https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b1f21360d4a5901e4ceb51aff917fce0.pdf 1941ec2e4742bedcc45ad19e0556123a PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information IN REPLY PLEASE Q U O T E CSC 1829-1 NO. Bepartment of Jtational ©efence CANADA JOINT S E C R E T STA F F V )ec 59 ADDRESS REPLY TO CHAIRMAN CHIEFS OF STAFF, OTTAWA. £&— J>A) iJ Executive Assistant to , y The Secretary of State, tA> West Block, Ottawa, Ontario. S>5/?^ I have been directed by the Deputy Minister of the Department of National Defence to forward a copy of a working draft of a Proposed Agreement with the United States on the Acquisition of Nuclear Warheads for Canadian Forces to the Secretary, Privy Council, The Secretary,of State for External Affairs, The Minister o.f Finance and The Minister of Defence Production, for their personal information. ./. Would you please pass the attached copy to your Minister. Weston, Air Commodore, for Chairman, Chiefs of Staff. 1 / * , , . . i i. L •- J 000938 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur tytcei a {'information m 000939 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information S E C R E T OTTAWA, December X 1959 DRAFT OF PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ON THE ACQUISITION OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS FOR CANADIAN FORCES Sir: I have the honour to refer to Articles 20 and 21 of the communique issued by the North Atlantic Council on 19 December, 1957, and to discussions which have taken place in the Canada-United States Ministerial Committee on Joint Defence and between the Canadian and United States Chiefs of Staff, regarding the general principles under which nuclear warheads will be provided to and accepted by the Government of Canada for Canadian forces in Canada and Europe. It is the understanding of the Canadian Government that agreement in principle has been reached in these discussions as to the terms on which nuclear warheads will be made available by the United States for Canadian forces in Canada and Europe. These terms recognize that it is important to limit the spread of nuclear weapons at the independent disposal of national governments and that, for this reason, ownership and custody of warheads provided for the use of Canadian forces should remain with the United States. Without prejudice to the requirement for separate agreements relating to the different types of weapons to be provided in various circumstances, and the storage facilities related thereto, the Canadian Government now proposes that the general principles set out in .. .2 000940 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2- the Annex to this Note should apply. If the United States Government concurs, I propose.that this Note and your reply shall constitute an agreement effective from the date of your reply. Accept, Sir, etc.. 000941 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information A N....N ..BEX- GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING T H E ACQUISITION B Y C A N A D A OF N U C L E A R W A R H E A D S F O R C A N A D I A N F O R C E S IN C A N A D A A N D E U R O P E Definitions 1. I n this A n n e x , u n l e s s the c o n t e x t otherwise requires j " C a n a d a " m e a n s the G o v e r n m e n t of C a n a d a , a n d "United S t a t e s " m e a n s the G o v e r n m e n t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a ; the term " w a r h e a d " Includes "weapons" where the two c a n n o t p r a c t i c a l l y b e c o n s i d e r e d as physically separate components; " N A T O " m e a n s the N o r t h A t l a n t i c T r e a t y Organ- ization; "Allied G o v e r n m e n t " m e a n s any G o v e r n m e n t , w h i c h is allied to C a n a d a and the Unite d S t a t e s b y its m e m b e r s h i p in N A T O ; "Allied C o m m a n d e r " m e a n s the C o m m a n d e r of a NATO Allied Command; " S A C L A N T " m e a n s the S u p r e m e A l l i e d Commander., Atlantic,, of N A T O ; " N O R A D " m e a n s the N o r t h A m e r i c a n A i r D e f e n c e C o m m a n d e s t a b l i s h ed b y C a n a d a and the U n i t e d S t a t e s in a n E x c h a n g e of N o t e s dated .12 M a y , 1958. "CINCNORAD" means the Commander in Chief of NORAD. ,»».^ 000942 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2 - B: General 2. Ownership of any stocks of nuclear warheads will remain with the United States and their custody will be the responsibility of the United States, United States personnel will be provided for this purpose in the minimum numbers required. 3. The procedures under which the nuclear war- heads will be released and employed will vary depending on the types of weapons and the operational theatres in which they are to be employed. These procedures will be the subject of s eparate'f agreements and will be based on the principle of joint responsibility, 4. United States forces will be physically and financially responsible for the provision, maintenance, modification and assembly of the nuclear warheads, including the provision of technical equipment,' and of personnel in the minimum numbers required, for these functions. 5. Safeguards in the design of the nuclear war- heads will be the responsibility of the United States. The procedure for handling the nuclear warheads to ~$b» afford the maximum protection of lives and property will be subject to the agreement of Canada. Safety procedures for maintenance, transport, loading, storage and salvage will be at- •loaot equivalent to United States standards and will be the subject of arrangements between the appropriate military authorities of the two Governments. ... 3 000943 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 3 Acquisition of Nuclear Warheads for Canadian Forces Stationed in Canada 6. The location of the stocks to be held in Can- ada will be determined by Canada in consultation with United States military authorities and CINCNORAD or SACLANT as appropriate. 