https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/26e9dbd3d9149707f322f2b4d509f93d.pdf 79c6d1370260be4d8db270c3bf6c0c24 PDF Text Text ""'"--f!;-6>'1 ~-tt.:. ,. ~ CONFIDENTIAL ~ ~{'-1 . Ottawa, A.,t, August 14, 1957. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER Exchange of security information: Ganada-U. S. A. Attached is a telegram Mr. Robertson concerning exchange of security note that just information. twenty-four tomorrow noon, August 15. \ release r-h-.Robertson's date You will hours, to postuntil Gould you let information \_).'A J.W.H. 000509 1 f,f. (us) me if this is satisfactory. J from the American note on the Americans have agreed pone publication know for received �USS~A/J.W.Holmes/JMB • COffFinKtlTIAL _____ Ottawa, August l.4 1 1957 • .-,,.•-~_ r ............... S'o 30 3-\ t./ o '-/3 V ·----'------·J Exchange of: security inforl:lation: Cnnarla-U.S,A. Attached ta a telegram just r.h-. Robertson concerning exchange note thnt or security tol'llOrrOl>fnoon, August 15. reloase You will have agreed. to post- twenty-four know for J.1r. Robertson' from the American note on lntormat1on. the A=ericans pone publication received hours., untll Could you let a in:fonmtlon date is satisfactory. J.w.n. 000510 if me this _____ ,.. �USS&A/J.W.Holmes/JMB • ......... --,-------- Ottawa, Augu_st 13, 1957. ;-. er-~.3 0.3 -1L/ 0 P.:monA frnim FOR TfiE Pll.IXe MIu ISTrut Excbnnge ot oecurity t/.,JI "' '---'---~----' infort:1ation: Canoda-p.,s,A. I have just been 1nr.ormed by Hr. Roborti,on in tfaahington that Robert Nurptt.y1 the Deputy 0nder-Secretarr of state, baa asked,;hu.i to call tbiis afternoon, Tue:iday, et 4.00 p.1:1. to be given the text of' the Unit~ed States repiy to the Canadi'on note of April 10 dealing with the exchange of' security inforcation. It ie likely that when the note ia presented, the State Oepartl!lent will propose arr~ngements for the agreed release or the communication. Such a release, however, lllOUldnaturally not be made bofore the communication han been rectdved in Ottawa. There would be time therefore to etud.y the note and to prepare any public c0tment you might. mah to aake on it b'i!tore the note ie r.iade public. Jfr. Robertson will no doubt pass the note to ue as soon as be has rece1.ved. it and .I shall eend it to you. iccediately. J.W.H. 000511 l I �D,L, (2)/G,H, Southam/js ------,------SD:? O.s~ c/ • 0 '/5 • Cl lFIDENTIAL , August 13, 19.$7. Dee.r Kr. Bt-yce, , I told you this morning that we were expecting to receive this afternoon the United States reply to our Note or April 10 regarding the exchange of ,security .information wlth the United States. Although. the definitive text of the United States reply has not yet been received here, I send you herewith a copy or a telegram from our Washington Embassy, No. 17oUof August 13, which gives an advance text as supplied to our Embassy by the State Department on an in.formal .and confidential basis earlier today. I have also sent a copy of th.ls telegram to the Prime Minister., telling him that we were study.1ng the Note carefully and would let hllil have further comments. I pointed out to Jfr. Diefenbaker that the most urgent que.stion before us was t.hat of publication, as the Embassy expects that the State Department will wish to publlsh the Note be.fore noon tomorrow. Should Mr. Diefenbaker be asked tor comments, which seems certain, I recommended for his consideratlon'the ~uggestlon conveyed 1n Mr. Robertson•s telegram that the b\':)st line to take would be to express some satisfaction that the, .reply had been received, and then to indicate that it would be .studied by Cabinet before any further comment would be made. I am sending a copy of th1s letter, together with a copy or its enclosure, to Commissioner ,.tl.tetu:u.Bon, whom I was not able to reach· by- t;t;fl,~p.honethis ,e\tening. Yours sincerely, R.B. Bryce, Esq.,. Privy Council Office, Ee.st Block, O t t a w a. I ' G, H. SOTJTH<.'