https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/eee0058ee8581b14992e0e58f4a9d7ee.pdf 1c4c2e2fdcb839b5afd830f0554176f2 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ''information Defence RXaRsor"g153&HHal CONFIDENTIAL File : 50115-G-40 / 60 June 17, 1954. Dear Mr. Claxton, On May 21 I wrote sending you a copy of letter No. 1520 of May 14 from our NATO Delegation in Paris concerning a discussion in the North Atlantic Council on your proposal that Defence Ministers should attend NATO military exercises. 2. I now attach copy of telegram ilo. +58 of June 16 from the Delegation reporting that the Standing Group had reconsidored the matter in the light of the Council’s previous discussion and that agreement had been reached in principle that Defence Ministers should be invited to attend the exercise ’’Battle Royal", scheduled to take place in Germany September 23 - 27. Attendance would be restricted to a total of three from each country. 1 should be grateful to know by June 28 whether you would expoct to accept such an invitation and whom you would wish to accompany you. 3. I have brought this telegrar to Mr. Pearson’s 4, attention and I am also sending copies to The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff, The Deputy Minister of National Defence and The Secretary to the Cabinet for their information. lours sincerely. R. A. MacKAY R. A. MacKay , The Honourable Brooke Claxton, Acting Under-Secretary of State Minister of national Defence, for External Affairs. "A" Building, Ottawa, 000534 � 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 CDEX00223 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 2, 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en