https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7b5ea840d50fe340296c063eec791c40.pdf 92c3c3e5965425ce1b3491161b2a6ea4 PDF Text Text * ' / Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act +Dooument-divulgu en (1, .. 0i .. "0. ~T>~ S0/45-4.440 s0 77 NATOPARIS AUG5/59 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 1579 1 1 a 1 . r- ■ INFO TT CCOS DM/DND DM/DEFENCE PRODUCTION PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE FM.OTT CSCL? Jv—v “aAl REF MEETING OF COUNCIL AUG5 9 13 AUG1959 EXERCISE SIDE STEP DOCUMENT P0/59/1053 WHICH IS GOING FORWARD TO YOU BY AIR BAG AUG7 UNDER TS 4053 DATED AUG4eVAS DISCUSSED IN COUNCIL ON AUGG.THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE AIM OF THE PRINCIPAL NATO EXERCISE FOR 1959,EXERCISE SIDE STEP,AND GOES ON TO INVITE THE SEC GEN AND PERM REPS TO OBSERVE THESE EXERCISE ACTIVITIES OF ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE DURING THE PERIOD 21023 SEPT. 20 DURING DISCUSSION IN COUNCIL THE SG REP ADVISED THAT AT THE SAME TIME AS SACEUR HAD INVITED THE COUNCIL TO VIEW THE EXERCISE HE HAD ALSO ORDERED HIS SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COMMANDS TO PREPARE DETAILED PROGRAMMES., HE REGRETTED THAT THESE DETAILED PROGRAMMES WERE NOT RPT NOT YET AVAILABLE WHICH DREW FROM BURGESS(USA>THE COMMENT THAT HE DID NOT RPT NOT FEEL PERM REPS COULD COMMIT THEMSELVES TO ATTEND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY HAD MORE SPECIFIC INFO REGARDING THE EXERCISE 3.IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS THE SG REP SAID THAT PERM REPS COULD ATTEND A PART OF THE EXERCISE IF THEY COULD NOT RPT NOT SPARE THE TIME TO WITNESS THE WHOLE OF IToALSO HE WAS SURE THAT ANY PERM REP COULD DELEGATE A DEPUTY TO ATTEND IN HIS PLACE. 4.AS YOU ARE AWARE MR LEGER IS AT PRESENT ON LEAVE AND SINCE THE SUBJECT IS CLASSIFIED SECRET WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIS REACTIONS TO ATTENDING THE EXERCISE UNTIL HIS RETURN TO PARIS.IN ANY EVENT SPAAK CLOSED DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT BY REQUESTING THAT PERM REPS LET THE STAFF KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHETHER THEY, OR A DEPUTY,WOULD BE ATTENDING SO WE WILL BRING THIS MATTER TO MR LEGER S ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY ON HIS RETURN FROM LEAVE. 000775 � 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 CDEX00536 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