7. United States £aa2s=es will be responsible for the movem'ent, in accordance v/ith agreed procedures and in conformity with applicable Canadian laws a.nd regulations, of the nuclear warheads into Cana-da-aa4from Canada. 8. Except as otherwise agreed, Canada v/ill be responsible for and bear the cost of; (a) provision of the land required for the storage sites and associated facilities! (b) construction of the storage sites and associated facilities which, except for those specified in paragraph 8(c) below, will conform v/ith standards and criteria prevailing in NATO, and also their development and maintenance; (c) construction, in accordance with normal Canadian standards, of the increments to Canadian administrative installations and facilities (housing, messing, offices, etc.) necessary to accommodate United States custodial and support personnel, as v/ell as the development and maintenance of these facilities; (d) transportation of nuclear warheads within Canada, subject always to the provisions of paragraph 2 above. (e) external security for all nuclear warheads in storage or during movement within Canada, and 000944 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information y ^ - 4 elsewhere as may be agreed, the detailed arrangements to be made by the appropriate military authorities of the two Governments; (f) a reliable means of signal communication, where necessary, to meet the purposes of this agreement as shall be agreed by the appropriate authorities of the two Governments. Alternative A to imbursemei>t by the United States Proposed hy Department of Finance be mutually/agreed, Canada shall prorative and logistic support .e adm ;ary ted States oustodial and support personnel a: i r dependents, and maintena: of i n s t a l l a t i o n s provided suppl including construction in addition to p a r a g r a p h 8 ( b ) a b o v e , common i t e m s those of organic" t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . Alternative B 9. Canada w i l l be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a r r a n g i n g Proposed by Department of National Defence r e a s o n a b l e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e and l o g i s t i c for support?includ- i n g t h a t f o r U n i t e d S t a t e s cus4;od-fraI and -s*^pf^eyt p e r sonnel. Details of t h e s u p p o r t r o r U n i t e d S t a t e s per- s o n n e l an4*-a?ffja&fi^eiB-enfee—f e-3?—4he—s-uppxr>r-t--e^—d-ep-en-dent-s 1 w i l l be a m a t t e r fo3?=-s-»p«3?> >>• ' • • •' ' a t e a g r e e m e n t betv/een t h e , t w o Governments or **' * * their appropriate agencies'. Each Government shall bear the cost of the pay and allowances of its own personnel. 10. The status of United States personnel in Canada in accordance with the terms of this agreement will be governed by the provisions of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and any supplementary arrangements which may be agreed upon. .. * o 000945 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 5D; Acquisition of Nuclear Warheads for Canadian Forces Stationed in Europe 11. The location of the stocks to be held in Eur- ope will be determined by the appropriate Allied Commander in agreement with Canadian, United States and Allied authorities.. 12, United States forces will be responsible for the movement of the nuclear warheads into and from the Allied Command Europe Area. Responsibility for movement within this area will be as agreed between the appropriate Canadian, United States and Allied authorities. 13. Storage sites and associated facilities included in NATO infrastructure programmes and allocated for the use of Canadian forces will be subject to NATO Infrastructure funding and procedures. (Canada will Alternative A Proposed by Department of National Defence be responsible, in accordance with the terms of Part C of this Annex, for arranging for the provision of facilities in Europe which it Is mutually agreed are required for Canadian forces and United States per-** sonnel and which are not provided under common infra*-structure. Alternative B The construction of additional facilities which it is Proposed by Department of Finance mutually agreed are required and which are not pro-Y, vided under common Infrastructure will be arranged in accordance with procedures agreed with the allied governments concerned. Canada will bear the cost of these additional facilities subject to reimbursement by the United States, for that part of the facilities provided for the use of United States personnel and their dependents. - . . .6 000946 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 6 - 14. Where Canada is the sole user of storage facil- ities in Europe, the responsibility for operation and maintenance of the facilities will be In accordance with the provisions of Part C of this Annex> subject to agreement with Allied host governments where appropriate.. 15. Where Canada is a joint user, with other members of NATO, of storage facilities in Europe, constructed as part of an infrastructure programme, the final determination of the division of responsibilities for the support and external security of the site or sites will be as agreed between the Governments concerned. 16. Canada will be responsible for and bear the cost of a reliable means of signal communication, where necessary, to meet the purposes of this Agreement as shall be agreed by the appropriate authorities of the two Governments. Supplementary Arrangements 17. Supplementary arrangements between the appro- priate authorities of the United States and Canada and between these authorities and Allied Commanders shall be negotiated as required for the purpose of implementing this agreement. 000947 � 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 CDNW16538 Title A name given to the resource CDNW16538 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).