https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b6b1e32f7773f36bd6d2e582057a1ba3.pdf 1e151eb8738ec3dbbd58d76f76694cc5 PDF Text Text . Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en FTSS sur I’acces aj^iafo^m^ion L—. J i I s. (6 i 8 9 10 16 FM NATOPARIS SEP15/59 CONFD TO EXTERNAL 1742 OPIMMED INEO-LDN WASHDC TT CAIRO FM OTT REF DL732 SEP11 NATO EXERCISE CRESCENT MACE WE CALLED TODAY ON THE ACTING STANDING GROUP REP TO DISCUSS POINTS IN YOUR REFTEL.HE EXPRESSED FOLLOWING PERSONAL OPINIONS.ON THE POINT RAISED IN YOUR PARAS 2 AND 3 HE COMMENTED THAT CRESCENT MACE IS A NORMAL ROUTINE EXERCISE AND THAT NEITHER SHIPS NOR AIRCRAFT WILL APPROACH AS CLOSE TO NON NATO TERRITORY AS IN SOME PREVIOUS EXERCISES. ON THE SUGGESTION IN YOUR PARA 4 HE FEARED THAT CREATION OF A PRECEDe ENT AND ALSO FELT THAT,SINCE THE EXERCISE IS A PURELY NATO EXERCISE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS,IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE NOT RPT NOT TO FOCUS :* - • . u ATTENTION ON IT ARTIFICIALLY. 2.THE ACTING STANDING GROUP REP APPRECIATED OUR SEEKING HIS OPINION ! e ; BUT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT RPT NOT COMMENT OFFICIALLY;HE ADVISED US TO PURSUE THE MATTER AT A POLITICAL LEVEL IF WE WISHED TO TAKE IT FURTHER. P r • .*** ; 3.THE ONLY COURSE NOW OPEN TO US WOULD APPEAR TO BE TO SPEAK TO GEN NORSTADS POLITICAL ADVISER.SINCE THE PRESS RELEASE IS TO BE ISSUED SEP17 THIS STEP WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY.HOWEVER,IN OUR OPINION,IN VIEW OF THE REACTION OF THE ACTING STANDING GROUP REP, LITTLE IF ANYTHING WOULD BE ACHIEVED.WE WILL TAKE NO RPT NO FURTHER ACTION UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. 000755 � 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 CDEX00552 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