https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8ea7271d06654c144a78f18e1f8c063d.pdf 2466c7a0c73d4dd43b5768c6a546558e PDF Text Text NATO SECRET Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divutoe en vertu de la Loi sur l’acces a i’information • AC Paraphrase not required. No unclassified reply or reference. SACEUR READDRESSES TO CCOS OTTAWA CANADA R 210916Z FM CINCENT TO MOD BELGIUM NETHERLANDS USCINCEUR MOD FRANCE MOD GERMANY MOD UNITED KINGDOM MOD PORTUGAL COMCENTAF INF© COMAIRCENT NMA LUXEMB0URG COMNORTHAG COMLANDCENT COMTWOATAF MOD NMR CANADA (SHAPE) COMFOURATAF NAVBEFCENT BT NAT© SECRET CE/TNG 287 OR SUBJECTS EXERCISE LION BERT THIS MESSAGE IS FOR EXERCISE PLANNERS ONLY PARA 1 CINCENT S REGIONAL EXERCISE FOR 1963, LION BERT WILL START ON 10 SEPTEMBER 19630 IT WILL BE A CPX EXCEPT THAT LIVE FLYING WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PARA 2 OBJECTIVES OF THE EXERCISE ARE: Ao TO PRACTICE PROCEDURES FOR TRANSITION FROM PEACE T© WARTIME POSTUREo B. T© PRACTICE WARTIME COMMAND STAFF FUNCTIONS. Co T® PRACTICE EDP’S WITHIN CENTRAL REGION WITH EMPHASIS ON FORWARD DEFENSE (PHASE I AND II)0 Do TO PRACTICE S = HOUR PROCEDURES. Eo T® EXERCISE CENTRAL RE89, 19 7, 61 = 589, 653 0 Fo ANY COORDINATED AIMS DESIRED BY SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS PARA 3 CONCEPT? Ao PHASE I - WILL CONSIST ©F A 4 DAY PRE = EXERCISE PERIOD T® PRACTICE ALERT MEASURES IN FORCE AT THE TIME OF THE EXERCISE. PLAY WILL BE DURING NORMAL DUTY HOURS. DATES TENTATIVELY WILL BE 4, 5, 6 AND 9 SEPTEMBER 1963. B. PHASE II = WILL BE BASED ON AGGRESSION LESS THAN GENERAL WARo IT WILL DEAL WITH ORANGE LOCAL HOSTILE ACTIONS,AND MAJOR COVERING OPERATIONS ON LAND SHORT ©F GENERAL CONVENTIONAL WAR. THE SELECTIVE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS ENVISAGED0 PLAY WILL PROGRESS TO A STAGE WHERE BLUE DETERGENT PRODUCES A SITUATION WHERE ©RANGE IS FACED NATO SECRET 001411 �NATO SECRET Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divilmg en vertu de a Loi sur l’acces a I’information 0 AC Paraphrase A not required. Ho unclassified reply or reference.. PAGE TWO CE/TNG 287 WITH HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION EITHER TO HALT THE AGGRESSION OR TO CONTINUE AND ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCE OF GENERAL WARo THE FORMER COURSE WILL BE FOLLOWED AND THIS PHASE WILL TERMINATE WITH THE INITIATION OF DIPLOMATIC MEETINGS. THIS PHASE WILL START ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1963 AND WILL LAST 4 OR 5 DAYS. Co A THIRD AND SEPARATE PHASE WILL BE HELD WHICH WILL PROVIBE LIVE FLYING PRACTICE OF NUCLEAR PROGRAMS AND AIR DEFENSE FOR CENTRAL REGION AIR FORCES. ONLY MILITARY FORCES WILL PARTICIPATE WITH LAND FORCES PARTICIPATION BEING SUCH AS MAY BE CONSIDERED NECESSARY0 PLAY WILL LAST UP TO 2 (2) DAYS, EXACT DATES NOT FIRM NOW PARA 4 FRIENDLY FORCES WILL BE THOSE LAND AND AIR FORCES ASSIGNED OR EARMARKED FOR CENTRAL REGION WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE EXERCISE PLUS SUCH SUPPORT FROM EXTERNAL COMMANDS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE PARA 5 MODS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT —FEASIBLE. AS A MINIMUM IT IS REQUESTED THAT MOD’S PROVIDE A CONTROL CELL WHICH COULD ACT AS PLAYER AND DIRECTING STAFFo SUCH PLAY WOULD IMMEASUREABLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE EXERCISE. MOD’S ARE REQUESTED TO ADVISE THE HEADQUARTERS OF PLANNED PARTICIPATION BY 15 JANUARY 1963 PARA 6 THE ABOVE INFORMATION PROVIDES BASIC GUIDANCE AS SOON AS EXERCISE PLANNING IS SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED, MEETINGS WILL BE HELD WITH COMMANDS AND MOD’S CONCERNED. ESTIMATED TIME FOR THESE MEETINGS IS - LATE JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY 1963 774/22DEC 62 NATO SECRET 001412 � 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 CDEX01041 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 5, 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