https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/24f8a201e04ccc946ff5ba888ea66078.pdf 9329df374cf90de6460a13ce84c0234c PDF Text Text vo I r--,-----'---~---IAugust S-0 • CONFIDENTIAL .;Jo.3 - t./.§ 15, 1957 I,/ - is a draft ,-o,o 3 of a very brief you might wish to make in connection States sentence unless Note on security in brackets you wanted ad hoc committee / ',(L 1' / MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIMEMINISTER Attached X exchanges. which I think with statement the United I have added one might best to make some vague reference which would study - 40 be omitted to the the Note. J.w,<A 000495 /'/ ,,,./:_)<,J �• I am glad to the Canadian that Note. a reply This naturally require not think it substance of the Note until anxious that exchanges this is a matter very careful to study those should its concerned examine which will consideration, would be advisable an opportunity has now been received and I do for me to comment on the my colleagues implications. with and I have had (I am also the procedures them carefully of these in the light reply.) 000496 of �ft'~lf FILE COPY PAf1~1tJWXTERNAL AFr A,RS. CANADA ; ~ .~ ~66fG61NG MESSAGE OATE FM: TO: ,. ' -•-• ~l~/s7 , Cf.,._ ... TA~ FILE S7) Sl'iCURITY SO .,3 - r/() I '-/3 .NUMBER '-;~ NONE PRECEDENCE G-214 I 53 COMCENTRE USE ONLY OPDOOIDIATE INFQ: 1754OF AUGUST13;ROBERTSON-BRYCE TELEPHOllE CONVERSATION OP AUGUST 15 Subject: EXCHANGE OF SECURITfINFORMATION CANADA-USA Ref,: YOURTELEGRAM NO, ( 7Ht: I S OFFICEIS ISSUINGTO"PRESS IMMEDIATELY THEPRIMEMINISTER THEPOLLOWING STATEMENT: BEGINS: ( WHEN ASKEDTO COMMENT UPONTHE US NOTEPUBLISHED TODAY CONCERNING EXCHANGE OP SECURITYINFORMATION, MR,DIEIPEHBA!BR NOTED THATTHEVIEWSEXPRESSED IN THECANADIAN NOTEOP APRIL TEN ONTHIS ) .1 SBJECTHAD BEEN PASSEDONTO CONGRESS ANDSAID THATHIS GENERAL IMPR& SION WASTHAT WHILETHE US NOTEWASNOTEXPLICIT, IT SEEMSEVIDENT THATTHEDIRECTIVEGIVENUS AGENCIES CONCERNING THEIRPROCEDURES IN HANDLING SECURITYINFORMATION IS CONSISTENT IN SUBSTANCE WITHTHE ASSURANCE CANADA HASSOUGHT. HE ADDED THATHIS GOVERNMENT WOULD STUDYWITHCARETHE STATEMENTS GIVENIN THEUS NOTECONCERNING 'l'HE PROCEDURES FOR SAFEGUARDING SECURITYINFORMATION .FROM CANADIAN SOURCES AS WELLAS PROM nm 1fS SUGG!S'l'leJI POI\ G€lH'i'ifiBKI MR. BRYCE ~ "'t'\I OIHEHS, AND iELCWillID OCAL I STR I BUTI ON ORIGINATOR ll911SUWA!:t'l8NS COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON I (' DIVISION APPROVED BY PHONE · 1 M. CADIEUX _~:_:_:~~-~~~~-~~·u~··~-~~i~/~~~-·~::~::~::~::~:~_u_~-~----:,~·:~::~~;:::::·················· , l8(Rtv, 12/56) �FILE COPY it~.J.,,.· ~PA~.