https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/58fbdafe4113b07eb7de7666d0517d7a.pdf 1a4c16f4bfe8b9cb4f96046c30a76023 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to InformaiionAc^K Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a I'informatiom Defence hP iaison/HFDavis/gl SECRET August 1, 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR THE-ACTING UTDERT-SEGRZTA RRU— Lebanese Observers at SHAPE Autumn Manoeuvres I 50030 :%. At a recent briefing. General Foulkes _ _ mentioned that the Lebanese had asked the Standing Group for permission to send observers to SHAPE autumn manoeuvres. General Foulkes explained that the Chiefs of Staff had no objection. Our views were not sought, but we obtained a copy of the Standing Group message, which is attached, and have asked Commodore Rayner to withhold reply until we can examine whether there are any political implications in the question, on which this Department might have views. Commodore Rayner undertook to get any available background information from CJS, Washington and now reports that nothing is known but what is stated in the telegram. Commodore Rayner believes that no representative of any non-NATO Government has attended any NATO manoeuvres. Chiefs of Staff are apparently unconcerned about establishing a precedent and would raise no objection to Lebanese attendance, although the Chiefs do not suggest that they qualify under the ’’need to know” criterion established by SACEUR. Chiefs of Staff agree with the Standing Group that the attendance of Lebanese observers ’’would enhance public relations with the Lebanese Government”, which they consider to be desirable. It is understood specific objection, from a the attendance of Lebanese that the full implications that this Department has no political point of view, to observers, but it is felt of acceding, apparently ...2 000275 �Document disclosed under the Access to InformationA^^^ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a i’informatioK d 2 without condition, to this request should be accepted. Other countries in the area and elsewhere may have the same military curiosity and if the "need to know" rule laid down by SACEUR is to be scrapped, it would seem to be desirable to consider whether any other rule should be imposed or the matter simply left open for each case to be decided as a request is made. This, however, is really more a matter for Chiefs of Staff to determine, and this Department’s interests would probably be sufficiently protected if it were understood that in raising no objection to Lebanese attendance, we were not setting a precedent and would want to have the opportunity, in every case, to examine whether there existed political considerations which would make the attendance of any non-NATO observers undesirable from our point of view. If you agree, we shall prepare a letter to Chiefs of Staff in this sense. Defence Liaison (1). P.S. Since preparing this memorandum, we have seen Mr. Drury’s letter of July 25 to you asking for External views on this matter. 000276 � 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 CDEX (NATO Exercises) 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 CDEX00008 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25, 50115-G-40, "North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Military, naval and air exercises," Part 1, Library and Archives Canada. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Exercises Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en