https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/df0a2a4daa6826e8bf53a30e6a28fc13.pdf dec738046707c4af103e021613bce63b PDF Text Text 1 8-" ft ■ loup , DW VC DW 00 QN ) 1 PARISN0V13/57 TOPSEC RNAL 1955 “e cument divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /'information 20/9-5007/ A b-i-O fP," 7 ING OF COUNCIL WITH SACLANT ,TUES NOV12 110 03 -) . 20. RESTRICTED MEETING OF COUNCIL YESTERDAY PM SACLANT PRESEATA? A IMG ON HIS NATO FALL EXERCISE"STRIKE BACK". C. 5 “‘t 5r * DPMT REGARD TO EXERCISE"STRIKE BACK"SACLANT,AT SOME LENGTH, DETT I THE FAC TORS WHICH WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN PLANNING THE E NOV 14 1951 CISE.SINCE THESE FACTORS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE MED IUM OF HIS EXERCISE ORDERS,WHICH WERE SENT TO ALL GOVTS,WE DO NOT INTEND TO REPORT ON THEM.HE DID,HOWEVER,DRAW ATTENTION TO THE DELAY OF FOUR YEARS BETWEEN HIS LAST MAJOR EXERCISE AND THE EXERCISE OF THIS FALL,STATING THAT THIS DELAY WAS DUE,PRIMARILY,TO THE STRAIN IMPOSED BY REQUIREMENT FOR REGULAR DEPLOYMENT OF NAVAL FORCES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.HE POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MEET THESE REQUIRED DEPLOYMENTS TO MEDITERRANEAN IF IT WAS ALSO NECESSARY,FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A MAJOR EXERCISE,TO DEPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF SHIPS TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC. 3.WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE COST OF EXERCISE"STRIKE BACK"TO USA AMOUNTED TO 45 MILLION DOLLARS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR FUEL. 4.THE MAJOR LESSONS DERIVED FROM THE EXERCISE WERE:THE VALIDITY OF THE STRIKE CONCEPT,THAT HEAVY RELIANCE ON EMPLOYMENT OF ATOMIC STRIKE FORCES FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AGAINST RUSSIAN NAVAL BASES,IS SOUND; EVERY ADVANTAGE MUST BE TAKEN OF A BARRIER DEFENCE IN THE ICELANDIC BOTTLE NECKS;TACTICS NEED TO BE CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY AND MOBILITY OF NAVAL FORCES FOR ATOMIC DELIVERY PURPOSES IS A PRO- VEN FACT; THE CONCEPT OF SACLANT’S STRIKING FLEET IS SOUND.FOUR THOU- SAND AIR MISSIONS WERE FLOWN DURING THE EXERCISE,OF WHICH 240 WERE ATOMIC STRIKES.DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NOT AS MANY ENEMY SUBMARINES AS THERE WOULD BE IN WAR ANTI-SUBMARINE TACTICS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SOUND.IN THIS RESPECT THE ATOMIC DEPTH CHARGE WAS NOT USED IN THE EXERCISE WHICH TO SOME EXTENT BALANCED THE SMALLER NUMBER OF SUBMARINES EMPLOYED; THE PRIMARY MISSIONS OF ALL ALLIED SUBMARINES MUST BE THE SUBMARINE VERSUS SUBMARINE ROLE;AIR DEFENCE TECHNIQUES WERE SUCCESSFUL;THE GREATEST DEFICIENCY NOTED IN THE EXERCISE WAS • • • Gw 000957 A �—Document disciosed under the nccess oeroratOn ACt T Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information i PAGE TWO 1955 THE SHORT LENGTH OF AIR EARLY WARNING THE CONTROL OF SHIPPING PHA 5 1j -0 OF THE EXERCISE REAFFIRMED THE NEED FOR A NUCLEUS OF NAVAL CONTRO SHIPPING ORGANIZATION TO BE IN EXISTENCE IN PEACETIME.NATIONS MUSTE TELL THEIR SHIPS WHAT TO DO IF THEY ARE AT SEA AND AN ATTACK COMMENCES.TO DATE,DESPITE SACLANT’S RECOMMENDATIONS,ONLY ONE NATION,DENMARK HAS COMPLIED WITH THIS REQUIREMENT.IN FIELD OF COMMUNICATIONS GREAT DIFFICULTY WAS EXPERIENCED SINCE USA AND CANADA WERE SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES WHICH WERE IN USE IN THE EXERCISE OPERATING AREA} THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON WAS RELATED TO THE FIELD OF INFRA- STRUCTURE.SACLANT'S FORCES,IN THE MAIN,WILL COME FROM NORTHAMERICA AND MUST BE ABLE TO EXPECT SUPPORT ON ARRIVAL IN EUROPEAN AREA.IN THIS REGARD SACLANT POINTED OUT THAT HE HAD ONLY ASKED FOR LIMITED SUPPORT IN EUROPEAN AREA IN FORM OF THREE BASES AND FIVE AIR FIELDS. HE INTIMATED THAT HE HAD MET WITH INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND HAD ASKED THEM TO EXPEDITE ACTION ON THESE REQUESTS.FURTHER HE ALSO NEEDS COMMUNICATIONS AND RADIO BEACON FACILITIES WHICH HE HAS REQUESTED. 5.IN REPLYING TO QUESTIONS SACLANT INFERRED THAT SATISFACTORY PRO- GRESS WAS BEING MADE IN FIELD OF DETECTING SUBMARINES AND THAT USA UK AND CANADA WERE DEVOTING CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES TO THIS PROBLEM,WHICH HAS BEEN EMPHASIZED BY THE DEVELOP” MENT OF THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE L BRIDLE 000958 th � 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 CDEX00411 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 3, 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