https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/224b0e7070f9ae78c6abffb84911550d.pdf a67a0228fd686997d761842645b5c7a5 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Def encecunefdoguleMerH dWlershofaces a /'information P -5.4//5 CONFIDENTIAL ober 15, 1952. MEMORANDUM FOR THE UND TARY [ 6 r NATO Exercise "LONGSTEP" The annexed letter of October 11 from Chiefs of Staff arrived late Saturday and called for a reply on Tuesday morning, Monday being a holiday. 2. On Tuesday morning, after briefly consulting European Division and Mr. Ritchie by phone, I told Chiefs of Staff that we had no political comment to offer in the time available. We were not objecting to the exercise. It is of course absurd that the Standing Group should expect national political comments to be provided on such short notice. However, the timetable followed is probably a reflection of the fact that the Standing Group is still working on a general paper dealing with the procedure for clearing exercises. The decision to ask for national comments on LONGSTEP was probably an afterthought. 3. At the Military Representatives Committee 4. meeting on September 18, the Chairman of the Standing Group reported as follows: "As a result of the political aspects which had arisen in connection with Exercise MAINBRACE, it had become clear that some system was needed whereby political clearance could be obtained in such cases. The broad problem was to find a middle way in which matters which were potentially sensitive in the political sphere could be referred to the Council without burdening them with the manifold details of all routine military exercises. This subject was now under consideration and would subsequently come before the Military Representatives Committee." . . 2 000199 /6. 10. I �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information f -2- No doubt Chiefs of Staff will let us see the Standing Group paper on procedure when it is circulated to the M.R.C. I think that we might await receipt of that paper rather than tell Chiefs of Staff now that we are dissatisfied with the procedure followed in the case of Exercise LONGSTEP. Y KDefence Liaison (1). 000200 � 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 CDEX00048 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