~.;,i\f-Pi1fXTERNAL ~ ~Li~~~f~&ING AFFAIRS, CANADA 53 MESSAGE DATE $030,3~, FM: ------- m, 1~/s7 OR I TO: __....,,& C:-ft'l.11' '-/3 NUMBER G-21\ <M UCURITY FILE y'() I L,"'6 NONE PRECEDENCE COMCENTRE USE ONLY OPIMMEDIATE 0 INFQ: Ref.: YOURTELEGRAM NO. 1754 OF AUGUST 13; ROBERTSON-BRYCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION OF AUGUST 15 Subject: EXCHANGE OF SECURITY INFORMATION CANADA-USA THtc THEPRIMEMINISTER'SOFFICEIS ISSUINGTO"PRESSIMMEDIATELY THEFOLLOWING STATEMENT: BEGINS: WHEN ASKEDTO COMMENT UPONTHEUS NOTEPUBLISHED TODAY CONCERNING EXCHANGE 01 SECURITY INll'ORMATION, MR.DIEFENBAIER NOTED THATTHEVIEWSEXPRESSED Di THECANADIAN NOTE 01" APRILTENONTHIS S.SJECTHAD BEENPASSEDONTO CONGRESS ANDSAID THATHIS GENERAL IMPRES.... SIONWASTHATWHILETHEUS NOTE WASNOTEXPLICIT, IT SEEMS EVIDENT ·r THATTHEDIRECTIVE GIVENUS AGENCIES CONCERNING THEIRPROCEDURES IN HANDLING SECURITY INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT IN SUBSTANCE WITHTHE ASSURANCE CANADA HASSOUGH'?. ·.--/ HE ADDED THATHIS GOVERNMENT WOULD STUDYWITHCARETHE STATEMENTS GIVENIN THEUS NOTECONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FORSAFEGUARDING SECURITY INFORMATION .FROM CANADIAN SOURCES AS WELL AS FROM OIHERS, iiiD WELJOMEDnm 00 S'IJOG!!iS!!GI(F!lfl. (Hlff'f:fffif'.ffl€1IHlHS'IJIJN,!DlGNa LOCAL DISTRIBUTION BRYCE /S:.JJ/ <tj.\ l COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON MR. ORIGIMTOR SIG ................... DIVISION i............ USSEA _.,_Ml_ .. _.M_;c--AD--'-mux'----'-'-',.'-.l'-"-s __."".. --••.;.c••..c.••;,;,_________ t llT, IB(Rcv.12/56) PHONE . 24803 APPROVED BY M. CADIEUX SIG ................................. L.__--=-___J_'."='M::::.:..•·· .............................. 000498 . . �-·ir - 2 - COICERNIXGTHESE SECURITY ARRANGEJIIEJIITS. HE BECilROCA'l'EDTHE SEITDmlffS EXPBSSED IH THE HO'l'E OH BEHALP OP THE EXECUTIVE AID CONGRESSAS TO THE VITAL NEED OP MAIITAIITIHGTHE RIEBDLIEST RELATIONSBETWBEHTHE 'l'liO COUJIITRIES. EBDS 000499 �--t ,Jtt/(('_,, fin ~~l n /,{s.J· ' r::i:i P ic:1 t:2! ; • C r., ·· .. r:. L::l,,y'\] 1ff·( /:I .tnc.'.•· . V ·n.,,,.,; "--5~ fl! J+i~ESSAGE FORM OUTGOING . j},eCu r1 File ·t y CONFIDEUTIAr .. . . . .. .. .. . . ... .. .. No. ....::57) .. .... 55 3 0 .3- yCI Y3 - .. -a L., FROM:THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOREXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA TO: .CANADIAN . .EMBAS.SY.~ .. .WASHINGTON..................................... ··········· .......................................................................................... A IR For Conmunications Date Message To Be Sent Section Only AUG15/57 CYPHER EN CLAIR CODE REFERENCE: 1-----, CYPHER YOURTEL 1754 AUG13/57 Priority SUBJECT: ... 0.PIMMEDIATE........ EXCHANGE OF SECURITYINFORMATION WITHUNITED STATES ORIGINATOR PRIMEMINISTERIS PRESENTLY STUDYINGFOLLOWING DRAFT ' OF POSSIBLECANADIAN NOTEIN REPLYTO UNITEDSTATESNOTE ............................. { Signature} .... G...H.,Sauthem ....... . ~Nmie Typed) OF AUG13 ON THIS SUBJECT. HE WILL LET US HAVETOMORRO . D.L, (2) Div. n1v.