https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ff7599c7b6bd6f2b12657a9ebfeb5232.pdf f7240505481ccda1b5711824b5d12e3e PDF Text Text Document disrJo*ett-ulKier the Acceswb^^imotion Act Document divulgue en vertu de la LoPsur I'acsks a {'information •VIWA FM^&SHDC S E P 1 7 / 6 5 CONFD TO EXTERNAL 2 9 4 9 IMMED • uU^iyb^j Z^~lk~h INFO NATOPARIS EMBPARIS LDN DISARMDELGVE BONN BRU ROME HAGUE PERMISNY TT CANFORCEHED DE OTT REF OURTEL 2 942 SEPI7 NATOJCONVERSATION WITH SEC RUSK ''DURING MY TALK THIS MORNING WITH RUSK I- HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOyND HIM OUT BRIEFLY ON MCNAMARAS PROPOSAL FOR SELECT CTTEE AND ON USA APPROACH TO CONTINGENCY PLANNING. 2 . ON SELECT CTTEE I EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT RPT NOT OUR WISH TO f BE OBSTRUCTIONIST BUT THAT WE WERE STILL SOMEWHAT CONCERNED REGARDING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF MCNAMARAS PROPOSAL AND THE.POSSIBILITY ., THAT CTTEE MIGHT TURN INTO AN IMPORTANT NATO BODY FOR DISCUSSION OF NUCLEAR PROBLEMS. I. ALSO MENTIONED DIFFICULTY OF EXPLAINING TO CDN PUBLIC WHY CDA WAS NOT RPT NOT REPRESENTED ON CTTEE WHEN COUNTRIES SUCH AS NETHERLANDS AND ITALY WITH SMALLER FORCES WITH NUCLEAR CAPABILITY WERE MEMBERS. 3 . IN REPLY RUSK WENT OVER POINTS FAMILIAR TO YOU I . E . CTTEE WAS NOT RPT NO INTENDED TO BE SUBSTITUTE FOR NATO COUNCIL OR THE ANF/MLF WORKING GROUP. RUSK EXPLIMED THAT CTTEE WOULD BE USEFUL FORUM FOR PRAtf^ DISCUSSION OF NUCLEAR PROBLEMS* HE SAID IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPREClAjf HOW LITTLE UNDERSTANDING MANY OF THEIR NATO COLLEAGUES HAD RE USE • * AND POWER OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.RUSK MENTIONED A COUPLE,OF EXAMPLES AND GAVE US IMPRESSION THAT PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF CTTEE WOyLD BE T EDUCATE NUMBER OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS IN A WAY WHICH WAS 000053 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a {'information p£hTW0 2949 RPT NOT POSSIBLE TO DO IN FULL NATO MTG. HE DID NOT RPT NOT LAY MUCH STRESS ON ADVISORY NATURE OF CTTEE AND DID NOT RPT NOT GO INTO POINTS WHICH WERE MADE BY MCNAMARA. 4. ON POSSIBLE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS RUSK PRETTY WELL CONCEDED THAT •IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT MOMENT WHETHER CTTEE"WOULD DEVELOP INTO IMPORTANT FORUM FOR DISCUSSION' OF NUCLEAR PROBLEMS. HE MENTIONED THAT GERMANS WOULD PROBABLY BE TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT WHOLE QUESTION OF NUCLEAR COOPERATION FOLLOWING ELECTION AND HE IMPLB r* 1 THAT THIS WOULD HAVE A VERY DIRECT BEARING ON ROLE OF CTTEE,WITH REGARD TO INFO USA PLAN TO MAKE AVAILABLE AT MTGS OF CTTEE,RUSK SAID THEY HAD HOPED TO BE ABLE TO FURNISH US WITH SIMILAR INFO IN CONTEXT OF OUR CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF NEW AGREEMENT ON CONSULTATION.I EXPLAINED THAT WE APPRECIATED THEIR COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE IN THIS REGARD BUT OUR CONCERN STEMMED MORE FROM UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING FURIURE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF PROPOSED SELECT CTTEE IN GENERAL CONTEXT OF NATOS POLITICAL STRUCTURE. ON PRESENTATIONAL ASPECT OF CDN MEMBERSHIP,RUSK RECOGNIZED THIS WAS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO MEET BUT HE DID NOT RPT NOT HAVE ANY SOLUTION TO SUGGEST.I HAVE THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT THE SEC OF STATE HIMSELF HAS NO RPT NO VERY CLEAR IDEA OF MCNAMARAS INTENSIONS -REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THE CTTEE WHICH HE PROPOSED. 5. I AM SENDING SEPARATE REPORT ON OUR DISCUSSION ON CONTINGENCY . PLANNING RITCHIE 000054 . � 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 CDNW18160 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