\il\ 1,Aetlng Under-Secretary of state tor External Aff.alrs. 000512 �DS22/294 FM WASHDCAUG13/57 CONFD TO EXTERNAL 1763 OPIMMEDIATE FOR ACTING UNDERSECRETARY REF OUR TEL1754 AUG13 EXCHANGEOF SECURITY INFO:CANADA··USA ROBERT MURPHYRECEIVED ME AT 4PM TODAY,AND HANDED ME THE STATE DEPT'S REPLY TO THE EMBASSY'S NOTE OF APR10 UITH REGARD TO THE HANDLING OF SECURITY INFO RELATING TO CANADIAN CITIZENS.MURPHY EXPLAINED THE DELAY1FOLLOWING THE DESPATCH OF THE STATE DEPT'S INTERIM REPLY OF APR!8 1 0N THE GROUNDSTHAT IT HAD BEEN NECESSARYTO CONSULT ALL THE INTERESTED AGENCIES AND DEPTS CONCERNEDIN THIS FIELD.HE IN- DICATED ALSO THAT THE MEMBERSOF CONGRESSPARTICULARLY CONCERNED ARE BEING APPRISED IN CONFIDENCE OF THE SUBSTANCEOF THE STATE DEPT'S REPLY1 AND HE ADDED THAT CONGRESSWAS FULLY AWAREOF THE CONCERN WITH WHICH THIS WHOLE ISSUE HAD BEEN VIEWED BY THE CANADIAN GOVT. IT WAS CLEARLY HIS HOPE THAT THE STATE DEPT REPLY WOULDMARK THF. END OF THIS PROTRACTEDAND DIFFICULT PROBLEM. 2.WITH RESPECT TO PUBLICATION OF THE TEXT OF THE NOTE9 COPY OF WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THAT TRANSMITTED IN MY REF TEL 1WITH ONLY THE DIFFER= ENCE THAT THE FORMAL COMMUNICATION IS SIGNED BY MURPHY"FOR THE ACTING SECRETARYOF STATE",HE ORIGINALLY PROPOSEDTHAT,SUBJECT TO OUR CONVENlENCEI IT MIGHT BE ISSUE!) TOMORROW ,AUG1J1.SINCE I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT WELCOMESOME ADDITIONAL TIME IN WHICH TO STUDY THE COMMUNICATIONPRIOR TO PUBLICATION 1 1 PROPOSEDAND MURPHYAGREED THAT THE NOTE MIGHT BE JOINTLY RELEASED IN WASHDCAND OTTAwA AT NOON,AUG15.PLEASE CONFIRM IF THIS RELEASE DATE IS SATISFACTORY. MURPHY INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE HOPE OF THE USA AUTHORITIES THAT THE ENSUING PUBLICITY COULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM ROBERTSON 000513 �·-· CONFIDENTIAL Ottawa, August 13, MEMORANDUM FOR MR. WAINMAN-WOOD Exchange of Security with the United Information States Mr. Holmes informed me this evening that the Prime Minister wishes to have first thing in the morning copies of the following documents on this subject which I therefore transmit to you herewith: (a) Text of Canadian Government•s letter of April 10, 1957, to the United States Government; (b) Text of United States dated April 18; and interim (c) Text of formal United dated August 13. States reply reply Defence 000514 �Ottawa, August 13, 1957. $"Z)303~\ 't" 0 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PR Exchange of security Canada-u.s.A. <./3 ✓ information: I have just been informed by Mr. Robertson in Washington that Robert Murppy, the Deputy Under-Secretary of State, has asked him to call this afternoon, Tuesday, at 4.00 p.m., to be given the text of the United States reply to the Canadian note of April 10 dealing with the exchange of security information. It is likely that when the note is presented, the State Department will propose arrangements for the agreed release of the communication. Such a release, however, would naturally not be