https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/9936ade4024e39afd8748c1f92c44995.pdf e8f68b5b91acf6c4814882b04e3da17a PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information i • S E:C RE T 6 0 P I ;8096*309 kW&X DEPARTMENT OF NATIQKSL DBFg1?C¥ . Ottawa . %• Februarys 1956» Major General .James E ? B^iggsj, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff,. Operations, Headquarters USAF* the Pentagons," Washington 25$> Bo.C-j, UOSOAO Dear General Briggss Reference is made to your letter of 3 February 1956 regarding a USAF proposal for the establishment of a number of forward air bases in Central and Northern Canada^ to support aerial refuelling aircraft of the US Strategi® Air Commando The advance information in your letter is appreciated. In stating this request I believe that you should take into consideration that even though the military reasons are compelling there may be ©onsiderable reluctance to approve it «a political grbundso I would, therefores most strongly advise that you provide full information^ explaining the need and the role these forward tanker bases are expected to play in the success of strategic air operations» With this in mindp we feel that it would help to avoid possible misunderstanding on the Canadian side if you supplied detailed information along the following linesS; (a) Why are eleven;forward bases required in Canada? (b) What is the proposed location and priority for establishing these bases? (c) What facilities will be required at the proposied bases? (d) How many j, and what type of personnel do you propose stationing at each site on'a continuing basis and, to what extent will this figure expand during the rotation of SAC units through the base? (e) How often, and for what period of times would each base be exercised? (f) Would rearward communications be required to tie in the forward bases with SAC Headquarters? (g) Where and what type of navigations! aids would be required to support SAC aerial refuelling missions? (h) How many and what type of aircraft would be located in Canada? (i) On a permanent basis (ii) Oh a rotational basiso /Z 000105 �V/ V Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information .?_-**_'.'•."..'.•••'-" r • ,. - •; •: • / x S B CR E T eu J aa .;..* , It is assumed that this USAF proposal wi.ll'fd,ll0w the normal course of action through .MCC a^'P^;.ch8Jineis;.b^t:.if_' the interim we would welcome information on the" above pointsi in . order that we may establish some preMjoinary planning with the'other interested government agencies in Ottawa* lours sincerely9 (sgd) ,(CoRo ..Dunlap).. Air;"?ice" Marshal for Chief of the Air;Staff 000106 � 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 CDAC01752 Title A name given to the resource Letter from The Vice Marshal for the Chief of Air Staff to General Briggs of the USAF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/24/1956 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