https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/031357bbfdc342f704bdfdc53c4df6cf.pdf f9b877159304ea8c4e4d7f1368fbd549 PDF Text Text DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA TGOING MESSAGE iH DATE Fil SECURITY 25 NOV. I960 EXTERNAL OTTAWA Ifr FM: WASHINGTON 7 TO: $~Z) NUMBER PRECEDENCE DL-1298 OPIMMEDI$&E* , - COMCENTRE USE ONLY j7 NATO PARIS ivoA/ifl/o/y UNCLAS y CCOS INFO: A Ref. Subject- AC( JS1 ^ ^^(^ OP NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE FOLLOWING IS EXTRACTED FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH TO THE CANADIAN CLUB OF OTTAWA NOVEMBER 24: QUOTE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE STAND THAT NO DECISION WILL BE REQUIRED WHILE PROGRESS TOWARDS DISARMAMENT CONTINUES. TO DO OTHERWISE WOULD BE INCONSISTENT. WHEN AND IF SUCH WEAPONS ARE REQUIRED, THEN WE SHALL HAVE TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY. THE FUTURE OF CANADIANS REQUIRES THAT WE MAKE THAT DECISION WHICH, IN THE LIGHT OF THE BEST INFORMATION WE HAVE, REPRESENTS THE MAXIMUM SECURITY FOR OUR COUNTRY WE HAVE MADE IT EQUALLY CLEAR THAT WE SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT CONSIDER NUCLEAR WEAPONS UNTIL SSGSiSaesSiglT, AS A SOVEREIGN NATION, WE HAVE EQUALITY IN CONTROL -JOINT CONTROL. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE DECISION. THE COURSE TO BE TAKEN WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENS •• • 2. LOCAL * NO STANDARD n APPROVED B.Y \ \ DISTRIBUTION ORIGINATOR S.G F;M.TOVELL/lhd' D1V1S1 ON D.L.(l) PHONE 6- 7 9 2 1 ,„ *.«-.^.: • -•• EXT.18(REV.12/56) - A002762o_187-000498 .! ~~l �2. IN CONNECTION WITH DISARMAMENT AND IN THE LIGHT OF EVENTS AS THEY TRANSPIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. UNQUOTE. j i A0027626 188-000499 � 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 CDNW01039 Title A name given to the resource Telegram from External Ottawa to Washington, NATO Paris, and London Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25-Nov-60 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ÒAtomic weapons - Canadian policy re - (Fourth power problem),Ó RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5961, file 50219-AM-40, pt. 2.1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Description An account of the resource Acquisition of 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