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,, Local Tel. .. HIS OPINIONAS TO WHETHER IN FACTANYCANADIAN REPLYIS ~:-:9.3.9.+ ...... .. REQUIREDANDIF SO WHETHffiHE CONSIDERSOURDRAFT APPROVED BY rJfo/: ··········<'s;JL;St~· WOULD BE A?PRECIATED. TEXTBEGINS: / M. Cadieux .............................. EXCELLENCY, SATISFACTORY.MEANWHILE ANYcmrnmrrs YOUWISH TO MAKE 9!8 (Nrune Typed) Internal I HAVETHE HONOUR TO REFERTO YOURNOTEOF AUG13 Distribution: S.S.E.A. - U.S.S.E.A. REGARDING THE HANDLING BY THE UNITEDSTATESGOVERNMENT CHE:lllll!iUii, - - .. OF SECURITYINFORMATION RELATINGTO CANADIAN CITIZENS. ~. American Div. I AMINSTRUCTED TO STATETHATMYGOVERMMENT GREATLY Press;r~~c;;, APPRECIATESYOURACTIONIN CONVEYING ITS VIEWSON THIS XDP. - [}me.' - - ••• '✓-~;,: ;~/rt.. lt. ..... \ ..... 1)c1tP, ••••••••••••• ~ SUBJECT, AS CONTAINED IN ITS NOTEOF APRIL 10, TO THE UNITEDSTATESCONGRESS. IN VIEl--1 OF THE FRIENDLY Copies Referred To: SENTIMENTS EXPRESSEDIN THIS CONNECTION BY THE CONGRESS MYGOVERNMENT TRUSTSTHATIN FUTURESHOULDTHE NAMESOF CANADIAN CITIZENS APPEARIN EVIDENCEBEFORECONGRESSION INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES, THESENAMESWILL, AS WE SUGGESTED', BE SENT IN CONFIDENCE TO MYGOVERNMENT SO THATTHE ALLEGATIONS CANBE INVESTIGATED ANDDEALT D0nP.. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• i},;te, bt. ••.••.•••••••••••• 9i (Rev. ,.,,.,, WITH IN CANADA, 000500 1/52) I �- 2 - MY GOVERNMEllTNOTES WITH SATISFACTION YOUR STAT.E:fENTABOUT THE DIRECTIVE APPLYING TO EACH OF YOUR SECURITY AGENCIES WHICH REQUIRES THAT SECURITY INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM OTHERS MAY ONLY BE TRA1iSlUTTED OUTSIDE THAT AGENCYWITH THE CONSENT OF THE AGENCYPROVIDING THE INFORUATION, A!:D YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE RELATED PROCEDURES APPLY TO CANADIA!l IllFORf.fATION AND WILL BE FOLLOWEDIN FUTURE, WHILE NY GOVERNMENT WOULDHAVE WELCOMEDA MORE EXPLICIT ASSURAMCE, IT RELIES UPON YOUR STATEHEJIT THAT THE DIRECTIVE AND THE PROCEDURESYOU t-mllTION ARE CONSISTENT IN SUBSTAllCE WITH THE ASSURANCE SOUGHT IN THE CANADIAll"NOTE, HY GOVERNME!ITIS AWAREOF THE FACT THAT EFFECTIVE IMPROVE!:ENTSHAVE BEEN i1ADE IN RECENT YEARS IN THE PROCEDURESFOR THE RECIPROCAL EXCHANGEOF SECURITY INFORMATION BETWEENAGENCIES OF OUR TWO GOVERNHE!lTS, AND NOTES WITH PLEASURE THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERJ!MEHTIS WILLING TO CONTINUE WITH CONSULTATIONS COlTCERNINGTHESE PROCEDURES, ACCEPT, EXCELLENCY, THE RENEWEDASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST COllSIDERATION. 000501 �~ JJ- . _,_ ;a~~-r~ ... ..! •.•__. ~~ ~s CORPIDEnTIAL L(~I (f -----,---,;J-C .AMf':.IISbADOR TO IH,CRETABY ul-' STATE ·---i....