https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/0b87c84503c386ad136d4e5fd503a40c.pdf 30ae0ae0e21e088847aabfbb32edbca4 PDF Text Text le No. 50030-E-40. ,03 ( Ag Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act odument divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a I’information Defence Liaison (1) B.A.Crane/ams SECRET September 12, 1952- 6A6 '1 50030 17 -En fTf- MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNDER-SECRETARY Attendance of Lebanese Observers at NATO Manoeuvres in July, 1952 the Standing Group was approached by the Lebanese Government with a request that Lebanon be allowed to send four observers to attend SHAPE manoeuvres this fall. On July 2, the Standing Group asked members of the M.R.C. to submit their Governments’ views on this question (SGM-1708-52) with the comment that "if these observers attended the manoeuvres, it would enhance public relations with the Lebanon Government". At a briefing held later in the week, General Foulkes explained that the Chiefs of Staff had no objection to the Lebanon request. Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of National Defence, in a letter of July 25, had sought our views. In our reply to Mr. Drury, dated August 7, we said that we had no objection to the attendance of the Lebanese observers from- a political point of view. However, we commented that "we are led to believe that this is the first occasion that a non-NATO country has been authorized to attend manoeuvres, and we would like it to be recognized that future requests will likewise be approved by all nations participating in the exercise, and that we would have an opportunity to express our views”. 2. 3. On August 26, SACEUR sent a message to the Standing Group (SHAPTO 385) outlining their policy towards observers: /J.?- 3als) . . . 2 000264 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl'acces a /'information — 2 “ (1) SHAPE only invites NATO countries to send observers. Only one exception has been made so far. It involved Commonwealth officers brought in under the U.K. allotment for exercise "Holdfast". (2) To establish a precedent would be undesirable because: (a) All non-NATO countries might request observer status and, as there is a limit to the number of observers, a decision against one country and in favour of another would have to be made. (b) The case of each non-NATO observer would have to receive concurrence of all NATO members in-a "need-to-know" decision. (This policy was expressed by SHAPE in answer to a direct approach made by Lebanon to SHAPE several months ago). (c) Observer vacancies intended for NATO members might be filled by non-NATO members & (3) If Leganese observers were allowed, they could attend exercise "Rosebush", to be held in Central Europe in September. On receipt of this message, the Standing Group agreed with SHAPE’S policy and rejected the Lebanese request. (CJSW of September 2). Thus in the future it may be assumed that SHAPE’S policy will be sustained and that only members of NATO countries will be invited to attend manoeuvres in Allied Command Europe. 4. M—lA Defence Liaison (1)0 000265 � 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 CDEX00016 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