https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/213de3dcd1ce00d62fdef8613a746395.pdf 032b53bfa1893b37eea9310c3c6513ee PDF Text Text i Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divul(*ue en vertu de \aLehsyr.faccprirfinj^iwafion ; ~™~" 00 . > '•' v> / , <\ 1 -7- ! JTTAIL^ ~AlX& :J. 1 : ,9! 10 I'' FM WASHDC OCTS/59 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 2 4 1 6 a-jmam? PRIORITY INFO NATOPARIS PERMISNY(F0R THE MINISTER) TT CCOS OTT PRIORITY FM OTT PRIORITY \':y REF Y0URTELSEDL8L0 AND DL813 0CT2! ' , .•• •• • K STORAGEE.OF 'DEFENSIVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT GOOSE BAY AND HARMON AIR FORCE! BASE ; ' WESAW WILLOUGHBY<DIRECTOR OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND NORTHERN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS<THIS MORNING AND PASSED TO HIM A COPY OF THE DRAFT NOTE ON THIS SUBJECT INDICATING WHERE RELEVANT,THE EXPLANATIONS CONTAINED IN. YOUR -TEL DLS10. ' : , * 2 . THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT WAS MADE BY RUTTER OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY ON ATOMIC ENERGY. RUTTER NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO RPT NO SPECIFIC REF IN OUR NOTE TO CUSTODY.HE ADDED THAT AT FIRST GLANCE OUR NOTE APPEARED TO I N VOLVE QUOTE JOINT CUSTODY UNQUOTE.THIS MIGHT CREATE A PROBLEM BECAUSE ACCORDING TO USA LEGISLATION THE USA MUST RETAIN CUSTODY AS WELL AS OWNERSHIP,WE SAID THAT WE QUITE RECOGNIZED THAT THE USA HAS STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES BUT POINTED OUT THAT AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THE CDN GOVT TO DEFEND THE PROPOSED SCHEME FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONSbSTORAGE WHERE THERE; WAS NO RPT NO > CDN PARTICIPATION IN THE PHYSICAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS. AT THIS POINT RITTER SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE USA TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUOTE INTERNAL SECURITY UNQUOTE UNQUOTE OF THE STICK PILE WHILE CDA MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ;ITS QUOTE EXTERNAL SECURITY UNQUOTE. IE THE SECURITY OR THE S I T E . '• 3 . THE POINTS MADE BY RUTTER WERE ;0F COURSE FIRST IMPRESSIONS. WILLOUGHBY SAID THAT THEY WOULD LET US KNOW IN DUE COURSE THE OFFICIAL USA VIEW ON OUR PROPOSAL. 4 . WILLOUGHBY ALSO RAISED THE QUESTION. OF THE STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR SAG AT GOOSE BAY AND FOR THE ,USN AT ARGENTIA. YOU WILL • e e 2 001021 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 2 4 1 6 RECALL THAT THESE TWO MATTERS WERE RAISED AT THE SAME TIME THE USA RAISED THE QUESTION OF STORAGE OF NUCLEAR AIR-TO -AIR DEFENSIVE WEAPONS AT GCOSE BAY LAST APR.WE REPLIED THAT WE HAD NO RPT NO FURTHER INFO ON TKESE TWO QUESTIONS.WE DID,HOWEVER,EMPHASIZE THAT THE ARRANGEMENT NOU UNDER DISCUSSION FOR THE STORAGE OF TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR USAF WOULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN CDA, AND THAT IT RAISED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE CDN GOVT HEEiEEY" . , 001022 � 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 CDNW16516 Title A name given to the resource CDNW16516 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Continental defence - Atomic capability," RG25-A-3-b, vol 5930, file 50210-F-40, part 4.2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).