made before the communication has been received in Ottawa. There would be time therefore to study the note and to prepare any public comment you might wish to make on it before the note is made public. Mr. Robertson will no doubt pass the note to us as soon as he has received it and I shall send it to you immediately. J. 1,./.'A· J.W.H. 000515 ; 3 , 'Ii .I b f.., sl I �~ iI : , ' I -·· --· • •' • . ,-:::,1-. ..S-11303 '/3 ~ 't' 0 .c::.,J v Ottawa, August 13, 1957. Exchange of security information: Canada-U. S. A. Attached is an advance draft of a telegram we have received from the Embassy in Washington. This telegram contains the text of an advance copy of the note which Mr. Robertson will receive this afternoon together with some comments on the note. On first glance the note appears to be in general along the lines expected. However, we are studying it carefully and will let you have further comments. r The most urgent question is that of publication. The Embassy expects that the State Department will wish to issue this reply to the press before noon tomorrow. When I was talking with the Embassy on the phone I suggested they try to postpone this deadline. They thought that it might be postponed a few hours but that there was the danger that it would leak if the issuance did not take place fairly soon. When it is issued you will undoubtedly be asked to comment. We would recommend for yotllT consideration Mr. Robertson's suggestion that the best line to take would be to express some satisfaction that the repiliy had been received and then to indicate that it would be studied by Cabinet before any further comment would be made. I will let you know immediately 1-;e receive further word from Mr. Robertson that the message has been delivered. d.. i,J. it.. J .W. H. 000516 �f • ' \ t ' ~~I·~.'~ I:::, ,.;, p~ L . . ,...,. 'i '·;,.:..'C ~ fl'! WASJIBCAUG13/57 C:Olff'D TO IXTIJtNAL 175Jl Ol"IMMED IATE ·.d,.. l,lf1'-' FOR ACTING UMDERSEClETARY : ; 0 fr';, REF OUR TEL 1745 AUG12 i/5 IXCKANGEOF SECURITY Il'fFOICANADA-tJSA i c/0 ~<' ... ~L(t./ 5'() ~ 13 ALTHOUGH THE USA REPLY WILL NOT,REPEAT NOT,l!IE HANDEDTO US FORMALLY llff'IL roUR ""TO!l"Y,"N ADV,(NCECO!tY HAS !EEN MADEAVAILA!LE TO us ON AN INiCl!tl'IALAND CONFIDENTIAL l!IASIS VHICK YOU WILL WISH T~ KAVE FOR STlfDY AS QUICKLYAS itOSSil!ILEolE WILL INFORMYOU WHENTHI NOTE IS rORPMLLT ltECEIVtD L"TE TODATo 2.11: tJNDEltSTANDTKAT STATE DE!tT AIE LIJ:{ELYTO PltOP'OSETlfE ISSUANCE C, TlfIS RE!tLY TO TKE itRESS FOR NOONTOMORROV,AtfCi1ll,IJ'THIS IS ACCE~ TAl!ILETO you.so FAR AS TKlS EMBASSYIs CONCERNED,II WOULDPR.OPOS[ TO MAKENO COMMENT ON THE SUl!ISTANCEor Tlf[ NOTE ON RECII!tT or THE FOll'IAL RE!tLY no11 THE STATE DEitr,ALTHOIJCH IT MAY!!IE NECESSARYTO INDICATE IN REPLY TO ENQUIRIES TKAT THE l[PLY HAS l!IEENJtECEIVEDoON THE ASSUMPTIONTHAT YOU AGREE TO PUBLICATION OF THE NGTE,YOU!MY AIIREE THAT l'EltHA!tS THI l!IEST LINE TO TAKI WOULD!!IE TO WELCOMETHE IECIIPT OF TNE JlE!tLY WHENIT IS MDE PUBLIC AND INDICATE THAT IT IOlfLD !!IECAllEFULLT STUDIED l!IYCAl!IINETl!IEFOIEAlff FtflTHER COMMENTIS MADEoTHIS,IT SEEMS TO l1S REllE,VOULDKELP TO AVOID TKE P OSSIBILITY or CONFLICTING PUBLIC STATE"ENTS,AND TO INDICATE THE COLLECTIVE llESPONSI8ILITY '11 CABINETIN TRIS FIELD AFFECTING TKE EXCHANGEor SECUJlITY INFO. 3.TEXT or THE ADVANCECOPY or TKE NOTE roLLOISSl!IEGINSS EXCELL!NCYI I HAVE TKE HONORTO llEFIR TO THE EMl!IASSY'SNOTE NO 195 or APR.10,VHICH [Xl'RESSES THE CONCERNor TIit CANADIANGOVT IITK REF TO THE