https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/664f2861ba635a23826b4b3b564758f5.pdf 3164790c7c780be87008d96a8750747c PDF Text Text U.N* Divislon/A.G. Campbell/kKJ DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 77-vic MEMORANDUM TO: THE R-SECRETARY d,w^. FR0M .UNI?ED# NATIONS DIVISION # fete J u n e . 7.*. 195.7. File No. ^>/-y 4 REFERENCE: SUBJECT: Security . C.QlfFJP.EN.TJAL. •AM~</* y THE FOURTH COUNTRY PROBLEM You will, I think, be interested in the following extract from NATO document RDC/210/57 reporting the statement made by M. Jules Moch in the NATO Council on May 29 and particularly in the third sentence. CIRCULATION Mr. Matthews Mr. Holmes D.L. (1) Div, Economic Div, European Div, Mr. Reece The question of nuclear disarmament was one which might bring to light divergencies of view among governments of the West. The position was particularly delicate with regard to the Russian proposal that all nuclear tests should come to an end. France was building up its nuclear capacity, and would soon be in a position to carry out nuclear tests. The point or the Rtrs'ylUir"¥>roposal was to prevent any country not at present in possession of nuclear weapons to carry out the tests necessary for them to produce such weapons. France, and other countries in the same position could only renounce the right to go on with such tests provided the countries possessing nuclear weapons agreed that further production of such weapons should be ie and that stocFs of €£J53^5^Zail,g§rla aerttrH nuclear weapons should gradually be d i s s i p a t e ^ In other words, Fraiiere" gRiTT Other coiintries In the same p o s i t i o n , could not accept the idea of a 3-power club possessing nuclear weapons i n a p o s i t i o n of s u p e r i o r i t y v i s - a - v i s c o u n t r i e s who did not possess the weapons. You may find i t convenient t o rev^lew a t the same time the p r i v a t e assurances given to Mr. Johnson bv Ext. 326 (6/56) A0027625_116-000273 �- 2 - M. Moch noted in the final paragraph of London telegram 1291 of June 5> attached. United Nations Division A0027625 117-000274 � 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 CDNW00960 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum from United Nations Division to the Under-Secretary Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07-Jun-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 The Fourth Country Problem 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