https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/5db6164086c645f03738deafdb633ccf.pdf 3097be2993ebdbac69ca7eaddfcf5351 PDF Text Text Document disclosed underthe m±. Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acce: DOWNGRADES TO SECRET REBUIT ft SECRO US(JJAH«0 e7(A.J' £02/4 FEB 2 I 1985 P >V" OTTAWA, 11 January I960 # Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office, East Block, 0 t t a w a. Huclear Acquisition Agreement Further to our discussion this afternoon, 1 would suggest that your paragraph be reworded to read as follows: "Authorization fir f&r the use by Canadian Forces of the nuclear warheads covered by this Agreement subsequent to their release in accordance with paragraph 3, will be the responsibility of the Government of Canada." I have suggested this language for two reasons: (a) It seems to me that the authority which the Canadian Government wishes to reserve for itself is limited to whether or not the weapons should be used and is not intended to deal with the question of how the weapon is to be used. This latter decision would seem to me to be the responsibility of the Commander of the formation under which the Canadian Force is serving. .J �Documentdisclosed under tH IgufiSrfWij - 2 - REBOIT A SECRET FEB 2 2 1985 (b) I inserted the words "by Canadian Forces" because I can envisage a situation in Europe where you might have a common pool of weapons available to be drawn upon by a number of national contingents each equipped with an agreement similar to the one we propose. W. H. BARTON Under-Secretary^of f of^lbct ernaLJtffairs 001299 � 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 CDNW16542 Title A name given to the resource CDNW16542 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 5.1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).