lfANDLINGor SECURITY INFO ltELATINC TO CANADIANCITIZENSoTHE DEitT OF STATE SENT AN INTERIM REPLY Tt 7\ I I \:,' r,n: IMMSSY ON Aitl18. T.KE EMl!IASSY'SIIOTI ltEQIJESTS THE COOJIIERATION or THE USA GOVT IN I CASES VHIRE THE IIAl'fES or CANADIANCITIZENS AitPEAR IN EVIDENCE l!IErOR[ INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.THI VIEWor YOURGOVTIAS MADEKNOWN TO TH[ APP'ltOP'RIATE PIEMBIRSor THE USA CON~Ess,AT WHICH TIME THE DE!tT OF .. -~-· .... --STATE E"JIHASIZED THE ;!EAT IMPORTANCETHE USA ATTACHESTO --- ••• 2 000517 \_ I J __'x-, ' - l J r \ �.. ,... ..,.._........... ' .P'At:ETYO 1751l M\INTAINING THE FIIEIIDLIEST IELATIONS WITH THE COVTor CANADA.I WISH TO ASS1:fJlEYOUTHAT THIS SENTIMENTIS IHOL[l'IEAJtTEDLYENTEJtTAINtD BYTHE CONGJtESSo ONA SEPARATEP'OINT YOIJJtIOTE IEQlfESTS THAT,IN TIE IECIPllOCAL EXCHANGEor S[ClflITY INFO !11:TIEENAGENCIES or TH[ TIO i:ovrs,THE IJSA GOVTGIVE ITS ASSl:IJlANCE THAT NON[ or ITS At:ENCIES 01 DE"1S WILL PASS S!CH INFO CONCEININt:CANADIANCITI?[NS,Jt[CEIYED FIOM CAIIADIAIISOURCES, TO ANY COMMITTE[,!i)DY01 OIGANIZATIONIll THE USA ovn WRICHTHE EXE- CUTIVE !IANCH OF THE ISA IAS NO CONTROL,VITHOIJT THE EXPIESS CONSENT or THE CANADIANGOVT IN EACHCASE.THE Jl'ROCEDIJIIES VHICR IIA'fE !l[[N 'i7'iroLLOVED av THE stclJIITY I.J;THEY WILL ~tNTI~~- A"~en:s or MYi:o~~• !lf:."As.T A~ WHICH !!'_THE FUTlll!_,.!_NCLUII ING TH[ :o_.r!Li..!• IIAIIDLIIG OF INFO Jt[C[IVED FIOM CANAlJIAIISOU}lCES,ARECONSISTENTIITK THE ASSU--·--·-----~ -----· - ------... -· ..~,-- - IANCES YOU SEEXoTKESEAGENCIES OPl:IATE UNDERA DIJtECTIY[ WHICH PRO----- --- --------··- --• -----YIDES- THATANY At:ENCY IECEIYINC INFO FllOM ANOTlfEJt MAYIIOT TIAISPUT ----------..---•·---·--- ---------- - -------------- -- -- -- - -SUCH INFO OUTSIDE ITS "" OJtQANIZATION WITHOUTTHE CONSENTor THE OIIl:I HATING AGENC!~FUITHI! __I!_ I.~ !fYU~E!~'l'.~IID I!f?_T~.T, I!f ~l)D_ITION --- --- --- - - - ----- -•,•<·•· - - ---~•- ·- ···•-··-·· . -- - -- ----- -· - -· . - - --- --- --~ TO --TH[·----A!IOVE ,ovnNING ..... - DIIICTIYE __., ------- DISSEMINATION OF IlfF'O BY . tXECIJTI'fE A'1:NCIES or MYGOYT,THE S[CIJIIITY At:ElfCI[S or CAIIADAAND TIE USA ------ ---~----·--. .... ··•·-. ~HI~R_,;xcHA~~ -~---~- I_l!!_O __~ll!~~. - ~---· - ,. ....~ -~ ~!_'I'll[_IJST~_!CTitNS_ !lf!'OSEI !IY THE S[~EI FUITHEI DISSEMINATION. -UPONTIE lfSEJt -·· AS THEYIELATE-··-TO --------·· -·-· ----------· --- --· ., IT IS IEASSIIIING TO NOTETIAT Tl([ CANADIANi:ovr CONTINUESTO SHARE THE CONVICTIONOF l'IY ,ovr THAT THIS JtECil'IOCAL EXCHANGEor INFO IIAS ASSISTED SlHISTAlfT IALLY IN l'IAilfTAilfINGTHE SECVIITY OF OUJl TWOCOUNTIIESo THIS IS IUT ONE IF TIE *NY FIELIS IN ¥HICK CONTINtfEDCOOPEIA• TION HAS !IEENAMPLYDEMONSnATEDIN THE JIIASTAND ¥HICK IS SO CLEAILY IN OUR l'IUTIJALINTEREST IN THE FUTl.llE.AS HAS !l[[N THE PrtACTICE IN THE P'I\ST,THE TIO GOVTSWILL CONTINUET0 CONSULTCONCEINif!Gt!IJTIJAI.t,t -- ~•-: 1 SATISFACTOllYAlllAlfCEl'IENTStovtJtING THE EXCHANGE or IN10 !IETVEENTHEM. ACCEl'l',EXCELLENCY,TKE IENEIID ASSUIANCESor !ff HIGHEST CONSIDEIA• TION.TiXT ENDS E RO!IERTSON 000518 • � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage 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/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 13 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00136 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Prime Minister, ‘‘Exchange of Security Informatiom: Canada-U.S.A.,’’ 14 Aug. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.