-----.....i 11 I luive the honour to refer your Note or August 13 regard.ins to th• handling by the United Statea Government or 1ecurity 1n!ormat1on to Cknadlan 01t1zon1. relatlna a111 instructed to etate a~prectatea on thlo .sos-.V o cfJ /' ,._ DRAFTu:rTER FOR DELIV.E.llYBY ct.t1Aor, n Excellency i,dt..../fl-'6:r (}H that your action 1ubject 11 my I Government greatly ln conveying aa contained views ite Note ot ln lta A1,>ril 10, to the United Sta tea Consreaa. In view of the triendly in aentlcenta 1 - exvreaaed tbia oonneotion by the Congrebl my Government C,..-i~-r: that in future ahould the nsmea ot u~•• Canadian citizen• Congrea11onal namea will, confidence appear in evidence investigating my Lly your statement e,icb -:if that aec~rity Government notea with &kt!afaction your security agencies information may only be tro.na:::1 tted in future. a1,>ply!ng to which requires it receives outside that the relMted VJli~Oovernment welcomed ar-~ trom other• that or the agency providing ap~l1 to Canadian information ? th• allegations and dealt with in CaDQda. about the directiYe e.nd your atatecent th••• be aent in Government ao thut can be 1nveat1gated the consent committe••• aa we euggeoted, to before c.genc:,- with the information, .,roced.u1·ee ana will be followed wo-..ila have ~aeauranoe, 112t be t;1•111 •• 000502 2 �... - a~=;zzeCul, lt Nlie• and upon 7our •tat-.nt that the directive the procedure, ,ou Mntion are conatetent 1n eubttn.nce With the aeeuranc• 1ought in the Canadian note. lb' Ooverruaent le aware ot the tact that ettective improvement, have been aade 1n recent rear• in the procedure, tor the r.cipl'OCal exchange ot aecurlt7 1ntoraat1on between agenc1•• ot OU?' two Government,, and not•• with pleaaure that the United Statee Oove~n,sit ie willing to continue with coneultat1ona concerning th••• procedure,. Accept. Bxcellenoy, the renewed aesuranc•• ot 117higbeet cona1derat1on. 000503 �When aaked to comment upon the United Stat•• note published today concerning exchange 1nto:rmation, Mr. Diefenbaker stated ot aecurity that he h4d been pleased to observe that the Canadian government I s v1ewa on thia subJect had been paaaed on to Congreaa and that the State Department now reported in thia c0Mect1on that Congreaa wiahed wholeheartedly to maintain the triendlieat relations with Canada, Mr. Diet'enbaker aaid that h1a general 111,preaston vaa that while the United States note did not follow the terma proposed 1n the Canadian note, it indicated that the dJ.Nctive agenciea concerning their security given United States procedurea in handling 1nt'o:rmat1on 1• conaiatent in wbatance with the aaaurance canada had aougbt. He added that hia government would study with care the statements given 1n the United States note concerning the procedures tor aatoguarding 1ntomat1on security 1'l'0lll Canadian sources as well as from others, /.,,, and welcomed the United States conaultat1ons auggeatio~ concerning these security I': ~ Mthrl1 A. arrangements. 000504 . �"\'· FILE .. J.W.Holmes/PS COPY ,, CroTIPIDBliTIAL A\tS\lDt l5l'-~..:l:.:95:::::.!.'l;;.