https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/1760e2f4218846a8f5c12d57c4e626f5.pdf 12954b14689b293973fd80682dc9a517 PDF Text Text T Document disclosed under the Ag c ^s to Informatr&ijAct , Document divulgue en vertu de la LaiarVacces d^nfo^Sjfiih SECRET Ottawa, April 23rd, 1964. Mr. C. W. Bunting, . Emergency Measures Organisation, Ottawa, Dear Mr. Bunting: | . . I refer to.your letter to Ir. Mail dated February 25, 1964s your file 160-9, concerning a direct communications link between chief government executives in Canada and the United States. . You will recall that we have spoken on several occasions since then, and on March 10th I sent you a letter on Mr. Hall’s behalf indicating that External Affairs was to review the need for additional direct circuitry for emergency use and for use in conjunction with the agreement on nuclear arms. In the final paragraph of that letter a suggested form of' answer to the Chief of, the White House Cormunication Agency was set out. I do not know whether the suggested reply was sent; however, we have now been informed by the Department of External Affairs that the joint Caneda/U.S. review is underway and that it will be a considerable time before completion. Part of the review concerns the provision of facilities adequate to permit . nuclear authorization procedures to be carried out effectively and rapidly , which is a complex problem. Until joint conclusions are reached on this point, the Department of Internal Affairs cannot predict the requirement for additional facilities either for this purpose or for broader communication in an emergency situation between senior authorities in the Canadian and U.S. governments. The Department of External Affairs supports the proposed line of reply to the Chief of the thite House Cormuni cation Agency mentioned in ny letter of March 10th. If you have not already been /2 000013 �Document disclosed u^der the Access to Information Act . Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur l'acces a I'informatibn ; ' sEcanz, -2 - .in communication with the Chief of the White House Communication Agency perhaps you will wish to inform him of Canada’s position" at this time. n lours sincerely, . • , 5 Ey • D. Beavis, ■ Secretary of the Security Sub-Panel. j ■ 000014 � 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 CDGT00031 Title A name given to the resource D. Beavis, Secretary to the Security Sub-Panel to C.W. Bunting (E.M.O.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23-Apr-64 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG2-B-2, Box number: 24, File number: D-1-5(o), "DEFENCE - Canada-US Arrangements - Gold Telephone Network," Library and Archives Canada. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC ATIP A-2023-05513 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en