 el.^elfo*)' �T O P SECRET - 2 - (b) the free i m p o r t , export and p a s s a g e through Canadian a i r space of n u c l e a r weapons of the m e m b e r s of the North Atlantic T r e a t y Organization or other m i l i t a r y a l l i a n c e s which may be e n t e r e d into by the Canadian Government; (c) the storage on Canadian t e r r i t o r y of n u c l e a r weapons and components for the use of Canadian or NATO forces or where the ownership in p e a c e t i m e is v e s t e d in another NATO p a r t n e r ; and (d) the use of n u c l e a r weapons in Canadian a i r space by the United States a i r defence forces under conditions of impending or apprehended attack on North A m e r i c a . 4. It i s not expected that t h e s e p r o p o s e d changes in legislation will be introduced by the Government in the next s e s s i o n but t h e s e p r e p a r a t i o n s a r e being made to be ready to introduce t h i s legislation into some future s e s s i o n of Parliament. U is*'/ oU. yirl^>oi^ke-§|) )Qep£ral, an, Chiefs of Staff. Z A0027625 43-000200 � 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 CDNW00941 Title A name given to the resource Message from Chairman of Chiefs of Staff to Acting Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23-Aug-57 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ÒAtomic weapons - Canadian policy,Ó RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5960, file 50219-AM-40, pt. 1.1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Description An account of the resource Concerning an appropriate reply to the Atomic Energy Control Legislation - United States Enquiry 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