• -.,....---~ so Attached you mie,~t is a draft of a veey brief utst:et11tmt w!eh to :aake in oonnectioo ttith the Unitee State:,· Note on aec-.:rlt:, exahangeu. 1.1entencc tn brackets wnieh I think I ~ve added one r.i1n:M~bei,t be on1tted ur.l1,z1,s:100 =e.nte6 t-0 i~k~ BM~ vazu~ r.,£'erenee l\d h(Jt) 303\. cc:c:m'i.ttee Vh1.ch i:Ollld Stlidy to the the note. J'. W. µr,T,MES J.V.H. 000505 tS: !?. /({ ( 1/S.) t/0 �;... ... ,, .... • I llffl. glt?o f:.nat a reply ba\S now betm r-ene1ved to tli.e t:anad1an N<3te. 'l'hta 1C!n mtter natu?'ell.7 ttequ.ire ver,., ciirctul not th1nt 1t uould be n;Jvi~blc >tl'l::.ch11:ll.l cor.1.tid1!1'3tion, and I do tot' -10 t~ cG!lmmt on ti.e sui.Jsta»e6 o.f the Jiot;e unt11 't:i1JeollOSB\le«I Ont'! :t have had an opporl:l)ntty to ctu~ omc1?tt:l that its ii::p1.tcationll. tbOne conecmco wttll t~ exch!lr.t;aa oh.ou1i,exru,ine to~ cnretutly (I ai:i al~" proecCurea ct thf!~o :tn f;he l:lgh.l; of th:t.s reply.) 000506 �ACTION copy .____ OTCB Oll2 ~ -~ I , T-12fi2" ~H-l_ H lJ V T2\:I' 1302 1..,·-----" -.. Jlf WASH DCAUG 15/57 UNCLAS .._ _]'() EXTIINAL1772 .j.. __ _ i- _AS OCIATED PRESSSTORY . ·- ! LOWING ARETHELEADPARASIN THESTORYPUTOUTTHIS AFTERNOON BY ' ASSOCIATED THE PRESSIN ANSVER TO THECANADIAN NOTE.ASTHECP STORY :.i;G· "/1 WASONTHEUIRE HALFANHOURBEFORE THEAP WETHOUGHT IT UNLIKELY THATTHEAP STORYWASCARRIED IN CANADA. TEXTBEGINSI •IN A FOLLOW UP TO THESENSATIONAL NORMAN SUICIDECASE,THE USAHAS SOUGHT TO ASSURE CANADA THAT° INFO IT PROVIDES ABOUT ALLEGED COMMUNIST ACTIVITIESWILLNOTBE SUPPLIEDTO CONGRESS WITHOUT CANADAS CONSENT. ffTHESTATEDEPTMADE PUBLICTODAY A NOTEHANDED TO CANADIAN AMBA• SSADOR NORMAN ROBERTSON ONTUES. •THE NOTEREPLIEDTO A CANADIAN REQUEST OF APR10FORASSURANCE THATSECURITY INFOGIVEN THIS COUNTRY BY CANADA ABOUT CANADIAN CITI• ZENSWOULD NOTBE RELEASED FROMADMINISTRATION CONTROL UNLESSCANADA SPECIFICALLY APPROVED.• •THE STATEDEPTREPLYSAID IN ESSENCE THATTHEUSAHASBEENFOLLOWINGALLALONGPROCEDURES ... CONSISTENT WITHTHEASSURANCES YOUSEEK. ·THE NOTESAID ALSOTHATSECURITY AGENCIES or CANADA ANDTHEUSA-SUCHAS THEFBI ANDTHECIA••ABIDEBY THERESTRICTIONSWHICH CONTROL THEIREXCHANGE OF INFO. ·THE NOTEWASSIGNEDBY DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY or STATEROBERT MURPHY,WHO PERSONALLY HANDED IT TO ROBERTSON.•TEXT ENDS. 2.LOWER DOWN IN BODYor THESTORYTHEREWASTHIS PARA: •PRESSOFFICERJOSEPHREAPDECLINED TO COMMENT ONTHEPURPOSE OR MEANING OF THEAMERICAN NOTEOTHERTHANTO SAY:IT IS INTENDED TO MEETTHECANADIAN REQUEST FORASSURANCE.• ROBERTSON -------- r I � 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 / 15 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-15 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 CDTT00137 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Memorandum for the Prime Minister, 15 Aug. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.