https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c4e623a9fbb49fe925e60bc2a770d9b3.pdf a90e29871067f6bc9727b8891d30a3cc PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information ACT _ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a I’informaffi 60// C7RESTRICTED y SEEN------------ L B. PEARSONottawa, November 25, 1953 / MEMORANDUM FOR THE MINISTER V NATO Exercises - Protest by Swedish Government Enclosed is a copy of Note No. 81 of November 23 from the Swedish Legation, which the Swedish Minister (Dr. Book) left with me on November 23. 2. It protests against the violation by foreign aircraft of Swedish territory during a NATO exercise (presumably Exercise MARINER) on September 26, 27 and 30 of this year. As the Swedish Government does not know the precise nationality of the aircraft, similar protests are being addressed to the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark and Norway, whose aircraft also took part in the exercise. Dr. Book said that his Government thought that the aircraft involved were Thunder jets or Sabre jets. He also said that his Government has always protested to the U.S.S.R. against Soviet violations of Swedish territory or airspace and was bound to take the same attitude towards NATO government. 3. 4. We are consulting Chiefs of Staff (who may. in turn need to consult SACLANT or SACEUR). We have asked Chiefs of Staff whether Canadian aircraft might have been involved in the violations. /‘ Copies of the Note are being sent, for information, to all Canadian Missions concerned. 5. H. H. Wrong 260//-/0 s3o(.9 ) &Z. 000023 �I LEGATION OF SWEDEN Ottawa Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a i’information Ottawa, November 23, 1953 No. 81. Sir, Acting upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring the following to your attention. In the course of the naval and air operations recently carried out on and over Danish, Norwegian and adjacent territory by forces belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, foreign aircraft have on several occasions violated Swedish territory. Thus foreign aircraft were observed over Vaderoarna at 11.36 a.m, on the 26th of September, over SmogenHallinden-Vaderoarna between 12.05 and 12.08 p.m. on the 27th of September and over Kosteroarna-Stromstad-Kosteroarna between 12.21 and 12.23 also on the 27th of September. All the points enumerated above are located in the province of Bohuslan, i.e. on Sweden’s coast on the Skagerack. At 07.13 a.m. on the 30th of September twelve foreign jet aircraft flew in from a south-westerly direction over a Swedish air-base north of Angelholm in the province of Skane, whereafter they left Swedish territory on a north-westerly course over the Kattegatt. Later in the same day, between 12.09 and 12.1+ p.m., foreign aircraft were observed over the region of Falkenberg and Varberg in the province of Halland, i.e. on Sweden’s coast on the Kattegatt. The observations made as well as subsequent investigations indicate that the aircraft involved in the above flights belonged to the air forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization then operating in the Scandinavian area. These forces, according to available information, consisted of aircraft of American, British, Canadian, Danish and Norwegian nationality. The Swedish Government, therefore, lodges a protest with the American, British, Canadian, Danish and Norwegian Governments against the violations of Swedish territory referred to in this note and requests that measures be taken to prevent any recurrence. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Klas Book. The Secretary of State for External Affairs, 0 t t a w a. 000024 � 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 CDEX00165 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