https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/acdaf92f775146c71773d0d88969d1c1.pdf bea424b78443a9e31734bee092eaa3bc PDF Text Text / 0 p------ —0 Doqumest disclosed under the Access to Information Act ( 274 <x CV Document divulgu en vertu de la Loi sur l'acces a /'information DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA. (DUPLICATE) NUMBERED LETTER TO: • • E UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, OTTAWA, CANADA. Security:4 No:.. FROM: Reference: Subject: bate: THE. PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OP CANADA TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC COtiNCiL' AN ‘ W' OEEC..................... My- -telegram. No.. .487. .of. .September 18 References SECRI 915 —Enclosures: , September 18, 1952 ......... . ....................... .. Air or Surface Mail; Post File No.- Informal • Council - Meeting ............. Ottawa File No. September 16 - 0//6 C Mr. Pearson being in the chair, two main items came up for discussion: Political Consultation in the Council on proposed NATO military manoeuvres (see my despatch No.- 819 of September 4); II - Lord Ismay’s paper on "The Background of the Annual Review” (see our top secret telegram No. 423 of August 29). 2. Internal Circulation As regards Item I, Ismay was under the impression that when the matter had last been discussed at an informal Council meeting, it had been agreed that he would circulate a memorandum on the subject. However, as the Standing Group was now drafting a paper to put before the Council, he felt that further consideration by the Council should be deferred until this document had been received. The Council agreed to await the Standing Group paper before discussing the matter further but it was suggested that the . Standing Group liaison officer might report that, in the view of the Council, the paper should also deal with the security and political aspects of statements and announcements made by service officers. In this connection reference was made to the unfortunate consequences of the recent story about B 36’s damaged by a tornado in the United States and the comment recently made by ’’NATO military spokesmen” that current North Atlantic manoeuvres had important political as well as military implications. A There was a long and -quite interesting 3. discussion on Item II. All representatives expressed general approval of the main points made by the Secretary General. \ \ 4. tha t: - In introducing his paper Ismay explained (a) the decisions which might be made on the basis of his suggestions should not affect the Annual Review process for this year; (b) the real purpose of the paper was to provoke discussion of the broad strategical background to the military, economic and political factors Distribution to Posts in the planning of the defence build-up. Ext. 182C (Rev. 2 /52) 000254 � 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 CDEX00021 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