https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/409f2d1c61a13352b59ac7bcd8b21dc4.pdf 38c27941324c060f0537e438fc9d93a8 PDF Text Text S Document disclosed under the Access to.lnformation Act Documentjdivulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information ^ U i ~ S 6 1 <f S ~^P> SECRET EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF ADVISORY COMMIT™£bft-N ORTHERN DEVELOPMENT MEETING OF MAY 20, 1958. <£-d/9*T- <~£o n O I.- BUSINESS.ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE £6th. MEETING; (a) • U.S.A.F. REFUELLING BASES IN CANADA ,: (SECRET) 1. Brigadier Rothschild reported 'that the Strategic-Air Command was revising its. requirements for refuelling bases in Canada. Four bases only were being considered, Frobisher, Churchill, Namao, and Cold Lake, but aircraft Would be stationed there permanently. No increase in civilian housing was expected because aircraft with their crews would be rotated weekly, and those personnel stationed permanently would not be accompanied by their dependants. A new submission to the Cabinet was being prepared. If approval were delayed it might be too late to start construction this year. 2; Mr;- Huck said it was already too late for construction at Frobisher this year> but some building materials might be delivered to the site during the summer. 3» Mr. Devine added that the United States was being advised, through Defence Construction -^Limited, that arrangements for stevedoring and chartering of ships for the U.S.A.F. programme at Frobisher in 1958 was being cancelled. 4* Mr. Robertson enquired whether this postponement of cdristructioh would greatly increase construction programmes for , ensuing years. If 'the revised-U.S. request Were approved, extension of the proposed facilities might be" necessary. 5* W/C Brown reported that the programme at Frobisher would be Increased by hangar aprons and one additional tank. 6. General McNaughton said he understood that the U.S.A.F. was reconsidering their concept of refuelling bases'J-in,'Canada a*s a result of the rapid development of guided missiles. The U.SV proposal for sharing^any proceeds from the disposal of the refuelling facilities had delayed the previous plans, but at the last meeting of the P.J.B.D, the United States had agreed to withdraw this proposal,' • 7. Mr. Tremblay added that the United States had reserved the right to raise separately from the agreement- the issue of sharing proceeds arising' from disposal. „ >s v 8, The Committee noted the report on the establishment of U.S.A.F, refuelling bases in Canada. • • » . , -— " ^"A 001014 � 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 Extract from Advisory Committee Meeting for Northern Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/20/1958 Subject The topic of the resource SAC Refuelling Facilities Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-b, Volume number: 5910, File number: 50195-40, pt 3-2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource EN Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDAC02211