https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/92fd7c36aa39770ed6913fa3438b75e7.pdf 59c2530576fd73af219693b83a7ecc63 PDF Text Text . c —- ' \f** »> ^ ^•~-"' «J{/ Defence Liaison (1) W.H.Barton/jt DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM f TO: ..TJja.UndWwacrefcaxy. A^kry^T?rrS^T. (h Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document uocumeni divulgue aivuigue en vertu de ae la Loi LOI sur I'acces I acces a II'information Information '\_*—' • p i - ~ 1 •- " ~ ' ^ i—^^^-^^ UtP Security . . S . JE..C..R.E.I ^.^.^fr^frrx Date. S e p t e m b e r . .2.9 ,• • 195^k— File No. FROM: P.e£enae..Liaison..111.Division ^//J"^ J&~J>- REFERENCE: . SUBJECT: .P.os.sible..U....S*..Strategic..Air.fiontxal..Baaea.ia.Canada.. In a conversation with the RCAF today it was learned that the USAF has made arrangements with the RCAF for a number of Strategic Air Command officers to visit Cold Lake (the RCAF guided-missile base on the Alberta - Saskatchewan border), Churchill, Coral Harbour (Southampton Island) and Frobisher. The USAF referred to the visits as "familiarization visits" but it is understood that the real purpose is to investigate the feasibility of using any or all of these air fields as bases for Strategic Air Command aerial refueling tankers to operate from. The aircraft which would likely be used would be the KC-97, which is a modified version of the B-29. The RCAF is under the impression that if any or all of these air fields look promising the USAF may raise the matter at the next meeting of the Military Co-Operation Committee, 2. General Briggs, the USAF member of the PJBD, is reported to be anxious that the SAC officers should be "kept in line", and for this reason he is sending with them Colonel Carpenter, the USAF Assistant on the PJBD. An RCAF officer will also accompany the party. 3. We have for some time expected Strategic Air Command to cast covetous eyes on northern Canadian air fields but this is the first indication of a concrete move in this direction. K.U- Defe: &H* T«-«-e Ext. 326 (2/53) a-?, ///a) lvision Q_J)Jk£ * e JLAZ~CL fl^A*** — ^ - -^**— ~4-*~+-i4 — ^t*-i/*X-e-/"*-**' "-V • 0 - G»4_E ' r^ooong ^ 11 /wJ f^J � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 CDAC01744 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum from the Defence Liaison to External Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/29/1954 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-b, Volume number: 5910, File number: 50195-40, pt 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource SAC Refuelling Facilities 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