https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/26cae69db8a22c56842fd522057d4d75.pdf 34fdc5ad62149fd4998056417fb94e30 PDF Text Text ent disclosed under t bocym^nt divulgue en vertu d F P B ^ P A R I S NOV 1 0 / 6 5 TO EXTERNAL 3 2 8 4 motion Act h w r ^ ng& a I'information SECRET ACTION COPY I mdlyiL. INFO WASHDC LDN EMBPARIS TT CANFORCEHED DE OTT BAG MCOW DE LDN • REF YOURTELS DL2025 AND DL2033 NOV9 ORBITING NUCLEAR WEAPONS nw-t-r , , > ^ , CLEVELAND THIS MORNING IN COUNCIL GAVE PRELIMINARY VIEWS OF USA , AUTHORITIES ON ORBITING VEHICLES PARADED IN MCOW NOV7.TEXT OF CLEVELANDS STATEMENT IS QUOTED BELOW.IN ADDITION IN REPLY TO /./ ^A i QUESTION HE POINTED OUT ON BASIS OF PRES JOHNSONS STATEMENT FEW WEEKS AGO THAT USA ORBITING LABORATORY PROGRAMME HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH STATIONING OF MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS IN OUTER SPACE REFERRED TO IN UN RESLN.I USED YOUR TEL DL2033 N0V9 TO SUGGEST THAT WE MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF RE-ASSURING PUBLIC OPINION THAT USSR ORBITAL VEHICLE DID NOT RPT NOT REPRESENT BREAK-THROUGH IN WEAPONRY NOR RPT NOR DID IT UPSET MILITARY BALANCE,' 2.F0LL0WING I S TEXT OF CLEVELANDS STATEMENT.BEGINS QUOTE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE USA DEL WAS INFORMALLY ASKED EARLIER THIS WEEK TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL ANY INFO AND PRELIMINARY VIEWS WE MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE QUOTE ORBITAL UNQUOTE VEHICLE SHOWN IN THE NOV? ' NCOW PARADE. AS THE STATE DEPT SPOKESMAN SAID ON NOV8,WE ARE EXAMINING THE STATEMENT AND THE ACTIVITIES AT THE PARADE WITH CARE--AND IN RELATION TO THEIR POSSIBLE BEARING ON THE UN-RESLN AGAINST THE ORBITING OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THE SOLE EVIDENCE THAT THE USSR ARE CONSIDERING AN ORBITAL 000020 �PAGE TWO 3 2 8 4 Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act - Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a,I'in]'ormatii BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM I S THE APPEARANCE OF THE ROCKET ON THE Q Q y s i m s OF THE NOV7 AND MAY9 MCOW PARADES,TOGETHER WITH A irH OF INCREASINGLY EXPLICIT USSR STATEMENTS-REFERRING TO AN ,SERim f ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM, ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST PARATE PHOTOS I S STILL IN PROCESS, HOWEVER, IF AS I F F (AS APPEARS LIKELY)THE MISSILES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE PARADED IN MAY,THE AUTHENTICITY OF CURRENT USSR CLAIMS I S HIGHLY QUE ST I ON ABLE. NEITHER THE QUOTE ORBITAL MISSILES UNQUOTE NOR THE MOBILE ICBM I S CREDITED WITH BEING ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPERATIONAL STATUS WHICH THE USSR IMPLY.WE BELIEVE SIGNIFICANT STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM WOULD HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BY USA INTELLIGENCE PRIOR TO ATTAINMENT BY THE USSR OF AN ACCURATE RELIABLE SYSTEM, AS FOR THE USEFULNESS TO THE USSR OF AN ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM,OUR EVALUATION REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH THAT IN CURRENT NATO STANDING GROUP ESTIMATES.THAT IS,WE BELIEVE AN ORBITAL WEAPON WILL NOT RPT NOT'COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH ICMBS,WHETHER FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS,REACTION TIME,TARGET FLEXIBILITY,VULNERABILITY, AVERAGE LIFE,OR POSITIVE CONTROL. IN VIEW OF WHAT I HAVE JUST SAID ABOUT THE DOUBTFUL OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THIS SYSTEM AND ITS MILITARY USEFULNESS,IT I S THE USA VIEW THAT USSR CLAIMS REGARDING THESE MISSILES ARE BEING MADE PRIMARILY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVE THE STRDNGTH OF THE USSR TO ALL CONCERNED. UNGA RESOLUTION 1 8 8 4 OF OCT 1 7 / 6 3 DOES NOT RPT NOT EXPRESSLY •,. o 000021 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information 'PAGE THREE 3 2 8 4 pW\\mn PRESONS DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SYSTEMS. IT WELCOMES USA AND USSR EXOF INTENTION NOT TO STATION MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS IN ORBIT.USSR STATEMENTS AND THEIR PARADING OF ROCKETS DO NOT RPT NOT VIOLATE THE EXPRESS TERMS OF THE RESLN.HOWEVER,USSR C U I M S REGARDING THEIR POSSESSION OF SUCH MISSILES MAY WELL RAISE SOME ' SPECULATION AS TO THEIR INTENTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RESLN. UNQUOTE ENDS # IGNATIEFF •• • ' 000022 022 M � 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 CDNW18143 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Defence - Conventional and Nuclear Armaments - Nuclear Weapons Policy,” RG25-A-3-c, File number: 27-11-1, File part: 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC ATIP A-2017-00249 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Crown Copyright 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 ENG