https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/039366c7fbf840abe315f8c373816bda.pdf 877a45c0039d2a8da0b5dc4b88d9fa06 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act - fl..j&.fi. R..S ? «January 26, I960 Aoqulaltion of ttofcaelvo Cue! ear l refer to oy acsorafidm to you dated Beeober 7» 1959» under cover of which there wa© subo&ttcd for yo-ur coaoldcrotlen a nogetiatln^ draft of a proposed Anrcosoat tilth the United Stateo concerning the acquisition of nuciear warheads for Canadian Forceo in Canada and Europe, Aa explained in tho ocsoroetdca, tho Acreeoont tsao intended cnly to aet out tho broad principles undor which nuclear warheada would bo accepted should tho Oovorrncnt decide to obtain then. fho iisrocDcnt would not In any way eecnit tho Canadian Qotremacfit to the acceptance of such weapons and it would require to be ttdpplascntcd by further specific acrocaeste for the acquisition, control cad uso of particular tioapono in particular circumstances. Subsequently (about two troche a^o), we aado certain chances in the draft Agreeraent to reflect views convoyed to uo byfir*-&ryeo on behalf of the Trine niniotor* ?hooo cfes&cee were as foilowai (a) Paragraph 3 of the amies to the draft Aorocsicist wa© anendod to givo oppression to the concept of Joint responsibility for the enotody of the warheado, t?tth the United stateo oaintaieias physical poeooseion, and eanada hoinc responsible for cisternal oocurityi tbj A new paragraph 4 t?ao inserted to provide that authorisation* of tho use hy feaadlan forces of tho warheads subsequent to thoir transfer in accordance with ^ . law, would bo the respon* Gibillty of the Qovomocnt of Canada j (c) 4 provision was added (paragraph 19 cf the tones) to the effect that the torae of tho Agreement rould be reviewed by the two Governcento at the request of either uevonoent, and • •*••»• 2 001242 �Document disclosed under the Access to 1/i/ormat/o/nM^M Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information ^ - 2 - t h a t aft or cmch review i t conld he terminated by e i t h e r Oovcnacst on oix oontho* notice . ... fi copy of tho draft /i0reeQcnt incorporating theee chancce io attached. 1 thinh that vlth thcoo ODcndaonto i t reflecto the three principles emaciated hy the T'rioo Ululate? in hia cpoech in tho Oeaeo of Cacsoao on Janoary 16, i . e . d»w ownership, Conaidiaa control of nao, and provioion for review of tho Agree* sent a t aay t i a o a t the request of either tfovorioeat* In ay ncttrondra of Oacobor ?, I reported t h a t although Cabinet, in octohor 1953, had authorised ocnior offl coro to i n i t i a t e negotiatlone *?ith tho United States, thooo had co for been I t o i t c d t o technical die* cneoiono betweca tho n i l i t a r y authorltieo. I t m o tho view of t h e Panel on tho Economic Aspects of oof e&ce Quoationo t h a t , before opening nc^otiationo lo tho d i p l e s a t i c channel, an account of the -procont aitna* t i e o and the t e n t of the draft cote and Annex ehonld ho referred t o ninletors for conoidoratica. Accordingly, acsoranda s i o i l o r t o tho cao sutnifctcd to you on Seceifeor 7 t;cre ouhaittod t o the uinistoro of Daticnal Defence tm& Finance hy officiala of thooe Oc^avtaento and to the Triae iiiniGter hy tho Secretary of tho Cabinet. t'Co onderotsnd t h a t the draft vao acceptable to tho n i n l c t e r of national Defence* the *7iniatcr of Financo code ne consent t o Mo offieials*) In vie** of the otetcaeat oado hy the Frioe ninlotor in tho house of Coocoaa that negotiation of t h i a Agreement «ao EKKJ tqadcr uay with the United States atathoritioo, I ohould ho grateful t o fences i f wo oay not? i n s t r u c t otsr Dabaaay in taohingtoa to oetik t h e eosesQ&tB of tho istcto i/OFartoont on the draft* e r i f yen wish f i r s t to eonoialt further t?ith your colleagues* Ms Ik BQBERTSQiM a. A. B. Secretary of th© Cabinet, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff, Deputy Minister, Dept. of Finance. 001243 � 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 CDNW16563 Title A name given to the resource CDNW16563 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).